I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be
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I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it __36__ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future __37__. When, at last, I was in college, I set my __38__ on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. __39__ I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the __40__ in the end and I was preaching __41__ full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our __42__. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the __43__ thief is usually ourselves.
We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a "small" __45__ inside says, "You’ll never make __46__.""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (极宝贵的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success.
I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, "Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart." There are __53__ "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ a life you dream of ，Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone __55__ it from you —especially yourself.
| 小题1: | | A．insisted on | B．felt like | C．kept on | D．started out |
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| 小题2: | | A．changed | B．failed | C．planned | D．left |
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| 小题3: | | A．eyes | B．heart | C．brain | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreement | B．decision | C．aim | D．position |
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| 小题6: | | A．hardly | B．slightly | C．nearly | D．extremely |
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| 小题7: | | A．money | B．plan | C．friends | D．dreams |
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| 小题8: | | A．greatest | B．tallest | C．poorest | D．oldest |
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| 小题9: | | A．themselves | B．yourselves | C．ourselves | D．itself |
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| 小题10: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．speech |
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| 小题12: | | A．expects | B．predicts | C．answers | D．suffers |
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| 小题13: | | A．where | B．when | C．who | D．which |
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| 小题14: | | A．stages | B．suggestions | C．lessons | D．choices |
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| 小题16: | | A．are able to | B．used to | C．have to | D．get used to |
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| 小题17: | | A．interesting | B．important | C．necessary | D．impossible |
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| 小题19: | | A．spending | B．living | C．planning | D．changing |
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| 小题20: | | A．buy | B．fool | C．steal | D．borrow |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
本文概述本文讲述的是如何不让自己的梦想被别人偷走，尤其是自己。阻碍我们梦想实现的最大敌人其实就是我们自己。不要怀疑自己的能力，要相信自己，只要这样就没有实现不了的愿望，没有干不成功的事情。
小题1:考查动词。insist on坚持; keep on 持续; feel like想要，喜欢；start out开始，动身，启程。四者都可接动名词作宾语，但由句意可知，此处应为“起初的梦想是”，故正确答案为D。
小题2:考查动词。本句意思为“随着年龄的增长，我未来的梦想也发生了变化”。
小题3:考查名词。set one"s heart on doing sth. 决心要（某物或做某事）。本句意思为“后来上大学的时候我决定要成为一名像我爸爸一样的牧师”。
小题4:考查连词。由上文可知此处应为表因果关系的连词。由于目标已经确定，所以我努力学习，并为此而奋斗。
小题5:考查名词。本句意为“我最终实现了我的目标”
小题6:考查副词。结合下文“梦想被偷走”，可知作者“几乎专职地……”
小题7:考查名词。由上文谈论梦想可知，此处应为“偷走我们的梦想”。
小题8:考查形容词。but表语义转折，告诉我们此处应为greatest，即“最大的敌人是我们自己”。
小题9:考查代词。find oneself发现自己处于某种状态。
小题10:考查名词。noise嘈杂声，喧闹声，或令人厌烦的声音；sound指一切能听到的声音；voice指说话的声音；speech指演讲、讲话。由下文And on and on the “small” voice这一语境可知此处应为voice。
小题11:考查代词。make it是固定搭配，意思为“获得成功”。
小题12:考查动词。由句意可知此处应为可“预测，预见”某种失败。
小题13:考查连词。非限制性定语从句，引导词作主语， 指代failure。
小题14:考查名词。teach sb a lesson/ lessons 教训某人
小题15:考查介词。be ready for … 为……作好准备。
小题16:考查动词。 “你们能做好内心想做的任何事情”。
小题17:考查形容词。 “对于一个有意志力的人来说，任何事情都是有可能的”。
小题18:考查形容词。“没有一夜之间获得成功的，但只要有决心，就能成功”。
小题19:考查动词。live a ... life过……生活，the life后面是一个定语从句。1
小题20:考查动词。“坚守你的梦想，不要让别人，尤其是你自己，把梦想偷走” |
举一反三
One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher 36 it and explained that science class would be cancelled 37 the fire. He also 38 us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．
During the morning break, Kim and I 39 to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely 40 the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside 41 suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．
"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"
I turned around to find a teacher staring 42 at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of 43 flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not 44 him．My heart 45 even lower when I thought of how angry Mr．Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us 46 before Mr．Johnson．
But to our 47 , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr．Johnson． 48 , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of 49 rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was 50 in my decision to go where I might have got 51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined 52 at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr．Johnson 53 me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr．Johnson"s hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My 54 for Mr．Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I"d disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my 55 than the fact that I"d broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．believed | C．confirmed | D．studied |
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| 小题2: | | A．due to | B．despite | C．in terms of | D．other than |
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| 小题3: | | A．reminded | B．warned | C．informed | D．convinced |
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| 小题4: | | A．pretended | B．asked | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题5: | | A．entered | B．found | C．examined | D．reached |
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| 小题7: | | A．angrily | B．patiently | C．silently | D．curiously |
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| 小题8: | | A．excuses | B．thoughts | C．words | D．feelings |
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| 小题9: | | A．help | B．hate | C．stop | D．seize |
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| 小题10: | | A．flew | B．sank | C．beat | D．moved |
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| 小题11: | | A．whistling | B．chatting | C．whispering | D．shaking |
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| 小题12: | | A．surprise | B．delight | C．regret | D．sorrow |
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| 小题13: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Instead |
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| 小题14: | | A．comfort | B．guilt | C．concern | D．complaint |
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| 小题15: | | A．frightened | B．puzzled | C．discouraged | D．disappointed |
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| 小题16: | | A．hurt | B．burnt | C．lost | D．blamed |
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| 小题17: | | A．consequences | B．destructions | C．influences | D．surroundings |
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| 小题18: | | A．shocked | B．shamed | C．bored | D．confused |
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| 小题19: | | A．care | B．hope | C．desire | D．love |
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| 小题20: | | A．safety | B．freedom | C．dignity | D．behaviour |
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Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes．His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children asked．
One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story．"Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present, a jack-knife．I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight．Some town boys came by and saw me．They surrounded me and started saying bad things．They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife．The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys．I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing．I hate them．I hate them all．”
