甘肃省会宁县第一中学2022届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

甘肃省会宁县第一中学2022届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXCompThisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile(多用途的)thatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地势)onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,Halfords.PlanetXRT-58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou'dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.￡439,PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou'lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡575,EvansCycles-17-\nBoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon'thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike￡800,Halfords21.Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?A.ItsoutstandingpriceB.ItsShimanoSoragearsC.DealingwithanyterrainD.Puttingonveryfirmtires22.WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A.PlanetXRT-58v2B.SpecializedAllezESC.BoardmanCXCompD.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon23.Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A.Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.B.Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.C.Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.D.Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad。BWithrapidadvancesinmedicalscience,cloningisslowlybutsurelylookinglikeitcouldbeinournearfuture.However,isitreallyanoptionthatshouldbeconsideredasawaytoextendhumanlife?Reproductivecloningmayhelphumanfamiliesgainchildren,butthere'salsoabenefitfortheanimalworld. Itbringshopetopeopleeagerforchildrenbutunabletohavetheirownoradopt.Itcanalsobringabouttherecreationofspeciesthathavelongsincedied,allowingscientiststofullystudythespeciesasalivingcreatureinsteadofsimplylookingatimagesorbones.Manybelievethatcloningcanbeusedtoreplacefailingorgans.Thiswillreducethewaitinglistfororgandonationsandallowmorepeopletobesaved.Notonlythat,-17-\nbutbecausetheorganis,infact,yourownorgan,therewouldbelesschanceofrejection. Cloningcouldprovehelpfulingeneticresearch.Usingcloningtechnologies,geneticresearcherswouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthecompositionofgenesandtheeffectsofgeneticconstituents(成分)onhumancharacters.There'salsothepossibilityofchanginggeneticconstituentsinclonedhumans,andcloningcouldhelpfightgeneticdiseases. Whilethecloningofbodyorganscanhelpextendhumanlife,itcouldalsocausealotofmalpractice(玩忽职守).Alongwiththeabilitytoclonedesiredcharacters,therecouldbethepossibilityofpeopledeliberatelyreproducingundesiredcharacters.Thiscouldleadtoariseinmalpracticeswithinsociety.Cloninginvolvesaprocessofcreatingidenticalgenes.Assuch,therewouldbealackofdiversityinhumankind.Scientistsbelievethislackofdiversitywilllowerthehumanrace'sabilitytoadapt.Whateveryourviewoncloningmaybe,studiesshowthattheclonewouldinfactnotbecompletelyidenticaltotheoriginaljustastwinsarenotcompletelyidentical.Thoughtheymightlookalike,twinshavedifferentpersonalitiesandenjoydifferentthings.Thesamecouldbesaidofclones.Eveniftechnologywerecreatedinwhichyourmemoriesandthoughtscouldbetransmitted(传送)totheclone,yourclonewouldstillbeadifferentperson.24.Whatgoodmightreproductivecloningbring?A.Itmayhelpimprovehumanwell-being.B.Itcouldcontributetotherisingbirthrate.C.Itcouldhelpanimalssurvivedeadlydiseases.D.Itmayenablescientiststobetterstudyextinctspecies.25.Accordingtothetext,cloningcanalsobeusedfor      .A.organtransplantB.solvingtheagingproblemC.infectiousdiseasetreatmentD.constructingagenedatabase-17-\n26.What'soneproblemcloningmaycause?A.Greatdiversity.B.Individualsecurityrisk.C.Increasedimproperconduct.D.Seriouspersonalitydisorder.27.Whyaretwinsmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Tostresstwins'similarities.B.Toshowtwinsarequitecommon.C.Tocarryoutdeeperresearchontwins.D.Tobetterillustratewhataclonewillbelike.CMyparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.WhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverwrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada‘lowlevelofliteracy(读写能力)’?Idon'tthinkso.Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitions(定义)ofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare‘functionallyliterate’.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Afriend'sfatherfinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Hehadboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit.Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Worldwidestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.-17-\nMorewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon'tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'tnecessarilystupidorignorant(无知的)—andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn'tonlyfoundinwriting.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather?A.Hereadalot.B.Herarelywrote.C.Hecouldn'twrite.D.Heboughtmanybooks.29.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout“functionallyliterate”people?A.Theyareusuallymindreaders.B.Theycanreadbetweenthelines.C.Theyaremainlydependentonothers.D.Theyareabletoreadandwritetosurvive.30.Whydidthefriend'sfatherbuythenewspaperregularly?A.Tokeephissecret.B.Tobefashionable.C.Toenjoythedailynews.D.Tofurtherhisstudy31.Whatisliteracyirrelevanttoaccordingtotheauthor?A.Health.B.Poorness.C.Influence.D.Happiness.DTenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother，whowaslookingaftertheir2-acreancestralfarmafterhisfather’sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm，wherehelearnttodrive，repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.“Inthose13years，Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork，andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs,”saysTenzing.However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12,2022,Tenzingreturned-17-\ntohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteacompanieswerebuyingtea;sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea，hehadnoideahowtodoit.Beingalayman(外行）inthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide(农药）onhisfarm,he’dgetaheadacheandfeelindisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives,Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2022,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannon-governmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,inwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedcomingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30,000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.32.WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?A.Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B.Helivedahappychildhood.C.Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.D.Hehadgreatlearningability.33.WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?A.Teasoldverywellatthattime.B.Hismotherwasgettingolder.C.Hislandwasbestforteagrowth.D.Hewastiredoftemporaryjobs.