Question

【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）

Name a Star

Are you tired of shopping for presents? What can you get someone who has everything? How about surprising them with a star: Every star is unique (独一无二的), and so is your loved one.

Name a star for your loved ones! Stars have been around since the universe (宇宙) began. Everyone has written about them, from ancient people to modern scientists. Some kings and queens believed that stars were _________. They made decisions by looking to the skies, Some people believe that stars influent our dreams.

Since 1975, we have named stars _________ presidents, famous actors and singers. For only seventy dollars, you can go online at “Be a Star” and get a beautiful certificate (证书) with _________ of your star. While you can’t visit a star, you can find it using its location, a map and telescope!

With your gift, you will also get information on famous stars like Polaris, the North Star and Sirius, the Dog Star, which is the brightest star in the sky. Some stars are part of groups like Orion and the Big Dipper. Others come in many _________-white, orange, yellow and even red! White stars are usually the hottest and brightest, but some red stars are closer to the Earth, so they _________ bigger and brighter.

If you like, we can send you a photograph of the star for $30.00. If you want it framed (有外框的), that will cost $15.00. If the person receiving the star likes to dress up, we have _________ a star necklace. It costs $50.00 and is made of silver. Also, we have prepared a book about stars. It is $40.00.

We can send your gift anywhere in the world! Even if you move countries, you can always find your star _________! Just visit our website, “Be a Star”!

【1】A.harmfulB.beautifulC.meaningfulD.powerful

【2】A.beforeB.withC.afterD.around

【3】A.detailsB.questionsC.booksD.pictures

【4】A.namesB.sizesC.locationsD.colors

【5】A.areB.seemC.getD.become

【6】A.foundB.paintedC.finishedD.designed

【7】A.in the skyB.on TVC.at nightD.every day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【解析】

文章讲述的是给星星命名，通过一家网站你可以购买星星，可以自己命名，有证书的图片等，不管你搬到哪里，都可以在天空看到你自己的星星。

【1】句意：一些国王和王后认为星星是很强大的。

本题考查的是形容词的辨析，A. harmful有害的； B. beautiful漂亮的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. powerful强大的，根据后面的句子They made decisions by looking to the skies可知，应该是强大的，故答案选D。

【2】句意：自从1975年，我们就可以用总统、著名的演员和歌手来命名星星。

A. before在…之前；B. with用；C. after 在…之后；D. around在…周围，根据句子意思及选项单词的意思可知，应该是用他们来命名，故答案选B。

【3】句意：你可以上去登陆be a star，然后得到一份证书，上面有你的星星的照片。

本题考查的是名词辨析，A. details细节；B. questions问题；C. books 书；D. pictures图片，根据句子意思可知，证书上有的应该是星星的图片，不是其他东西。故答案选D。

【4】句意：其他星星是以不同的颜色出现的。

本题考查的是名词辨析，A. names名字；B. sizes 大小；C. locations位置；D. colors颜色，根据后面的句子white, orange, yellow and even red可知，应该是颜色，故答案选D。

【5】句意：但是一些红色的星星靠近地球，所以它们看起来更大、更明亮。

本题考查的是动词的辨析，A. are是；B. seem似乎；C. get 渐渐变得，后面加形容词的比较级；D. become变得，这些星星之所以是红色的，是因为离地球更近，远小近大，所以是看起来更大，应该用seem，故答案选B。

【6】句意：我们设计了一个星星项链。

本题考查的是动词的辨析，A. found 发现；B. painted粉刷；C. finished结束；D. designed设计，根据前面的句子. If the person receiving the star likes to dress up，如果收到星星的人喜欢打扮的话，我们“设计”了一个项链比较符合，故答案选D。

【7】句意：即使你搬到了另一个国家，你也可以在晚上找到你的星星。

本题考查的是词组辨析，A. in the sky在天空上；B. on TV在电视上；C. at night在晚上；D. every day每天，根据句子意思以及词组辨析，不是24小时都能在天上找到星星的，应该是在晚上，故答案选C。