Have you thought about what you will do in the future? Do you think dreams are important?

In a small town, there lived a young boy named Alex. He had always dreamed of space travel. His room was full of rocket ships, and he spent his nights looking up at the stars, imagining himself among them.

As he grew older, people around him began to doubt his dream. They told him his dream was impossible for a boy from a small town. Alex remained undeterred, for he believed in the power of dreams.

He had strong determination (决心), and he spent hours preparing for his dream. He worked hard at his studies, and he was especially good at math and science. He read every book about space he could find, and built model rockets in his free time.

When he reached high school, an astronaut visited to give a talk. Alex jumped at the chance to speak with him and learn more about the path to becoming an astronaut. The astronaut was moved by Alex’s strong love and gave him advice on what it would take to reach the stars.

Following the astronaut’s advice, Alex set his sights on a top university to study aerospace engineering (航天工程). He knew it wouldn’t be easy, but he was ready to face every challenge.

Years passed, and Alex’s hard work paid off. He graduated with top grades and honors and was accepted into an astronaut program. His dream finally came true.

1.51. What did Alex dream of becoming?

A A scientist who studies the stars.

B An astronaut who travels in space.

C An engineer who builds rocket ships.

D

解析：选B。细节理解题。定位原文：He had always dreamed of space travel.以及后文learn more about the path to becoming an astronaut。句意：他梦想太空旅行，想要成为一名宇航员。B 遨游太空的宇航员。A：文中没有说想做研究星星的科学家；C：他做火箭模型，不是立志当造火箭的工程师，航天工程只是大学学习专业，并非梦想职业。

2.52. What can we learn from the underlined words “Alex remained undeterred” in Paragraph 3?

A He was disappointed and gave up.

B He doubted himself like others too.

C He didn’t care about others’ words.

D

解析：选C。词义猜测题。前文：人们质疑他，说梦想不可能实现；后文：for he believed in the power of dreams因为他相信梦想的力量。由此推断Alex remained undeterred含义：别人质疑，但他没有动摇，不在意他人言论。C 他不在意别人的话。A 失望放弃、B 自我怀疑，均与原文 “相信梦想” 完全相反。解题技巧：结合划线词的前后句逻辑做推理。

3.53. What did Alex do in pursuing (追求) his dream? ①He studied very hard. ②He read books about space. ③He learned from an astronaut. ④He built rockets to have space travel.

A ①②③

B ①③④

C ①②④

D

解析：选A。细节理解・组合多选。原文信息：①He worked hard at his studies他刻苦学习 ②He read every book about space he could find读太空书籍 ③Alex jumped at the chance to speak with him向宇航员请教 ④built model rockets制作火箭模型，并不是造出火箭真正去太空旅行，表述错误 所以①②③正确，选 A。易错坑点：④把 model rockets（火箭模型）偷换为真实太空旅行火箭。

4.54. Alex made his dream come true mainly because ________.

A his dream was not difficult to achieve

B he kept working hard and never gave up

C all people around him gave him much help

D

解析：选B。主旨细节推理题。全文讲述：旁人质疑，但 Alex 意志坚定，长期刻苦学习，克服挑战，努力终获回报。成功核心原因是自身坚持努力，永不放弃。B 他坚持努力、永不放弃。A：原文He knew it wouldn’t be easy说明梦想并不容易；C：周围大部分人一开始是质疑他，并非所有人给予帮助，与原文事实相反。

5.55. What can be a proper title for this text?

A Learn to listen to advice

B Enjoy the fun of space travels

C Believe in the power of dreams

D

解析：选C。主旨大意（选标题）。文章开篇抛出梦想重要性的问题，第三段he believed in the power of dreams点明核心，结尾写梦想成真。全文主线：相信梦想的力量，坚持就会实现。C 相信梦想的力量。A “听取建议” 只是故事其中一个小情节，不能概括全文；B 文章重点不是讲享受太空旅行乐趣。解题技巧：标题要覆盖全文主旨，不能只抓局部细节。