山东省枣庄市第三中学2023-2024学年英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

山东省枣庄市第三中学2023-2024学年英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题注意事项考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号

1.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效第一部分必须用铅笔

2.2B作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回

3.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.Wu Leiis theonly Chineseplayer hasmade itonto thelatest WorldSoccer500list.A.who B.whichC.whose D.whom一

2..Sometimes Iam evensleepy inclass.—Ifs terrible.You as well goto bedearlier.A.should B.willC.might D.can

3.■“Did youvisit the famous culturalrelics lastmonth…No,we it,but wespent too much timeshopping.A.could havevisited B.must havevisitedC.cant havevisited D.shouldnt havevisited

4.The customsofficers wereinsisting thatsuitcases shouldbe openedand theircontents forcloserinspection.A.laid outB.given outC.sent outD.picked out

5.—Joe,what aboutgoing toBelgium forour comingholiday—Sorry,honey,I on the newlydiscovered dinosaursite inArgentina.Thereare remainsof whatis thoughtto bethe largestcreature everto walkthe earth.A.was workingB.workC.will beworking D.worked

6.Lily is a goodsinger.How Iwish Ias wellas her.A.sing B.will singC.had sungD.sang

7.Theres anotherway tosurvive thiscompetition--a wayno oneever seemsto tellyouabout,you have to learnfor yourself.A.one B.it C.that D.another

8.With thedevelopment of agriculture,the peoplevillage Itaught arenowliving aHe8as hegot older,and whenhe was a veryold manhe heardthat theywere doingsomevery important9experiments.For thoseexperiments theyneeded avery10astronaut.Parker,who walkedwith a11,was theonlyold manin thewhole worldwho was12to flyin arocket.Therefore,Parker foundhimselfflying in13,all with the helpof science.lt wasclear that the14gained duringthose missionshelped tocure one of theworst sicknessesfor oldpeople,andParker was15as ahero.Photos of the astronautwith awalking stickand noteeth16all overthe world,andbecame a17of howyou cannever trainor learntoomuch.lt showedthat18effort alwaysbrings19even thoughit maynot bein theform wehad first

20.、、1A.noticed B.selected C.invited D.permitted2A.Secretly B.Suddenly C.Luckily D.、、Finally3A.dream B.task C.need D.belief4^A.reputation B.power C.effort D.practice

5、、A.happy B.sorry C.nervous D.calm6A.ignore B.forget C.develop D.abandon7A.so、、that B.now thatC.as ifD.even though8A.carried onB.took onC.turned offD.got off

9、、A.electrical B.physica C.medical D.political10A.sick B.experienced C.active D.old

11、、A.map B.stick C.guide D.candle12A.planned B.trained C.forced D.allowed13A.、silence B.danger C.action D.space14A.knowledge B.experience C.money D.opportunity、、、15A.replaced B.educated C.praised D.affected16A.moved B.flew C.spread D.took

17、、A.symbol B.mark C.case D.doubt18A.desperate B.persistent C.cautious D.apparent

19、第A.award B.prize C.result D.reward20A.expected B.guessed C.suggested D.proved二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或

1.5151括号内单词的正确形式（分）

27.15Loving yourselfmeans lovingeverything inyou,your height,your voice,（）your eyes,your hair,even

1.include the mistakes thatyou havemade2we know,no oneisperfect.Always askyourself,“Am Igetting unhappyjust becauseof the mistakes Imade”or“Do Ihave thecourage tocorrect mymistakes3,the answeris yesor no,having a（）positive attitudeis themost important.Bravely facethemistakesthat

4.make yesterdayandtry yourbest toencourage yourselfto learn

5.them.They mightbe yourbest鱼（）teachers.When correctingthemistakesand makingyour owndecide,you willfind that（）you aregetting7^_strong andmore optimisticwith eachday passing.Dont expecteverybodyto like you.

