一、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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Alyssa Carson is a young girl and she has a big dream. She wishes to be an 1 and fly into space in the future. However, she doesn't want to go to the space station or the moon. Alyssa wants to visit Mars, the 2 planet!
So, is that just a dream? No, Alyssa made up her mind when she was three years old because the 3 was exciting and no one had been there!
After that, she read lots of books about Mars and went to her first space camp when she was seven. Since then, she has learned a lot about 4 to other planets. It's an expensive trip. This is a(n) 5 for Alyssa's parents because her family is not so rich. But they try to support her. As her father says, "We see the love she 6, so we have to be there for her."
Being an astronaut needs many years of 7. In order to make her dream come true, Alyssa trains hard. She is working on her pilot's license now. It's also important to know several 8. Alyssa can speak English, French and Chinese.
If Alyssa became an astronaut on Mars, what would her life be like? She would wear a 9 spacesuit all the time because astronauts grow taller when they're in space. If she made a phone call home, it would take about half an hour for the 10 to reach the Earth!
Life won't be easy, and that's for sure! But Alyssa thinks it will be really exciting. She also hopes that her experience can 11 more young people to follow their dreams. "No dream is too big," she often says. She 12 believes that as long as you work hard, you can make your dream come true.
Alyssa's story has 13 many people around the world. They think she is a brave girl. She is not only following her own dream but also 14 others to never give up. We can all learn a lot from her 15.
()1. A. actress B. engineer C. astronaut D. assistant
()2. A. blue B. red C. green D. brown
()3. A. gift B. news C. idea D. message
()4. A. turning B. falling C. waving D. travelling
()5. A. problem B. symbol C. example D. accident
()6. A. asks B. shows C. loses D. receives
()7. A. cheering B. searching C. imagining D. training
()8. A. subjects B. companies C. languages D. competitions
()9. A. bigger B. cleaner C. heavier D. warmer
()10. A. song B. word C. light D. sound
()11. A. encourage B. warn C. stop D. advise
()12. A. hardly B. strongly C. quietly D. easily
()13. A. expected B. surprised C. touched D. worried
()14. A. allowing B. inviting C. ordering D. inspiring
()15. A. spirit B. hobby C. plan D. mistake

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Alyssa Carson追逐航天梦想的故事），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、生活常识、固定搭配逐一分析小题：1. 依据后文“飞入太空”及“宇航员需训练”的内容判断职业；2. 结合天文常识确定火星的颜色；3. 理解语境明确三岁时的想法；4. 结合“去其他星球”的语境选对应词汇；5. 结合家庭经济情况判断旅行的属性；6. 依据父亲的表述选体现“展现热爱”的动词；7. 结合宇航员的职业要求选对应名词；8. 依据后文“会说多种语言”确定答案；9. 结合太空环境对人体的影响选形容词；10. 依据打电话的传播原理选对应名词；11. 结合“鼓励年轻人追梦”的语境选动词；12. 结合“坚信梦想”的语义选副词；13. 结合故事的影响选动词；14. 结合“激励他人”的语境选动词；15. 结合主旨选体现精神的名词。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。根据后文“fly into space”及“Being an astronaut needs many years of training”可知，Alyssa想成为宇航员，故选C。
2. 考查常识。火星是太阳系中的红色星球，故选B。
3. 考查名词辨析。此处指Alyssa三岁时产生去火星的想法，这个想法很刺激，故选C。
4. 考查动词辨析。根据“to other planets”可知，此处指去其他星球的旅行，故选D。
5. 考查名词辨析。火星旅行昂贵，而Alyssa家不富裕，这对父母来说是个问题，故选A。
6. 考查动词辨析。父亲说看到她表现出的对航天的热爱，故选B。
7. 考查动名词辨析。成为宇航员需要多年的训练，故选D。
8. 考查名词辨析。后文提到Alyssa会说英语、法语、中文，说明掌握多种语言很重要，故选C。
9. 考查形容词比较级辨析。宇航员在太空会长高，所以需要更大的宇航服，故选A。
10. 考查名词辨析。打电话时，声音传到地球需要约半小时，故选D。
11. 考查动词辨析。她希望自己的经历能鼓励更多年轻人追随梦想，故选A。
12. 考查副词辨析。她坚信只要努力就能实现梦想，strongly表示“坚定地”，故选B。
13. 考查动词辨析。她的故事感动了世界各地的很多人，故选C。
14. 考查动词辨析。她不仅追随自己的梦想，还激励他人永不放弃，故选D。
15. 考查名词辨析。我们可以从她的精神中学到很多，故选A。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A
【知识点】完形填空解题方法、词义辨析、常识运用
【点评】本文是一篇励志类完形填空，既考查词汇辨析能力，也考查上下文语境理解与常识运用，贴近学生生活，传递了追逐梦想的正能量。
【难度系数】0.6