Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Flying High
Barrington Irving made his historic flight and founded an educational non-profit-making organization. His message for kids: “The only thing ____1____separates you from scientists is determination, hard work and a strong liking for what you want to achieve.” The secret, he believes, is having a dream in the first place, and that starts with learning experiences that inspire kids to build careers.
The moment of inspiration for Irving came at the age of 15 in his parents' bookstore. One customer, a professional pilot, asked Irving ____2____ he'd thought about becoming a pilot.
“I told him I didn't think I was smart enough; but the next day he took me to the cockpit of the commercial airplane he flew
and then I ____3____(hook).”
____4____ (follow) his dream, Irving turned down a football scholarship to the University of Florida. He washed airplanes to earn money for a flight school and increased his flying skills by practising at home on a $40 flight simulator(模拟) video game. Then another dream took hold: flying alone around the world. He faced more than 50 rejections for sponsorship ____5____convincing companies to donate aircraft components. He took off with no weather radar, no deo-icing system, and just $30 in his pocket. “I like to do things people say I can't do.”
After 97 days, 26 stops and dozens of thunderstorms, he touched down to ____6____ cheering crowd in Miami. “It was seeing so many young people watching and listening ____7____ pushed me into giving back with my knowledge and experience.” Irving has been doing it ever since. He set up his non-profit-making organization, Experience Aviation, ____8____(mean)to increase the number of youth in aviation and science-related careers.
Kids attend program dealing with hands-on robotics projects and flight simulator challenges.
“We want to create chances for students ____9____ they can accomplish something amazing,” he notes. Perhaps Irving's _____10_____(powerful) educational tool is the example his own life provides. After landing his record-breaking flight at age 23, he said.
“Everyone told me I was too young, that I didn't have enough experience, strength, or knowledge. They told me it would take forever and I'd never come home. Well, guess what?”
【答案】1. that
2. whether/if
3. was hooked
4. To follow
5. before 6. a
7. that 8. meant
9. so that 10. most powerful
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了巴林顿·欧文进行了他历史性的飞行，并建立了一个非营利性的教育组织。文章讲述了他的个人经历以及对教育的看法。
【1题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：你和科学家的唯一区别是决心、努力和对你想要取得的成就的强烈渴望。此处为定语从句修饰先行词thing，先行词在从句中作主语，指物，且由the only修饰，只能用关系代词that引导从句。故填that。
【2题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：一个顾客，一个专业的飞行员，问欧文他是否想过成为一名飞行员。此处为宾语从句，从句不缺少成分，表示“是否”应用whether或if引导。故填whether/if。
【3题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：但第二天，他带我来到他驾驶的那架商用飞机的驾驶舱，我就迷上了他。根据上文“the next day he took me to the cockpit of the commercial airplane he flew,”可知为一般过去时，主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为I，谓语动词用单数。故填was hooked。
【4题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：为了实现自己的梦想，欧文拒绝了佛罗里达大学的橄榄球奖学金。follow在句中应用非谓语动词形式，此处为不定式作目的状语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填To follow。
【5题详解】
考查介词。句意：在说服公司捐赠飞机部件之前，他面临了50多次赞助拒绝。结合句意表示“在……之前”，后跟动名词作宾语，应用介词before。故填before。
【6题详解】
考查冠词。句意：经过97天，26次停留和几十次雷雨，他在迈阿密的欢呼人群中着陆。crowd为可数名词，此处表泛指应用不定冠词，且cheering是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故填a。
【7题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：看到这么多年轻人在观看和倾听，促使我用自己的知识和经验去回报社会。引导结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于……”应用so…that…。故填that。
【8题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他成立了非盈利组织“体验航空”，旨在增加从事航空和科学相关职业的年轻人的数量。分析句子结构可知mean在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语Experience Aviation构成被动关系，故应用过去分词,be meant to do sth.“照理/应该做某事”。故填meant。
【9题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：他指出：“我们希望为学生创造机会，让他们能够成就一些了不起的事情。”引导目的状语从句，表示“以便，结果是”应用so that。故填so that。
【10题详解】
考查最高级。句意：也许欧文最有力的教育工具是他自己的生活提供的榜样。结合句意表示“最有力的”可知应用形容词最高级。故填most powerful。
