It is interesting how NASA(美國航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men  26  the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were  27  air pilots.  28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the  29  they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man  30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous  31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of  32 was, of course, very necessary.  33  those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many  34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary  35  astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the  36 of the moon. They were all  37 to fly in helicopters （直升飛機）。These helicopters landed  38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would  39 land on the moon , They were also taught the  40  facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who  41 them. They visited the factories where they were  42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control  44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health,  45  in science and good at piloting.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)tB．betweenC．ofD．on
小題2:
A．experiencedB．oldC．trainedD．young
小題3:
A．NoneB．FewC．OthersD．They
小題4:
A．dangersB．sadnessC．hardshipD．troubles
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．receiveC．offerD．refuse
小題6:
A．butB．ifC．thoughD．however
小題7:
A．the scientistsB．menC．pilotsD．Young people
小題8:
A．AsB．OnlyC．IfD．Or
小題9:
A．jobsB．placesC．coursesD．ways
小題10:
A．forB．becauseC．sinceD．So that
小題11:
A．storyB．BackgroundC．AgeD．name
小題12:
A．shownB．trainedC．toldD．let
小題13:
A．straightB．straightlyC．indirectlyD．directly
小題14:
A．possiblyB．likelyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．really
小題15:
A．not knownB．well-knownC．unknownD．known
小題16:
A．drewB．producedC．designedD．made
小題17:
A．repairedB．builtC．developedD．fixed
小題18:
A．partB．movementC．machineD．body
小題19:
A．houseB．stopC．systemD．station
小題20:
A．well-doneB．well-fedC．well- keptD．well-informed

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:B
小題13:D
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：
小題1:句意“在26歲和35歲之間進行篩選”，故between...and容易誤選為at。At the age of...在某人多少歲時。
小題2:句意為：他們是有經(jīng)驗的，老練的。在這里old不是歲數(shù)的意思比experienced 更貼切。
小題3:上文中的many相對應(yīng)。句意為：其他人是擁有的兩個或三個學(xué)位的科學(xué)家。
小題4:因為是航天可能會深陷于危險之中，同用in danger.
小題5:根據(jù)下文人們都很珍惜這次被選中的機會，在興奮和危險之間，他們都敢于冒險，不會拒絕這份冒險的工作。注意此處用了一個疑問句。accept 主觀接受receive 客觀接受offer主動提供
小題6:But, 但是，他們更看重后者。根據(jù)上文“任何人都不會拒絕這份令人激動的工作”可知。
小題7:被選中的飛行員的身體健康狀況非常重要。根據(jù)上下文多次提及Pilot可知。
小題8:只有身體條件符合的才能被選中。最后一段One must be in good health可知。
小題9:根據(jù)下文They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks.學(xué)習(xí)天體，地理等可知，必須學(xué)習(xí)很多相關(guān)的課程。Ways 方面，欠具體。
小題10:前后句構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，學(xué)習(xí)巖石科學(xué)知識很必要，因為宇航員在月球上必須尋找?guī)r石。for表補充說明的原因; since表顯而易見的原因，“既然”。
小題11:根據(jù)巖石構(gòu)成以辨別月球的年代。Background背景
小題12:飛行員們也在特殊直升機上進行模擬訓(xùn)練。Train 訓(xùn)練 show展示
小題13:直升機的垂直下降為月球上的真實著陸提供了經(jīng)驗。 straight 徑直的，徑直地，形容詞副詞directly 直接地，副詞
小題14:Really，真實情況。possibly 可能主語為物  likely很可能主語可以是人或物 actually 實際上
小題15:他們也會被教授一些太空中的已經(jīng)知道的事實。Well-known 著名的 unknown 不為人所知的
小題16:他們拜訪設(shè)計太空飛船和火箭的科學(xué)家。Them指的是the technical details of the spaceships and rockets，當(dāng)然是科學(xué)家設(shè)計的。draw 畫的   produce產(chǎn)生 make制作
小題17:他們也拜訪生產(chǎn)飛船和火箭的工廠。
小題18:他可以了解太空船和其設(shè)備的每個部件是如何運行的。
小題19:他們也要學(xué)習(xí)基本操作系統(tǒng)的每個細節(jié)。
小題20:一個宇航員必須身體健康，精通航天科學(xué)，并且擅長飛行技術(shù)。well-done干得好的   well-fed 營養(yǎng)充足的      well- kept 保存完好的   well-informed熟悉的，博學(xué)多
點評：本文是一篇說明文，講述了美國航天員的篩選過程和具體細節(jié)。難度中等。本文在命題上注重上下文的內(nèi)在聯(lián)系，重點考察了上下文邏輯，詞義辨析，包括名詞（6個），形容詞（4個）和連詞（3個），介詞，代詞，副詞（2個），動詞（4個）在語境中的具體區(qū)別。在解題過程中要抓住文章的結(jié)尾這一主題句，就容易理順?biāo)悸�，圍繞三個方面in good health, well-informed in science and good at piloting展開。這就告訴我們在做完形時，一定不要急于求成，要遵循：一看標(biāo)題，二看句首，三看句尾的好習(xí)慣，真正把握文章主旨后，再順藤摸瓜就容易做對了。
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A．forB．byC．a(chǎn)tD．in
小題14:  
A．man-makingB．man-makeC．man-madeD．man made
小題15:  
A．boatingB．to boat C．to boatingD．on boating
小題16:  
A．must B．couldC．neededD．had to
小題17:  
A．a(chǎn)sB．withC．forD．to
小題18:  
A．water enough B．enough waterC．crops enough D．enough crops
小題19:  
A．offB．ofC．a(chǎn)wayD．out of
小題20:  
A．it’sB．itsC．one’sD．his

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The world is not hungry, but it is thirsty. It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can’t drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink and use the 3% the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can’t even use all of that, because some of it has been polluted.
Now more water is needed. The problem is: can we avoid a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it. Scientists have always been making study in this field. Today, in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers. But it can be used again. Even if every large city reused its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?
The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive, but it’s already in use in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see, if we can find a way out, we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
小題1:The world is thirsty because ___________.
A．3/4 of the earth is covered with water
B．we have enough sea water
C．we haven’t used all the water in rivers and lakes
D．a(chǎn)bout 97% of water on the earth can’t be drunk or used for watering plants directly
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．3% of drinkable water on the earth is from rivers and lakes.
B．75% of water on the earth is in the sea.
C．97% of the earth is covered with water.
D．3% of water on the earth is sea water.
小題3:From the passage we learn that __________.
A．if every city reuses its water, we’ll be in no danger of drying up
B．man can only drink and use about 25% of water on the earth
C．today in most large cities water is used only once
D．water can be used only once

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