Fromanearlyage,Parkeralwayssaidthathewouldbeanastron...

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    From an early age, Parker always said that he would be an astronaut when he grew up. But no matter how much he studied and took tests, he was never    41    to fly in space.    42   , he grew over the maximum age for taking the selection tests. In other words, he would never be able to fulfill his    43   .

    Thinking about all the time and    44    Parker had put into trying to be an astronaut, people felt45    for him. Despite what he was told about having to    46    his ambition, Parker continued training and studying,    47    he was going to have the tests next month.

    He    48    as he got older, and when he was a very old man he heard that they were doing some very important    49    experiments. For those experiments they needed a very    50astronaut. Parker, who now walked with a    51   , was the only old man in the whole world who was 52    to fly in a rocket. Therefore, Parker found himself flying in    53   , all with the help of science. It was clear that the    54    gained during those missions helped to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people, and Parker was    55    as a hero.

    Photos of the astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth    56    all over the world, and became a57    of how you can never train or learn too much. It showed that    58    effort always brings59   , even though it may not be in the form we had first    60   .

41. A. noticed     B. selected      C. invited     D. permitted

42. A. Secretly     B. Suddenly     C. Luckily     D. Finally

43. A. dream     B. task     C. need     D. belief

44. A. money     B. energy     C. effort     D. practice

45. A. happy     B. sorry     C. nervous     D. calm

46. A. ignore     B. forget     C. develop     D. abandon

47. A. so that     B. now that     C. as if     D. even though

48. A. carried on      B. went on     C. turned off     D. got off

49. A. electrical     B. physical     C. medical     D. political

50. A. sick     B. experienced     C. active     D. old

51. A. map     B. stick     C. guide     D. candle

52. A. planned     B. trained     C. forced     D. allowed

53. A. silence     B. danger     C. action     D. space

54. A. knowledge     B. experience     C. money     D. opportunity

55. A. replaced     B. educated     C. praised     D. affected

56. A. moved     B. flew     C. spread     D. took

57. A. symbol     B. mark     C. case     D. doubt

58. A. desperate     B. persistent     C. cautious     D. apparent

59. A. award     B. prize     C. result     D. reward

60. A. expected     B. guessed     C. suggested     D. proved

【回答】

41-45 BDACB    46-50 DCACD   51-55 BBDAC   56-60 CABDA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空