Question

I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and   36  . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37   a dream.

My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.

A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.

“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”

That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

1.	A．attention B．time C．patience D．fashion

2.	A．bring B．continue C．make D．afford

3.	A．athletics B．music C．business D．money

4.	A．kick B．play C．hit D．pass

5.	A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident

6.	A．believed in B．relied on C．called on D．dealt with

7.	A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked

8.	A．called B．advised C．applied D．recommended

9.	A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose

10.	A．keep B．end C．give D．pick

11.	A．happy B．mad C．frightened D．excited

12.	A．living B．working C．playing D．dreaming

13.	A．moving B．hanging C．shaking D．nodding

14.	A．express B．announce C．apologise D．explain

15.	A．belief B．pride C．fear D．disappointment

16.	A．length B．price C．power D．spirit

17.	A．clear B．direct C．straight D．attractive

18.	A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying

19.	A．by B．for C．beyond D．within

20.	A．paid B．found C．offered D．presented

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】梦想和现实的冲突该如何解决？文章给出了答案！

1.名词辨析。这里是指虽然我们穷，但是在家里我们能感受到爱和关注。

2.动词辨析。这里是指我可以有梦想。

3.上下文串联。根据下文的baseball可知我在运动方面有天赋。

4.动词辨析。Hit指击中；这里是指我能击中球场中的任何物体。

5.上下文串联。我能拥有John做我的老师，我很幸运。

6.上下文串联。根据下文可知教练不仅信任我们，还教会我们自己信任自己。

7.动词辨析，解析同上。

8.动词辨析。根据下文可知我的一个朋友推荐我去做暑期工来挣钱补贴家用。

9.上下文串联。这里是指开始存钱买房子。

10.短语辨析。这里是指如果我做了暑期工，我就得放弃暑假的训练。

11.形容词辨析。根据上下文可知教练对我主语的作法气得发疯。

12.上下文串联。这里是指挣钱的时间很长，但是训练的时间可不多。

13.动词辨析。这里是指教练在训斥我的时候我的头低着。

14.上下文串联。这里是指我意识到自己的错误，想着如何向教练道歉。

15.上下文串联。这里是指教练对我很失望。

16.名词辨析。每小时3.5美元就是梦想的价格吗？这是教练对我的劝导。

17.上下文串联。这里是指教练的一番话把道理讲的非常清楚。

18.动词辨析。这里是指现在得到的东西和未来实现的梦想。

19.介词辨析。是指在这年里，我被选中代表匹兹堡去打球。

20.动词辨析。这里是指给我提供了2万美元的合同。