Passage 15【2020•湖北省咸宁市】
Many people have their dreams at home and abroad. During China's Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wan Hu whose dream in life was "flying to the moon". One day, he tied ①/ hɪm'self / ___________ to a chair with 47 self-made "rockets" and held a big kite in his hands. He lit the "rockets" and disappeared into the sky. Unfortunately, he died when the "rockets" exploded (爆炸).
Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon. He was the first man to set foot on the moon. It was a great dream. ②____________. To remember Wan, there is a crater (环形山) on the far side of the moon which is named after him.
There are many people like Wan in the world. ③他们从未停止实现他们的梦想. American civil rights（民权）leader Martin Luther King once said, "I have a dream". His dream helped American people of all races (种族) get the same rights. Though others laughed at him, Henry Ford had a dream of cars covering the roads ④/ ɪnˈsted / ___________ of horses and carts (马车).Seeing hungry people, Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice for his dream of "feeding everybody in China".
Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations. ⑤So we can always change the world for the better. Let's work harder for our dreams.
36. 填写单词：根据文中①、④两处音标填写单词。
①/ hɪm'self / ___________ ④/ ɪnˈsted / ___________
37. 将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语：________________________
38. 将文中⑤处划线句子翻译成汉语：________________________
39. 补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中②处划线部分的最佳选项。
A. It was also Henry Ford's dream B. It was also Wan Hu's dream
C. It was also Yuan Longping s dream D. It was also Martin Luther King's dream
40. Why are dreams important according to the passage?
____________________________
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述明朝万户飞往月球的梦想以及其他一些名人的梦想，来说明梦想的重要性。
36. (1). himself (2). instead【解析】句意：一天，他把自己和47个自制的火箭一起系在椅子上，拿着一个大风筝在手上。根据音标/hɪm'self/ 可知是反身代词himself表示“他自己”。故答案为himself。句意：尽管其他人嘲笑他，亨利·福特有一个梦想让轿车在马路上跑而不是马和马车。根据音标/ɪnˈsted/ 可知是单词instead表示“而不是”。故答案为instead。
37. They never stop realizing (achieving) their dreams./They never stop making their dreams come true.
【解析】划线的句子“他们从未停止实现他们的梦想”是否定句，句子的主语是他们they；否定词是never；谓语动词是“停止做某事”用stop doing; “实现他们的梦想”用动词短语realizing their dreams，或者achieving their dreams，或者making their dreams come true。故答案为They never stop realizing (achieving) their dreams./They never stop making their dreams come true.
38. 因此我们总能把世界改变得更(美)好。【解析】划线的句子“So we can always change the world for the better”是陈述句。so表示“因此”；主语是we我们；频度副词always表示“总是”；谓语动词can change…表示“能改变”；宾语是the world世界；for the better表示“更好”。故答案为因此我们总能把世界改变得更(美)好。
39. B【解析】根据前文“Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon. He was the first man to set foot on the moon. It was a great dream”讲述了美国宇航员登上月球行走是一个伟大的梦想，可知此处与Wan Hu联系起来，表示这也是他的梦想。因此②填It was also Wan Hu's dream。故选B。
40. Because they (dreams) give us directions for our lives./Because they（dreams）make us set goals and make plans to change our present situations.
【解析】根据最后一段“Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations”可知梦想很重要因为梦想给人指明了方向，让人设定目标，制定计划来改变现在的情况。故答案为Because they/dreams give us directions for our lives./Because they/dreams make us set goals and make plans to change our present situations.
Many people have their dreams at home and abroad. During China's Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wan Hu whose dream in life was "flying to the moon". One day, he tied ①/ hɪm'self / ___________ to a chair with 47 self-made "rockets" and held a big kite in his hands. He lit the "rockets" and disappeared into the sky. Unfortunately, he died when the "rockets" exploded (爆炸).
Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon. He was the first man to set foot on the moon. It was a great dream. ②____________. To remember Wan, there is a crater (环形山) on the far side of the moon which is named after him.
There are many people like Wan in the world. ③他们从未停止实现他们的梦想. American civil rights（民权）leader Martin Luther King once said, "I have a dream". His dream helped American people of all races (种族) get the same rights. Though others laughed at him, Henry Ford had a dream of cars covering the roads ④/ ɪnˈsted / ___________ of horses and carts (马车).Seeing hungry people, Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice for his dream of "feeding everybody in China".
Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations. ⑤So we can always change the world for the better. Let's work harder for our dreams.
36. 填写单词：根据文中①、④两处音标填写单词。
①/ hɪm'self / ___________ ④/ ɪnˈsted / ___________
37. 将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语：________________________
38. 将文中⑤处划线句子翻译成汉语：________________________
39. 补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中②处划线部分的最佳选项。
A. It was also Henry Ford's dream B. It was also Wan Hu's dream
C. It was also Yuan Longping s dream D. It was also Martin Luther King's dream
40. Why are dreams important according to the passage?
____________________________
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述明朝万户飞往月球的梦想以及其他一些名人的梦想，来说明梦想的重要性。
36. (1). himself (2). instead【解析】句意：一天，他把自己和47个自制的火箭一起系在椅子上，拿着一个大风筝在手上。根据音标/hɪm'self/ 可知是反身代词himself表示“他自己”。故答案为himself。句意：尽管其他人嘲笑他，亨利·福特有一个梦想让轿车在马路上跑而不是马和马车。根据音标/ɪnˈsted/ 可知是单词instead表示“而不是”。故答案为instead。
37. They never stop realizing (achieving) their dreams./They never stop making their dreams come true.
【解析】划线的句子“他们从未停止实现他们的梦想”是否定句，句子的主语是他们they；否定词是never；谓语动词是“停止做某事”用stop doing; “实现他们的梦想”用动词短语realizing their dreams，或者achieving their dreams，或者making their dreams come true。故答案为They never stop realizing (achieving) their dreams./They never stop making their dreams come true.
38. 因此我们总能把世界改变得更(美)好。【解析】划线的句子“So we can always change the world for the better”是陈述句。so表示“因此”；主语是we我们；频度副词always表示“总是”；谓语动词can change…表示“能改变”；宾语是the world世界；for the better表示“更好”。故答案为因此我们总能把世界改变得更(美)好。
39. B【解析】根据前文“Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon. He was the first man to set foot on the moon. It was a great dream”讲述了美国宇航员登上月球行走是一个伟大的梦想，可知此处与Wan Hu联系起来，表示这也是他的梦想。因此②填It was also Wan Hu's dream。故选B。
40. Because they (dreams) give us directions for our lives./Because they（dreams）make us set goals and make plans to change our present situations.
【解析】根据最后一段“Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations”可知梦想很重要因为梦想给人指明了方向，让人设定目标，制定计划来改变现在的情况。故答案为Because they/dreams give us directions for our lives./Because they/dreams make us set goals and make plans to change our present situations.
