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(gè)進(jìn)入太空的南非黑人。他將在一艘Lynx mark II號(hào)宇宙飛船上，不僅要對(duì)抗重力，還要實(shí)現(xiàn)兒時(shí)的夢(mèng)想——長(zhǎng)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(gè)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(gè)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(jìng)賽”，贏得了一張進(jìn)入太空的門(mén)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(yǔ)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(wèn)到他為什么想去太空，他的回答很簡(jiǎn)單，“想對(duì)抗萬(wàn)有引力定律”。

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

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

A. simple 簡(jiǎn)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(duì)抗萬(wàn)有引力，因此這個(gè)答案很簡(jiǎn)單，故選A。

【6】句意：在2015年，他將在一艘Lynx mark II號(hào)宇宙飛船上開(kāi)始這樣做，不僅要對(duì)抗重力，還要實(shí)現(xiàn)兒時(shí)的夢(mèng)想——長(zhǎng)大后成為一名宇航員。

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

【7】句意：我們黑人長(zhǎng)大也是有夢(mèng)想的。

A. hung out 閑逛，B. went over 檢查，C. took up 拿起，D. grew up成長(zhǎng)。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(zhǎng)大，故選D。

【8】句意：然后我去了太空營(yíng)，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(yǔ)是I，故用反身代詞myself，故選B。

【9】句意：在12月的第一個(gè)星期，馬賽科，其他兩個(gè)南非人和100多名國(guó)際參賽者去了佛羅里達(dá)的奧蘭多太空營(yíng)，測(cè)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(gè)南非人和100多名國(guó)際參賽者，連接并列主語(yǔ)，故用連詞and，故選D。

【10】句意：在12月的第一個(gè)星期，馬賽科，其他兩個(gè)南非人和100多名國(guó)際參賽者去了佛羅里達(dá)的奧蘭多太空營(yíng)，測(cè)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(cè)身體是否健康。故選B。

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