[1]Parents always tell their kids to dream big. A 12-year-old girl in Texas, the US has taken that to heart. She dreams of becoming a NASA (美国宇航局) engineer by age 16.
[2]It may sound (4)①______, but Alena is not a common girl—she’s both clever and hard-working. She is also learning Spanish and Arabic by herself.
[3]Alena Wicker is now studying at her dream university. She shows great interest in engineering (4)②______ of her love for building things. She would love to build a rover (探测器) to go to space.
[4]Believe it or not, the story started with Lego. Ever since she was 4, Alena has loved playing around with different types of Lego and developed a great love for building things. Little Alena used to look at the stars and said seriously, “Mommy, I’m going to work for NASA. I’m going to go up there.”
[5]Alena is planning to write a children’s book and build a website (网站). “I’d like to encourage more girls to follow their dreams. Girls should also dream big and become whatever they want to be in the world.” she said.
[6] “(5)I won’t let anything stop me from achieving my dream. I have a goal and I am working towards it. No matter (4)③______ you’re planning to do, just go for it,” she says. “No one can hold us down. Just reach for the stars.”
【小题1】What’s Alena’s dream? (Please answer no more than 10 words.)【小题2】When did Alena begin to play with different types of Lego? (Please answer no more than 6 words.)
【小题3】Why is Alena planning to write a children’s book and build a website? (Please answer no more than 12 words.)
【小题4】Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word.
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【小题5】Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese.
【小题6】What’s your dream? What will you do to achieve your dream? (Please answer no more than 25 words.)
