“Aim for the moon and even if you miss, you will land among the stars” is a common saying.

It shows that we shouldn’t be afraid to fail and should try to be ___1___. In this way, we can stay in a ___2___ place than where we start, even if we fail. Many great people in the world love fighting for excellence. One of them is the famous biologist — Tong Dizhou, the father of China’s clone (克隆).

Tong came from a poor family in Zhejiang Province and didn’t go to high school until 17. So he became the oldest student in the class. What was worse, he faced the ___3___ of being not allowed to continue his study because he couldn’t catch up with others. ___4___, he didn’t give up. He studied hard and managed to take the lead among his classmates. ___5___, he graduated with the highest grade.

Tong is remembered and ___6___ for the outstanding achievement of cross-species cloning in fish. In 1963, Tong produced the world’s first cloned fish. Ten years later, Tong ___7___ the first cross-species cloned fish. In the whole process, challenges and failures didn’t prevent him. Thanks to his pioneering research, Chinese scientists developed fish-breeding skills. Now China produces more than half of the world’s aquaculture (水产养殖) harvest.

Should we “aim for the moon” or ___8___ aim for what is easily achieved? Tong gave us a good ___9___. He shows us that working towards excellence despite of the failure can be a stepping stone to great success. Nowadays, many young people fear failure. They prefer to take an easier path. They ___10___ taking on challenges and are easily beaten by stress. Actually, fighting for excellence and not being afraid of failure can help people better themselves.

1.1.

A generous

B excellent

C modest

D organized

解析：选B。B. 解析：句意：它表明我们不应该害怕失败，而应该努力做到____。结合下一句 "fighting for excellence"（为卓越而战），可知此处应填 excellent（卓越的）。generous 慷慨的，modest 谦虚的，organized 有条理的。

2.2.

A warmer

B tidier

C higher

D quieter

解析：选C。C. 解析：句意：即使我们失败了，我们也能停留在比起点____的地方。引用的名言是 “即使错过月球，也将落在繁星之间”，寓意是目标高，即使失败也比低目标的成功要好。因此是 higher（更高的）。

3.3.

A decision

B secret

C risk

D purpose

解析：选C。C. 解析：句意：因为跟不上别人，他面临着被禁止继续学业的____。face the risk of... 意为 “面临…… 的风险”。decision 决定，secret 秘密，purpose 目的。

4.4.

A Moreover

B However

C Otherwise

D Also

解析：选B。B. 解析：前一句说他面临被退学的风险，后一句说他没有放弃。前后是转折关系，故用 However（然而）。Moreover 而且，Otherwise 否则，Also 也。

5.5.

A In general

B As usual

C Above all

D As a result

解析：选D。D. 解析：前一句说他努力学习并名列前茅，后一句说他以最高成绩毕业。这是努力的结果，故用 As a result（结果）。In general 一般来说，As usual 像往常一样，Above all 首先。

6.6.

A respected

B required

C changed

D compared

解析：选A。A. 解析：句意：童第周因…… 杰出成就而被铭记和____。杰出的成就通常会赢得人们的尊重，故用 respected（尊敬）。required 要求，changed 改变，compared 比较。

7.7.

A drew

B bought

C created

D caught

解析：选C。C. 解析：句意：十年后，童第周____了第一条跨物种克隆鱼。克隆鱼是科学创造，故用 created（创造）。drew 画，bought 买，caught 抓。

8.8.

A closely

B widely

C suddenly

D simply

解析：选D。D. 解析：句意：我们应该 “志在月球”，还是____追求容易实现的目标？simply 在此处意为 “仅仅 / 只不过”，表示一种平庸的选择，与 “志在月球” 形成对比。closely 紧密地，widely 广泛地，suddenly 突然。

9.9.

A speech

B answer

C help

D reason

解析：选B。B. 解析：前一句是一个问句（Should we...?），所以这里是说童第周给了我们一个很好的 answer（答案）。

10.10.

A avoid

B continue

C practice

D suggest

解析：选A。A. 解析：句意：他们____接受挑战，容易被压力击垮。前一句提到年轻人喜欢走容易的路（easier path），说明他们不愿意面对困难，故用 avoid（回避 / 避免）。continue 继续，practice 练习，suggest 建议。