PAGEPAGE1Module5NewspapersandMagazinesⅠ.話題延讀ThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturday,February1,2003,killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASA(美國宇航局)andPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronauts’remains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up,16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida,spreadpossiblytoxicdebris(有毒的殘骸)overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramatictelevisionimagesoftheshuttle’sdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails(痕跡)streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.28,1986,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth’satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUS’humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.Rescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrew,whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttle,formercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant(推動劑).“Wearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremains,”NacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1,000callsreportingdebris,somepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.“TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors...Theirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome...America’sspaceprogramwillgoon,”saidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevision,whichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.1.Theunderlinedword“descent”inthepassagemeans.

A.takingoff B.landing C.orbiting D.walkingdown2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamon?A.HewasthefirstIsraeliastronauttoflyontheshuttle.B.HewasthefirstforeignastronauttoflyontheAmericanshuttle.C.Heusedtobeapassengerplanepilot.D.HewastheonlysurvivorintheColumbiadisaster.3.TheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresimilarinthat.

A.thereweresevenastronautskilledonboardB.boththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheytookoffC.boththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheywereabouttolandD.nohumanremainswerefound4.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothenews?A.TheU.S.A.willgiveupthespaceprogrambecauseoftheaccident.B.NASAhasn’tfoundthecauseoftheColumbiadisaster.C.BeforetheColumbiadisaster,noshuttleshadexplodedinthecourseoflanding.D.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth’satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.語篇解讀:本文講解并描述了美國航天飛機“哥倫比亞”號失事的狀況。答案及剖析:1.B詞義揣測題。第三段其次句中的inthedescenttoEarthorlanding中的landing即是對descent的說明。2.A細微環節理解題。從第四段第一句中的whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttle,formercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.可以知道,IlanRamon是以色列第一位乘坐航天飛機的宇航員。3.A細微環節理解題。從文中可以了解到兩起災難都有7位宇航員喪生。“挑戰者”號是在升空時失事的,而“哥倫比亞”號是在返回地面的過程中失事的,故可解除B和C。而選項D與原文不符,故選A。4.A細微環節理解題。依據最終一段中的America’sspaceprogramwillgoon可知選項A錯誤。Ⅱ.七選五(2024安徽江淮十校三模試題)Teensarecertainlyconfusingandcomplicated,butthereisonethingthat’sclearaboutthem:Morethananythingelse,theywanttofitinwiththeirpeers.Theywantandneedtostayconnected.Withoutconnection,theyfeellonely,anxiousandsad,1..

Teens,likeadults,runintoallsortsofdilemmaswiththeirfriends.Friendshipsareneitherallgoodnorallbad.Asanadult,youhaveexperiencewiththesesortsoffriendsandhavemadeyourownadjustmentsintheserelationships.Givenbothyourownlifeexperienceandyourconcernforyourteens,you’reinanexcellentpositiontohelpyourteenssetboundarieswithfriends.Certainly,somefriendshipsareworthmaintaining,whilesomearenot,2..Therearemanywaysyoucanhelpyourteenshandletheserelationshipseffectively.HerearesomestepsIwouldsuggesttaking:

1.Teachyourteenstolabeltheirfeelings.Theyneedtoknowwhatitisthattheyarefeelingfirsttoeffectivelysetlimitsandboundarieswithfriends.Helpthemlabelsetbacks,exhaustion,disappointmentandanger.Thisisnosmalltask.Manykidsstrugglewithlabelingtheirfeelings.2.3..Iftheysensethatsomethingiswronginafriendship,they’reprobablyright,andtheyneedtoquititassoonaspossible.

3.Explaintoyourteensthattheycan’tbeallthingstoallfriends.Andletthemknowthatfriendshipsaremostlikelytogrowandcontinueiftheyfeelgoodaboutthem.4.Discussdifferentwaystosetboundaries.Explaintoyourkidsthatjustasitmakessensetosayyesattimes,4..Justasit’sfinetospendlotsoftimewithafriendduringtheweek,it’sequallyOKtospendlesstimewiththesamefriendwhenthatfriendisbeingtoodemandingorneedy.

5.Lookatyourbehaviorinrelationships.5..Theyarequietlywatchingyoureverymove.Somakesureyou’resettingagoodexampleforthemtofollowinyourrelationshipsaswell.