8.is stillOK if someone doesntlikeyou.Being

9.you areis thebest waytoshow yourlove foryourself.（）第四部My dearfriends,get10,start fromnow on.Love yourselfand smileevery day!分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下

28.10作文文中共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删10除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011Last Sunday,I joinedthe voluntarygroup to help keep the trafficin good order ata bigcrossingnear ourschool At8:00a m,we arrivedthere,wore redvests with the word、VOLUNTEER onthe backWe helpedwiththe police remindthe passers-by toobey traffic、rule Toour delighted,they allwaited for the greenlight patientexcept onemotor-bikerWe alsogive out some hand-made brochuresabout trafficregulations,for thatmany people、praised us About4hours later,they saidgood-bye to thepoliceand leftTired aswe were,第二节书面表达（满分分）we allfelt anhonor to do ourparts25（分）假如是你的好朋友，他听说你们搬了新教学楼，来信询问你新教学楼

29.25Tom的情况内容如下表达问候及思念之情；

1.介绍新教学楼的情况（如教学楼位于学校的南部；教学楼共有五层；教室宽敞明亮;

2.配备有高科技的教学设备和我们用心的装饰新教学楼等）.欢迎他前来参观我们的新教学楼3参考词汇教学设备宽敞的teaching equipmentspacious注意.词数左右；

1100.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

530、1A、2C、3A、4A、5C、6D、7A、8A、9D、10C、11c、12A、13B、14C、15D、16C、17C、18B、19B、20C第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，40A BC D选出最佳选项21Silence isunnatural toman.He beginslife with a cryand endsit instillness.In betweenhedoes allhe canto makea noisein theworld,and hefears silencemore than anything else.Even hisconversation is an attemptto preventa fearfulsilence.If heis introducedto anotherperson,and anumber ofpauses occur in theconversation,he regardshimself as a failure,a（喋喋不休的人）.worthless person,and isfull ofenvy of the emptiestheaded chatterboxHeknows thatninety-nine percent of humanconversation meansno morethan the buzzing ofafly,but heis anxiousto join in thebuzz andto provethat heisaman andnot awaxwork（蜡塑人像）.figureThe aimof conversationis not,forthemost part,to communicateideas;it is to keepup thebuzzingsound.There are,it mustbe admitted,different qualitiesof buzz;there iseven abuzz（蚊子）.that isas annoyingas thecontinuous noisemade bya mosquitoBut ata dinnerpartyone wouldrather be a mosquitothanaquiet person.Most buzzing,fortunately,is pleasanttothe ear,and someof itis pleasanteven to the mind.He wouldbeafoolish manif hewaiteduntil hehad awise thoughtto takepart in thebuzzing-with hisneighbors.Those whohate topick upthe weatheras a conversational openingseem to me notto knowthereason whyhuman beingswish1:0talk.Very fewhuman beingsjoin in aconversationinthe hope of learninganything new.Some of them arecontent.if theyare merely allowed togoon makinga noiseinto otherpeoples ears,though they have nothingto tellthem exceptthatthey haveseen twoor threenew,plays orthat theyhad foodinaSwiss hotel.At theend of anevening duringwhich theyhave saidnothing meaningfulfor along time,they justprove、themselves to be successfulconservationists.4According to the author,people makeconversationto・A.exchange ideasB.prove theirvalueC.achieve successm lifeD.overcome theirfear ofsilence

5、By nthebuzzing ofa flyn（Para.1）,the authormeans**A.the noiseofaninsect B.a lowwhispering soundC.meaningless talksD.the voiceofachatterbox、6According to the passage,people usuallytalk to their neighbors.A.about whatevertheyhavepreparedB.about whateverthey want toC.in thehope oflearning somethingnewD.in thehopeofgetting onwell、7What isthe authorspurpose inwriting thepassageA.To discusswhy peoplelike talkingabout weather.B.To encouragepeople tojoininconversations.C.To persuadepeople tostop makingnoises.D.To explainwhy peoplekeep talking.、、221A、2D、3C、4C、、231B、2C、3A、4C、、241A、2C、3D、4B、5B、、251B、2A、3D、4C第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261B、2D、3A、4C、5B、、6D7C、8A、9C、10D、11B、12B、13D、14A、15C、16C、17A、18B、19D、20A第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确

