题目内容
Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes 1 against the windows,four in the shuttle and six in the 2 .
All that remains of NASA's final shuttle voyage is the touchdown,targeted for the 3 hours of Thursday back home in Florida. Its return 4 the 30-year run of a vessel that kept US astronauts flying to and from 5 longer than any other rocketship.
"Get her 6 safely and enjoy the last couple days in space shuttle Atlantis," the station's Mission Control 7 commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew.
Replied Ferguson： " It's been an incredible ride."
As a final salute,the space station rotated to provide never-before-seen views of the com?plex. Atlantis flew halfway around the outpost,cameras whirring aboard 8 craft to record the historic event.
Flight controllers savored (欣赏，品味) the dual TV images. "It must 9 pretty spectacu?lar," Ferguson said.
And it 10 ：Atlantis sailing serenely (宁静地，平静地) against the black void of space,its pay load (有效载重，负载) bay wide open,and the space station,its huge 11 wings glow?ing golden 12 the sunlight.
As the lead team of flight controllers signed off for the very 13 time,the voice emanating (发出) from the shuttle's Mission Control cracked with emotion. Another team would take over late Tuesday for 14 .
To ensure their 15 return,the crew 16 one final survey of the shuttle,using the robotic arm and a lasertipped extension. Experts scrutinized (仔细检查，细看) the images for signs of micrometeorite damage.
Atlantis 17 8 days at the space station and left behind a year's worth of supplies,insur?ance in the event commercial providers 18 delays in launching their own cargo ships.
It was the 37th shuttle 19 ,over more than 12 years,dedicated to building and 20 the space station ― the largest structure ever to orbit the planet.
( ) 1. A. put B. pressed C. looked D. squeeze
( ) 2. A. home B. station C. base D. airplane
( ) 3. A. predawn B. daytime C. at dusk D. midnight
( ) 4. A. starts B. closes C. ends D. begins
( ) 5. A. space B. universe C. sky D. orbit
( ) 6. A. home B. here C. forward D. straight
( ) 7. A. recommended B. told C. suggested D. advised
( ) 8. A. all B. some C. every D. both
( ) 9. A. sound B. seem C. look D. feel
( ) 10. A. did B. worked C. accounted D. acted
( ) 11. A. beautiful B. metallic C. useful D. solar
( ) 12. A. under B. beneath C. in D. against
( ) 13. A. last B. first C. key D. proper
( ) 14. A. arrival B. taking off C. flying D. landing
( ) 15. A. secure B. safe C. reliable D. harmless
( ) 16. A. fulfilled B. achieved C. conducted D. carried
( ) 17. A. spent B. took C. paid D. expend
( ) 18. A. meet B. face C. encounter D. contact
( ) 19. A. purpose B. mission C. business D. assignment
( ) 20. A. preserving B. possessing C. supporting D. maintaining
BBACD ABDCA DCADB CACBD
这是美国航天飞机亚特兰蒂斯号完美的谢幕之旅的故事。
1. B本句的意思是"宇航员们脸紧贴着航天飞机和空间站的窗户互相望着，依依不舍。" squeeze:多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。不符合本处题意。
2. B此处考查学生的阅读理解和辩证逻辑能力。
3. A所有的工作重心此时瞄准在周四凌晨返回到佛罗里达上来。这一时间是周密计算和安排好了的。
predawn是"凌晨"之意。
4. C这次飞行是一次告别之旅。排除start和begin;而end着重强调事情的完成。也指某种活动因达到目的而自然结束或由于某种原因而突然中止。
close:着重行为的终止或结束,不强调其目的。
5. D此处的意思是"往返于地面和轨道之间"，而不是其他。虽然space也有道理,但这不是航天飞机的主要使命。
6. A根据上下文可知这里是指"平安返回"。
7. B控制中心给出的应该是指令，不会是建议、忠告或推荐什么的。
tell在这略等于or?der。
8. D本句是指航天飞机和空间站这两个飞行器。
craft为集合名词，但可使用单数。
9. C此处涉及影像，因此要看上去很壮观、很令人惊叹的。
10. A A项表示"情况确实是这样"；B项表示"说话、做事起到效用"；C项是"把……视为，归咎(于) "；D项是行动表演奏效等。所以答案应选A.
11. D太阳能电池板即空间站的太阳能飞行翼。
12. C "在光里"常用介词in,如：in the sun,in the sunshine,in the shade等0
13. A此处为"最后时刻"，因为这是亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机的最后一次飞行，同时也是飞离空间站的最后时刻。
14. D从逻辑上和上下文的行文中可知，另一队人马要做的事是晚些时候航天飞机的着陆事宜。
15. B safe,secure这两个形容词均可表示"安全的"之意。
safe:主要指人或物未受危险或损害。
secure:着重指由于环境等因素而使人产生的安全感，含可以不必担心或害怕的意味。
16. C fulfill,conduct均含"做，执行，实施，完成"之意。
fiilfiU:指履行和实现所许诺的、所期望或要求的事情，含最终完成的意味。
conduct:含"指导，领导，监督"等意味。此处为"进行/做了一项调查"，应选 C.
17. A亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机作主语有点拟人化的意味”因此不能选B;C不能用来表示花时间；expend通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力，不符合题意。
18. C此处需要"面临困境、困难"之意。
meet,face,encounter,contact这些动词均有”遇见,会见，碰见"之意。
meet本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向做相对运动，最终相碰(遇) 。
face侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。
encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。
contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。因此C 项为正确答案。
19. B第37次飞行任务应选B项；而purpose 只是"目的，决心，意图"等；business是"商业，事务，生意"；assignment是"分配，任务，功课"。
20. D根据上下文可知，过去的12年里航天飞机对空间站的建设和维护、保养做出了卓越的贡献，应选D项。
preserve保存，保持; possess拥有，持有;support支持，供养; maintain维持，维修，保养。
