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[基础检测]
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It is required that your paper should be submitted(提交) by 10 March.
2.The love story between John F.Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, was tragically(悲惨地) cut short in 1963 by a sniper's(狙击手) bullet.
3.Production has been_suspended(暂停) while safety checks are carried out.
4.The notion(概念) of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture.
5.He went to an unexceptional(寻常的) state school, not a fancy private one.
6.All of a sudden, her mother looked up, looking alarmed when she heard the_scream(尖叫).
7.What makes the space shuttle(航天飞机) unique is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.
8.Accustomed(习惯) to the climate and food in the village, the old couple prefer to live here for the rest of their life rather than move to the city.
9.It is ridiculous of you to be afraid of your own shadow(阴影), which follows everywhere you go when there is light.
10.The_crew(全体船员) had no choice but to abandon the burning ship.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Being_accustomed (accustom) to speaking in public is what the position of sales director is required.
2.A wellwritten composition calls_for_the good choice of words and clear organization.
3.Julie was_suspended_(suspend)from her job shortly after the incident.
4.China made a commitment to peace and promised not to_launch(launch) war against other countries first.
5.—I'll go and see you off at the airport this afternoon.
—Thanks, but the plane takes(take) off at 5:45, and you will be still working.
6.The accident happened shortly after the plane took off.What a tragedy(tragic)!
7.Recent research findings have_cast(cast) light on the origin of our universe, which has puzzled the scientific world.
8.Harry was inspired to_take(take) violin lessons when a friend of his father's played for him.
9.The workers agreed to call off the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.
10.Luckily, his father didn't get injured when the explosion(explode) happened at the chemical factory.
Ⅲ.选词填空
set foot on,become accustomed to,be aware of,take off,tune in,be about to,a sense of,on board,cast a shadow on,take one's place
1.Just after he finished repairing, he was_aware_of his mistake right away.
2.This is the first time I have left my country and set_foot_on foreign soil.
3.The three great astronauts on_board will spend six months in space.
4.We have_become_accustomed_to_his way of speaking.
5.He took_off_at once and headed back to the motel.
6.More than six million youngsters_tune_in_to Blockbusters every day.
7.It makes me extremely angry that he has not turned up when the train is_about_to leave.
8.Mr Chen is ill today.I'll take_his_place to give you a lesson.
9.Don't let today's disappointment cast_a_shadow_on tomorrow's dreams.
10.Bringing up a child alone should give you a_sense_of_achievement.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.他回到家里, 又饿又累。(形容词作状语)
He arrived home, hungry_and_tired.
2.我们正在讨论是否让学生加入我们的俱乐部。(宾语从句)
We are talking about_whether_we_admit_students_into_our_club.
3.听到这个好消息, 他们都高兴得跳了起来。(现在分词作状语)
Hearing_the_good_news,_they all jumped with joy.
4.当我出门时, 开始下雨了。(as引导时间状语从句)
As_I_was_going_out,_it_began_to_rain.
5.与其他孩子在一起共度时光是一个孩子发展的重要部分,这是电脑所无法提供的。(动词ing形式作主语)
Spending_time_with_other_children is an important part of a child's development that cannot be provided by a computer.
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Ⅰ.完形填空
Space exploration has always been the province of ___1__: The human imagination readily soars where human ingenuity (聪明才智)struggles to follow.A Voyage to the Moon, often cited as the first science fiction story, was written by Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649.Cyrano was dead and buried for a good three centuries ___2___the first manned rockets started to fly.
In 1961, when President Kennedy declared that America would send a man to the moon by the___3___ end, those words, too, had a dreamlike quality.They resonated with optimism and ambition in much the same way as the most famous ___4___ speech of all, delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.two years later.By the end of the decade, both visions had yielded concrete results and___5___American society.And yet in many ways the two dreams ended up ___6___each other.The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely pragmatic (讲求实用的)and immediate in its impact.The urge to explore space is just the opposite.It is figuratively and literally otherworldly in its ___7___.
When the dust settled, the space dreamers lost out.There was no grand followup to the Apollo missions.The technologically compromised space shuttle program has just come to an end, with no___8___.The perpetual argument is that ___9___ are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth.Amid the current concerns about the federal deficit, reaching toward the stars seems a dispensable luxury—___10___ saving onethousandth of a single year's budget would solve our problems.
But human ingenuity struggles on.NASA is developing a series of robotic probes that will get the most bang from a buck.They will serve as modern Magellans, ___11___out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine.On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are plotting a bottomup assault on the space dream by making it a reality to the public.Private spaceflight could lie within ___12___ of rich civilians in a few years.Another decade or two and it could go mainstream.
