《2025年快捷英语时文阅读理解七年级》

Thursday/Week 5
阅读短文,从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(有两项多余)
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主题：国际热点
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In June 2024, NASA (美国国家航空航天局) astronauts Williams and Wilmore took the Boeing's Starliner to the ISS (国际空间站). They planned to return in 8 days. 1 They had to stay at the ISS for 9 months. On March 18, 2025, they returned to the Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon.


The Dragon landed in the ocean near Florida. 2 They helped the astronauts lie on stretchers (担架). After quick health checks, they were then flown to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Doctors checked them again. "If all is okay, they will see their families soon.
Their job was to test the Starliner. It can carry 7 astronauts. 3 But near the ISS, it had gas leaks (气体泄漏). They reached the ISS safely on June 6, 2024. NASA and Boeing couldn't fix it from the Earth. It was not safe to take the Starliner to return. So it went back alone on September 7, 2024.
4 They waited for the next SpaceX mission (任务). It should arrive on August 19, 2024. But the launch (发射) was late again and again. Why? The Starliner used the docking space (对接空间). To make room for their return, the mission had a two-member crew (全体工作人员) instead of the usual four.
During 9 months, they did experiments. 5 After 3 months, Williams became the ISS leader. She held the post (职位) until March. Now they are back. Both of them said staying in space was a gift. Their long stay taught scientists more about living in space.

A.At first, it worked.
B.But the spaceship had problems.
C.Rescue teams found them quickly.
D.No spaceship could take them home.
E.It's dangerous to work in the spaceship.
F.They didn't like living in space too long.
G. They also fixed things and took spacewalks.

答案： 1. B 上文提及“他们计划8天后返回。”，下文提及“他们不得不在国际空间站滞留9个月。”。B项“但飞船出现故障。”承上启下，既与上文原定计划形成对比，又说明了下文滞留9个月的原因，符合语境。
2. C C项中的Rescue teams与下文They helped the astronauts lie on stretchers.中的They对应。
3. A 下文表示转折“但在国际空间站附近时，它发生气体泄漏。”，结合选项可知，A项“起初，它运行正常。”与下文语义衔接。
4. D 此空位于段首，应概括全段内容。由下文可知，他们等待下一次SpaceX的任务，但该发射一再推迟，因为“星际客机”占用了对接舱位……结合选项可知，D项“没有飞船能带他们回家。”符合语境。
5. G 上文提及“在9个月里，他们做了实验。”，下文提及“3个月后，威廉姆斯成为国际空间站负责人。”。G项“他们还维修了设备、进行了太空行走。”恰好与上文语义递进，又顺承下文内容。