1、Section 3: Cloze Test (10 points)In the following passage, there are 20 blanks representing words that are missing from the context. Below the passage, each blank has 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required
2、on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.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 proved powerful _(91) to shoot astronauts _(92) the earths gravitational _(93) and put them on the moon. We have
3、now _(94) space travelers.Impressive and complex _(95) it may appear, the rocket, which was _(96) in China over 800 years _(97), is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is _(98) in the rocket engine changes _(99) gas. The hot and rapidly expanding _(100) must escape, but it can do so only _(101) an
4、 opening that heads _(102). As the gas is _(103) with great force, it _(104) the rocket in the _(105) direction. Like the _(106) of a gun when it is fired, it _(107) the _(108) of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he found that “_(109) every action, there is another equal and opposite _(120)
5、.”91.A. enough B. sufficiently C. adequately D. amply92.A. by B. from C. beyond D. to93.A. push B. pull C. pick D. plug94.A. called B. known C. become D. reckoned95.A. as B. if C. though D. for96.A. discovered B. invented C. unearthed D. explored97.A. before B. earlier C. ago D. ahead98.A. exploded
6、B. filled C. contained D. burned99.A. by B. into C. through D. from100.A. air B. smoke C. gas D. ash101.A. through B. from C. out D. by102.A. forward B. backward C. inward D. outward103.A. illuminated B. reacted C. diffused D. radiated104.A. pulls B. pushes C. drags D. holds105.A. reverse B. vertical C. opposite D. downward106.A. kick B. shoot C. shock D. knock107.A. sticks B. follows C. adheres D. abides108.A. rules B. regulations C. mechanisms D. laws109.A. in B. for C. by D. on110.A. response B. action C. more D. reaction