The space dreamers end up benefiting all of us—not just because of the way they expand human knowledge, or because of the spinoff ___13___ they produce, but because the two types of dreams feed off each other.Both Martin Luther King and John Kennedy appealed to the idea that humans can ___14___what were once considered inherent limitations.Today we face seeming challenges in energy, the environment, health care.Tomorrow we will transcend these as well, and the dreamers will deserve a lot of the credit.The more evidence we collect that our species is ___15___greatness, the more we will actually achieve it.
1.A.dreamers B.explorers
C.astronomers D.novelists
2.A.after B.before
C.until D.while
3.A.year's B.quarter's
C.century's D.decade's
4.A.inspiring B.public
C.dream D.freedom
5.A.attacked B.industrialized
C.transformed D.accessed
6.A.in conflict with B.in line with
C.in common with D.keeping pace with
7.A.aims B.influences
C.concerns D.terms
8.A.ancestor B.successor
C.forefather D.advocate
9.A.situations B.securities
C.funds D.schedules
10.A.just like B.on condition that
C.as if D.so that
11.A.making B.figuring
C.sweeping D.mapping
12.A.reach B.management
C.control D.knowledge
13.A.productions B.chips
C.technologies D.substitutes
14.A.go beyond B.go through
C.go after D.go over
15.A.in ignorance of B.capable of
C.proud of D.in favor of
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。作者认为太空探索一直是梦想家的领域, 它激发了人类的想象力和创造力。而人类的聪明才智也紧追不舍, 最终将人类送上了太空。
1.A [考查名词辨析。句意:太空探索一直是梦想家的领域……A.dreamers梦想家;B.explorers探索者;C.astronomers天文学家;D.novelists小说家。根据后文“The human imagination readily soars where human ingenuity (聪明才智)struggles to follow.”可知,太空探索一直是梦想家的领域。故选A。]
2.B [考查连词辨析。句意:在第一枚载人火箭开始飞行之前,塞拉诺已经死了并埋葬了整整三个世纪。A.after之后;B.before之前;C.until直到;D.while当……时候。根据常识和“buried for a good three centuries”可知,此处是指在第一枚载人火箭开始飞行之前,塞拉诺已经死了。故选B。]
3.D [考查名词辨析。句意:1961年,当肯尼迪总统宣布美国将在十年内将人类送上月球时,这句话也带有一种梦幻般的意味。A.year年;B.quarter四分之一;C.century世纪;D.decade十年。根据“By the end of the decade”(在这个十年结束的时候)可知,此处是指在十年内将人类送上月球。故选D。]
4.C [考查名词和形容词辨析。句意:这些演讲让人产生了乐观和雄心的共鸣,就像两年后马丁·路德·金发表的最著名的梦想演讲一样。A.inspiring鼓舞人心的;B.public公众;C.dream梦想;D.freedom自由。根据常识和“delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.”可知,此处是指马丁·路德·金发表的最著名的梦想演讲。故选C。]
5.C [考查动词辨析。句意:到本世纪末,这两种愿景都产生了具体成果,改变了美国社会。A.attacked攻击;B.industrialized工业化;C.transformed改变;D.accessed使用。根据“The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely pragmatic (讲求实用的)and immediate in its impact.”可知,此处是指改变了美国社会。故选C。]
6.A [考查介词短语辨析。句意:然而,在许多方面,这两个梦想最终却发生了冲突。A.in conflict with和……冲突;B.in line with符合;C.in common with与……一样;D.keeping pace with保持同步。根据“The urge to explore space is just the opposite.”可知,此处是指这两个梦想最终却发生了冲突。故选A。]
7.A [考查名词辨析。句意:它的目的是比喻和字面上的超脱世界。 A.aims目的;B.influences影响;C.concerns担心;D.terms方面。根据“The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely pragmatic (讲求实用的)and immediate in its impact.”可知,此处是指探索太空的目的。故选A。]
8.B [考查名词辨析。句意:技术上妥协的航天飞机计划刚刚结束,没有后续的计划。A.ancestor祖先;B.successor后续的事物;C.forefather祖先;D.advocate拥护者。根据“There was no grand followup to the Apollo missions.”可知,此处是指没有后续的计划。故选B。]
9.C [考查名词辨析。句意:永恒的争论是资金紧张,我们在地球上有更紧迫的问题。A.situations情势;B.securities安全;C.funds资金;D.schedules日程。根据“Amid the current concerns about the federal deficit”(在当前对联邦赤字的担忧中)可知,此处是指资金紧张。故选C。]