A.sotheyneedtotellwhatarerightrelationshipsB.andtheyshallfindtheirwayoutofthosefriendshipsC.Keepinmindthatyouareyourteens’mostimportantrolemodelD.RemindyourteensofbadrelationshipsE.it’salsosociallyacceptabletosaynoatothertimesF.EncourageyourteenstomindtheirfeelingsandfollowthesixthsenseG.buttheymaygetexhaustedbytheirfriendshipsaswell答案:1—5GBFECⅢ.完形填空Lastyear,my80-year-oldfatherarrivedforhisregulartwo-weekvisitatmyhome.Whilewithus,hewantedto1hismorningwalkthathehadstucktofortenyears.

Thenearestparkisatwo-kilometerwalkfromourhouse.Icouldnotdrivehimthereeveryday2Ihadtoleavefortheofficeatthesametimehewantedto3.Inviewoftheheavytrafficinthemorning,Isuggesteditwouldbe4ifhechangedhis5timetotheevening.ThatwayIcouldtakehimtotheparkafterwork.6,myfathersaidthathecouldnot7hisroutineforjustafewdaysandinsistedthathewouldbeleavingthehouseeverydayat7amandreturningby8am.

Onedaywhenmyfatherhadnot8by8:30am,mywifephonedmeattheofficeinapanic.9,Iimmediatelydrovehome,takingthesameroutethatmyfatherwouldhavetakenforhiswalk.

Not10himanywhere,Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportmyfather’s11.Theofficeradvisedmeto12untilmiddaybeforefilingthereport.Sinceitwasonly10am,Ireturnedhomeandwaited13.At10:35amthedoorbellrangandIwas14toseemyfatherstandingtheresmiling,15byayoungmanonamotorbike.Theyoungmantoldmethatmyfatherhad16hiswaywhilereturningfromthepark.Theonly17hecouldprovidewasthatmyhousewasneartheparkandmadeofredbrick.

Withmucheffort,andalmosttwohoursof18,theyoungmanwasabletolocatemy19.Iexpressedmythanksandinvitedhiminsidetojoinusforacupoftea.Buthe20andleftusevenwithoutsharinghisname.

1.A.stop B.delay C.continue D.introduce2.A.as B.if C.so D.though3.A.standup Beback C.moveon D.setout4.A.quicker B.safer C.shorter D.cheaper5.A.show B.visiting C.walk D.vacation6.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.However D.Besides7.A.follow B.change C.perform D.establish8.A.started B.passed C.returned D.left9.A.Tired B.Ashamed C.Worried D.Disappointed10.A.troubling B.facing C.joining D.spotting11.A.arrival B.mistake C.routine D.disappearance12.A.wait B.report C.seek D.phone13.A.peacefully B.confidently C.impatiently D.breathlessly14.A.shocked B.curious C.overjoyed D.afraid15.A.tracked B.caught C.encouraged D.accompanied16.A.lost B.found C.pushed D.made17.A.request B.praise C.statement D.description18.A.training B.traveling C.searching D.circling19.A.office B.house C.park D.station20.A.denied B.refused C.escaped D.failed語篇解讀:本文是記敘文。作者八十歲的老父親外出漫步迷路,幾經周折,在一位年輕人的幫助下父親最終回到了家。答案及剖析:1.C由hismorningwalkthathehadstucktofortenyears可知,與“我”短暫相聚的八十歲老父親想要“接著(continue)”他堅持了十年的早晨漫步的習慣。2.A3.D“我出門上班的時間剛好是父親打算‘動身(setout)’漫步的時間”與“我無法每天開車送父親去公園”之間是因果關系,故選用as。4.B5.C由上文的hismorningwalk和theheavytrafficinthemorning可知,鑒于早晨交通擁擠,“我”認為假如父親把“漫步(walk)”的時間從早上改到晚上會“更平安(safer)”,這樣的話“我”可以下班以后送他到公園。6.C“我建議父親變更出門漫步的時間”和“父親堅持早上七點出門漫步”之間是轉折關系,故用However。7.B由下文的insistedthathewouldbeleavingthehouseeverydayat7am可知,父親不情愿“變更(change)”他的習慣。8.C由上文的insistedthat