Alyssa Carson is 13 years old. And she made the headlines in 2014 by announcing her determination to be the first person to land on Mars. Wishful thinking? Well, NASA thinks she stands a chance. And she is already in training, becoming the first person to attend all three of NASA’s world space camps.

13-year old Alyssa Carson is using a video simulation to land on Mars. At the moment, it’s the closest she or anybody else can get to the Red Planet. But for as long as she can remember, Alyssa has dreamed of being the first person to actually land on Mars.

Although a mission to Mars might be decades away, Alyssa is already in training. She’s completed several NASA space camps including one in Turkey. She says: “At space camp, you train, eat, sleep. You live the life of an astronaut.”

At the Baton Rouge International School, Alyssa is learning French and several other languages including Chinese. And of course, she is studying science and math,too.

Bert Carson is Alyssa’s father, a single parent who has dedicated his life to fulfilling his daughter’s ambition. He says “I’ve lived my life. I’ve, you know, had my fun all around the world. So now it’s her time. And it’s my job as her dad to support that and to be by her side and do whatever it is that she needs to support this dream.”

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1.Where does Alyssa Carson want to go?

A The Sun

B The Moon

C The Jupiter

D The Mars.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句“ And she made the headlines in 2014 by announcing her determination to be the first person to land on Mars”可知。

2.How old is Alyssa Carson now?

A 12 years old

B 13 years old

C 14 years old

D 16 years old

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“Alyssa Carson is 13 years old.”可知。

3.What does the underlined word simulation mean in Chinese ?

A 刺激

B 模拟

C 录像

D 光驱

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第二句“At the moment, it’s the closest she or anybody else can get to the Red Planet.” 可知，正在进行登陆模仿。

4.From the last paragraph, we know Alyssa Carson’s father is a_______man.

A strict.

B selfish

C kind

D cruel

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“And it’s my job as her dad to support that and to be by her side and do whatever it is that she needs to support this dream.”可知，他是一个好爸爸。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A How to land Mars

B A great father

C How to live on Mars.

D A 13-year-old girl may be the first person to land on Mars.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。 从第一段最后一句“becoming the first person to attend all three of NASA’s world space camps..”可知。这是文章的主题句。