六級選詞填空練習及答案
Two astronauts face a not-so-merry Christmas after being told to ration their food and hope a cargo ship with extra supplies docks on Dec. 21. Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao have been asked to cut out calories equal to three cans of Coke from their daily diet—around 10 percent of their daily 1 and an amount that would be little noticed, NASA said.
Russian officials, quoted in the local media, have 2 blamed the previous crew for overeating during their one-month mission earlier this year, leaving a 3 of meat and milk and a surplus of juice and confectionery (糖果).
The Dec. 24 launch of the next Progress is now 4 for the crew, stationed in orbit since October. It is due to 5 with the ISS on Dec. 21.
NASA officials said their situation was not so different from being cut off on Earth, and their lives were not at risk. If they do not receive 6 supplies, the astronauts would have to 7 the station and return to Earth on the Soyuz capsule that is docked there.
Russia has been the sole lifeline to the ISS for almost two years when the United States grounded its 8 fleet after the fatal Columbia accident.
Russia has often 9 of its financial struggle to keep the ISS fully serviced single-handedly. Shuttle flights could 10 in May, officials have said, but in the meantime Russia will continue to launch all manned and cargo ships.
選詞填空練習選項：
A) deficit | I) adequate |
B) complained | J) dock |
C) severely | K) resume |
D) allowance | L) vital |
E) considerately | M) trivial |
F) shuttle | N) evaluate |
G) evacuate | O) fresh |
H) absently |
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選詞填空練習答案：
1. D 空格前為形容詞daily，空格后為連詞and和an amount，分析句子結構可知，此處應填入一個名詞。原文提到，俄羅斯和美國宇航員被要求減少攝 取飲食中的熱量，被減少的熱量相當于三杯可樂的熱量，大約減少了他們日常的10%，顯然破折號前面的daily diet和此處的daily 表達相同的含義，結合選項可知daily allowance最合適，意為“每日供給量”。
2. C 空格前為have，空格后為blamed，判斷此處應該填一個副詞。選項中可以修飾blame的只有severely “嚴厲地”。
3. A 空格前為不定冠詞a，判斷此處應該填一個名詞。分析句子結構可知，a of meat and milk和a surplus of juice and confectionery為并列結構，故此處應填一個和surplus相對或者相近的名詞，結合選項，此處可填入 deficit，意為“不足”。
4. L 空格前出現了系動詞is，空格后為for the crew，此處要表達“下一階段的12月24日的發射對自從10月份就駐扎在太空軌道中的宇航員們來說是 ”，結合選項中給出的形容詞，只有vital合適，意為“重要的”。
5. J 空格前為不定式符號to，后為介詞with，分析此處應填入動詞原形，且與with構成搭配。根據上下文語境：在12月21日，它將和國際空間站 。動詞選項中只有dock符合文意，dock with為固定結構，意為“與 對接”。
6. 0 空格前為動詞，空格后為名詞，分析此處應填一個形容詞，來修飾空格后的名詞。此處指出，如果他們沒有收到供給，宇航員就不得不返回地球，結合選項中的形容詞，此處填人fresh符合句意，fresh supplies意為 “新鮮供應”，也指“新增補給”。
7. G 空格前為have to,空格后為the station，分析此處應填一個動詞原形。此處語境為：但如果他們沒有收到新鮮的供給，宇航員就不得不空間站并返回到位于地球的聯盟號宇宙飛船中。回到地球，肯定就要“離開”空間 站，選項中只有表示“離開，撤離”。
8. F 空格前為形容詞性物主代詞its(指美國的)，空后為名詞fleet，顯然its fleet要表達的是“美國的 艦隊”。此處語境為：自哥倫比亞號
失事后，美國停飛了它的 ，而這兩年的時間里俄羅斯一直是國際空間站的唯一的生命線。此處顯然要填表示“飛機;飛船”的單詞，shuttle fleet意為“航天飛機”，為固定搭配，符合句意。
9. B 空格前有助動詞has,空格后為介詞of,判斷空處應填一個動詞的過去分詞，且可與of搭配。此處要表達：俄羅斯經常 它獨自維持國際空間站運營的財政困難，結合選項，俄羅斯顯然是在“抱怨”，complain of...意 為“抱怨……”，符合句意。
10. K空格前為情態動詞could，空格后為in May，判斷此處應填一個不及物動詞。此句意為“官員說道，航天飛機會在五月，但同時，俄羅斯會繼續發射載人和載物飛船。”結合選項只有resume符合文意，意為“重新開始 (飛行)”。