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It was not much bigger than a soccer ball and weighed less than 185 pounds. But 50 years ago, when the Russian satellite Sputnik successfully orbited the Earth, it made headlines around the world and marked the beginning of the race for space.

　 The launch of the world's first artificial satellite on October 4, 1957 ignitedBefore Sputnik's launch, the US had plans to send its own satellites into space to study cosmic (宇宙的) rays and gravity, among other things. But the Russians struck first, leaving US scientists and ordinary citizens in shock. To make matters worse, the Russians successfully launched a second satellite less than one month later. This one was much larger, at 1,120 pounds. The Americans were more eager than ever to make their mark in space.

　 Americans thought their time had finally come on December 6. But what was supposed to be a day to remember quickly turned into a disaster to forget. The US satellite Vanguard rose just four feet off the ground before its engine failed and it burst into flames. Finally, on January 31, 1958, the Americans had the reason to celebrate. The US satellite Explorer 1 blasted into space. During its voyage, it made one of the most significant scientific finds to date—the discovery of magnetic radiation belts around the Earth.

　 As the consequence of Sputnik, American Congress passed the National Defense Education Act of 1958.The act was aimed at improving education in science, mathematics, and foreign languages. Congress also passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. The federal legislation (立法) created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, most commonly known as NASA.Today, the United States and Russia are no longer in competition. In fact, NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts are working together and making important scientific discoveries aboard the International Space Station.

1．How can we conclude the first period of the space race between the US and Russia?

A．A Russian victory. 　　　　 　B．A close game.

C．An American honor. 　　　　 　D．A hard win for both.

2．The Russians successfully launched the first satellite________ earlier than the Americans.

A．nearly half a year　 　　　 　B．about two months

C．less than 100 days　 　　　 　D．more than 100 days

3．In 1958 American Congress passed two acts for fear that ________.

A．the US wouldn't get any help from the Soviet Union

B．the Soviet Union would cancel the offer in the competition

C．the Soviet Union would do better than the US in the space race

D．the US would be in want of research forces

4．The underlined word “ignited” here can be replaced by “________”．

A．prepared　　　 B．caused　　　 C．approved　　 D．compared

 

ADCB

 

解析：推断题。从第3段可知：俄罗斯一直在太空探索领域处于领先地位。

解析：　细节题。前苏联发射首颗卫星是在1957年10月4日，而美国则在1958年1月31日，故D项正确。

解析：推断题。从第2段提到的两国的太空竞争可推知。

解析：词义推测题。根据句意可知是“激发，引起”了两国紧张的太空竞赛

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1.The young children f_______ ill because the water and food here disagreed with them.

2.After the prince started dancing with a lady, more people j__________ in.

3.It was not until midnight that they r____________ an agreement.

4.Laws on pollution d__________ widely from one country to another .

5.J___________ from your accent, you must be from the north.

6.As we all know, air is a m___________ of gases

7.Many people won’t feel c____________when laughed at.

8.We just learned that Mr White had got b_________ injured in the accident.

9.Luckily the two pilots s__________the aircrash while the plane broke into pieces.

10.When they were trapped on the island, the police came to their r__________ very soon.

 

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号 (∧) , 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线 ( \ ) 划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。

I always wanted to be great scientist. I had a dream of discovering a new drug that would save hundreds of people’s life. Unfortunately, I was never very well at chemistry at school and the teacher was used to get angry with me. I decided to becoming an inventor and designed an amazing new product. My parents were encouraging, but told me to be a few more realistic. A few weeks late, I had an idea of designing a pen to write in water. In my disappointment, a friend of me pointed out that it was not a new invention. 

 

 Many people ________ the accident, so it was not difficult to investigate（调查）.

A．witnessed

B．yelled

C．annoyed

D．envied

 

33．It was not until one night_____we were doing our cleaning-up           I got curious and wanted to see what was on the top floor．

A．that；that

B．when；so

C．that；because

D．when；that

 

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词汇：第一节：默写。（共30个空格，每空格0.5分，满分15分）

I am going to tell you an ________ story. This afternoon a ________ ________ gentleman came into my restaurant. Nobody knew who he was and where he came from.   ... When he was asked to pay the bill, the gentleman asked whether we would mind waiting just a few minutes... ________, we could not change the bank note as it was too large. So I gave this strange but very rich man a free dinner, ________ _________ ________ that he might come to my restaurant again.

What it was to become was ________ until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust ________ ________ ________ ________ ________. The earth became so ________ that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It ________ loudly with fire and rock.

“Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and _________ _________ _________ __________ make Vancouver one of the most popular cities to live in. Its population is __________ _________. …. It is so wet there that the trees are ________ tall, some ________ over 90 metres.”

The tunnel would be ________ if tall chimneys were built above sea level… If, at that time, the British ________ not ________ ________, it would ________ ________ ________.

 

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