1.5151形式、

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6.decisions

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10.started第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）

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28、⑹Last$uodi:1jotoed beumary grouptohelpkeepthetraffic mgoodorderat abigcrossmg nearowschoolAt8XX am.we arrivedthere,“ONred vesuwiththeword VOLUNTEERonthebxk Webeiped wwbwearingthepolice xenundthe passers-by toobey ttitYtcruk Toour delightedthey allwined forthe peenlight pHiratralesdelight paienthexceptooe motor4nker Weabo cfytoutsometud-made brochuresabout trafficrefulatioos.for tbamanygive wtuch・people praisedusAbout4hours lain,they wdgood byeto thepobce andleft Tixedis wewere,we allfeltAan ithonorto doowpans.第二节书面表达满分分2529Dear Mary,Im gladto receiveyour letter.How areyou gettingalong thesedays Imiss youvery much.Its delightfulfor usto moveinto a new teachingbuilding.Located in the southof theschool,ourteaching buildinghas5floors.Our classroomwhich isequipped withadvanced teachingequipment isspaciousand bright.We feelso pleasedthat wedecorate itwith beautifulflowers,making ita seaof flowers.It isthe comfortableenvironment wherewe sitthat makesme determinedto studyhard”so Ifirmly believethat we canspend anunforgettable schoollife.Welcome to visit ournew teachingbuilding..Im lookingforward toyour coming.Sincerely Tomhappylife.A.in whoseB.whose C.in whichD.which

9.Most peoplequit anyresults appear;they giveup toosoon anda quitterneverwins.A.while B.until C.since D.before

10.Our classheld afierce asto whetherto reducethe amountofhomework ornot.A.bargain B.competition C.debate D.campaign

11.competence inacquiring Englishtoday comesfrom theability toexpress oneselfrather thaninsimply passingexams.A.Due B.RawC.CoreD.Keen

12.We werescared todeath whenthe fire・Fortunately,it wasput outbefore itcaused muchdamage.A.broke outB.came outC.gave outD.turned out

13.My sistermet himin thestreet yesterdayafternoon,so heyour lecture.A.shouldnt have attended B.couldnt have attendedC.mustn^haveattendedD.needn9t haveattended

14.Dont refertothedictionary everytime youcome acrossanewword assometimes itsmeaningmay beclearly ina givencontext.A.picked outB.ruled outC.brought outD.taken out

15.—Whafs upYou lookworried.—Well,I onthe problemfor5hours butI haventgot asingle clue.A.have workedB.workedC.will workD.have beenworking

16.When Igot tohis house,I found that thewalls.A.are beingpainted B.are paintingC.were beingpainted D.were painting

17.Dont forgetto sendattended theconference afollow-up email.A.however B.whateverC.whoever D.wherever

18.Once published,the novelwas ansuccess andwas soontranslated intonine foreignlanguages.A.occasional B.instantC.constant D.individual

19.—You knowquite a lot about the fashionshow.—Well,Cathy ittomeduring lunch.A.introduces B.introducedC.had introducedD.will introduce

20.Martin LutherKing,Jr.put itthat peaceis notmerelyadistant goalthatweseek,but ameanswe arriveat thatgoal.A.that B.where C.by whichD.with which第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选40A BC D项（分）

