Question

【題目】 Twenty-five-year-old South African DJ Mandla Maseko has been chosen as one of 23 people who will get to go to space! Maseko, a _________ African, can't wait to become the first black South African to go to _________!

He and 22 others were some of over one million who _________the Lynx Apollo Space Academy competition to win a ticket to space. When he was _________ why he wanted to go to space, Maseko's answer was _________, "want to fight against the rules of gravity(引力)."

He will start to do so on a Lynx mark II space ship in 2015, not only fighting against gravity but also realising his childhood _________ of becoming an astronaut when he grew up.

"We blacks also _________ with dreams. You dreamed of being a policeman or a teacher but you know you won't get as far as a pilot or an astronaut. Then I went to the space camp and I told _________that I could be an astronaut," said Maseko.

During the first week of December, Maseko, two other South Africans, _________more than 100 international contestants(選手) went to the space camp in Orlando, Florida to test if they are _________ enough to go to space.

Maseko knows there is a long way to go before he finally goes into space. "I'll be the first black South African and the first black African to go into space. When I think of the firsts, the first black presidents—Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, I tell myself to try my best.”

【1】A.brownB.blackC.whiteD.yellow

【2】A.spaceB.schoolC.hospitalD.bed

【3】A.took intoB.took care ofC.took part inD.took the place of

【4】A.answeredB.orderedC.askedD.told

【5】A.simpleB.difficultC.terribleD.scary

【6】A.gameB.subjectC.lessonD.dream

【7】A.hung outB.went overC.took upD.grew up

【8】A.yourselfB.myselfC.himselfD.herself

【9】A.butB.orC.soD.and

【10】A.happyB.healthyC.youngD.old

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文介紹了馬賽科將成為第一個進(jìn)入太空的南非黑人。他將在一艘Lynx mark II號宇宙飛船上，不僅要對抗重力，還要實(shí)現(xiàn)兒時的夢想——長大后成為一名宇航員。

【1】句意：馬賽科是一名非洲黑人，他迫不及待地想成為第一個進(jìn)入太空的南非黑人！

A. brown 棕色的，B. black 黑色的，C. white白色的， D. yellow黃色的。根據(jù)become the first black South African可知，他是一名黑人，故選B。

【2】句意：馬賽科是一名非洲黑人，他迫不及待地想成為第一個進(jìn)入太空的南非黑人！

A. space太空，B. school 學(xué)校，C. hospital 醫(yī)院，D. bed床。根據(jù)前文的Twenty-five-year-old South African DJ Mandla Maseko has been chosen as one of 23 people who will get to go to space!可知，此處表示進(jìn)入太空，故選A。

【3】句意：他和其他22名宇航員參加了“山貓阿婆羅太空學(xué)院競賽”，贏得了一張進(jìn)入太空的門票。

A. took into考慮到，B. took care of 照顧，C. took part in 參加，D. took the place of代替。根據(jù)賓語the Lynx Apollo Space Academy competition可知，此處表示參加比賽，故選C。

【4】句意：當(dāng)馬賽科被問到他為什么想去太空，他的回答很簡單，“想對抗萬有引力定律”。

A. answered回答，B. ordered命令，C. asked 問，D. told告訴。根據(jù)why he wanted to go to space,可知，此處表示問問題，故選C。

【5】句意：當(dāng)馬賽科被問到他為什么想去太空，他的回答很簡單，“想對抗萬有引力定律”。

A. simple 簡單的，B. difficult困難的，C. terrible可怕的，D. scary嚇人的。根據(jù)"want to fight against the rules of gravity(引力)."可知，他去太空，只是想要對抗萬有引力，因此這個答案很簡單，故選A。

【6】句意：在2015年，他將在一艘Lynx mark II號宇宙飛船上開始這樣做，不僅要對抗重力，還要實(shí)現(xiàn)兒時的夢想——長大后成為一名宇航員。

A. game 游戲，B. subject 科目，C. lesson功課，D. dream夢想。根據(jù)后文的We blacks also ____7____ with dreams.可知，此處指的是夢想。故選D。

【7】句意：我們黑人長大也是有夢想的。

A. hung out 閑逛，B. went over 檢查，C. took up 拿起，D. grew up成長。根據(jù)前文的but also realising his childhood ____6____ of becoming an astronaut when he grew up.可知，此處表示長大，故選D。

【8】句意：然后我去了太空營，我告訴自己我可以成為一名宇航員。

A. yourself你自己，B. myself我自己，C. himself 他自己，D. herself她自己。根據(jù)主語是I，故用反身代詞myself，故選B。

【9】句意：在12月的第一個星期，馬賽科，其他兩個南非人和100多名國際參賽者去了佛羅里達(dá)的奧蘭多太空營，測試他們是否足夠健康，可以去太空。

A. but但是，B. or或者，C. so所以，D. and而且。根據(jù)Maseko, two other South Africans, ____9____more than 100 international contestants(選手)可知，此處是馬賽科，其他兩個南非人和100多名國際參賽者，連接并列主語，故用連詞and，故選D。

【10】句意：在12月的第一個星期，馬賽科，其他兩個南非人和100多名國際參賽者去了佛羅里達(dá)的奧蘭多太空營，測試他們是否足夠健康，可以去太空。

A. happy 高興的，B. healthy健康的，C. young年輕的，D. old年老的。根據(jù)to go to space可知，要去太空，應(yīng)先檢測身體是否健康。故選B。

根據(jù)前后文的語境，認(rèn)真辨析選項里的單詞或短語的詞義，結(jié)合詞性，短語，句型，時態(tài)，語態(tài)和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如小題4，句意：當(dāng)馬賽科被問到他為什么想去太空，他的回答很簡單，“想對抗萬有引力定律”。 A. answered回答，B. ordered命令，C. asked問，D. told告訴。根據(jù)why he wanted to go to space,可知，此處表示問問題，故選C。