然；just刚刚。本句为否定句，且时态为现在完成时，需用yet。故选A。

3. C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与其他行星相比，地球既不太也不太冷。cool凉爽的；warm暖和的；hot热的；wet湿的。此处与后面的“太冷”相呼应，指不太热。故选C。4. D【解析】考查形容词比较级的修饰语。句意：……我们的太阳系是一个更大的恒星和行星群组的一小部分……。most用于多音节形容词和副词前构成最高级；more用于多音节形容词和副词前构成比较级；many大量的，后接可数名词复数；much修饰不可数名词、形容词或副词比较级。空后为比较级larger, 强调修饰比较级用much。故选D。

5. C【解析】考查数词的用法。句意：银河系中有恒星，而我们的太阳只是其中之一。billion表示概数时，用复数，后接介词of，意为“数十亿的”。根据语境可知，银河系有无数恒星，此处表概数。故选C。

6. A【解析】考查how词组辨析。句意：因此宇宙有？how large指尺寸、范围有多大；how far指距离有多远；how wide指宽度有多广；how long指时间持续多长。根据第五段第二句“Their light has to travel for many years to reach us.”可知，其他银河系的光要很久才能到达我们，这说明距离很远，而对于整个宇宙来说应指的是其大小。故选A。

7. B【解析】考查动词不定式。句意：科学家们发射了宇宙飞船到火星上照。根据句意可知，科学家发射宇宙飞船到太空的目的是拍照，此处用动词不定式表目的。故选B。

8. D【解析】考查名词辨析。句意：他们甚至发射宇宙飞船到之外。由本句中的“even”可判断程度更深，此处指距离，所以应该是发射卫星到更大的范围之外，应该是太阳系之外。故选D。

9. B【解析】考查enough的用法。句意：然而，没有宇宙飞船能飞行到银河系的其它恒星上。enough修饰形容词位于形容词之后，意为“足够……”，修饰名词位于名词之前，意为“足够的”。根据本段语境可知，科学家发射了卫星到火星和太阳系之外，由“However”可知发射的飞船没有飞到，因此可以确定此处指“足够地远”。故选B。

10. A【解析】考查介词词义辨析。句意：……宇宙中如此多的星星，外太空中有没有生命呢？with和，有；without为with的反义词，意为“没有”；by作为介词有多种含义，在……旁，依靠通过等；on指在事物表面。结合句意可知，此处表示“有”。故选A。

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专项练习二

时间：7～10分钟/篇 分值：1分/小题

Cloze 1(2018安徽)

Philip is the bravest boy I know. His friends and family are all very__1__ him. Ten-year-old Philip was born with an__2__ which means that he is always breaking his bones(骨头)．Although he has such a serious illness, Philip__3__ playing sports. In January last year he__4__ wheelchair racing. He came second in his first__5__， and since then Philip has won every other race! In order to look for a new challenge(挑战), Philip__6__ to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon(马拉松)．__7__， five days before the race Philip got sick. He didn't want to__8__. He finally made up his mind to take part. Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what? He not only__9__it, but he also finished in first place! Philip is very__10__ and never gives up. That's why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month.

( )1. A. proud of B. afraid of C. angry with D. strict with ( )2. A. ability B. effort C. illness D. interest ( )3. A. stops B. avoids C. minds D. loves ( )4. A. watched B. started C. cancelled D. held ( )5. A. journey B. race C. class D. interview ( )6. A. regretted B. hated C. failed D. decided ( )7. A. Instead B. Also C. However D. First ( )8. A. give up B. sit down C. set off D. go out ( )9. A. refused B. left C. completed D. invented ( )10. A. brave B. honest C. polite D. fair

Cloze 2(2018天津)

My best friend, Connie, is two years older than me. We spend a lot of time together.

Connie has long dark brown hair and her eyes are big and round. People say she is __1__ and looks like a doll. When we go out, people often __2__ that I am older than her because she is shorter and slimmer(苗条的)．

Connie is positive(乐观的) even when things go __3__. Last week she got her examination __4__，

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which were not very good. I thought she was going to be __5__. Instead, she simply decided to do better the next time. Then, every day after class, __6__ teachers are free in their offices, she will ask them for help.

Connie gets on well with others. Everyone in my family __7__ her, even my younger brother. When you hear her laugh, you will naturally(自然地) laugh __8__. When I feel unhappy, I will talk to Connie and she will make me feel __9__．

I think my __10__ with Connie is very valuable, and I hope we will always be best friends. ( )1. A. crazy B. beautiful C. lazy D. ugly ( )2. A. think B. hope C. suggest D. ask

( )3. A. wrong B. welcome C. important D. interesting ( )4. A. lessons B. symbols C. novels D. results ( )5. A. stupid B. interested C. sad D. glad ( )6. A. although B. if C. before D. even though

( )7. A. sees B. likes C. wakes D. catches ( )8. A. suddenly B. early C. recently D. together ( )9. A. better B. angrier C. busier D. heavier ( )10. A. purpose B. opinion C. friendship D. habit

Cloze 3(2018河南)

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need some hearing aid(助听). Not quite sure how to __1__ her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there was a simple test the husband could do to give the doctor a better __2__ of her hearing loss.

“Here's what you do，” said the doctor. “Stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a __3__ conversational speaking tone(音调) see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on __4__ you get a reply.”

That evening, the wife was in the __5__， and he was in the yard. He said to himself, “I'm about 40 feet away, and let me see what will happen.” Then in a usual tone he asked, “Honey, what's for dinner？” No __6__．

So the husband moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and asked, “Honey, what's for

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dinner？” __7__ no reply. Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his wife and __8__，“Honey, what's for dinner？”

Again he got no reply. He walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. “Honey, what's for dinner？” Again there was no reply.

So he __9__ right up behind her. “Honey, what's for dinner？” “Chicken! James, for the __10__ time I've said that.” ( )1. A. save B. help C. face D. guide ( )2. A. choice B. excuse C. idea D. suggestion ( )3. A. loud B. strange C. special D. usual ( )4. A. until B. before C. when D. as ( )5. A. toilet B. garden C. kitchen D. dining room

( )6. A. dinner B. way C. move D. reply ( )7. A. Still B. Even C. Just D. Almost ( )8. A. laughed B. repeated C. thought D. added ( )9. A. ran B. stood C. walked D. jumped ( )10. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth

Cloze 4(2018泰安)

Whitney didn't have many friends. She was shy and __1__. She never wanted to be popular, but she did want to have someone to share __2__ and laugh with. Then it was time for her to go to college in another town. And she had to __3__ with someone she didn't know. She had no idea whether she could make friends in that new environment.

But something happened during the first class. And it __4__ Whitney's life. The teacher asked everyone to __5__ a little about themselves. Whitney told everyone where she came from and some simple information. The last __6__ for each student was — “What is your goal for this term？” __7__ of the students said it was to get good grades, pass the tests or something similar. But Whitney said something __8__. She said that her goal was to make just one good friend. When most of the students sat quietly, one student came to Whitney. She reached out her hand and

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