The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much, lifted his grandson"s face so his eyes looked into the boy"s face．Grandfather said, " Let me tell you a story．I, too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do．But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy．It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die．I have struggled with these feelings many times．It is as if two wolves are inside me．．．It is a terrible fight．
One wolf is good and does no harm．He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense (冒犯) when no offense is intended．It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way．This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth and faith．
The other wolf is full of anger．The smallest thing will set off his fiercest temper．He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason．He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much．
It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing．This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority．
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my mind．This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too．"
The boy looked into his grandfather"s eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied ．．．
"The one you feed．"
小题1:The boy was angry because ______.| A．he was not satisfied with his present | | B．his back was badly injured in a fight | | C．he had waited for his father for too long | | D．his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys |
小题2:The angry wolf would probably be described as ______.| A．aggressive(好斗) | B．sympathetic | C．modest | D．unsuccessful |
小题3:We can learn from the third paragraph that ______.| A．"hate" is healthy | B．"hate" hurts oneself | | C．"hate" is complicated | D．"hate" harms one"s enemies |
小题4:What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?| A．We should feed the two wolves equally． | | B．Living in harmony with others is important． | | C．Our feelings should be expressed at the right time． | | D．The choices we make determine who we will become． |
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A farmer had some puppies（小狗）to 36 . He painted a sign advertising the puppies and 37__ nailing （钉）it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, a little boy came to him.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he 38 the sweat off his face, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost 39 money. Do you have enough money?”
The boy 40 his head for a moment. Then reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 41 and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 42 a whistle (口哨声), “Here, Dolly!” he called. 43 from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly 44 by four little balls of fur. The little boy’ eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their 45 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. 46 another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat 47 manner the little pup began hobbling（蹒跚） toward the others, doing its best to 48 .
“I want that one,” the little boy said, 49 to the smallest one. The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you 50 these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy 51 back from the fence, and began 52 up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel support running down both sides of his leg 53 itself to a specially made 54 . Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don"t 55 too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
| 小题1: | | A．sell | B．buy | C．raise | D．drive |
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| 小题2: | | A．set off | B．set out | C．set about | D．set up |
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| 小题3: | | A．wiped | B．removed | C．settled | D．drove |
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| 小题4: | | A．a number of | B．quite a few | C．a great deal of | D．only a little |
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| 小题5: | | A．raised | B．buried | C．dropped | D．shook |
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| 小题6: | | A．change | B．price | C．treasure | D．wallet |
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| 小题7: | | A．made out | B．put away | C．gave away | D．let out |
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| 小题9: | | A．equipped | B．protected | C．attacked | D．followed |
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| 小题10: | | A．way | B．direction | C．path | D．struggle |
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| 小题11: | | A．Rapidly | B．Slowly | C．Suddenly | D．Simply |
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| 小题12: | | A．curious | B．foolish | C．ordinary | D．active |
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| 小题13: | | A．catch up | B．keep up | C．put up | D．make up |
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| 小题14: | | A．staring | B．pointing | C．greeting | D．devoting |
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| 小题16: | | A．stepped | B．escaped | C．went | D．kept |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushing | B．forcing | C．rolling | D．tearing |
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| 小题18: | | A．attaching | B．attached | C．being attached | D．to attach |
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| 小题19: | | A．leg | B．stick | C．shoe | D．foot |
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In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved, nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding.
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.| A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. | | B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. | | C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. | | D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. |
小题2:Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?| A．Free. | B．Easy | C．Smart. | D．Strong. |
小题3:What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?| A．She was absorbed in the story. | | B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well. | | C．She wants to challenge her faith. | | D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story. |
小题4:How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?| A．she hopes more people will take up surfing. | | B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged | | C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. | | D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity. |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．A lot of people are fond of surfing. | | B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. | | C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. | | D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life. |
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His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke（补充） out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired（陷于泥坑）to his waist in black muck（淤泥） was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman"s sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son"s life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer"s own son came to the door of the family hovel（茅舍）.
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I"ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he"ll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming"s son graduated from St. Mary"s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman"s son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son"s name? Sir Winston Churchill.
小题1:Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?| A．Lord Randolph Churchill"s. | B．Sir Winston Churchill"s. | | C．Sir Alexander Fleming"s | D．Penicillin"s. |
小题2:Why did the nobleman take the farmer"s son and give him a good education?| A．The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father. | | B．The farmer was too poor to afford his son"s education. | | C．The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son. | | D．The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man. |
小题3:What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?| A．Kind, brave and generous. | B．Kind, shy and merciful. | | C．Kind, innocent and passive. | D．Kind, brave and honest. |
小题4:Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?| A．The farmer saved the nobleman"s son twice. | | B．The nobleman"s son later became a great person. | | C．The farmer"s son later became a great person. | | D．Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine. |
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