[2015 .汕尾改编]完形填空先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后面各题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。

        The weather is closely related (耳关系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it,but it often controls how and 11 we live,what we do,what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn 12 about the weather.

       What is the weather?

The weather is just the state of the atmosphere 13 any time,such as

temperature,wind,14 ,sun,etc.

        What makes the weather change?

       As we know,not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get 15 sunlight. So it's warmer in those places. Some places get little 16 no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water 17 around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the 18 changes.

        What's the difference between weather and climate?

       Climate is a place's weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and 19 from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning,cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very 20 over lots of years.


() 11. A. where   B. which   C. what


() 12. A. anything   B. nothing   C. something


() 13. A. in   B. for   C. at


() 14. A. water   B. rain   C. plant


() 15. A. much   B. more   C. little


() 16. A. and   B. so   C. or


() 17. A. move   B. moves   C. moved


() 18. A. sun   B. earth   C. weather


() 19. A. already   B. almost   C. even


() 20. A. differently   B. slowly   C. carefully

    From an early age,Parker always said that he would be an astronaut. But no matter how much he studied,worked,and took tests,he never passed.

   Year by year,he couldn’t take the successful test. And he was never able to achieve his dream.

   However,Parker went on working hard,and never gave up his dream. He continued training and studying everyday,just like he was studying for the next month's astronaut test.

   He kept on doing it as he got older,and when he was a very old man,he heard that doctors in Space Agency were doing some very important medical (医学 的) experiments (实验) . For those experiments,they needed a very old astronaut. Parker was the only old man in the whole world who was trained to fly in a rocket. He got the chance to fly this time.

   The experiments were very successful. The knowledge from the experiments helped doctors to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people.

   People all over the world saw the photos of an astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth. They called him a hero. But Parker didn't care about it ,“I am just a real astronaut now. That's enough. ” Parker said to the reporter.

1. What did Parker want to be when he was a child?

   A. A doctor. B. A train driver.

   C. An astronaut. D. An engineer.

2. Why did Space Agency choose Parker?

   A. Because he was old but strong.

   B. Because he had a dream of flying.

   C. Because he was old but was trained to fly.

   D. Because he studied,worked,and took many tests.

3. The underlined word “cure” has the same meaning

” as.

   A. find new food to eat

   B. find a good way to do with

   C. find a nice place to live in

   D. find a new kind of sickness

4. People called him a hero because.

   A. his dream came true

   B. he was the oldest astronaut

   C. he kept on studying and training

   D. he helped do the important medical experiments

5. What does the passage tell us?

   A. We are never too old to learn.

   B. We should keep on with the dream.

   C. We must do sports even if we are old.

   D. We must stop doing something useless.

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