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indisposed”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Unfair.B.MotivatedC.Uncomfortable.D.Touched.35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.AhottouristattractioninAssam-17-\nB.ThebiggestteafarminAssamC.Tenzing,Assam’sFirstOrganicTeaFarmerD.Theconflictbetweenexpertsandalayman第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HOWTOGETMORESLEEPManystudieswarnthatnothavingenoughsleepmayleadtoserioushealthproblems,affectingourdailylife,workandstudy.You’veprobablyknownthisforlong,yetyoustilldon’tgetafullnightsleepduetoanincredibleworkschedule.Sowhatcanyoudotomakemoretimeforsleep,andgetabetternight’srestoverall?•Investinabetter-qualitymattress.Ifyou’resleepingonayears-old,worn-outmattress(床垫),it’snowonderwhyyouwakeupfeelingtiredinthemorning.36Withanewmattressthat’sbettersuitedtoyoursleepinghabits,you’llgettosleepfasterandstayasleepconsistently.•37Therearemanyhabitsthatcanaffecthowmuchsleepyouget,includinghowmuchcaffeineyouconsumethroughouttheday(andwhenyouconsumeit—evenafewhoursbeforebedtimecaninterferewithsleep),whetherornotyouphysicallyexercise,andhowlongyouspendstaringatadigitalscreenbeforebed.•Takeacloserlookatyourschedule.38InWesternculture,there’salotofpressuretofillupourschedulestoseemimportantandsociallyintegrated,soyourdailyactivitiesmighthavesomefaultsorunnecessarytasksthatcanbeskippedordelayed.39Sleepisevenmoreimportantthanyouprobablyrealized,butit’sentirelywithinyourpowertoreshapeyoursleepinghabitsforgood.Makesleepyourfirstpriority,schedulingtimeforitthewayyou’dscheduleameeting,andworktherestofyourschedulearoundit.40A.Watchyourhabits.-17-\nA.Somehabitscontributetoagoodnight’ssleep.B.Withoutenoughsleep,youcouldtakemorerisksinyourlife.C.Anewmattresscanbeabiginvestment,butit’salmostworththemoney.D.Drawalinebetweenprofessionalandpersonaltime,andmakesleepahigherpriority.E.Ifyoufeellikeyou’retoobusytosleep,considertakingasecondlookatyourschedule.F.Intime,itwillbecomethenewroutine,andyou’llimproveyourhealthandproductivity.第三部分　语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)isahugespacestation.Itisbeing 41 bythousandsofpeoplefrom16countries.Allthesepeoplearetryingtofindoutifhumanscanonedaybuild 42 inspace.Floating230milesaboveEarth,theInternationalSpaceStationcurrently 43 ahugebuilding-blockprojectoutinspace.USspaceshuttlesandRussianrocketshavebeen 44 toolsandpiecesofthe 45 intospacetohelpfinishbuildingit.Fromthebeginningofitsconstructionin1998toits 46,morethan100majorpieceswillbeputtogethertocreatethis 47 spacestation.When 48,itwillbethelargeststructureevertoflyaboveEarth.TheISSwillbe 49 thanafootballfieldandwillweighaboutonemillionpounds.Inadditiontohelpingbuildthespacestation, 50 aretryingtoanswersuchquestionsasthese:Howdoesspacetravelaffectgerms?Doesthehumanbodybreakdownfood 51 inspace?Someday,thestationmayevenserveasalaunchpad(发射台)fortripstoother 52,suchasMars.Becauseofits 53 size,theISSneedsalotof 54.Likeotherman-madebodiesinspace,itspowercomesfromthe 55.Tocreatesolarenergy,largepanels-17-\n(嵌板)arelinedwithspecialmaterials.Thesematerials 56 thesun'senergyandchangeitintoelectricity.Sowhatdoesitcosttobuildsucha 57?Itcostsover$60billiondollars. 