10.C [考查连词辨析。句意:在当前对联邦赤字的担忧中,向星星伸手似乎是一种可有可无的奢侈——好像节省一年预算的千分之一就能解决我们的问题。 A.just like就像;B.on condition that如果;C.as if似乎,好像;D.so that以便。根据“reaching toward the stars seems a dispensable luxury”可知,此处是指好像节省一年预算的千分之一就能解决我们的问题。故选C。]
11.D [考查动词辨析。句意:他们将扮演现代麦哲伦的角色,为探险者绘制出太阳系的蓝图,无论他们追随的是人类还是机器。A.making制作;B.figuring计算;C.sweeping扫去,清除;D.mapping绘制地图。根据“the solar system”可知,此处是指绘制出太阳系的蓝图。故选D。]
12.A [考查动词辨析。句意:几年后,私人太空飞行可能会成为富裕平民的囊中之物。A.reach范围;B.management管理;C.control控制;D.knowledge知识。根据“On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are plotting a bottomup assault on the space dream by making it a reality to the public.”可知,此处是指私人太空飞行可能会成为富裕平民的也能接触的事情。故选A。]
13.C [考查名词辨析。句意:太空梦想家们最终使我们所有人受益,不仅仅是因为他们扩展人类知识的方式,或者因为他们生产的副产品技术,而是因为这两种梦想相互依存。A.productions产品;B.chips芯片,晶片;C.technologies技术;D.substitutes代用品。根据“they produce”可知,此处是指太空梦想家们生产的副产品技术。故选C。]
14.A [考查动词短语辨析。句意:马丁·路德·金和约翰·肯尼迪都主张人类可以超越曾经被认为固有的局限性。A.go beyond超越;B.go through经历;C.go after追求;D.go over复习,重温。根据“what were once considered inherent limitations”可知,此处是指超越曾经被认为固有的局限性。故选A。]
15.B [考查短语辨析。句意:我们收集的证据越多,表明我们的物种有能力做到伟大,我们就越能真正做到。A.in ignorance of忽视;B.capable of能够;C.proud of对……感到骄傲;D.in favor of赞成。根据“the more we will actually achieve it”可知,此处是指表明我们的物种有能力做到伟大。故选B。]
Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China launched the Shenzhou Ⅺ manned spacecraft on Monday morning to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong Ⅱ space laboratory.The spacecraft ___1___(send) skyward at 7∶30 am atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China,___2___(carry) two male astronauts—Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong.After the launch, the spacecraft will travel two days before docking with the Tiangong Ⅱ, ___3___was lifted from the Jiuquan center in midSeptember.Then the astronauts will enter the space lab and stay there ___4___30 days, and it will be the longest space stay by Chinese astronauts.
The core ___5___(task) of the Shenzhou Ⅺ mission are to test rendezvous and docking technologies for the country's ___6___(plan) space station, to verify the lifesupport capability of the spacecraftspace lab combination as well as conduct ___7___(science) research and test engineering experiments.
China is ___8___third country in the world that has ___9___(independent) fulfilled manned spaceflight following the former Soviet Union and the United States and ___10___(it) space program aims to place a permanent manned space station, into service around 2022.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了神舟11号载人飞船成功发射,神舟11号载人飞船的核心任务及其重大意义。
1.was sent [考查动词时态及语态。根据语境可知,此处为一般过去时,且飞船与发射(send)之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,故填was sent。]
2.carrying [考查非谓语动词。carry与主语The spacecraft之间为逻辑上的主谓关系,表主动,故填carrying。]
3.which [考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导的是非限制性定语从句,定语从句缺少主语,先行词为Tiangong Ⅱ,故填which。]
4.for [考查介词。然后宇航员将进入太空实验室,在那里呆30天。for后接一段时间,故填for。]
5.tasks [考查名词的单复数。根据句子谓语动词are可知,神舟11号飞船的核心任务不是一个,故填tasks。]
6.planned [考查非谓语动词。plan与space station之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,此处指“被计划好的空间站”,应使用plan的过去分词作前置定语,故填planned。]
7.scientific [考查形容词。根据语境可知,此处指“开展科学研究”,修饰名词research,应使用science的形容词形式,故填scientific。]
8.the [考查冠词。序数词前应加定冠词,故填the。]
9.independently [考查副词。此处修饰动词fulfill,应使用independent的副词形式,故填independently。]
10.its [考查代词。它的太空项目打算在2022年左右投入使用一个永久载人太空站。故填its。]
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