Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Being alone in outer space can be   36  . That is one reason why astronauts on solo(單獨的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them   37  . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth.   38  , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(潛水艇) voyages. It will also happen on  39  space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?

Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of  40  is. When men are  41  together for a long period, they begin to feel   42   . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very   43  .

Apparently, although no one wants to be  44  all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of  45  or stress.

People who are well-adjusted are able to   46  stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in   47  our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.

A. excited    B. frightening         C. confusing       D. brave

A. tired       B. asleep              C. conscious       D. busy

A. So far       B. After all           C. However         D. Therefore

A. long        B. fast              C. dangerous       D. direct

A. fuel        B. entertainment     C. adjustment      D. health

A. shut up      B. held up           C. brought up      D. picked up

A. uneasy     B. interested        C. comfortable      D. excited

A. pleasing     B. annoying         C. common       D. valuable

A. noisy         B. alone           C. personal     D. sociable

A. emphasis      B. conflict       C. power       D. pressure

A. handle       B. create           C. affect       D. investigate

    A. becoming      B. choosing            C. ordering    D. promoting

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】C

【小題4】A

【小題5】C

【小題6】A

【小題7】A

【小題8】B

【小題9】B

【小題10】D

【小題11】A

【小題12】B

解析:

【小題1】根據(jù)文章意思，獨自一人在太空中是很害怕。

【小題2】給他們很多活干，目的就是讓他們忙碌。故用busy。

【小題3】考查副詞。本句的意思是“和你想要擺脫掉的人待在一起甚至比獨自一人更難”。根據(jù)上下文可以判斷，這里應用表示轉(zhuǎn)折的副詞。however“然而，但是”；so far“到目前為止”；after all “畢竟”；therefore“因此”。

【小題4】第二段中的“a long period of time”可以提示我們，將來的太空旅行是長時間的。故用long。

【小題5】根據(jù)文章第一段的最后一句的提示，可知這里指的是“調(diào)整的問題將越嚴重”。

【小題6】根據(jù)文章中提到的“在潛艇和太空船中”，可以知道這里應指人被“關”起來。shut up“關閉；將人囚禁”；hold up“舉起，阻止”；bring up“撫養(yǎng)；提出話題；嘔吐”；pick up“好轉(zhuǎn)；接收到；學會”。

【小題7】當幾個人長時間被囚禁在一起，漸漸地他們會變得不安。uneasy“不安”。

【小題8】文中指的是“一開始，幾個人可以相互接受對方的一些習慣，但長時間后，可能會覺得這比較煩人”。pleasing“討人喜歡的”；annoying“使人煩惱的”；common“常見的”；valuable“有價值的”。

【小題9】根據(jù)上文提到的情況，因此這里指“沒人想要一直獨自一人”。故用alone。

【小題10】這里應選一個與stress并列的詞，故用pressure“壓力”。emphasis“強調(diào)”；conflict“沖突”；power“權(quán)力”。

【小題11】本句的意思是“能很好地調(diào)整心態(tài)的人能比其他人很好地處理具有壓力的局面”。handle= deal with“處理”；create“創(chuàng)造”；affect“影響”；investigate“調(diào)查”。

【小題12】根據(jù)上文提到的內(nèi)容可知：這里是指在選擇宇航員時為什么會特別關注這方面的情況。