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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(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and      a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
小题1:
A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest
小题2:
A.bringB.affordC.makeD.occupy
小题3:
A.athleticsB.musicC.businessD.money
小题4:
A.kickB.playC.passD.hit
小题5:
A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident
小题6:
A.believed inB.relied onC.called onD.dealt with
小题7:
A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked
小题8:
A.calledB.advisedC.appliedD.recommended
小题9:
A.aimB.ideaC.startD.purpose
小题10:
A.keepB.endC.giveD.pick
小题11:
A.madB.excitedC.frightenedD.shameful
小题12:
A.livingB.playingC.workingD.dreaming
小题13:
A.movingB.noddingC.shakingD.hanging
小题14:
A.questionsB.excusesC.wordsD.ways
小题15:
A.beliefB.prideC.helplessnessD.disappointment
小题16:
A.directB.clearC.straightD.bare
小题17:
A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.enjoying
小题18:
A.devotedB.engagedC.appliedD.contributed
小题19:
A.byB.forC.beyondD.within
小题20:
A.paidB.foundC.offeredD.presented

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C

试题分析:文章大意:作者生长在一个贫穷的家庭,为了改善家庭生活,作者曾在暑假去打工,但被教练留在棒球队训练,结果一年内就收到数额不菲的合同。作者告诉我们梦想的价值是无穷的。
小题1:A 形容词辨析。根据空前的plenty of love and attention判断选A。
小题2:B 动词辨析。句意:我知道不管一个人多么贫穷,他仍旧能够拥有梦想。afford a dream拥有梦想。
小题3:A 名词辨析。A运动;B音乐;C生意;D金钱。根据下文的I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball可知选A。
小题4:D 动词辨析。A踢;B玩;C通过;D击中。此处是在说明自己的体育特长,能扔棒球并在能击中球场上移动的任何东西。故选D。
小题5:C 形容词辨析。A正确的;B受欢迎的;C幸运的;D有信心的。根据下文可知一个教练对我产生了深远的影响,所以他很幸运(有这样的教练),故选C。
小题6:A 上下文串联。A信任;B依赖;C带来;D要求。根据上下文判断选A。
小题7:B上下文串联。因为那个人是教练,所以是教会了他有梦想和有强烈信念之间的区别。故选B。
小题8:D 动词辨析。A打电话,叫;B建议;C应用;D推荐。recommend sb for sth为某人推荐。
小题9:C 上下文串联。根据This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes可知,这是一份工作,可以给他钱买新单车和新衣服,也可以开始存钱给妈妈买房子。
小题10:C 动词辨析。A保持;B结束;C放弃;D捡起。此处是为了工作不得不放弃棒球,故选C。
小题11:A 形容词辨析。A悲伤的;B兴奋的,激动的;C害怕的;D害羞的。作者因为不得不离开棒球而悲伤,他的教练也一样。故选A。
小题12:B 动词辨析。A生活;B打、踢;C工作;D梦想。根据空后的limited判断选B。play baseball打棒球。
小题13:D 动词。因为作者坚持要去打工,所以感觉对不起教练,耷拉着头。A移动;B点头;C晃动;D耷拉。故选D。
小题14:C 上下文串联。A问题;B借口;C单词,话语;D方法。句意:我在想如何向他解释,我想给妈妈买房子和赚钱的梦想值得让我去面对他对我的失望。
小题15:D 上下文串联。A相信;B骄傲;C无助;D失望。根据上题的句意判断选D。
小题16:B 形容词辨析。A直接的;B清楚的;C垂直的;D光秃秃的。句意:那个简单的问题很清楚。故选B。
小题17:A 动词辨析。A需要;B改变;C梦想;D享受。句意:……现在需要的东西和实现梦想之间的区别。故选A。
小题18:B 动词辨析。A献身于;B忙于;C应用;D奉献。Engage sb in sth使……忙于……。故选B。
小题19:D 介词辨析。A到……为止;B为了;C超出;D在……之内。由于作者在不停地训练,故在当年之内,故选D。
小题20:C 动词辨析。A付钱;B发现;C提供;D呈现。offer a contract签订合同。故选C。
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty     from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Jacob wanted to be a(n)     ,and he believed that studying the famous paintings     in that museum would help him.
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was     and people suffered a lot.Still the streets were     with energy and color.As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on.He     those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the     
Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance     her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more     .But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented.Alston     him how to use paints to make stage sets.
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man       to become an artist.Many creative people     there to talk about art, literature and history.From their     ,Jacob learned that history books often       the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero.He        Toussaint, who had helped free his people     French ruling.
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed     admiration.To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that     him away from painting.Then something encouraging happened.An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job.For eighteen months, Jacob was given a     to paint pictures. For the first time, he felt like a     artist.
小题1:
A.stepsB.blocksC.buildingsD.avenues
小题2:
A.artistB.tutorC.scholarD.official
小题3:
A.swingingB.existingC.hangingD.twisting
小题4:
A.blankB.looseC.toughD.tight
小题5:
A.linedB.decoratedC.associatedD.filled
小题6:
A.storedB.receivedC.createdD.remembered
小题7:
A.museumB.studioC.churchD.street
小题8:
A.whetherB.whichC.thatD.when
小题9:
A.preciousB.practicalC.standardD.flexible
小题10:
A.recommendedB.remindedC.providedD.showed
小题11:
A.hesitatingB.strugglingC.marchingD.participating
小题12:
A.settledB.wanderedC.gatheredD.rushed
小题13:
A.experiencesB.performancesC.accentsD.conversations
小题14:
A.acknowledgedB.accusedC.ignoredD.witnessed
小题15:
A.choseB.acceptedC.countedD.employed
小题16:
A.againstB.fromC.forD.with
小题17:
A.more thanB.rather thanC.other thanD.less than
小题18:
A.brokeB.gaveC.permittedD.took
小题19:
A.awardB.titleC.salaryD.prize
小题20:
A.permanentB.popularC.positiveD.professional

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