My dream is to become an orthodontist (正牙醫(yī)生), fly to new heights，and impact the world.Ever since the day I got braces (矯正器)，I thought about how __1__ it would be for me to become an orthodontist and make other __2__ like me have more beautiful smiles.The thought of helping other people overcome the fear of their __3__ or selfesteem (尊重) became so real to me the day that I got my __4__ off two years later.After along thought，I finally came to a(n) __5__ that I wanted to do my senior exit project on orthodontics.I am in the __6__ of doing my project now and I cannot wait to see the wonderful __7__ that I'm going to achieve.In the long run，I know it will be a great __8__ to me down the road，opening doors to my __9__ path.Another goal in my life is to fly to new __10__ and go where no one else has __11__ to go before.I am a big leader at my school and I try to do new things that are __12__ in order to make things successful.I try to reach to the highest in order to make every event and idea __13__ “with a bang!” I also want to do things to __14__ the world somewhere down the road.After seeing friends go into __15__，I have thought about being a __16__ missionary(傳教士) in a thirdworld country for a couple of summers after I __17__ from the high school.I think it would be __18__ to impact the lives of powerless and torn people who need __19__ that seems unimaginable to them.I think __20__ more people reached out and conquered their dreams to help other people achieve theirs，this world would be a whole lot better of a place.
【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文是一篇記敘文。全文記敘了自己少年時(shí)的夢(mèng)想。自己想做一名正牙的醫(yī)生，讓像自己的少年有美麗的微笑。在看到朋友們做禮拜時(shí)，自己也想到第三世界國(guó)家做一名短期的傳教士，幫助人們擺脫無(wú)助的困境。
1. A.tiresome B.occasional
C.cool D.fortunate
答案 C [聯(lián)系空后的to become an orthodontist and make other __2__(teens) like me have more beautiful smiles可知，作者認(rèn)為幫助別人有美麗的微笑是一件很酷的事情。D有一定干擾性，fortunate意思是“幸運(yùn)的”，因此可以排除。 ] 2.A.teens B.adults C.doctors D.patients
答案 A [聯(lián)系下文after I __17__(graduate)from the high school可知，作者還是一個(gè)未離開(kāi)中學(xué)的少年。]
3.A.image B.operation C.figure D.mouth
答案 A [聯(lián)系上文可知，作者想做一名正牙醫(yī)生，為的是改變那些少年的面部形象，因此用image。C有一定干擾性，figure側(cè)重于“形體”。]
4.A.caps B.tools C.books D.braces
答案 D [聯(lián)系上文Ever since the day I got braces可知，這里是表達(dá)“取下矯正器”。]
5.A.stop B.decision C.conclusion D.end
答案 B [空后的I wanted to do my senior exit project on Orthodontics是自己在長(zhǎng)時(shí)間思考后做出的決定。 ]
6.A.end B.process C.beginning D.trouble
答案 B [聯(lián)系空后的I cannot wait to see the wonderful __7__(goals)that I'm going to achieve可知，自己正在做這項(xiàng)工程的過(guò)程中。]
7.A.scene B.occupation C.start D.goals
答案 D [因?yàn)樽约赫谶@項(xiàng)工程的進(jìn)行中，因此迫不及待地想看看自己所要達(dá)到的目標(biāo)。聯(lián)系下文的Another goal in my life可以得此答案。]
8.A.advantage B.honour C.chance D.pity
答案 A [聯(lián)系空前的In the long run和空后的down the road可知，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看，沿著這條路走是有好處的。]
9.A.graduation B.business C.career D.life
答案 C [聯(lián)系上文可知，作者想成為一名正牙醫(yī)生，因此說(shuō)這是一項(xiàng)事業(yè)。]
10.A.locations B.heights C.interests D.events
答案 B [從下文的I try to reach to the highest可知，自己要飛到新的高度。]
11.A.hoped B.expected C.needed D.dared
答案 D [聯(lián)系上文的new heights和下文的I try to reach to the highest可知，作者要達(dá)到別人不敢達(dá)到的高度。]
12.A.cared for B.unheard ofC.put forward D.thought of
答案 B [聯(lián)系上文作者要到達(dá)別人不敢到達(dá)的地方，因此我們斷定他要做別人還沒(méi)有聽(tīng)說(shuō)的事情。]
13.A.turn out B.move off C.go out D.die out
答案 A [聯(lián)系空后的with a bang，可知，作者想讓事情在驚天動(dòng)地中發(fā)生。其他選項(xiàng)中，move off搬走，go out 出去，die out消失，滅絕。]
14.A.change B.develop C.impact D.destroy
答案 C [聯(lián)系文章第一句and impact the world可以得出答案。impact the world在這里的意思是“影響整個(gè)世界”。]
15.A.missions B.difficulties C.traps D.films答案 A [聯(lián)系上文可知，當(dāng)看到如自己一樣的少年牙齒不正時(shí)，自己想成為一名正牙醫(yī)生，現(xiàn)在看到人們進(jìn)行傳道活動(dòng)時(shí)想成為一名傳教士。]
16.A.longterm B.professional C.shortterm D.parttime
答案 C [聯(lián)系空后的for a couple of summers可知，作者并非想長(zhǎng)期做傳教士，只是想做兩個(gè)夏天的短期的傳教士。]
17.A.attend B.graduate C.dislike D.abandon
答案 B [聯(lián)系上文可知，作者現(xiàn)在是十幾歲的少年，正在上中學(xué)，要到第三世界做兩個(gè)夏天的傳教士，因此應(yīng)該是在他從中學(xué)畢業(yè)后，而不是上了中學(xué)。]
18.A.tiresome B.harmful C.astonishing D.remarkable
答案 D [聯(lián)系空后的to impact the lives of powerless and torn people who need __19__(assistance)that seems unimaginable to them可知，一想到會(huì)影響到那些無(wú)助的貧困潦倒的人們，使他們得到似乎不能想象的幫助，作者感覺(jué)這是很美妙的。]
19.A.assistance B.faith C.money D.laws
答案 A [從空前的powerless and torn可知，這些人是需要幫助的。]
20.A.since B.unless C.although D.if
答案 D [聯(lián)系本空所在的整個(gè)句子可知，第一個(gè)分句是表達(dá)條件。]
維A 完形填空(每題1.5分，滿分30分)
