IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch(牧馬場).He...

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I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧馬場) has let me use his       1     to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story. when he was young, his family is too    2    to have a house to live in. As a    3   , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about     4    he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of     5     a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his    6  days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   7    dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    8  .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a   9   and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to    10   your own mind on this. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no   11   at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    12   keep my dream.

Monty tell me this   13    because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. He said a lot of kids’ s    14   can be stole. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.   15   he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

1．           B. company   C. ranch          D. school

2．A. small          B. busy         C. poor            D. lazy

3．A. present       B. return       C. punishment   D. result

4．A. what          B. which        C. whom         D. who

5．A. renting       B. donating     C. owning       D. kitchen

6．A. teacher       B. father       C. friend          D. wife

7．A. surprised    B. great        C. terrible        D. unrealistic 

8．A. work         B. grade        C. family          D. ability

9．A. easy          B. long           C. short           D. hurry

10．A. change     B. rewrite     C. have             D. give up

11．A. decision   B. reason      C. excuse          D. changes

12．A. never       B. still           C. sometimes    D. even

13．A. square      B. story        C. house           D. teacher

14．A. money     B. house        C. dream          D. hobbies

15．A. Quickly   B. Suddenly    C. Unluckily     D Fortunately

【回答】

短文大意:這篇短文通過一個故事告訴我們,不論做什麼事，相信你自己，別讓別人的一句話將你擊倒。因為很多夢想的實現來自於你的堅持。

1．由前文提及的羅伯特擁有一個大的牧馬場，可推斷他讓我們用他的“牧馬場”為青少年發展計劃籌集資金。故選C.大農場

2．意為“太……而不能”，結合四個選項意思，只有poor符合情景。故選C.貧窮的.

3．根據後面故事的發展可知，羅伯特渴望長大以後擁有一個大的牧馬場與他家沒有房子構成因果關係。As a result意為“作為一個結果”。 故選D,結果.

4．根據後文關鍵詞dream，可推測此老師讓他寫一寫將來的理想，想做“什麼”。 故選A,什麼.

5．根據第一段第一句who owns a horse ranch可知，他那時的目標是擁有一個大的牧馬場。故選C,擁有.

6．根據上文可知是老師佈置的任務，故按照事件發展推斷，他把描述自己理想的文件交給了“老師”。 故選A,教師.

7．根據下句擁有一個牧馬場需要很多錢可推測，老師認為他的夢想“不可能實現”。 故選D,不現實的.

8．根據上文老師給了一個很低的分數“F”，可知老師認為如果他改變想法，可以考慮更改他的“成績”。 故選B,等級,分數.

9．根據前文事件的嚴重*，可知羅伯特對這件事很重視，用了“很長的”事時間思考。故選B,匆忙.

10．根據上下文語境可知，父親認為他應該“有”自己的見解。故選C,有.

11．根據上文the boy turned in the same paper知，他在描寫自己理想藍圖的紙上未作“更改”。 故選D,改變.

12．根據上文他沒有更改自己的理想藍圖，可推測他“仍舊”堅持自己的夢想。故選B,仍舊.

13．根據上文可知他講述了自己的“故事”。 故選B,故事.

14．根據下文Don't let anyone steal your dreams.可知本句意思“許多孩子的夢想可能被扼殺”。 故選C,房子.

15．根據整篇文章可知，羅伯特由於堅持，最終實現了自己的夢想。比起那些夢想被扼殺的孩子，他是幸運的. 故選D,幸運地.

知識點：人生百味類

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