九、(2025·常州市二模)综合填空。(10 分)
Flying to the Moon has been a Chinese dream for thousands of years. Professor Ye Shuhua is one of the key scientists who
1 (work) at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory for nearly half a century. To her, China’s lunar project is
2 (excite) news for the country’s space industry. “For our astronomers, the Moon is an ideal place
3 (go),” Ye said.
Dreams of
4 (fly) to the Moon have deep roots in Chinese culture. According to an ancient story, Chang’e was a fairy who
5 (take) a special drink that gave her the ability to fly to the Moon. The dream has already come
6 (truly) for the USA astronauts. But it will take China at
7 (little) ten years to land astronauts there.
The project has developed public understanding of the space programme and people’s knowledge of the Moon—
8 (especial) among the young people. A visitor said, “The Moon is a satellite of the Earth. There are millions of pits(深坑) on its surface.” Another visitor said, “The Moon is beautiful, and it’s the nearest heavenly body to the Earth. That’s why people want to land on it.”
Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for scientists like Ye Shuhua, the lunar project is only the
9 (begin).
“Landing on the Moon will be a project for
10 (t
oday) young people, not for me. But I hope that on the day our astronauts land on the Moon, I can watch your news reports,” Ye said.
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