Ⅳ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage below.
Huang Xuhua, a famous Chinese scientist, 1 away at the age of 99 on February 6 in Wuhan because of illness. He was widely known 2 the chief designer(首席设计师) of China’s first nuclear submarines(核潜艇) and won lots of top national honors in his life.
Huang played an important 3 in developing China’s Type 09I and Type 09II nuclear submarines from the 1950s to the 1980s. For nearly 30 years, all his work was kept a top 4. In 1970, together with his team, he successfully sent China’s first nuclear submarine into the sea. Its performance was even 5 than that of America’s first nuclear submarine born in 1954.
As China’s navy(海军) opened more related information to the public, more people began to know about Huang and his teammates. People liked to call him the “6 of China’s Nuclear Submarines”.
Huang was born in Guangdong in 1926. He 7 shipbuilding at National Chiao Tung University from 1945 to 1949. Years later, he became one of China’s earliest scientists for the nuclear submarine project. In 1958, thanks to his excellent skills and good 8, Huang was asked to go to Beijing quietly. During the following three decades, he worked in secret day and night. Starting from nothing, he and his team 9 all kinds of difficulties to build China’s first homemade nuclear submarine.
From 2017 to 2020, President Xi Jinping awarded him three national-level prizes, 10 the Medal of the Republic in 2019 and China’s top science award in 2020.
Besides great achievements in science, Huang also cared much about China’s future technology and young people’s growth. He 11 over 20 million yuan of his own money to help science research, school education and popularize scientific knowledge. He spent his whole life 12 China’s submarine industry and national defense(防卫). His spirit always 13 us to spare no effort to make our motherland much 14.
He devoted all his lifetime to his country without thinking of personal reward, setting a great 15 for teenagers all over China.
()1. A. passed B. took C. gave D. put
()2. A. for B. as C. with D. to
()3. A. game B. part C. joke D. trip
()4. A. secret B. problem C. choice D. fact
()5. A. worse B. bigger C. better D. cheaper
()6. A. Father B. Teacher C. Doctor D. Pilot
()7. A. taught B. learned C. sold D. watched
()8. A. qualities B. hobbies C. feelings D. chances
()9. A. looked for B. waited for C. dealt with D. agreed with
()10. A. especially B. nearly C. hardly D. mostly
()11. A. gave up B. gave away C. gave out D. gave in
()12. A. improving B. changing C. breaking D. forgetting
()13. A. stops B. allows C. encourages D. prevents
()14. A. weaker B. stronger C. shorter D. safer
()15. A. rule B. plan C. dream D. example

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D

【分析】
本题是一篇介绍中国科学家黄旭华的完形填空题，解题时需结合语境、固定搭配、词义辨析逐一分析每个空：1. 考查固定搭配“pass away”（去世）；2. 考查固定搭配“be known as”（作为…闻名）；3. 考查固定搭配“play an important part in”（在…中起重要作用）；4. 根据上下文语境，他的工作是顶级秘密；5. 由“than”可知用比较级，结合语境性能更好；6. 结合常识，他被称为“中国核潜艇之父”；7. 表示在大学学习造船；8. 指优秀技能和好品质；9. 表示处理困难；10. 指尤其包括；11. 表示捐赠钱；12. 指改善潜艇工业；13. 表示鼓励我们；14. 指让祖国更强大；15. 指树立榜样。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配“pass away”意为“去世”，符合语境，选A。
2. 固定搭配“be known as”意为“作为…而出名”，选B。
3. 固定搭配“play an important part in”意为“在…中起重要作用”，选B。
4. 名词词义辨析，根据上下文，他的工作是顶级秘密，选A。
5. 形容词比较级，“than”提示用比较级，结合语境性能更好，选C。
6. 名词词义辨析，结合常识，他被称为“中国核潜艇之父”，选A。
7. 动词词义辨析，在大学学习造船，选B。
8. 名词词义辨析，优秀技能和好品质，选A。
9. 动词短语辨析，处理困难，选C。
10. 副词词义辨析，尤其包括，选A。
11. 动词短语辨析，捐赠钱，选B。
12. 动词词义辨析，改善潜艇工业，选A。
13. 动词词义辨析，鼓励我们，选C。
14. 形容词比较级，让祖国更强大，选B。
15. 名词词义辨析，树立榜样，选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D
【知识点】
固定搭配、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕中国核潜艇之父黄旭华的事迹展开，考查学生对英语固定搭配、词汇词义及上下文语境的理解，属于常见的记叙文类完形填空题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6