定时训练(15)　.完形填空 体裁：记叙文　话题：生活故事　时间：15分钟-year-old skydiving instructord been a standard routine for years.For Shirley Dygert，a 54-year-old woman__1__to celebrate her 54th birthday.She was afraid，but also very__2__to be doing something so adventurous.

　　Dave was her instructor.They jumped together，with Shirley__3__to Dave，who was above her and would__4__the parachute(降落伞).__5__view.But when it came time for Dave to open the parachute，it opened only partially.__6__，the backup parachute got tangled(纠缠) with the first one.They were then freefalling through the air.Shirley was__7____8__this way.

　　And Dave was determined to do everything in his__9__to make sure that she wouldn't.Courageously，he repositioned himself so that he was falling below Shirley，hoping his body would be enough to soften the blow for her.

　　When they hit the ground，he，though in extreme pain，managed to__10__ask her if she was OK.After she replied，he__11__out.

　　Dave's spine(脊椎) was completely broken by the fall.Shirley had broken some bones in her neck.While Shirley__12__ies，Dave was completely disabled from the neck down.

　　Dave remains brave and__13__even in the face of paralysis，and some of the feeling in his body has already returned.When Shirley visited him in the hospital，he was__14__around，and cheering her up as well.He has even__15__they go skydiving again.

　　1.A.adventure B.journey

　　C.holiday D.experiment

　　解析　根据下一句中的“...doing something so adventurous.”可知此处指“她决定进行这次冒险来庆祝她的54岁生日”。故A项符合语境。答案　A解析　根据转折词but可知这位妇女既害怕又兴奋故用excited。答案　D解析　根据上文的“...it was her first time to go.”可知因为这位妇女初学跳伞所以教练把她和自己“连”在一起故用attach。答案　B解析　根据下文But when it came time for Dave to open the parachute，...”可知是Dave“打开”降落伞。答案　C解析　由语境可知两人一边降落一边欣赏高空奇特的美景。remarkable非凡的奇特的。答案　B解析　根据空后的“...the backup parachute got tangled(纠缠) with the first one.”可知很不幸的是两个降落伞纠缠在了一起故用unfortunately。答案　A解析　根据语境可知两人飞速向下降落把这位妇女吓坏了故用terrified。答案　C解析　根据语境可知两人这样降落必死无疑因此妇女祷告自己不要这样“死去”。答案　D解析　句意为：Dave决定尽自己所能救这位妇女。power能力符合语境。答案　A解析　通过上文Dave舍身救妇女的表现可以看出他很无私故用selflessly。答案　D解析　因为Dave首先落地因此摔得很重很快昏迷了过去。pass out昏过去失去知觉。答案　A解析　根据上一句“Shirley had broken some bones in her neck.”可知这位妇女也受伤了。由此可知此处指这位妇女完全康复了故用recover。答案　B解析　根据Dave虽然颈部以下全部瘫痪但仍能够对前去看望他的Shirley说说笑笑可推知他十分乐观。故用optimistic。答案　A

　　14.A.moving B.playing

　　C.looking D.joking

　　解析　根据Dave的状况及上文提到的他非常乐观可知他是在“开玩笑”。答案　D解析　句意为：Dave甚至建议两人再去高空suggest符合语境。答案　A语法填空lind girl who hated herself just because she was blind in her both eyes.She was sensitive and often lost __1__ temper.She hated everyone around her __2__ her loving boyfriend.He was always there for her.It was his love and encouragement that offered her hope and courage to live on.She made __3__ promise that if she could see the world，she would marry her boyfriend.

　　One day，someone __4__(donate) a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything，including her boyfriend.They were very pleased.Her boyfriend __5__(hope) asked her，“Now that you can see the world，will you marry me?”__6__，the girl was shocked when she opened her bright eyes and saw that her boyfriend was blind too，and shaking her head，she immediately refused to marry him.Without words，her boyfriend walked away __7__ tears，and later he wrote a letter to her，__8__(say)，“Just take care of my eyes，dear.”

　　This is how human brain changes when the status changes.Only few remember __9__ life was before，and who's always been there even in the most __10__(pain) situations.

　　答案　1.her　2.except3.a　4.donated　5.hopefully　6.However　7.in　8.saying　9.what　10.painful阅读理解 体裁：说明文　话题：航天科技　时间：7分钟Moving forward 15 feet，turning in place 120 degrees，then backing up about 8 feet.The entire trip took about 16 minutes.

