2004年中考英语热门考点透视：关于“神五”
“神五”上天是一件令全世界瞩目的大事，也掀起了一股航天热。现在社会上的热点问题往往就会成为各种考试的考点，就像今春一场突如其来的SARS，在今年的英语中考试卷中马上就有了体现——英语作文就是关于SARS的，因此抓住热点问题往往就抓住了考点。如果明年中考会涉及到“神五”的话，会是以一种什么形式出现呢？不管怎样，考试题型不会变，我们就以不变应万变，每种题型都设计考题，把考点一网打尽！
I.单项选择
1.考短语搭配
(1) Yue Cuixi岳喜翠______ one of women pilots to take part in the experiments to make sure the re-entry capsule(返回舱) can land safely.
A. used to be B. used to being
C. is used to be D. was used to be
(2) Yang Liwei said that he ______ his motherland.
A. is proud of D. was proud of
C. is the pride as D. was the pride as
(3) Everyone in China regarded Yang Liwei ______ one of the country ______.
A. for, hero B. for, hero
C. as, hero D. as, heroes
(4) One time after ______, Yang Liwei asked his wife some English questions every day. Later in the exam, he got full marks.
A. other B. another
C. the other D. others
(5) China ______ the future Mars space exploration.
A. is ready to B. is ready for
C. are ready to D. are ready for
(6) Yang Liwei ______ 21 hours and 23 minutes staying in the China's first manned spacecraft in space on Oct. 15 and 16.
A. cost B. took
C. paid D. spent
(7) China's first team of astronauts are all able of working and living in space ______ five years of hard training.
A. because B. with the help of
C. for D. thanks to
(8) Many countries are ______ closer cooperation with China in developing space technology.
A. interesting, in B. interested, in
C. interesting, at D. interested, at
2.考名词
(9) Yue Cuixi岳喜翠used to be one of ______ to take part in the experiments to make sure the re-entry capsule can land safely.
A. woman pilot B. woman pilots