2019年高考英语一轮精选练 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the(2)

D 解析：根据语境可知，他们需要一位年纪大的(old) 宇航员。

11．A.map B．stick

C．guide D．candle

B 解析：根据下文中的“Photos of the astronaut with a walking stick”可知，当时Parker走路需要拐杖。a walking stick“拐杖”。

12．A.planned B．trained

C．forced D．allowed

B 解析：根据上文内容可知，Parker参加训练就是为了能够在太空飞行。故B项符合语境。

13．A.silence B．danger

C．action D．space

D 解析：根据语境可知，此处指Parker参加实验后，发现自己在太空(space)飞行。

14．A.knowledge B．experience

C．money D．opportunity

A 解析：在那些任务中所获得的知识(knowledge)有助于治愈老人们最严重的疾病之一。

15．A.replaced B．educated

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C 解析：Parker被人们称赞(praised)为一位英雄。replace“代替”；educate“教

育”；affect“影响”。

16．A.moved B．flew

C．spread D．took

C 解析：这位拄着拐杖且没有牙齿的宇航员的照片在全世界传播(spread) 开来。

17．A.symbol B．mark

C．case D．doubt

A 解析：Parker的照片成了一种象征(symbol)——你再怎么多得去学习和训练都不为

过。

18．A.desperate B．persistent

C．cautious D．apparent

B 解析：这表明坚持不懈的(persistent) 努力总会带来回报(reward)。

desperate“绝望的”；cautious“小心的”，apparent“显而易见的”。

19．A.award B．prize

C．result D．reward

D 解析：参见上题解析。

20．A.expected B．guessed

C．suggested D．proved

A 解析：坚持不懈的努力总会带来回报，尽管它不是我们最初所期待(expected)的那

种形式。

四、单句改错

1．That guy was a dangerous person. You should watch out at him.

答案：at→for

2．There exist a generation gap between the young and the old.

答案：exist→exists

3．More importantly, I found it was my turn start looking after my father. 答案：在start前加to

4．The newly broadened square is three times large than the previous one.

答案：large→larger

5．Tired as I was, in fact, I was prevented sleeping by the pain in my knee. 答案：sleeping前加from

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五、单元语法——主语从句

1．(2018·江苏苏州期中)How strange is that the students are so quiet in the classroom!

答案：it

2．It is not immediately clear the housing price will go down in 2020. 答案：whether

3．(2018·山东济南一中月考)In my opinion, matters is whether we can win together as a team instead of individuals.

答案：what

4．Exactly the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain，but it was probably around 1565.

答案：when

5．(2018·江苏盐城检测)—The manager finally agreed to our new marketing proposals. —It never occurred to me you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.

答案：that

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