课时训练(十四) Modules 1—2(九上)
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Ⅰ.[2018·辽阳改编]完形填空
A boy called Tom sat near a wall with tears in his eyes. Mrs Bell came and asked, “What makes you so 1 ?” Tom answered, “We will have a poetry(诗歌) competition. I don’t think I can make it because other boys 2 me and call me ‘Slow Tom’.”
In a kind 3 , Mrs. Bell said, “Look at the snail(蜗牛) on the wall. It is slow but sure. When you 4 heart, think of the snail.” Tom thought he could run a race with the snail. So he decided 5 his poems until the snail got to the top of the wall.
6 , the day came. Tom did best in the competition. He didn’t miss a word and won the prize. The headmaster asked, “How 7 you learn the poems so well?” “The snail on the wall taught me 8 to do it,” said Tom. “I saw it climb up the wall little by little. 9 didn’t stop, nor turn back, but went on. And I thought I would do the same with my task. By the time the snail had got to the top of the wall, I had learned it all.” “Well done, Tom!” said the headmaster 10 . “Now boys, let us cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall.”
1.A.proud B.bored
C.excited D.sad
2.A.take after B.laugh at
C.fall behind D.believe in
3.A.voice B.smile
C.face D.joke
4.A.open B.give
C.lose D.have
5.A.practise B.to practising
C.practised D.to practise
6.A.At first B.At least
C.At last D.At times
7.A.should B.could
C.will D.must
8.A.how B.when
C.where D.why
9.A.I B.He
C.She D.It
10.A.nervously B.happily
C.angrily D.silently
Ⅱ.[2018·桂林]阅读理解
Today is December 15, 2030. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.
The interest in trips, 100 km above the surface of the Earth, has grown steadily since such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flightsfor such a trip for as low as $3,495. It’s very reasonable.
Space tourism(旅游业;观光业) is one of the markets that have developed fast during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average household, so the suborbital(亚轨道的)flights with thirty-minute weightlessness during the three-hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip.
However, the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators(太空升降舱), like the one that is projected to start construction within two years. Once it is fully functional, it will start to ship cargo to space. But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator becomes successful, it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines.
