第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

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    The desire to make exploration is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and angina people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.

    Why should man take the trouble of conquering space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, form past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new thing s in space that will increase or scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold. They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.

56. The main idea of the first paragraph is that        .

    A. man desire to explore what is unknown

    B. man often goes wherever his dreams to go

    C. man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now

    D. man’s history is his exploration of the world

57. The underlined word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means        .

    A. vast           B. various        C. valuable       D. practical

58. The author seems to be in favor of        .

    A. doubting the necessity of the space exploration

    B. the exploration of space

    C. exploring more in space than in sea

    D. his experience in space

59. The underlined phrase “practical results” refers to the results        .

    A. that are obtained from experience

    B. that can be learned as knowledge

    C. that can be made use of

    D. helping us make further exploration

 

 

第二节: 完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。

    It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.

    “Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.

    My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.

    Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.

    That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.

    Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.

    When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.

    I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.

16. A. rushed     B. climbed      C. fell        D. looked

17. A. showed    B. phoned      C. dressed      D. woke

18. A. take       B. catch        C. help        D. make

19. A. hat        B. shoes       C. jacket       D. glasses

20. A. something  B. nothing      C. anything    D. everything

21. A. covered    B. crowded     C. filled       D. fixed

22. A. discovered  B. arranged     C. measured   D. destroyed

23. A. hardest     B. longest      C. earliest     D. smallest

24. A. ships       B. boats       C. cars        D. buses

25.A. usually      B. finally      C. exactly     D. certainly

26.A. restored     B. developed   C. gathered     D. recovered

27. A. learned     B. realized     C. thought      D. concluded

28. A. made       B. appointed   C. declared     D. elected

29. A. truth        B. safety      C. value       D. regret

30. A. shared      B. rescued     C. risked       D. affected

 

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