Question

    Cervantes was born to poor parents. His future looked dark as he grew to see a life of sadness and poverty before him. He joined the army as a common soldier and was hurt so badly that he could not use his left arm.

He later failed to find a job and, on two occasions, was sent to prison. He continued to have brushes with the law and struggled just to survive.

But, despite these troubles of his life, he never let go of his dream - to write a book. He realized his dream and he wrote a book. In the book he told of a beautiful story which came from his heart’s deepest dreams. It is about a man who saw the world differently than everyone else. Though created in suffering, the book is an inspiring (鼓舞人的) story of hope. This man’s story has been put to music and film, translated into many languages and remains a literary classic after some 400 years. It has moved many people in the world. The author was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and the book is Don Quijote de la Mancha (《唐吉可德》). Perhaps Cervantes himself believed that “the world sees people as they are - I see them as they can be! Cervantes may never have written such a wonderful work if he had not seen some potential（潜能） within himself. He knew, and has taught others ever since, that great truth: What we see will come to be. Some see situations as they are, others as they can be.

Some see people as they are, others as they can be. And some see themselves as they are, others as they can be. But when we set our sights upon the best that is within a situation or a human being, what we see will come to be. And we’ll know the power of hope.

1.The author writes this passage to remind us that        .

A.we should be brave to deal with troubles

B.nothing is hard if we put our heart into it

C.we all have great potential inside ourselves

2.What was the dream of Cervantes?

A.To be a writer.

B.To be a solider.

C.To be a banker.

3.Cervantes met the following troubles EXCEPT that________ .

A.he was sent to prison

B.his left arm got hurt

C.he was refused by the army

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了塞万提斯逆境成才的励志故事，告诉我们有希望并为之奋斗就会成功。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容Cervantes may never have written such a wonderful work if he had not seen some potential within himself.（如果塞万提斯没有看到自己的潜力，他可能永远也写不出这么好的作品。）可知，本文主要通过塞万提斯的成功经历告诉人们要相信自己的潜能。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据文章第三段But, despite these troubles of his life, he never let go of his dream - to write a book.（但是，尽管生活中遇到了这些麻烦，他却从未放弃自己的梦想——写一本书。）可知，塞万提斯想要成为一名作家。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段He later failed to find a job and, on two occasions, was sent to prison.（后来，他找不到工作，两次被送进监狱。）可知，A项“他被送进监狱”是遇到的麻烦；根据文章第一段He joined the army as a common soldier and was hurt so badly that he could not use his left arm（他以一名普通士兵的身份参了军，受了重伤，左臂无法使用。）可知B项“他的左手受伤了”是遇到的麻烦；“第一段He joined the army as a common soldier（他以一名普通士兵的身份参了军）可知，C项：“他被军队拒绝了”与原文内容不一致，不是他经历的麻烦。故选C。