2012高考英语 完形填空专练及答案解析22.docVIP

2012高考英语 完形填空专练及答案解析22 The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age.Rocket engines have __1__ powerful enough to shoot astronauts __2__ the earths gravitational pull and __3__ them on the moon.We have now become __4__ space. Impressive and complex __5__ it may appear, the rocket, which was __6__ in China over 800 years __7__ , is a relatively simple device.Fuel that is __8__ in the rocket engine changes __9__ gas.The hot and rapidly __10__ gas must escape, but it can do so only __11__ an opening that __12__ backward.As the gas is __13__ with great force, it __14__ the rocket in the __15__ direction.Like the kick of a gun __16__ it is fired, it __17__ the laws of nature __18__ by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that“ __19__ every action, there is __20__ equal and opposite reaction.” 1.A.shown B.been C.appeared D.proved 2.A.against B.despite C.beyond D.from 3.A.send B.land C.take D.carry 4.A.travelers B.astronauts C.researchers D.explorers 5.A.that B.so C.as D.sometimes 6.A.made B.discovered C.developed D.invented 7.A.in advance B.before C.earlier D.ago 8.A.round B.contained C.stored D.burned 9.A.as B.into C.for D.the 10.A.heating B.escaping C.expanding D.conducting 11.A.in B.at C.by D.through 12.A.turns B.goes C.faces D.directs 13.A.transmitted B.dispersed C.erected D.radiated 14.A.attracts B.leads C.pulls D.pushes 15.A.same B.other C.opposite D.wrong 16.A.that B.when C.if D.although 17.A.states B.proves C.follows D.breaks 18.A.described B.discussed C.considered D.made 19.A.like B.as C.with D.for 20.A.no B.an C.another D.theCloze 1.【答案】D 【解析】因其后接形容词powerful作表语故应填系词。shown不是系词;been和appeared虽可作系词但与句意不符;而proved可作系词，意为“证明是”，符合句意。 2.【答案】C 【解析】根据意思判断，beyond意为“超出，超过”。 3.【答案】B 【解析】因land on意为“使……着陆”,而send, take和carry表示“把……送到……上去”时,常接介词to,故应选land. 4.【答案】A 【解析】根据意思判断，travelers正确. 5.【答案】C 【解析】原句是表示让步的状语从句，而且是一个倒装句，故只能选C as。 6.【答案】D 【解析】根据词的意思区分，invented(指发明)合乎题意。 7.【答案】D 【解析】该句为which引导的定语从句，