Question

    From an early age,Parker always said that he would be an astronaut. But no matter how much he studied,worked,and took tests,he never passed.

   Year by year,he couldn’t take the successful test. And he was never able to achieve his dream.

   However,Parker went on working hard,and never gave up his dream. He continued training and studying everyday,just like he was studying for the next month's astronaut test.

   He kept on doing it as he got older,and when he was a very old man,he heard that doctors in Space Agency were doing some very important medical (医学 的) experiments (实验) . For those experiments,they needed a very old astronaut. Parker was the only old man in the whole world who was trained to fly in a rocket. He got the chance to fly this time.

   The experiments were very successful. The knowledge from the experiments helped doctors to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people.

   People all over the world saw the photos of an astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth. They called him a hero. But Parker didn't care about it ,“I am just a real astronaut now. That's enough. ” Parker said to the reporter.

1. What did Parker want to be when he was a child?

   A. A doctor. B. A train driver.

   C. An astronaut. D. An engineer.

2. Why did Space Agency choose Parker?

   A. Because he was old but strong.

   B. Because he had a dream of flying.

   C. Because he was old but was trained to fly.

   D. Because he studied,worked,and took many tests.

3. The underlined word “cure” has the same meaning

“ ” as.

   A. find new food to eat

   B. find a good way to do with

   C. find a nice place to live in

   D. find a new kind of sickness

4. People called him a hero because.

   A. his dream came true

   B. he was the oldest astronaut

   C. he kept on studying and training

   D. he helped do the important medical experiments

5. What does the passage tell us?

   A. We are never too old to learn.

   B. We should keep on with the dream.

   C. We must do sports even if we are old.

   D. We must stop doing something useless.

Answer 1

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B

  Parker从小立志做一名宇航员，尽管梦想一次次破灭， 但是从未放弃希望，一如既往地进行飞行训练。终于有一 次，航天机构招募志愿者到太空参加医疗实验，他终于实现 了飞天梦。

详析

1. C 细节理解题。由第一段 “Parker always said that he

would be an astronaut. ”可知，Parker从小的理想就是

做一名航天员。

2. C细节理解题。第三段中提到招聘的条件是“they needed a very old astronaut”，结合该段中提到的另一优势“who was trained to fly in a rocket”可知，这些都是航天机构 挑中他的原因。

3. B词义猜测题。由画线单词所在句中“one of the worst sicknesses for old people”可判断，医生攻克的是治愈这 种疾病的难题。 cure意为“治愈”，因此与B项“fmd a good way to do with” 解释一致。

4. D细节理解题。 Parker的贡献主要是协助医生完成了在 太空的实验，这是人们崇拜他的原因。

5. B主旨大意题。本文主要叙述的是:Parker的航天员梦想一次次破灭，但仍坚持航天培训，最终机会来临的时 候，他成功地完成了夙愿。因此B项是本文的主旨。