A. Cloze test (完形填空):(7%)A. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內填入適當的詞,使其內容通順,每空格限填一詞,首字母已給。)
30.Last Friday,Scott Kelly looked back on the planet Earth and said, "See you next year!" The NASA astronaut was headed to the International Space Station (ISS),where he plans to spend 342 days-twice as long as any American has e(1)
spent in space at one time. While Scott is floating in space,scientists on Earth will be studying Scott's twin brother,retired astronaut Mark Kelly.The Kelly brothers have the same genes (基因).NASA researchers want to see how their two bodies compare after living in such d(2)
environments.Scientists will monitor the Kelly brothers' health,sleep and physical fitness. As twins,any changes scientists see in Scott but not in Mark are likely caused by Scott's being in space.The information NASA collects could be helpful for more than just future space t(3)
.It could also aid people right here on Earth.Scientists may learn new methods to h(4)
patients recover from long periods of bed rest.The studies could also provide new ways to monitor people who are unable to fight infections (感染). Scott Kelly has already made several trips to the ISS,which orbits 250 miles above the Earth.But in the past,he had spent only a few m(5)
there at a time.Luckily,he will not be alone this time.He will spend the year with Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko.Other ISS members will also v(6)
the station for shorter periods of time. Scott Kelly says that although he is w(7)
about missing his family during his year away from the Earth,he is excited to be back aboard the ISS. "It is a lot of fun." he says.
B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:7%Caught by Gork
31.Peters,our n(1)
,was lost again.We were running out of food,so towards evening,we landed on an u(2)
planet.Lam,our pilot brought us down gently in a valley close to a great cliff of smooth,black rock.In the cliff there were doors -----of two(3)
high! All twelve of us left the ship and a(4)
the doors carefully.One was a little open.We went through it into a huge cave.The furniture inside was similar to the type on earth,but huge! "Let's get out of here," Peters said. "This is the home of a monster." "It's clearly partly human,so it may be a friendly monster," I said. "We'll wait." The ground began to shake.The door opened and some animals jumped in.They looked like kangaroos,giant kangaroos.Following them was a huge monster.It looked almost human -except that it had a single,huge,red,glowing eye. The kangaroos shouted, "Good night,Gork." Then they jumped away. Then Gork saw us.He gave a roar that turned our blood to ice "Aliens!Aliens in my cave.How did you get in here?" I thought fast,and said quietly, "Good evening,Mr.Gork,My name is Nobody and these people here are my …." Gork roared again, "I know who you are.You're aliens and we kill all aliens in this valley.That's our(5)
.Tomorrow morning,you are going to die!All of you." Before we could move,Gork pressed a button on the wall beside him.Steel bars sprang from the ground around us and closed over our heads.We were caught like rats in a trap.Gork pressed another button,and a powerful magnet above the cage pulled our guns from our hands. 'Well,Captain,' Lam said, 'you were wrong about the monster being friendly,weren't you?And why did you say your name was 'Nobody'? 'I have a plan and "Nobody" is part of it,' I replied. 'You'll see.' I turned to Gork and said, 'Mr.Gork,it is true that we are aliens,but why can't we be friends?Believe me,sir.We come in(6)
. Gork said, 'You come in peace,but tomorrow you'll be in pieces.' 'But listen,Nobody.I'll do you a favour .Tomorrow,you'll be the last one to die.' Peters turned towards me.When he spoke,his voice (7)
. 'I hope your plan's a good one,sir.' Trust me' I said. 'We're all going to live.'