Ⅰ.完形填空
I wanted to build rockets and airplanes.Ever since age 11,I remained 1 becoming an aerospace engineer.I even picked my activities and summer 2 in middle school based on that goal.It also helped me to 3 my high school.I went to Wheeler High School in Marietta,where there was a program that 4 in science,math and technology.It was out of my school 5 ,so I rode the bus for an hour every morning from my home.But I knew that it was the most 6 school for me and my goal.So I made it happen and so did my parents.
Wheeler offered an aerospace-engineering course.Then,for college,I 7 attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),which was especially 8 in aerospace engineering.That exactly fit my goal.They’ve 9 so many astronauts and even have astronauts as professors.
Along the way,my biggest 10 was truly believing in myself.It’s something that we all go through at some point in our lives.And it’s a 11 that I fought up until I attended MIT.Even though I was 12 ,I always thought that I didn’t have the 13 to fulfill my dreams.I finally started to believe in myself and realized I was able to do this work.And I looked in the 14 and said,“I believe in you.”
Today,I’m a 15 structural engineer at Boeing and have helped design vehicles that may in time shuttle(运送) people to the moon or Mars.
1.A.addicted to B.focused on
C.accustomed to D.informed of
2.A.programs B.holidays
C.camps D.majors
3.A.attend B.enter
C.leave D.select
4.A.assisted B.lacked
C.specialized D.consisted
5.A.rule B.district
C.policy D.grade
6.A.convenient B.impressive
C.suitable D.traditional
7.A.merely B.unexpectedly
C.regularly D.naturally
8.A.vivid B.excellent
C.flexible D.complicated
9.A.found B.conquered
C.launched D.graduated
10.A.goal B.obstacle
C.position D.courage
11.A.disaster B.strategy
C.conflict D.battle
12.A.moving B.sinking
C.recovering D.progressing
13.A.abilities B.rights
C.steps D.principles
14.A.conclusion B.material
C.book D.mirror
15.A.private B.punctual
C.successful D.sensitive
