Question

Even in early time, people could realize the important of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality (现实).

Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naïve. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.

Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.

Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.

To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.

1. People who ______ could probably realize their dreams.

A. find a way to dreamB. dream and hold fast to them

C. get the meaning of lifeD. have very good school results

2. Young people should be encouraged to dream because ______.

A. their dreams are natural

B. they are greater than everyone else

C. they have much knowledge

D. their dreams might change the world

3. What does the example of Colonel Saunders show us?

A. Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability.

B. Developing technology can bring great progress.

C. Even older people can make their dreams come true.

D. People should be brave enough to dream when they are young.

4. The underlined word “naive” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.

A. 逆反的B. 幼稚的

C. 调皮的D. 冲动的

5. The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.

A. From Dream to RealityB. Good Examples of Dreams

C. Achievements in HistoryD. A list of Successful Dreamers

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者告诉我们，我们都应该有梦想，只要我们有梦想，并且坚持自己的梦想，我们的梦想就会实现。作者在文章中给我们举了一些例子，不管是孩子、青少年、年轻人，还是老人，都可以实现自己的梦想。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality可知，如果一个人有梦，并且坚持梦想，那么他就会找到实现梦想的方法。由此可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream.以及They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world可知，青少年们和年轻人应该被鼓励拥有梦想，因为他们的梦想也许会改变这个世界。由此可知选D。

3.推理判断题。短文第四段中作者给我们举了一个老人实现梦想的例子，Colonel Saunders在他67岁的时候，实现了自己的梦想。通过这个例子作者告诉我们，就算是老人也可以实现自己的梦想，故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文第二段中这个划线单词所在的句子Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naïve.可知，孩子们没有太多的经历和知识，然而，他们也是梦想家，我们不应该嘲笑他们的幼稚。根据句意可知，这里是说孩子们太小，梦想太幼稚，因此选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者告诉我们，我们都应该有梦想，只要我们有梦想，并且坚持自己的梦想，我们的梦想就会实现。作者在文章中给我们举了一些例子，不管是孩子、青少年、年轻人，还是老人，都可以实现自己的梦想。因此A选项这个题目From Dream to Reality，从梦想到现实，最能概括文章大意。故选A。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。