21.6Choose YourOne-Day-Tours!Tour A-Bath Stonehengeincluding entrance fees tothe ancientRoman bathroomsand Stonehenge-£37until26March and£39thereafter.Visit the city withover2,000years ofhistory andBath Abbey,theRoyal Crescentand theCostume Museum,Stonehenge isoneofthe worldsmost famousprehistoricmonuments datingback over5,000years.Tour B-OxfordStratford including entrance fees tothe University StMarys ChurchTower andAnneHathaways-£32until12March and£36thereafter.Oxford:Includes aguided tourof Englands（尖顶）oldest universitycity andcolleges.Look overthe“city ofdreaming spiresfrom StMaryS ChurchTower.Stratford:Includes aguided tourexploring muchoftheShakespeare wonder.Tour C-Windsor CastleHampton Court:includingentrance feestoHampton CourtPalace-£34until11March and£37thereafter.Includes aguided tourof Windsorand Hampton Court,Henry VILLs（）favorite palace.Free timetovisitWindsor Castleentrancefeesnot included.With500years ofhistory,Hampton Courtwas oncethe homeof fourKings andone Queen.Now thisformer royalpalace isopen tothepublic asa majortourist attraction.Visit thepalace andits varioushistoric gardens,which includethe（迷宫）famous mazewhere itis easyto getlost!Tour D-Cambridge includingentrancefeestotheTower ofSaint Marythe Great-£33until18March and£37thereafter.Includes aguided tourof Cambridge,thefamousuniversity town,and thegardensofthe18th century.、1Which tourwill youchoose if you wantto seeEnglands oldestuniversity cityA.Tour A B.Tour B、2Which ofthe followingtours chargesthe lowestfee on17MarchA.Windsor CastleHampton CourtB.OxfordStratfordC.BathStonehenge D.Cambridge、3Why isHamptonCourta majortourist attractionA.It used to bethe homeof royalfamilies B.It usedto bea well-known mazeC.It isthe oldestpalace inBritainD.It isa world-famous castle

22.（8分）In the U.S.state ofWashington,a roadcalled Interstate90cuts througha wildmountainousarea toreach thecity ofSeattle.For the areas manykinds ofanimals,the busyhighway greatlylimits theirmovements.Animals needto move to findfood,to findmates andto findnew placesto live.Crossing1-90asthe roadis calledisarisky butsometimes necessaryact.But soon,animals willhaveasafer choice.To helpthe animals,the stateis finishingwork onits largest-ever wildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-wide bridgebegins in the forest.Workers areadding fencinganti-plants tohelp guidethe animalsacross the bridge.The1-90bridge ispart ofa growingnumber ofwildlife crossingsacrossthe United States.Some arefences,some areoverland bridges,and someare underpasses.They allaim to keep driversandanimals awayfrom eachother.A U.S.Transportation Departmentstudy foundcrashes betweenanimals andhumans roseyear byyear.The accidentsmade upabout5percentofall crashesnationally,and costthe economyabout$8billion.Such costscome fromcar repaid,emergency roomvisits andremoval ofthe deadanimals onroads.Collisions betweenanimals anddrivers arerarely deadly to people.But theyare oftendeadlytowildlife.The studyalso foundthat21endangered orthreatened speciesin theU.S.are affectedby vehiclehits.Patty GarveyDarda oftheU.S.Forest Servicesays the$6-million bridgewill oneday payfor itselfbecause the highwaywill nothaveto be fullyor partlyclosed eachtime alarge animalis struck.uIf you shutdown Interstate90,youshutdown interstatetrade.she adds.、1Why ismoving acrosshighways necessaryfor animalsA.To survive.B.To findfood.D.To freetheir movements.、2What arethose wildlife crossings in theU.S.built forA.Avoiding humandeaths.B.Preventing caraccidents.C.Increasing interstatetrade.D.Protecting wildanimals.、3What doesthe authorintend todo inParagraph3A.Highlight theharm causedby caraccidents.B.Show thecosts relatedto car-animal crashes.C.Explain thenecessity ofwildlifecrossings.D.Present theurgency to protect wildspecies.、4What isDarda,s attitude towards thebuilding of1-90A.Opposed.B.Concerned.C.Favorable.D.Indifferent.（分）

23.8Bright Sidedid someresearch onmany placesthroughout theworld whereyou canbuy ahouse for1dollar orfor free!Roubaix,FranceIf youlike France,Roubaix locatedin thenorth ofFrance isjust foryou.The localauthorities wantitto bepopulated andattractive.You canbuy asmall housein the industrial districtfor just$

1.The buyerissupposed tolive inthis house for3years.Buffalo.USABuffalo offerswhoever qualifiesto buy a housefor$

