Question

    I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧场). He told me a story of a young boy when I last saw him.

When the young boy was in high school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he ________ up. He wrote a seven-page paper describing his ________ of someday owning a ranch. He put a great deal of his ________ into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he received his paper ________. On the front page was a large red F. The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch ________ a lot of money. You can’t make your dream come true with no money. If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic dream, I will ________ your grade.”

The boy went home and asked his father for ________. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. And ________, I think it is an important decision for you.” Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, ________ making any changes at all. He said to the teacher peacefully, “You ________ keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Monty turned to me and said, “I tell you this story ________ you are now sitting in the 4,000-square-foot house in that young boy’s ranch. And I think the ________ part of the story is that two summers ago that same teacher brought 30 kids to ________ out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. I stole a lot of kids’ dreams in those years. Luckily, you had enough courage not to give up on ________.’

Once you decide to do something, follow your heart and keep it. Don’t let ________ steal your dreams.

1.A.came B.grew C.brought D.thought

2.A.goal B.choice C.research D.work

3.A.mind B.action C.heart D.attention

4.A.up B.back C.away D.out

5.A.makes B.wastes C.requires D.saves

6.A.reconsider B.repeat C.reuse D.review

7.A.money B.prediction C.guide D.advice

8.A.anymore B.again C.anyway D.actually

9.A.without B.through C.by D.against

10.A.must B.need C.should D.can

11.A.when B.since C.because D.before

12.A.best B.most C.worst D.least

13.A.get B.camp C.take D.cut

14.A.mine B.ours C.theirs D.yours

15.A.no one B.everyone C.someone D.anyone

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了男孩写了一篇作文介绍了自己的梦想——希望拥有一个马场，然而被老师批评不切实际，经过慎重的考虑男孩不愿改变自己的梦想，坚定不移地坚持自己的梦想，最终梦想成真的故事。

1.

句意：他的老师让他写一篇关于他长大后想成为什么样的人的作文。

came来；grew种植，成长；brought带来；thought认为，想。根据固定搭配“grow up”长大，符合句意。故选B。

2.

句意：他写了一篇七页纸的作文，描述了他目标是有一天拥有一个牧场。

goal目标；choice选择；research研究，调查；work工作。根据所给空后面的内容“…someday owning a ranch.”可知他想有一天拥有一个牧场。可见这是他的目标。故选A。

3.

句意：他对这个作文倾注了很多心血，第二天就把它交给了老师。

mind大脑，思维方式；action行动，行为；heart心，心脏；attention注意。根据前句“He wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a ranch.”可知男孩写了一篇7页的作文描述了自己有一天拥有牧场的目标。可见男孩倾注了他大量的心血写这篇文章。故选C。

4.

句意：两天后，他收到了他的作文。

up向上；back后面，后背；away离开；out出去，外出。根据后句“On the front page was a large red F.”可知作文的首页是一个大大的F。可见他收到了自己的作文。故选B。

5.

句意：拥有一个马场需要很多钱。

makes制作，制造；wastes浪费；requires需要，依靠；saves拯救，节约。根据后句“You can’t make your dream come true with no money.”可知没有钱，你的梦想无法实现。可见拥有马场需要钱。故选C。

6.

句意：如果你用更现实的梦想重写这篇作文，我会重新考虑你的分数。

reconsider重新考虑；repeat重复；reuse重复使用；review复习。根据前句“On the front page was a large red F.”可知老师给他的作文已经打分F。所以此处是说老师会重新考虑给分。故选A。

7.

句意：那个男孩回家向他的爸爸征求意见。

money钱；prediction预测；guide指导，向导；advice建议。根据后句“His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this…I think it is an important decision for you.” ”可知他的爸爸对他说：“你自己拿主意，这对你是一个很重要的决定。”可见男孩是向他的爸爸给他建议。故选D。

8.

句意：“不管怎样，我认为这对你来说是一个重要的决定。”

anymore不再，再也不；again再一次；anyway无论如何；actually实际上。根据单词选项词义，只有anyway符合句意，故选C。

9.

句意：最后，那男孩交了同一份作文，没有做任何改动。

without没有；through通过；by通过；against反对。根据前句“…the boy turned in the same paper…”可知男孩交了同一份作文，可见他没有改动作文。故选A。

10.

句意：你可以继续打F分，我将坚持我的梦想。

must必须，肯定的推测；need需要；should应该；can可以，能。根据前句“On the front page was a large red F.”可知老师给男孩的作文打分是F。之后，男孩还是交了同样的作文，所以此句应是表达你可以继续打分F之意。故选D。

11.

句意：我告诉你这个故事，是因为你正坐在那个小男孩的农场里的4000平方英尺的房子里。

when当……时，何时；since自从；because因为；before在…….之前。根据所给空的前句“I tell you this story”可知我告诉你这个故事，根据所给空后句“ you are now sitting in the 4,000-square-foot house in that young boy’s ranch.”可知你现在坐在那个小男孩农场里4000平方英尺的房子里。可知后句是前句的原因，句意上是因果关系。故选C。

12.

句意：我觉得故事最精彩的部分是两年前的夏天，同一个老师带了30个孩子到我的农场露营一个星期。

best最好的；most最多的；worst最糟的；least最少的。根据后句“…two summers ago that same teacher brought 30 kids to…out on my ranch for a week.”可知两年前的夏天，同一个老师带了30个孩子到我的农场露营一个星期。这里的老师就是当初给男孩的作文打分F。所以这是故事最精彩的地方。故选A。

13.

句意：我觉得故事最精彩的部分是两年前的夏天，同一个老师带了30个孩子到我的农场露营一个星期。

get获得；camp露营；take带走，花费；cut切。根据后文“…on my ranch for a week.”可知孩子们在牧场待了一个星期。结合单词选项，应是表达在牧场露营。故选B。

14.

句意：幸运的是，你有足够的勇气不放弃你的梦想。

mine我的；ours我们的；theirs他（她/它）们的；yours你的。根据前句“Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer.”可知老师对男孩说，当我是你的老师时，我是个偷梦的人。但男孩没有放弃你自己的梦想。故选D。

15.

句意：别让任何人偷走你的梦想。

no one没有人；everyone每个人；someone某些人；anyone任何人，用在否定句和疑问句中。根据前句“Once you decide to do something, follow your heart and keep it.”可知一旦你决定做某事，跟着你的心走，并坚持下去。可见后句是说不要让任何人偷走你的梦想。结合单词选项，anyone符合句意。故选D。