《2025年学霸组合训练八年级英语上册译林版苏州专版》

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Huang Xuhua, an outstanding Chinese scientist, left us on February 6th, 2025. Known as the “Father of China's Nuclear Submarines”(中国核潜艇之父), he devoted his life to the 44 development (develop) of advanced technology for his country. Born in 1926, he was chosen to lead a secret project in 1958 to design China's first nuclear submarine. At that time, the task 45 seemed (seem) almost impossible because China had no technology in this field, and foreign countries refused to share 46 their (they) technology. Huang and his team met huge challenges, and they collected information from newspapers and studied two American submarines. Without computers, they used simple tools like abacuses(算盘) and rulers. To avoid mistakes, three groups checked every count. Although 47 the project was stopped from 1962 to 1965 because they were short of money, Huang never gave up. Their hard work was finally 48 successful (success) in 1970. Huang's name was kept secret until 1987. Huang's family knew nothing 49 about his work for nearly 30 years. He gave up time with his family to work for his country, 50 but he didn't feel sorry at all. In 2020, he was honored with the Medal of the Republic, China's 51 highest (high) honor(荣誉) for his extraordinary contributions(杰出贡献).
Now, we know that his life is a shining light that 52 encourages (encourage) us to be better. Chinese people, especially the younger generation, will remember and inherit his spirit. His story teaches us that true 53 greatness (great) comes from selfless dedication(奉献).
44. ______ 45. ______ 46. ______ 47. ______ 48. ______
49. ______ 50. ______ 51. ______ 52. ______ 53. ______

答案： 44. development 45. seemed 46. their 47. the 48. successful 49. about 50. but 51. highest 52. encourages53. greatness