Ⅰ完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Grandfather’s Clock In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a heavy grandfather’s clock.Meals in the dining room were a __1__for our four generations to become one.The grandfather’s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend，__2__us playing jokes and telling stories，which was already a __3__of our life. As a child，the old clock interested me.I watched and listened to it during __4__.I was surprised how at __5__times of the day，the clock would strike three times，six times or more，with a wonderful great __6__that echoed(回音)throughout the house.The clock chimed year after year，a part of my __7__，a part of my heart. Even more __8__to me was my grandfather’s special action each day.He carefully __9__the clock with a special key each day.The key was magic to me.It __10__our family’s magnificent clock ticking and __11__all year round. After my beloved grandfather died，it was several days after the __12__before I remembered the clock！“Mama！The clock has wound down！”The __13__washed my cheeks when I entered the dining room.The clock stood hopelessly as serious and __14__as the funeral ceremony had been.Not quite as magnificent without my grandfather’s __15__touch.I couldn’t bear looking at it. Years later，it worked again.In the movement of the hands of the clock，my grandfather lived again. 【解题导语】 记叙文。作者通过写爷爷的闹钟来纪念已故去的爷爷。 1．A.time B．possibility C．problem D．pleasure 解析：a time一段时间(时光、光阴)；信息词become one成为一体，聚集一堂。在这个餐厅里一日三餐是我们一家四代人聚集一堂的时候。 答案：A 2．A.seeing B．hearing C．watching D．looking 解析：爷爷的闹钟总是坐在那里，像一位可以信赖的家庭朋友一直守护(watch)着我们开玩笑讲故事，这已经是我们生活内容的一部分。
答案：C 3．A.start B．part C．signal D．mark 解析：根据第1段第2～3句判断，一日三餐全家人四代欢聚一堂吃饭的过程中，才有这种开玩笑讲故事的经历。开玩笑讲故事，这已经是我们生活内容的一部分(part)。 答案：B 4．A.stories B．jokes C．periods D．meals 解析：信息词见第1段第2句Meals in the dining room...。当我还是个小孩子的时候，这座老钟使我感兴趣，在吃饭期间(during)我注视着这座钟聆听它的声音。 答案：D 5．A.busy B．urgent C．happy D．different 解析：根据下文和生活中有关闹钟的常识判断。我感到奇怪的是在一天当中不同的时候这座钟是如何敲响3下、6下、或者更多下。 答案：D 6．A.shock B．sound C．song D．music 解析：信息词the clock would knock...与echoed。闹钟发出的奇妙的宏大的声音(sound)在满屋里回荡。 答案：B 7．A.memories B．minds C．comfort D．information 解析：闹钟年复一年地打钟报时，留在我的记忆里，也留在我的心田里。 答案：A 8．A.comfortable B．hopeful C．wonderful D．skillful 解析：信息词第2段的第1句the old clock interested me与第2句中的surprised。甚至使我感到更加惊奇的(wonderful)是爷爷的习惯性动作。 答案：C 9．A.opened B．wound C．turned D．started 解析：wind(wound，wound)vt.上发条。他每天用一个专用的钥匙小心翼翼地给闹钟上发条。 答案：B 10．A.made B．controlled C．kept D．fixed 解析：在我看来，这个钥匙是有魔力的，因为它一年到头都能够保持我们的辉煌的闹钟作滴答声和打钟报时。 答案：C 11．A.singing B．standing C．knocking D．striking 解析：信息词见第2段．..the clock would strike three times...。这把钥匙使闹钟一年到头不停地作滴答声和打钟报时。 答案：D 12．A.funeral B．death C．generation D．ceremony 解析：在我心爱的爷爷去世之后，葬礼结束之后过了好几天，我才记起这座闹钟。 答案：A 13．A.tears B．sweats C．hair D．water 解析：wind down(使)发条放松下来。我们已经让闹钟停下来了。当我走进餐厅的时候，我已经泪流满面。 答案：A 14．A.attractive B．quiet C．noisy D．magnificent 解析：闹钟绝望地伫立着，像葬礼仪式一样肃静(quiet)。 答案：B 15．A.brave B．special C．kind D．strong 解析：根据第8～11空的语境判断。如果没有爷爷每天专门去给它上发条，闹钟就显示不出同样的华丽。 答案：B Ⅱ．.词汇运用 1．We all went to see the film，________(包括我在内)． 2．The tiger is ________(产于) India. 3．The mother asked us not to talk about her daughter ________(当着她的面)． 4．The audience ________ that the singer ________(要求他再唱) again. 5．The book is ________(公认) a great work. 6．Nobody obeyed the teacher’s ________(停止聊天的命令)． 7．The film ________(以……为基础) a novel by D．H.Lawrence. 8．________(提出了许多建议) at yesterday’s meeting. 9．When the police arrived，the crowd ran away ________(朝四面八方)． 10．Where are you from? I can’t ________(听出你的口音)． 答案：1.including me 2.native to 3.in her presence 4.requested；should sing 5.recognized as 6.command to stop chatting 7.is based on 8.A lot of advice came up 9.in all directions 10.recognize your accent
Ⅲ．阅读理解 Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China’s space science. As a worldfamous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics，he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics，engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业)． Graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934，Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT，Massachusetts Institute of Technology，one year later. After receiving master’s degree in MIT，he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics. In 1955，six years after the founding of People’s Republic of China，Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956，Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China’s Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai，the premier，and marshal Nie Rongzheng，Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China’s first missile and rocket research and development structure，the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后)，he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China’s missile，rocket and spacecraft. Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen，China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later，China launched its first manmade satellite，Dong Fang Hong I，to the earth orbit on April 24,1970，becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics，the USA，France and Japan.The satellite floated around the earth，blaring(高声播放) the song Dong Fang Hong，which has the same name as the satellite. As a forerunner leading the development of China’s aerospace science and technology，Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi，former chief designer of China’s mannedspace project，has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen，Sun Jiadong，general designer of China’s lunar orbiter project，is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes，he seldom blamed us，but helped us to find
