云南省曲靖市宣威民族中学2020学年高二英语上学期检测试题（七）

云南省曲靖市宣威民族中学2020学年高二英语上学期检测试题（七）完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）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 1 to fly in space. 2 , he grew over the maximum age for taking the selection tests. In other words, he would never be able to fulfill his 3 .Thinking about all the time and 4 Parker had put into trying to be an astronaut, people felt 5 for him. Despite what he was told about having to 6 his ambition, Parker continued training and studying, 7 he was going to have the tests the next month.He 8 as he got older, and when he was a very old man he heard that they were doing some very important 9 experiments. For those experiments they needed a very 10 astronaut. Parker, who walked with a 11 , was the only old man in the whole world who was 12 to fly in a rocket. Therefore, Parker found himself flying in 13 , all with the help of science. It was clear that the 14 .gained during those missions helped to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people, and Parker was 15 as a hero.Photos of the astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth 16 all over the world, and became a 17 ofhow you can never train or learn too much. It showed that 18 effort always brings 19 even though it may not be in the form we had first 20 .1. A. noticed B. selected C. invited D. permitted2. A. Secretly B Suddenly C. Luckily D. Finally3. A. dream B. task C. need D. belief4. A. reputation B. power C. effort D. practice5. A. happy B. sorry C. nervous D. calm6. A. ignore B. forget C. develop D. abandon7. A. so that B. now that C. as if D. even though8. A. carded on B. took on C. turned off D. got off9. A. electrical B. physical C. medical D. political10. A. sick B. experienced C. active D. old11. A. map B. stick C. guide D. candle12. A. planned B. trained C. forced D. allowed13. A. silence B. danger C. action D. space14. A. knowledge B. experience C. money D. opportunity15. A. replaced B. educated C. praised D. affected16. A. moved B. flew C. spread D. took17. A. symbol B. mark C. case D. doubt18. A. desperate B. persistent C. cautious D. apparent19. A. award B. prize C. result D. reward20. A. expected B guessed C. suggested D. proved书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）假定你是李华，是某国际学校的学生。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语给你校的外教 Mr. Johnson写一封感谢信，感谢他捡到并归还你的书包