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【题目】 Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farm to farm training horses. Once when he was a senior school student, 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 talking about his goal of someday owning a horse ranch(养马场). He wrote about his dream and he even drew a plan for a large ranch.

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 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “I can’t give you a good grade. There’s no way you could ever realize your dream! You have no money! You come from a poor family! Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money!”

The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Now, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for 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.”

Twenty years later, that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty’s ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily you had enough courage not to give up yours.”

【1】This story is mainly trying to tell us .

A.how a teacher stole dreams from his students

B.how a boy kept his dream and realized it at last

C.how a small boy owned a large horse ranch

D.how a teacher helped his student to realize his dream

【2】Why did the teacher fail Monty’s paper?

A.He hated the idea of running a large horse ranch.

B.He was using a special way to encourage the boy.

C.He discovered a lot of mistakes in the boy’s paper.

D.He thought the boy’s dream would never come true.

【3】What does the underlined word “stated” in Paragraph 6 probably mean in Chinese?

A.陈述B.嚷叫C.道歉D.抱怨

【4】The teacher said he was a dream stealer because .

A.he wouldn’t give his students high grades

B.he hurt his students by failing their papers

C.he didn’t like his students having any dreams

D.he stopped his students from hoping for something great

【5】What would be the best title for the text?

A.A Horse TrainerB.A Dream Stealer

C.Follow Your DreamD.Make Your Decision

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是Monty在他的作文里写道，他的梦想是拥有一个跑马场。他的老师觉得他的这个梦想是不可能实现的，给了他一个很差的分数。而Monty并没有受到打击，而且坚持他的梦想，最终他的梦想实现了。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，这篇短文讲述的是Monty这个小男孩是如何坚持自己的梦想，最后梦想成真的故事。故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据短文第四段 “There’s no way you could ever realize your dream! You have no money! You come from a poor family! Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money!”可知，老师觉得Monty不可能实现自己的梦想，所以她没有给Monty好的分数。故选D。

【3】词义猜测题。根据语境 “Finally, after sitting with it for 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，男孩还是上交了同一篇作文，没有做任何改动。他……‘你可以坚持你的分数F，我会坚持我的梦想’”，由后面的这个句子可知，这是男孩表达的内容，没有抱怨或道歉或者嚷叫的意思。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。由文意 “On the front page was a large red F…. There’s no way you could ever realize your dream!”可知，Monty写了自己的梦想之后，老师给了他一个F，觉得他的梦想不可能实现。老师就是用这种方式打击学生，有的学生就因此放弃了自己的梦想。故选B。

【5】主旨大意题。题目要求为短文选择最佳标题，A“一个驯马师”；B“一个盗梦者”；C“追随梦想”；D“自己做决定”。结合文意可知，短文讲述了坚持梦想的Monty最终实现梦想的故事，主题是让我们要坚持自己的梦想。故选C。