Question

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

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

A friend me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 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 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head , trying to think of the that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his in me.

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

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

1.A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest

2.A.bringB.affordC.makeD.occupy

3.A.athleticsB.musicC.businessD.money

4.A.kickB.playC.passD.hit

5.A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident

6.A.believed inB.relied onC.called onD.dealt with

7.A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked

8.A.calledB.advisedC.appliedD.recommended

9.A.aimB.ideaC.startD.purpose

10.A.keepB.endC.giveD.pick

11.A.madB.excitedC.frightenedD.shameful

12.A.livingB.playingC.workingD.dreaming

13.A.movingB.noddingC.shakingD.hanging

14.A.questionsB.excusesC.wordsD.ways

15.A.beliefB.prideC.helplessnessD.disappointment

16.A.directB.clearC.straightD.bare

17.A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.enjoying

18.A.devotedB. engagedC.appliedD.contributed

19.A.byB.forC.beyondD.within

20.A.paidB.foundC.offeredD.presented

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：作者生長在一個貧窮的家庭，為了改善家庭生活，作者曾在暑假去打工，但被教練留在棒球隊訓(xùn)練，結(jié)果一年內(nèi)就收到數(shù)額不菲的合同。作者告訴我們夢想的價值是無窮的。

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2.我知道不管一個人多么貧窮,他仍舊能夠擁有夢想。afford a dream擁有夢想。

3.I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball可知選A。

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18.Engage sb in sth使……忙于……。故選B。

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20.簽訂合同。故選C。

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