1.All you need isto bea lawfulcitizen ofthe cityandinvest amountof moneyinto itsdecoration.Doing this,the authoritiesare hopingto make the citybeautifulagain withoutspending money.Liverpool,Great BritainInLiverpool,most ofhouses wereabandoned bythe workingclass duringthe yearsof unemployment.The governmentis trying to sellthe housesfor just$

1.If youwanttobuy sucha house,it hasto beyour firstdealon buyingproperty（不动产）・Candela,ItalyIf youstill haveany doubtsabout spendingSI ona house,you shouldknow:the governmentwill payyousome money,ifyoumoveto Candela.In ordertobepaid,youneedto becomea permanentcitizen andhavean incomeof$72per year.If movinga,ne,you willget S800,and ifyou aregoing withyour family,thepay canbe fourtimes asmuch asonly oneperson.For moreinformation ofother cities,please ClickHere.、1Why dothe authoritiesof Buffaloprovide ahouseforpeople with1$A.To improvethe livesof poorpeople.B.To makethecityattractive atno cost.C.To solvethe problemsof employment.D.To attractpeople totheindustrialareas.、2What isrequired tobuyahousefor1dollar inLiverpoolA.You needtobe an unemployedcitizen.B.You shouldlive inthe housefor3years.C.You mustmakethe first housepurchase.D.You haveto repairand decoratethe house.、3How muchmoney canyou getif movingtoCandelawithawhole familyA.$3200B.$1C.$800D.$

72、4Where doesthis passagecome fromA.a textbook.B.a magazine.C.the Internet.D.an announcement.（分）

24.8Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska,Canada andSiberia warm the climate,scientists havediscovered thatcooling mayoccurinareas whereburnt treesallow moresnow tomirrormore sunlight into space.This findingsuggests thattaking stepsto preventnorthern forestto limitthe releaseof greenhousegasesmay warmthe climatein northern regions.Usually largefires destroyedforests inthese areasoverthe pastdecade.Scientists predictthat withclimate warming,fires mayoccur morefrequently overnextseveral centuriesasaresult ofa longerfire season.Sunlight takenin bythe earthtends tocause warming,while heatmirrored back into spacetends tocause cooling.This isthefirststudy toanalyze allaspects ofhow northernfires influenceclimate.Earlier studiesby otherscientists havesuggested thatfire innorthernregionsspeed upclimatewarming becausegreenhouse gasesfrom burningtrees andplants arereleased intothe atmosphereandthus trapheat.Scientists foundthat rightafter the fire,large amountsof greenhousegases enteredthe atmosphere（臭氧）and causedwarming.Ozone levelsincreased,and ashfrom thefire fellon far-off seaice,darkeningthe surface and causingmore radiationfrom thesun tobe takenin.The followingspring,however,the landwithintheareaofthefire wasbrighter thanbefore thefire,because fewertrees coveredthe ground.Snowon the ground mirroredmore sunlight backinto space,leading tocooling.“We needto findout allpossible waysto reducethe growthof greenhousegases inthe atmosphere.Scientists trackedthe changein amountof radiationentering andleaving the climate systemasaresult ofthefire,and founda measurementclosely relatedtotheglobal airtemperature.Typically,fire innorthernregions occursinthesame areaevery80to150years.Scientists,however,foundthatwhen fireoccurs morefrequently,more radiationis lostfrom theearth andcooling results.Specifically,they determinedwhen firereturns20years earlierthan predicated,

0.5watts persquare meterof areaburned aresoaked upby theearthfrom greenhousegases,but

0.9watts persquare meterwill besent backintospace.The neteffect iscooling.Watts areusedtomeasure therate atwhich energyis gainedor lostfrom theearth.、1According tothe newflndings,taking stepsto preventnorthern forest fires mayA.result ina warmingclimateB.causetheforest firesto occurmore frequentlyC.lead toa longerfire seasonD.protect theforests andthe environmentthere、2The followingare all the immediateeffects aftera forestfire EXCEPT.A.large amountsof greenhousegases enterthe atmosphereB.the levelsof ozonewhich isa typeof oxygenincreaseC.snow onthegroundmirrors moresunlightbackinto spaceD.ashes from thefirefall onthe icesurfaceandtake inmore radiationfromthesun

