《2026年高中必刷题高中英语必修第三册外研版》

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Every night as the whole family fell asleep, Catalina would slide from home to the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (天文台). Papa was the mechanic (修理工) of the observatory, but during the day Papa would not allow her to get closer to the telescopes there. Only at night was Catalina allowed in with the permission of the night staff.
Catalina loved helping to service the grand telescopes, the eyes that looked out into the universe. She wanted badly to be an astronomer someday. Adults never took her dream seriously. Even her father laughed, “Maybe you’ll be hired to clean the offices.”
One day in the library, Catalina was reading a plant journal when she stopped at the picture of an unusual white flower. “It’s called Wild Carrot.” A Spanish astronomer, whom she saw several times in the observatory, stood behind her. “Pretty, isn’t it? I’ve always liked that flower, because it looks like a galaxy.”
“A spiral galaxy (旋涡星系),” she whispered. Blond eyebrows climbed the scientist’s forehead. “Indeed. And what is your name, young lady?” he asked.
“I’m Catalina Solis.”
“Eduardo Solis’s daughter? The mechanic?”
“Yes,” she gave a look at him. “I want to be an astronomer when I grow up.”
He laughed kindly, no longer meeting her eyes, and patted her on the shoulder. “Yes, of course, my dear. Work hard in school, and it could happen.”
One evening, Catalina’s eyes scanned the top of the observatory as usual. Suddenly she noticed the angle of the one-metre telescope was unusual. The telescope was pointed down, lower than she had ever seen. Catalina learnt from Papa how dangerous it would be. If left like it was, the telescope would move past its limit and be damaged. So without hesitation she got inside the observatory.
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She saw the Spanish astronomer burying himself in work there.He was surrounded by piles of books and papers. With the telescope in mind, she gathered her courage and said, “Sorry. I didn’t mean to bother you but there is something wrong with the one-metre telescope. I think it should be repaired as soon as possible.” Surprised by Catalina’s sudden words, the Spanish astronomer stopped his work and replied, “Sure! Thanks for your carefulness. Could you lend me a hand?” Overwhelmed by excitement, Catalina nodded and began to assist the astronomer. Soon the lowered telescope was repaired. Before Catalina left, the astronomer patted her on the shoulder, saying, “Work hard in school, and what you dream of could happen.”
The astronomer’s words meant a lot to her.Catalina took these words to heart and worked diligently every day. She was determined to become an astronomer one day and nothing would stop her. Years passed, and after graduating from college, Catalina was hired as an assistant astronomer, working alongside the same astronomer who had encouraged her all those years ago. Finally, her childhood dream had become a reality, and Catalina knew that nothing was impossible as long as she kept chasing her dreams.

答案： 1.She saw the Spanish astronomer burying himself in work there. He was surrounded by piles of books and papers. With the telescope in mind, she gathered her courage and said, “Sorry. I didn’t mean to bother you but there is something wrong with the one-metre telescope. I think it should be repaired as soon as possible.” Surprised by Catalina’s sudden words, the Spanish astronomer stopped his work and replied, “Sure! Thanks for your carefulness. Could you lend me a hand?” Overwhelmed by excitement, Catalina nodded and began to assist the astronomer. Soon the lowered telescope was repaired. Before Catalina left, the astronomer patted her on the shoulder, saying, “Work hard in school, and what you dream of could happen.” 2.The astronomer’s words meant a lot to her. Catalina took these words to heart and worked diligently every day. She was determined to become an astronomer one day and nothing would stop her. Years passed, and after graduating from college, Catalina was hired as an assistant astronomer, working alongside the same astronomer who had encouraged her all those years ago. Finally, her childhood dream had become a reality, and Catalina knew that nothing was impossible as long as she kept chasing her dreams.