A few days ago, he was just Colonel Yang; ___1___ people knew his name or recognized his face. But last Thursday he came back to the earth ___2___ a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Leiwei’ smile was seen across the world ___3___ the magic words: “China’s first spaceman.”
The___4___ astronaut was sent into space at 9:00a.m. last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, ___5___ orbited the earth 14 times. He landed safely at 6:23 a.m. the next day, ___6___ China the third country to successfully send a person into ___7___, after the former Soviet Union and the US.
Yang was satisfied with his job. “I have seen many landing ___8___ before on video, and I think ___9___ was one of the most successful.” He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing.
___10___ into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 ___11___ in the air. He ___12___ the Chinese space programme 11 years later.
While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw ___13___ showing China’s national flag and the United Nation’s flag to the people ___14___ on TV at home. He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap. The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as ___15___ as it seems.
___16___ who saw the destruction(毀滅) of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know the Yang ___17___ a great risk.
He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces on taking-off and landing were ___18___ enough to force tears from his eyes.
He has ___19___ five years training to become a space man. The Chinese people Yang is now a hero. One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum said: “Yang’s ___20___ is a giant leap forward for China.”
1. A. a few B. a little C. little D. few
2. A. after B. before C. as D. when
3. A. beyond B. over C. on D. above
4. A. 38-years-old B. 38-year-old C. 38-year-old’s D. 38-years’-old
5. A. that B. which C. who D. it
6. A. making B. keeping C. letting D. having
7. A. spaces B. a space C. the space D. space
8. A. scenes B. views C. sights D. scenery
9. A. ours B. we C. our D. us
10. A. Grown B. Brought C. Supported D. Born
11. A. hours B. minutes C. days D. weeks
12. A. took part in B. joined C. joined in D. attended
13. A. as well as B. as well C. also D. and
14. A. noticing B. watching C. seeing D. observing
15. A. easy B. difficult C. good D. bad
16. A. Someone B. Everyone C. Anyone D. One
17. A. took B. tried C. went D. got
18. A. strong B. weak C. hard D. light
19. A. cost B. spent C. took D. paid
20. A. trip B. journey C. travel D. sail
【答案與解析】
1. D。a little 和little修飾不可數(shù)名詞，few 和a few修飾可數(shù)名詞;a little 和a few表示肯定，little 和few表示否定。根據(jù)文章首句“幾天前，他還只是楊上?！笨芍颂幨恰昂苌偃酥浪拿帧?。
2. A。21小時(shí)的航天飛行之后回到地面。
3. D。四個(gè)詞都有“在…之上”的意思。但beyond 意為“在(到)…較遠(yuǎn)的一邊”;over意為“在…之上, 越過(guò)”，指在正上方;on意為“在…之上, 依附于”，與物體有接觸;above意為 “在…之上”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境選above。
4. A。由“數(shù)詞 + 名詞 + 形容詞”構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞作前置定語(yǔ)，其中的名詞用單數(shù)形式。
5. B。which引導(dǎo)非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，并在從句中作主語(yǔ)。
6. A。make和keep都可跟復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)，但keep意為“保持…(狀態(tài), 活動(dòng)等)”，不符合句意，因此答案為make，意為“使成為”。
7. D。抽象名詞space前不加冠詞。
8. A。scene意為“有人或物活動(dòng)的場(chǎng)景”;view多指從某處看到的“風(fēng)景”;sights意為“目之所見(jiàn)”;scenery意為“景色、景致, 風(fēng)光”。根據(jù)句意“我以前通過(guò)視頻看過(guò)很多次飛機(jī)著陸的場(chǎng)面”，答案為C。
9. A。名詞性物主代詞作主語(yǔ)。
10. D。過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)。根據(jù)上下文，此段寫(xiě)楊利偉的生平“出生在遼寧省一個(gè)普通的家庭”。
11. A。根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知是空中飛行時(shí)間為1350小時(shí)。
12. B。take part in與join in同義，指參加某項(xiàng)活動(dòng);join意為“參加, 加入，作(團(tuán)體等的)成員”;attend意為“出席，參加(會(huì)議、婚禮[葬禮])，上(學(xué), 教堂)”。根據(jù)句意選joined。
13. A。and連接并列成分，句中的showing與reordered不同形，因此排除D; as well 不能位于句中，also 的用法不當(dāng)，均排除;故答案選A。as well as 意為“也，又”。
14. B。notice意為“注意;留心”;watch意為“觀看”;see 意為“看見(jiàn)”; observe意為“觀察, 觀測(cè)”。選項(xiàng)B符合語(yǔ)境。
15. A。他吃飯、小睡，一切按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行。句中的but表轉(zhuǎn)折，但是太空探測(cè)并不像看起來(lái)那么簡(jiǎn)單。
16. C。anyone指任何人;無(wú)論誰(shuí)。
17. A。take a risk意為“冒險(xiǎn)”。
18. A。根據(jù)所學(xué)知識(shí)和常識(shí)可知答案選A。
19. B。人花時(shí)間做某事用spend。又如：I spent an hour(in) reading.我花了一小時(shí)讀書(shū)。
20. A。文章第1段中的 a 21-hour trip有提示。
The___4___ astronaut was sent into space at 9:00a.m. last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, ___5___ orbited the earth 14 times. He landed safely at 6:23 a.m. the next day, ___6___ China the third country to successfully send a person into ___7___, after the former Soviet Union and the US.
