Question

    My friend, Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch (养马场). The last time I was there he introduced me a story like this: There was a young man who was the son of a horse trainer, who would go from stable (马厩) to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. So the boy's school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. He also drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class.”

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked why he received an F. The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. There's no way you could ever do it... If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it long and haul. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, "Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.” Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream."

Monty then turned to me and said, "I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4, 000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, "The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough ambition not to give up on yours.”

1.Why was Monty’s schooling continually interrupted?

A.Because he didn’t like his teacher.

B.Because he had to do much housework.

C.Because he refused to go to school sometimes.

D.Because his father always changed his working place.

2.How did the father deal with his son’s problem?

A.He did not pay attention to it.

B.He punished his son for the large red F.

C.He encouraged his son to make his own decision.

D.He scolded his son for the ridiculous plan.

3.What can we infer from the teacher's remarks in the last paragraph?

A.Skill comes by exercise.

B.Everybody's good at something.

C.It's great to have dreams.

D.Where there is a will, there is a way.

4.What's the best title for the text?

A.A boy having no changes B.A boy following his heart

C.A boy holding on to his dream D.A boy owning a horse ranch

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的朋友Monty Roberts给作者讲了一个故事：Monty Roberts读书时写了一篇自己的梦想是拥有一个养马场的论文，老师给了他F，Monty Roberts不为所动，他对老师说，老师可以保留F，他会保留自己的梦想，多年以后，Monty成功地拥有了自己的养马场，老师也为当年的做法感到抱歉。

1.

细节理解题。由第一段中的There was a young man who was the son of a horse trainer, who would go from stable(马厩) to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. So the boy's school career was continually interrupted.可知，Monty是驯马师的儿子，Monty的父亲会从马厩到马厩，从一条赛道到另一条赛道，从一个农场到另一个农场，从一个牧场到另一个牧场，训练马，因此Monty的学业不断中断；说明是因为Monty的父亲经常换工作地点，他才经常中断学业。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。由倒数第二段的His father said, "Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”可知，他父亲说：“儿子，你得自己决定；不过，我认为这对你来说是一个非常重要的决定。”说明父亲让儿子自己做决定。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。由最后一段的The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.（故事最精彩的部分是，两年前，同一位老师带了30个孩子到我的养马场露营一周。），和老师的Look, Monty , when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough ambition not to give up on yours.（听着，Monty，当我是你的老师的时候，我像个偷梦者。在那些年里，我偷走了很多孩子的梦想。幸运的是，你有足够的雄心壮志不放弃你的事业。），可以推断出Monty一直坚持自己的志向梦想不放弃并且成功了，这就是“有志者事竟成”。故选D项。

4.

主旨大意题。由倒数第二段中的Finally, after a week , the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream."（最后，一周后，男孩交了同样的论文，一点也没有改变，他说，“你可以保留F，我会保留我的梦想。），和最后一段的Monty then turned to me and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4, 000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch”.（蒙蒂转身对我说：“我告诉你这个故事是因为你坐在我200英亩牧场中间4000平方英尺的房子里），可以得出Monty坚持了自己的梦想并取得了成功，所以标题“坚持梦想的男孩”切题。故选C项。