　　But for the team behind Curiosity，the six-wheeled NASA rover(探测器) that landed on Mars 17 days ago-mile-wide crater(陨石坑) and up a mountain at the center of the craterrs could have been habitable for life.

　　But that journey of miles started a few feet away from Bradbury Landing，where Curiosity set down on Aug.6，2012.The spot had been named for Ray Bradbury，the author of The Martian Chronicles and other influential science-fiction novels.He would have turned 92 on Wednesday.-up.On Mondayn Tuesday，it moved its four corner wheels in preparation for the drive.

　　“Everything has been going extremely well，” Mr.Theisinger said.So far，the only broken instrument has been a wind sensor that may have been damaged during the landing，NASA said.

　　During the next week，as more instruments are checked out，Curiosity is to head to its first destination，called Glenelg.At first，Curiosity will move only about 30 feet at a time.As its engineers gain experience，the drives will stretch to longer than the length of a football field.

　　Mr.Theisinger warned that the early successes did not ensure future ones.So far，the mission has accomplished only two of its primary goals：to launch on time and to land on Mars.“We've got a long way to go before this mission meets its full potential【语篇导读】　美国国家航空航天局发射的好奇号火星探测器在降落火星17天后首次试车迈出了火星探险的第一步。was not smooth.

　　解析　考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“It couldn't be more important”可知认为这次试车非常重要。答案　B arm. D.Its four corner wheels.解析　考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段第二句可知好奇号火星探测器的风力传感器在着陆时受损其他一切都完好故答案选B项。答案　B______.g on Mars

　　C.explore the natural resources on Mars

　　D.try out some scientific instruments

　　解析　考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“exploring for signs that early Mars could have been habitable for life”可知好奇号火星探测器的主要任务是寻找早期火星适合生命存在的证据。答案　AWe can infer that Ray Bradbury ______.-fiction writer解析　考查推理判断。由第四段最后一句“He would have turned 92 on Wednesday”.可知他本来在星期三就要过他的92岁生日了。言外之意是他刚刚离开了人世。答案　C解析　考查推理判断。从最后一段可以看出Theisinger先生出言谨慎认为目前取得的成功并不能代表将来在彻底完成任务前还有很长的一段路要走。故选D项。答案　D【长难句解读】原文　But for the team behind Curiosity-wheeled NASA rover(探测器) that landed on Mars 17 days ago译文　17天前美国国家航空航天局研制的六轮火星探测器好奇号在火星上着陆。但是对于好奇号幕后的团队来说好奇号在火星上留下的第一串足迹才是令人兴奋的里程碑。分析　这是一个主从复合句。主句是the first tracks on Mars were an exciting milestone。that在此引导一个定语从句修饰rover。the six-wheeled NASA rover是Curiosity的同位语。.读写任务阅读下面短文然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。-mailed to her son's fiancee (未婚妻)s.The couple had just visited the Bourne family home in England.

　　Within days，the e-mail was all over the Internetd Mrs.Bourne for the weekend.

　　But it wasn't just Heidi's behavior that got people talking.Facebook groups started up about the e-mail.The one with the most members was called “Carolyn Bourne needs to learn some manners”. direct.They thought she had been cruel (冷酷的) when she told Heidi to go to “finishing school”—a centre where badly-behaved young women used to be sent.Everyone agreed that there are rules of “good” and “bad” behavior.Everyone agreed that these rules had been broken.However，no one could agree what these rules were.

　　【写作内容】以约30个词概括这段短文的内容;然后以约120个词以“礼貌”为题进行议论内容包括：(1)你认2)请以你或你朋友的经历说明礼貌的重要性;(3)在礼貌方面中学生特别需要注意什么。【写作要求】在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不能直接引用原文中的句子。作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确语言规范内容合适篇章连贯。【参考范文】should be polite，but no one can give a definition of what is politeness.

　　Similarly，politeness is also a desirable quality across China.To some extent，good manners far outweigh other moral qualities and it has a great influence on us.

　　My classmate，David，was unpopular at first because he was very shy and seemed a little stupid.However，he was very polite and often smiles.He usually let others come into or out of the classroom first.Whenever anyone helped him，he would write a thank-you card to him.Graduallyryone was touched by his friendliness and politeness.Now，David is the most popular one in our class.

　　As senior students，we should attach great importance to it.When we meet our teachers，we should greet them kindly.When we accept helps from our classmates and teachers，we should say thanks.