Question

   Maybe you can't call the far side of the moon “the dark side” anymore. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite,1. is equipped with NASA* s camera,is orbiting between the earth and the sun at a distance 2.1 million miles.

   The camera on DSCOVR shot a(n) 3.(attract) view of the moon crossing in front of the earth. The image clearly shows the moon's far side 4. (light) up by the sun — though even in full sunlight,the earth is far brighter. aIt is surprising how much brighter the earth is than the moon ,” DSCOVR project scientist Adam Szabo said. “Our planet is a(n) 5. (true) brilliant object in dark space compared to the lunar surface.”

   Though the moon's so-called dark side can't be seen from the earth 一 thanks to the moon always presenting the same side to 6. (it) neigh- bor —it's far from the first time we’ve seen it.

   In 1959,the Soviet Union sent a probe(航天探测器) 7. (photograph) the far side,and it 8. (follow) up with another probe in 1965.Astronauts from Apollo 8 ,in 1968,were the first 9. (human) to view it,and most other Apollo missions also viewed it.

   “The back side looks like a sand pile my kids have played in. It's just a lot of bumps and holes,” noted Apollo 8's William Anders. “It’s not a(n) 10. (inspire) sight."

Answer 1

1. which。考查关系词。设空处引导 非限制性定语从句修饰satellite ,且 在从句中作主语，故填which。

2. of。考查介词。at a distance of 意 为“在……远的地方”。

3. attractive。考查形容词作定语的用 法。设空处作定语，表示“吸引人 的”，故填 attractive。

4. is lit。考查一般现在时的被动语 态。由句意可知，moon's far side 和light up构成被动关系，且该现 象为客观真理，故填is lit。

5. truly。考查副词。设空处修饰形容 词 brilliant ,故填 truly。

6. its。考查代词。由前面的the moon always presenting the same side to可知，设空处意为“它的”,故 填 its。

7. to photograph。考查不定式作状语 的用法。the Soviet Union 与. photograph之间是逻辑上的主谓关 系，且设空处表目的，故填to photograph .

8. followed。考查一般过去时。由in 1965可知应用一般过去时。

9. humans。考查名词。主语是 Astronauts ,故表语也需用复数。

10. inspiring。考查形容词作定语的 用法。设空处作定语修饰sight, 且由语境可知，在此表示“振奋人 心的”，故填inspiring。