Question

I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"

Well, it       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            . When, at last, I was in college, I had my          set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father.      I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the        in the end and I was preaching        full-time for much of my adult life.

However, for many, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our        . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the          thief is usually ourselves.

We find        just about reaching the top, and a "small"          inside says, “You’ll never make        .""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice          our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are           . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的)         . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready          success.

The message I always gave my children was that you        do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is        to a willing heart." There are      “overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine yourself in the 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        it from you —especially yourself.

1.A. insisted on B. felt like C. started out D. kept on

2.A. failed B. changed C. planned  D. left

3.A. eyes B. brain  C. heart  D. experience

4.A. But B. Or C. So D. Yet

5.A. agreement B. decision C. position D. aim

6.A. hardly B. slightly C. nearly D. extremely

7.A. money B. plan  C. friends D. dreams

8.A. tallest B. greatest C. poorest D. oldest

9.A. ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. itself

10.A. sound B. voice C. noise D. speech

11.A. it B. him C. her D. me

12.A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. suffers

13.A. met B. defended C. understood     D. realized

14.A. stages B. suggestions C. lessons D. choices

15.A. to B. for C. at       D. with

16.A. used to B. are able to C. have to D. ought to

17.A. interesting B. impossible C. necessary D. important

18.A. many B. a few C. no D. some

19.A. living B. spending C. planning D. changing

20.A. buy B. fool C. borrow D. steal

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：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。

1.C。考查动词短语。 A. insisted on坚持；B. felt like喜欢；C. started out开始；D. kept on继续前进；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”，故选C。

2.B。考查动词。 A. Failed失败；B. Changed改变；C. Planned计划；D. Left离开；随着我们慢慢长大，对于未来的梦想发生了改变，可知选B。

3.C。考查名词。A. Eyes眼睛；B. Brain脑子；C. Heart心； D. Experience经验；set one's heart on doing sth. 决心要（某物或做某事），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，所以选C。

4.C。考查介词。A. But 但是；B. Or或者；C. So所以；D. Yet转折；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，故选C。

5.D。考查名词。 A. Agreement同意；B. Decision决定；C. Position位置；D. Aim目标；reach one’s aim实现目标。最后我实现了我的目标，所以选D。

6.C。考查副词。A. Hardly几乎不；B. Slightly轻微的；C. Nearly几乎；D. Extremely极度；结合下文“梦想被偷走”，可知作者“几乎专职地……”，故选C。

7.D。考查名词。 A. money 钱；B. Plan计划；C. Friends朋友；D. Dreams梦；有一个小偷偷走了我们的梦想，这里是指阻止我们实现梦想的事物，故选D。

8.B。考查形容词。A. Tallest最高的；B. Greatest最好的；C. Poorest最穷的；D. Oldest最老的；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”。所以选B。

9.A。考查反身代词。A. ourselves 我们自己；B. Yourselves你们自己；C. Themselves他们自己；D. Itself它自己；find oneself发现自己处于某种状态，所以选A。

10.B。考查名词。A. Sound听起来；B. Voice声音；C. Noise噪音； D. Speech演讲；由下文And on and on the “small” voice这一语境可知此处应为voice，故选B。

11.A。考查代词。A. it 它；B. Him他；C. her 她；D. Me我；make it是固定搭配，意思为“获得成功”。所以选A。

12.B。考查动词。 A. expects 期望；B. Predicts预测；C. Answers回答；D. Suffers遭受；这个声音预见到了我们的失败，故选B。

13.D。考查动词。A. met 遇见；B. Defended保卫；C. Understood理解；D. Realized实现；Realize one’s dream实现某人的梦想，本句是这个结构的被动语态的形式，故选D。

14.C。考查名词。A. Stages舞台；B. Suggestions建议；C. Lessons课；D. Choices选择；teach sb a lesson/ lessons 教训某人。所以应选C。

15.B。考查介词。 A. to 到；B. For为了；C. At在；D. With和；be ready for … 为……作好准备，本题的success是一个抽象名词，作为介词for的宾语，故选B。

16.B。考查介词短语。A. used to过去尝尝；B. are able to 能够；C. have to必须要；D. ought to应该；我告诉我的孩子的是只要你想要你就能够做到你想要做的任何事情，故选B。

17.B。考查形容词。A. interesting 有趣的；B. Impossible不可能的； C. Necessary必要的；D. Important重要的；对于一个这样的人，没有什么是不可能的，故选B。

18.C。考查代词。A. Many许多，修饰可数名词；B. a few很少，修饰可数名词；C. No不；D. Some一些；没有一夜成功的事例，但是只要有决心，就一定能够实现，故选C。

19.A。考查动词。 A. Living活着；B. Spending花钱；C. Planning计划； D. Changing改变；live a ... life过……生活，the life后面是一个定语从句，故选A。

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考点：考查对教育哲理类短文阅读。