58 thismayseemastronomical,itmaybeasmallpriceto 59 aprojectthatenablessomeoftheworld'sfinestscientiststoworktogether,exploringspacefortheworld's 60.41.A.discussed  B.usedC.driven      D.constructed42.A.schools               B.shopsC.homes                  D.factories43.A.lookslikeB.comesfromC.turnsintoD.belongsto44.A.changingB.transportingC.breakingD.dividing45.A.station  B.materialC.metalD.product46.A.designB.progressC.popularityD.completion47.A.ordinaryB.smallC.AmazingD.attractive48.A.appliedB.closedC.enteredD.finished49.A.longerB.largerC.betterD.more50.A.scientistsB.professorsC.architectsD.workers51.A.differentlyB.activelyC.instantlyD.wholly52.A.surfacesB.planetsC.locationsD.lands53.A.limitedB.standardC.middleD.impressive54.A.astronauts B.expertsC.powerD.space55.A.windB.airC.sun D.water56.A.collectB.produceC.provideD.consume57.A.houseB.structureC.modelD.system58.A.SinceB.IfC.WhenD.Although-17-\n59.A.takeoveB.setupC.payforD.leadto60.A.existenceB.futureC.peace                     D.dream第II卷第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Lotsofkidshateschool,anewstudyfound.Thiskindoffeelingusuallydoesn’tlastlong.Butwhat61(happen)ifyoufeelthiswaytoomuch?Gettingagood62(educate)canhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifeyouwant.Solet’stalkaboutschooland63todowhenyoudon’tlikeit.Ifyoudon’tlikeschool,64firststepistofindoutwhy.Youmightnotlikeschoolbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughfriends,65maybeyoudon’tgetalongwithyourteacher.Sometimesit’sabigproblemwithyourclassesandschool-work.Youmaybegetting66(far)behind,anditmayseemlikeyou’llnevercatchup.Whenyouknowwhyyoudon’tlikeschool,youcansetabout67(take)stepstomakethingsbetter.It’sagoodideatotalktosomeoneabout68(you)problemswithschool.Yourmum,dadorteacherwillbeabletohelpyou.Anothergoodideaistowriteclownyour69(feeling)aboutschoolinanotebook.It’sagreatway70(let)outemotions.Remember,youdon’thavetosharewhatyou’vewrittenwithothers.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。-17-\n修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Highschoolisatimethatwemaymeetmanygoodteachers.WhenIwasinSeniorOne,ImetmychemistryteachercallingJohn,whodevotedhimselfinteaching.Hetriedhisbesttomakeherclasseslively.Heusuallymadegoodpreparationforthelessonsandwasstrictwithus,too.Wheneverwemademistakesinourhomework,hewouldaskustocorrectingthem.Iwasusedtobepoorinchemistry.Heoftenhelpsmewithmystudiesverypatient.Becauseofhishelp,Imaderapidprogressandcaughtupwiththeclass.Hewasalwaysverykindtoeverystudent.Asexperiencedteacher,hewasrespectedandlovedbyallthestudents.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是校学生会主席李华。请给在你校学习汉语的英国交换生Leslie写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加本周五下午3:00在学校报告厅举办的以“我的梦，中国梦”为主题的演讲比赛。内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.时间和地点；3.要求：提前准备素材，演讲要用汉语。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearLeslie,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________yours,-17-\nLiHua-17-\n第二次月考英语答案参考答案：21-23CAC24-27DBCA28-31BDAD32-35DACC36-40DAFEG41-45DCABA  46-50DCDBA51-55ABDCC   56-60ABDCB61.willhappen(happens)62.education63.what64.the65.or66.farther/further67.taking68.your69.feelings70.tolet短文改错：Highschoolisatimethatwemaymeetmanygoodteachers.WhenIwasinSeniorOne,ImetwhenmychemistryteachercallingJohn,whodevotedhimselfinteaching.Hetriedhisbesttomakecalledtoherclasseslively.Heusuallymadegoodpreparationforthelessonsandwasstrictwithus,too.\hispreparationsWheneverwemademistakesinourhomework,hewouldaskustocorrectingthem.Iwasusedtobecorrectpoorinchemistry.Heoftenhelpsmewithmystudiesverypatient.Becauseofhishelp,Imaderapidhelpedpatiently︿progressandcaughtupwiththeclass.Hewasalwaysverykindtoeverystudent.Asexperiencedanteacher,hewasrespectedandlovedbyallthestudents.