单选题
阅读下面短文,从短文后所组的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When the Americans were getting ready to{{U}} (41) {{/U}} their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on TV in a restaurant.
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The Englishman was very {{U}}(48) {{/U}} when he heard this. "Oh, yes, it is," he said, "But the sun is {{U}}(49) {{/U}} hot for people to go to. The Irishman laughed and answered, "Well, we are not stupid, you know. We {{U}}(50) {{/U}} go to the sun during the day, of course, We'll go there during the night."
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[详细解答] 本题考查固定搭配,send to意为“送到……”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查副词用法。too用在句末,表示“也”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查反意疑问句。根据反意疑问句前肯后否、前否后肯的结构可知,此处应为否定形式,故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查介词用法。句子意为“月球到我们这里距离很远”,故选A
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查不定代词。该句意为“那没什么了不起”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[详细解答] 本题考查介词用法,in后接一段时间表将来。故此题选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查形容词的比较级,由than the moon可知此空应填入形容词的比较级形式,只有B项符合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考查固定搭配,in surprise意为“吃惊”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[详细解答] 本题考查固定结构,too…to…表示“太……而不能……”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[详细解答] 根据句意,他们白天不去晚上去,从下半句的will便可知此处为won't。