3、Earlier studiesabout northernforest fires・A・analyze allaspects ofhow northernfires influenceclimateB.indicate thatforestfireswill pollutethe atmosphereC.suggest thatpeople shouldtake measurestoprotectthe environmentD.suggest thatthe fireswill speedup climatewarming、4The underlinedphrase“soak up”inthelast paragraphmost probablymeansA.released B.absorbedC.created D.distributed、5From thepassage wecan drawa conclusionthatforestfiresinAlaska,Canada andSiberiamay・A.warmtheclimate asthesuppositiongoesB.allow moresnow toreflect moresunlightintospace andthus cooltheclimateC.destroy largeareas offorestsand pollutethe far-off seaice D.help togain more energy ratherthan releasemoreenergy（分）

25.10Throughout ourdaily lives,we haveknown plentyof peopleand willknow more.But howcanwe tellifsomeoneis trustworthyIn apaper publishedrecently inthe Journalof Personalityand SocialPsychology,researcher gaveus theanswer.The researchersasked101adults fromtheUnitedStates tofill outa questionnairemeasuring their（内疚倾向）guilt-proneness indifferent situationsaswellas severalother qualities,and thenplay ashortonline game.In thisgame,Player1is given$1,which theycan chooseto giveto Player

2.Any moneygivento Player2is thenautomatically increasedto$

2.

20.Player2can thendecide whethertokeepall ofthemoney orbehave ina trustworthyway byreturning aportion ofthe moneyto Player

1.The researchersfoundmore guilt-prone peoplewere morelikely toshare themoney withPlayerl.Actually,in follow-upstudies,guilt-proneness predictedtrustworthiness betterthan otherpersonality qualitiesthe researchersmeasured.Why mightguilt leadto trustworthybehavior Theresearchers foundpeople whowere guilt-prone（合乎道德的）（互also reportedfeeling anobligation toact inethical andresponsible wayswhile interacting动）with theirpartners inthe game.People whoare guilt-prone tendto avoidengaging inbehavior thatmightharm ordisappoint others.If theydo somethingbad,guilt encouragesthem totry tomake thingsrightagain.Then,how canwe usethis researchto ascertainwhether someoneis trustworthy“One waytodothis mightbe observehow theyrespond to experience regret/9lead authorEmma Levine,assistant professorattheUniversity ofChicago Levine,explains.Another wayistoask themto describeadifflcult dilemmathey facedinthepast,suggests co-author TayaCohen,associate professorat CarnegieMellonUniversity.This isparticularly effective,Cohen andher colleagueshave found,because itallows ustosee iftheyre concernedabouttheeffects theiractions haveon others.、1What maymake othersfeel thatwe arereliable accordingtothe textA.Our goodqualities tohelp themout.B.Our tendencytoexperienceguilt.C.Our kindattitudetowardsthem.D.Our teamspirit inthe game.、2What mayconnect guiltwith trustworthybehaviorA.A senseof responsibility.B.A feelingof disappointment.C.The wayone interactswith others.D.The abilityto tellright fromwrong.、3What doesthe underlinedword“ascertain“inthelast paragraphmeanA.Ask B.ExpressC.Describe D.Determine、4How isthetextorganized anddevelopedA.By providingbackground.B・By makingalotof comparisons.C.By answeringthe raisedquestions.D.By analyzingeffects ofguilt-proneness.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题

1.530所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.ABC D（分）

26.30From anearly age,Parker alwayssaid thathe wouldbe anastronaut whenhe grewup.Butno matterhow muchhe studiedand tooktests,he wasnever1to flyin space,2,he grewover themaximumage fortaking theselection tests.Inother words,he wouldnever beable tofulfill his3Thinking aboutallthetime and4Parker hadput intotryingtobeanastronauts peoplefelt5forhim.Despite whathe wastold abouthaving to6his ambitionParker continuedtraining andstudying,7he9was goingto havethe teststhe nextmonth.。