写作范文DearLeslie,-17-\nI’mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentUnion.I’mwritingthise-mailtoinviteyoutotakepartinthespeechcontesttobeheldinourschool,whosetitleis“Mydream&Chinesedream”.Idothinkit’sagoodchanceforyoutopracticeyourChinese.Thecontestwillbeheldat3:00onFridayafternooninourlecturehall.Togetagoodresult,you’dbettergetpreparedforitinadvance.DorememberthatyoushouldgiveyourspeechinChinese.Wishyouhaveawonderfulperformance.Yours,LiHua部分答案详解阅读A篇21.细节理解题。根据BoardmanCXComp部分第一行第一句Thisisacross-countrybike……soversatilethatyoucanhandleanyterrainonit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.可以得知BoardmanCXComp的优势是C。22.细节理解题。根据PlanetXRT-58v2部分第二行Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.可以得出是A选项。23.推断题。根据PlanetXRT-58v2部分第二行Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.得知A选项不对。Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.可以看出B不对。D选项only不对。根据最后一段第一行Ifyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveand…可以看出C选项是正确的。B篇-17-\n本文是议论文。文章主要讨论了克隆的优缺点。24.D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Itcanalsobringabouttherecreationofspeciesthathavelongsincedied,allowingscientiststofullystudythespeciesasalivingcreatureinsteadofsimplylookingatimagesorbones可知，生殖性克隆使得再创造已经灭绝的物种成为可能，能够让科学家充分研究一个生物物种，而不是仅仅观察这些灭绝物种的图片和骨骼。25.A。细节理解题。由第三段中的cloningcanbeusedtoreplacefailingorgans可知，克隆可以用于替换衰竭的器官。26.C。细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的itcouldalsocausealotofmalpractice和therecouldbethepossibilityofpeopledeliberatelyreproducingundesiredcharacters.Thiscouldleadtoariseinmalpracticeswithinsociety可知，克隆也会导致社会中的不端行为增加。27.D。推理判断题。由最后一段中的studiesshowthattheclonewouldinfactnotbecompletelyidenticaltotheoriginaljustastwinsarenotcompletelyidentical可知，克隆体与母体并不是完全相同的；作者提到双胞胎是为了说明克隆体与母体的差别。C篇（社会）本文是说明文。文章介绍了“读写能力”的含义及其对人们的影响。28.B。细节理解题。由第一段中的readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives和作者帮父亲修改信件的经历以及HeneverwrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards可知，作者的父亲很少写东西。29.D。细节理解题。由第二段末的ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare‘functionallyliterate'可知，作者认为这类人读和写的能力能够满足生存需求。30.A。推理判断题。第三段首句是本段的主题句，后用朋友父亲的故事举例说明。由该段中的Afriend'sfatherfinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'tread...andpretendedtoreadit可推断，朋友的父亲之所以每天买报纸是为了保守他不识字的秘密。31.D。细节理解题。由最后一段中的Butdon'tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy...maynotbeunhappyatall可知，读写能力与幸福没有直接的关系。D篇32-35DACC-17-\n7选536-40DAFEG完形填空话题：自然本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了著名的国际空间站ISS正在建设中。41.D。由下文中的 ...helpfinishbuildingit可知，国际空间站正在 “建设（constructed）”中。42.C。根据常识可知，所有参与建设国际空间站的人们都在努力尝试看人类是否能在太空建设“家园（homes）”。43.A。根据文中的描述可知，漂浮在地球上方230英里的国际空间站目前“看起来就像（lookslike）”在太空搭建的一个大型积木工程。44.B。45.A。由上下文的描述可知，美国的太空飞船和俄罗斯的火箭正在把“空间站（station）”的碎片“运输（transporting）”到太空用以建设国际空间站。46.D。从1998年开始建设空间站到它“竣工（completion）”，将会有超过100片碎片拼在一起才能完成。47.C。由下文对空间站的描述可知，这是一个“令人惊叹的（amazing）”空间站。48.D。由上下文的描述可知，国际空间站正在建设中，“建成后（finished）”将是有史以来在地球上空飞行的最大的建筑物。49.B。由上文中的willbethelargeststructure可知，国际空间站将比一个足球场“大（larger）”。50.A。由下文中的enablessomeoftheworld'sfinestscientiststoworktogether可知，此处指“科学家（scientists）”正在努力回答一些问题。51.A。由上下文的描述以及常识可知，此处指在太空人体分解食物是否“不同（differently）”。52.B。由该空后的suchasMars可知，国际空间站甚至可以作为去往其他“星球（planets）”之旅的发射台。53.D。从上文中的thelargeststructure和...thanafootballfield可知，国际空间站的体积“很庞大（impressive）”。54.C。由下文中的itspowercomesfrom...可知，由于体积庞大，国际空间站需要大量的“动力（power）”。55.C。由下文中的solarenergy可知，国际空间站的动力来源于“太阳（sun）”。-17-\n56.A。根据常识可知，这些材料“收集（collect）”太阳的能量并把其转化为电能。57.B。由上文中的itwillbethelargeststructureevertoflyaboveEarth可知，此处指要建这样一个庞大的“建筑物（structure）”的成本是什么。58.D。59.C。“虽然（Although）”这看起来是一个天文数字，但是这可能是为这样一个大工程所“花费（payfor）”的很小的代价。60.B。由上文中的findoutifhumanscanonedaybuild...inspace可知，这项工程使得世界上最杰出的科学家可以一起努力，为了整个世界的“未来（future）”而探索太空。-17-