(2020·山东六地高三联合测试)Bend, a small town in Oregon, is called “moon country”． Before the astronauts ever 1 it to the moon, they trained in Bend． When Jim Irwin came to Bend for 2 ， he made friends with Floyd Watson, a(n) 3 resident, who was the building inspector for the city． Five years later, Irwin was 4 for the Apollo 15 moon landing．
When the news that his old friend would go to the moon came to Watson's 5 ， he chose a piece of lava (火山岩) near Devil's Lake，and 6 it in paper． Then he posted it to Irwin with a letter where he 7 him and made a request, “I am sending you a(n) 8 piece of Central Oregon lava, which I hope you will be able to 9 to the moon for me．”Off went the letter, and Watson thought 10 of it． A few months later, on July 26, 1971, Irwin 11 to the moon with David Scott and Alfred Worden．
And a few weeks after their 12 ， Watson got an unexpected letter from Irwin． “I did carry your piece of lava to the moon and left it there，” Irwin wrote—and enclosed (附上) a 13 of it, with the small piece of Oregon lava 14 with an arrow and the words “Oregon lava on the moon！” For Watson, the letter and the picture were 15 ． And, of course, he never looked at the moon the same way again．
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。航天员Jim Irwin在美国俄勒冈州Bend小镇接受登月训练时，结识了一位当地好友Floyd Watson。当Watson听说Irwin被选为“阿波罗”15号登月航天员时，他希望好友把一小块取自Bend小镇湖边的火山岩放到月球上。Irwin的确把这块火山岩送上了月球，并拍照留念。
1． A．did B．made
C．took D．grasped
解析：在航天员成功登上月球之前，他们在Bend小镇接受训练。make it为固定短语，意为“获得成功”，符合句意。
答案：B
2． A．adventure B．research
C．amusement D．practice
解析：根据上文中的“Before the astronauts ever 1 it to the moon，they trained in Bend．”及下文中的“Irwin was 4 for the Apollo 15 moon landing”“Irwin 11 to the moon with David Scott and Alfred Worden”可知，Jim Irwin是一名航天员，是来Bend接受登月训练的。practice意为“练习，训练”，符合句意。
答案：D
3． A．local B．aggressive
C．gifted D．academic
解析：根据下文中的“who was the building inspector for the city”可以判断，Floyd Watson是当地的(local)居民。
答案：A
4． A．carried out B．picked out
C．ruled out D．checked out
解析：五年后，Irwin被选中参与“阿波罗”15号登月计划。pick out意为“精心挑选”，符合句意。carry out“执行，实施”；rule out“排除”；check out“结账离开，核实”。
答案：B
5． A．sense B．rescue
C．knowledge D．assistance
解析：根据下文Watson给好朋友写信及信的内容可知，此处表示Watson得知了这一消息。come to one's knowledge“被某人知道”。
答案：C
6． A．enveloped B．measured
C．designed D．transformed
解析：envelop表示“包住，裹住”，符合语境。
答案：A
7． A．thanked B．welcomed
C．congratulated D．followed
解析：得知好朋友被选上，Watson应是写信祝贺(congratulated)。
答案：C
8． A．huge B．valuable
C．unique D．tiny
解析：这块被送到月球上的火山岩很小。下文中的with the small piece of Oregon lava有提示。
答案：D
9． A．fly B．deliver
C．orbit D．float
解析：希望你能把它送到月球上去。deliver在此处是“传送，递送”之意，符合句意。
答案：B
10． A．much B．highly
C．little D．low
解析：根据下文中的“Watson got an unexpected letter from Irwin”可知，此处表示信寄出去了，从此Watson很少想到这件事，所以后来他收到回信才会感到出乎意料。think little of意为“不重视”。
答案：C
11． A．escaped B．rushed
C．wandered D．journeyed
解析：根据语境可知，Irwin和其他两位航天员前往月球。此处journey作动词，表示“旅行(尤指长途)”，是熟词生义。
答案：D
12． A．arrival B．return
C．application D．campaign
解析：在他们返回(returned)地球几个星期后，Watson意外收到了Irwin的来信。
答案：B
13． A．postcard B．drawing
C．photo D．note
解析：根据下文中的the letter and the picture可知，Irwin随信还附了一张照片(photo)。
答案：C
14． A．equipped B．decorated
C．covered D．marked
解析：照片中，放在月球上面的俄勒冈州火山岩被用箭头标注了出来，并附有文字“俄勒冈州火山岩在月球上”。mark在此是动词，意为“做标记，做记号”，be marked with在此意为“用……标注”。
答案：D
15． A．reliable B．precious
C．permanent D．realistic
解析：根据语境和下文中的“And，of course，he never looked at the moon the same way again．”可知，对Watson来说，那封信和那张照片是很珍贵的(precious)。
答案：B
