Unit 19 Lessons 1 & 2

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

　　People around the world have been remembering the former American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. He died on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 in his home state of Ohio 21. ________ the age of eighty-two years old.

　　Neil Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft, 22. ________ took him and astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin to the moon. Their lunar module (登月舱) reached the moon on July 20th, 1969. After 23. ________ (step) on the moon's surface, Armstrong sent the historic message: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

　　He and Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon.

　　Weeks later, 24. ________ two men and Michael Collins, the third member of the Apollo 11 crew, 25. ________ (honor) with huge parades (游行) in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. They later traveled around the world to share information about their trip 26. ________ the moon. The Apollo 11 mission (飞行任务) earned 27. ________ (recognize) from seventeen nations and many special American honors.

　　In recent years, Armstrong had largely withdrawn from public life. 28. ________ he spoke earlier in 2012 at an event at Ohio State University. The event honored former astronaut John Glenn.

President Obama called Neil Armstrong, "among the greatest of American heroes, not just of 29. ________ time, but of all time." He said 30. ________ Armstrong and