Question

At just 18 years old, Canberra student Lochie Ferrier has already conducted research in a frontier field — aerospace engineering. Aerospace engineering is the primary       of engineering concerned with the science and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.

In 2014, he was one of 80 high school students worldwide who      a six-week science and engineering program at MIT. During the program, he was      by the institute’s scientists, and developed a method to identify inactive satellites. This method, called OASIS, is designed      a way to help manage space debris(碎片), which        operating satellites.

“One solution to this problem is a        robot that can gather pieces of space debris and store them in orbit，” he says. “These pieces could be      to new satellites later, thus      the costs and launch weights of new satellites.” However,      satellite identification technology would be needed for this solution, and that’s what Lochie is working on. “I hope this method would be put into practice in the near future,     in the next 10 years,” he says.

Lochie has made the     of the Young Innovators category of the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards with his OASIS. This category is open to students aged 21 years or     and carries a $ 5,000 prize. If he won, he would use the money to help fund        research into OASIS. “My plan for using the money would be to try to use materials which could stand up to the     environment of space,” he says.

He is also considering how to     the technology to organizations such as NASA and satellite manufacturers.

Lochie’s      in aerospace engineering was aroused by the big dish antenna(碟形天线）at NASA’s tracking station near Canberra，which he visited in his early teens. He said his software design and development teacher at Canberra Grammar School     him, too.   “He taught me valuable project management and skills which I applied to OASIS.”

Lochie has been attending Canberra Grammar School and will soon      exams for admission to universities. He     his time between schoolwork, his personal      projects such as OASIS and the development of apps, rock climbing, and playing classical violin. The teenager is well on his way to realizing his sky-high ambition.

1.A. principle        B. presentation       C. branch            D. criterion

2.A. brought in       B. participated in    C. set up            D. backed up

3.A. guided           B. criticized         C. surprised         D. changed

4.A. in               B. for                C. with              D. as

5.A. follows          B. threatens          C. splits            D. maintains

6.A. recycling        B. repairing          C. creating          D. launching

7.A. switched         B. transformed        C. attached          D. returned

8.A. increasing       B. reducing           C. balancing         D. covering

9.A. optional         B. temporary          C. reliable          D. theoretical

10.A. imagine          B. say                C. suppose           D. consider

11.A. plans            B. finals             C. competitions      D. goals

12.A. under            B. beyond             C. more              D. above

13.A. basic            B. further            C. academic          D. independent

14.A. extreme          B. pure               C. dark              D. friendly

15.A. adapt            B. forward            C. market            D. apply

16.A. influence        B. investment         C. information       D. interest

17.A. inspired         B. served             C. sponsored         D. promised

18.A. join             B. sit                C. hold              D. prepare

19.A. devotes          B. spends             C. separates         D. divides

20.A. instructive      B. competitive        C. technical         D. typica

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

1.1】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。principle原则，校长；presentation代表；branch分支，部门；criterion标准，准则。根据空后的engineering判断aeropace engineering是其分支。故选C。

2.2】本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。brought in带入，引进，赚进；participated in参与；set up建立；backed up支持。根据空后的a six-week science and engineering program应是“参与”。故选B。

3.3】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。guided向导，引导；criticized批评；surprised吃惊的；changed变化的。根据前文他还是学生，空前是scientist科学家，应是“指导”。故选A。

4.4】本空考查介词基本含义的辨析。be designed as被设计为……。故选D。

5.5】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。follows跟随，理解；threatens恐吓，威胁；splits分裂；maintains保持。根据前文，这些空中碎片会给卫星带来“威胁”。故选B。

6.6】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。recycling再循环；repairing修理；creating创作；launching发起，发动。根据前文，制造一个进行回收碎片的机器人。故选A。

7.7】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。switched转换；transformed变换形式；attached黏住；returned回来。be attached to粘住，黏住。故选C。

8.8】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。increasing增加；reducing减少；balancing平衡；covering覆盖。根据前文机器人收集碎片，就减少花费。故选B。

9.9】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。optional可选择的；temporary暂时的；reliable可信赖的，可依赖的；theoretical理论上的。这种可信赖的技术将会被需要。故选C。

10.10】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。imagine想象；say约莫，估计；suppose认为；consider考虑。这是在说未来的事情，应是估计。故选B。

11.11】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。plans计划；finals决赛；competitions比赛；goals目标。Make the final of做出……最后的决定。故选B。

12.12】本空考查介词基本含义的辨析。under在……以下；beyond在……那边；more更多；above在……之上。or under或在21岁以下的。故选A。

13.13】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。basic基础的；further更进一步的；academic学术的；independent独立的。句意：如果他赢了，他将这笔钱用于更进一步的研究。故选B。

14.14】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。extreme极端的；pure纯净的；dark黑暗的；friendly友好的。根据前文提到的太空环境是非常极端的，故选A。

15.15】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。adapt改编；forward推进；market出售；apply申请。根据空后的manufactures判断是出售。故选C。

16.16】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。influence影响；investment投资；information信息；interest兴趣。Lochie的兴趣被碟形天线所激起。故选D。

17.17】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。inspired激励；served服务；sponsored拥护；promised答应，承诺。学校的老师对他的激励。故选A。

18.18】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。join加入；sit坐；hold容纳；prepare准备。sit exams参加考试。故选B。

19.19】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。devotes贡献；spends花费；separates分离，分散；divides分开。根据空后between的宾语判断。故选D。

20.20】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。instructive有教育意义的；competitive有竞争力的；technical技术的；typical典型的。根据前文提到的参加科研技术判断。故选C。