Yang was satisfied with his job. “I have seen many landing ___8___ before on video, and I think ___9___ was one of the most successful.” He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing.
___10___ into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 ___11___ in the air. He ___12___ the Chinese space programme 11 years later.
While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw ___13___ showing China’s national flag and the United Nation’s flag to the people ___14___ on TV at home. He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap. The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as ___15___ as it seems.
___16___ who saw the destruction(毀滅) of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know the Yang ___17___ a great risk.
He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces on taking-off and landing were ___18___ enough to force tears from his eyes.
He has ___19___ five years training to become a space man. The Chinese people Yang is now a hero. One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum said: “Yang’s ___20___ is a giant leap forward for China.”
1. A. a few B. a little C. little D. few
2. A. after B. before C. as D. when
3. A. beyond B. over C. on D. above
4. A. 38-years-old B. 38-year-old C. 38-year-old’s D. 38-years’-old
5. A. that B. which C. who D. it
6. A. making B. keeping C. letting D. having
7. A. spaces B. a space C. the space D. space
8. A. scenes B. views C. sights D. scenery
9. A. ours B. we C. our D. us
10. A. Grown B. Brought C. Supported D. Born
11. A. hours B. minutes C. days D. weeks
12. A. took part in B. joined C. joined in D. attended
13. A. as well as B. as well C. also D. and
14. A. noticing B. watching C. seeing D. observing
15. A. easy B. difficult C. good D. bad
16. A. Someone B. Everyone C. Anyone D. One
17. A. took B. tried C. went D. got
18. A. strong B. weak C. hard D. light
19. A. cost B. spent C. took D. paid
20. A. trip B. journey C. travel D. sail
【答案與解析】
1. D。a little 和little修飾不可數(shù)名詞，few 和a few修飾可數(shù)名詞;a little 和a few表示肯定，little 和few表示否定。根據(jù)文章首句“幾天前，他還只是楊上?！笨芍颂幨恰昂苌偃酥浪拿帧?。
2. A。21小時(shí)的航天飛行之后回到地面。
3. D。四個(gè)詞都有“在…之上”的意思。但beyond 意為“在(到)…較遠(yuǎn)的一邊”;over意為“在…之上, 越過(guò)”，指在正上方;on意為“在…之上, 依附于”，與物體有接觸;above意為 “在…之上”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境選above。
4. A。由“數(shù)詞 + 名詞 + 形容詞”構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞作前置定語(yǔ)，其中的名詞用單數(shù)形式。
5. B。which引導(dǎo)非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，并在從句中作主語(yǔ)。
6. A。make和keep都可跟復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)，但keep意為“保持…(狀態(tài), 活動(dòng)等)”，不符合句意，因此答案為make，意為“使成為”。
7. D。抽象名詞space前不加冠詞。
8. A。scene意為“有人或物活動(dòng)的場(chǎng)景”;view多指從某處看到的“風(fēng)景”;sights意為“目之所見(jiàn)”;scenery意為“景色、景致, 風(fēng)光”。根據(jù)句意“我以前通過(guò)視頻看過(guò)很多次飛機(jī)著陸的場(chǎng)面”，答案為C。
9. A。名詞性物主代詞作主語(yǔ)。
10. D。過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)。根據(jù)上下文，此段寫(xiě)楊利偉的生平“出生在遼寧省一個(gè)普通的家庭”。
11. A。根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知是空中飛行時(shí)間為1350小時(shí)。
12. B。take part in與join in同義，指參加某項(xiàng)活動(dòng);join意為“參加, 加入，作(團(tuán)體等的)成員”;attend意為“出席，參加(會(huì)議、婚禮[葬禮])，上(學(xué), 教堂)”。根據(jù)句意選joined。
13. A。and連接并列成分，句中的showing與reordered不同形，因此排除D; as well 不能位于句中，also 的用法不當(dāng)，均排除;故答案選A。as well as 意為“也，又”。
14. B。notice意為“注意;留心”;watch意為“觀看”;see 意為“看見(jiàn)”; observe意為“觀察, 觀測(cè)”。選項(xiàng)B符合語(yǔ)境。
15. A。他吃飯、小睡，一切按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行。句中的but表轉(zhuǎn)折，但是太空探測(cè)并不像看起來(lái)那么簡(jiǎn)單。
16. C。anyone指任何人;無(wú)論誰(shuí)。
17. A。take a risk意為“冒險(xiǎn)”。
18. A。根據(jù)所學(xué)知識(shí)和常識(shí)可知答案選A。
19. B。人花時(shí)間做某事用spend。又如：I spent an hour(in) reading.我花了一小時(shí)讀書(shū)。
20. A。文章第1段中的 a 21-hour trip有提示。