五、短文填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，在横线上填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Huang Xuhua,
a
famous scientist in China, passed away at the age of 99 on February 6th in Wuhan. As stories about Huang and his team became widely known, people started to call
him
(he) “Father of China’s Nuclear Submarines(核潜艇)”.
Huang was born in Guangdong Province in 1926. He
studied
(study) shipbuilding at National Chiao Tung University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University) from 1945 to 1949. Later, he became one of the first
scientists
(scientist) to work on China’s nuclear submarine programme. In 1958, because of his excellent skills and qualities, Huang
was called
(call) to Beijing secretly. For the next 30 years, he worked hard in secret on China’s nuclear submarine programme. He and his team started from nothing and overcame many difficulties. In 1970, he and his team
successfully
(success) launched(使……下水) China’s first nuclear submarine, and it performed better than the first US nuclear submarine launched in 1954.
Huang’s life was full
of
achievements. From 2017 to 2020, he was awarded the national-level honours three times by President Xi Jinping. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic, and in 2020, he got the
highest
(high) science and technology award in China for 2019.
Huang not only played a key role in developing China’s first nuclear submarines, but also cared a lot about the future of science and technology in China. He donated over 20 million yuan of his money to support scientific research, education
and
the spread of scientific knowledge. He spent his whole life
developing
(develop) China’s nuclear submarine industry and national defense(国防), which encourages us to try our best to make our country stronger.
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