Ⅰ．完形填空
(2020·山東六地高三聯(lián)合測試)Bend, a small town in Oregon, is called “moon country”． Before the astronauts ever 1 it to the moon, they trained in Bend． When Jim Irwin came to Bend for 2 ， he made friends with Floyd Watson, a(n) 3 resident, who was the building inspector for the city． Five years later, Irwin was 4 for the Apollo 15 moon landing．
When the news that his old friend would go to the moon came to Watson's 5 ， he chose a piece of lava (火山巖) near Devil's Lake，and 6 it in paper． Then he posted it to Irwin with a letter where he 7 him and made a request, “I am sending you a(n) 8 piece of Central Oregon lava, which I hope you will be able to 9 to the moon for me．”Off went the letter, and Watson thought 10 of it． A few months later, on July 26, 1971, Irwin 11 to the moon with David Scott and Alfred Worden．
And a few weeks after their 12 ， Watson got an unexpected letter from Irwin． “I did carry your piece of lava to the moon and left it there，” Irwin wrote—and enclosed (附上) a 13 of it, with the small piece of Oregon lava 14 with an arrow and the words “Oregon lava on the moon！” For Watson, the letter and the picture were 15 ． And, of course, he never looked at the moon the same way again．
[語篇解讀] 本文是一篇記敘文。航天員Jim Irwin在美國俄勒岡州Bend小鎮(zhèn)接受登月訓(xùn)練時，結(jié)識了一位當?shù)睾糜?span lang="EN-US">Floyd Watson。當Watson聽說Irwin被選為“阿波羅”15號登月航天員時，他希望好友把一小塊取自Bend小鎮(zhèn)湖邊的火山巖放到月球上。Irwin的確把這塊火山巖送上了月球，并拍照留念。
1． A．did B．made
C．took D．grasped
解析：在航天員成功登上月球之前，他們在Bend小鎮(zhèn)接受訓(xùn)練。make it為固定短語，意為“獲得成功”，符合句意。
答案：B
2． A．adventure B．research
C．amusement D．practice
解析：根據(jù)上文中的“Before the astronauts ever 1 it to the moon，they trained in Bend．”及下文中的“Irwin was 4 for the Apollo 15 moon landing”“Irwin 11 to the moon with David Scott and Alfred Worden”可知，Jim Irwin是一名航天員，是來Bend接受登月訓(xùn)練的。practice意為“練習，訓(xùn)練”，符合句意。
答案：D
3． A．local B．aggressive
C．gifted D．academic
解析：根據(jù)下文中的“who was the building inspector for the city”可以判斷，Floyd Watson是當?shù)氐?span lang="EN-US">(local)居民。
答案：A
4． A．carried out B．picked out
C．ruled out D．checked out
解析：五年后，Irwin被選中參與“阿波羅”15號登月計劃。pick out意為“精心挑選”，符合句意。carry out“執(zhí)行，實施”；rule out“排除”；check out“結(jié)賬離開，核實”。
答案：B
5． A．sense B．rescue
C．knowledge D．assistance
解析：根據(jù)下文Watson給好朋友寫信及信的內(nèi)容可知，此處表示Watson得知了這一消息。come to one's knowledge“被某人知道”。
答案：C
6． A．enveloped B．measured
C．designed D．transformed
解析：envelop表示“包住，裹住”，符合語境。
答案：A
7． A．thanked B．welcomed
C．congratulated D．followed
解析：得知好朋友被選上，Watson應(yīng)是寫信祝賀(congratulated)。
答案：C
8． A．huge B．valuable
C．unique D．tiny
解析：這塊被送到月球上的火山巖很小。下文中的with the small piece of Oregon lava有提示。
答案：D
9． A．fly B．deliver
C．orbit D．float
解析：希望你能把它送到月球上去。deliver在此處是“傳送，遞送”之意，符合句意。
答案：B
10． A．much B．highly
C．little D．low
解析：根據(jù)下文中的“Watson got an unexpected letter from Irwin”可知，此處表示信寄出去了，從此Watson很少想到這件事，所以后來他收到回信才會感到出乎意料。think little of意為“不重視”。
答案：C
11． A．escaped B．rushed
C．wandered D．journeyed
解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Irwin和其他兩位航天員前往月球。此處journey作動詞，表示“旅行(尤指長途)”，是熟詞生義。
答案：D
12． A．arrival B．return
C．application D．campaign
解析：在他們返回(returned)地球幾個星期后，Watson意外收到了Irwin的來信。
答案：B
13． A．postcard B．drawing
C．photo D．note
解析：根據(jù)下文中的the letter and the picture可知，Irwin隨信還附了一張照片(photo)。
答案：C
14． A．equipped B．decorated
C．covered D．marked
解析：照片中，放在月球上面的俄勒岡州火山巖被用箭頭標注了出來，并附有文字“俄勒岡州火山巖在月球上”。mark在此是動詞，意為“做標記，做記號”，be marked with在此意為“用……標注”。
答案：D
15． A．reliable B．precious
C．permanent D．realistic
解析：根據(jù)語境和下文中的“And，of course，he never looked at the moon the same way again．”可知，對Watson來說，那封信和那張照片是很珍貴的(precious)。
答案：B
