Question

【题目】

（2014山西）

In 2002，I wrote a letter for my future self with instructions not to open until my birthday in 2014．It is 2014 now．Yesterday was my birthday and I opened it．This is what it said：

Dear Sherri，

By the time you read this，you will be 30．At the age of 18 I had many dreams about you．Right now I hope you have traveled and seen everything you’ve always wanted to，both in Canada and abroad，maybe you have even settled down somewhere in France，and maybe you are working in the field of art．I hope you’re married to Gwynn—the man of your dreams．You’ll probably have two children—a girl and a boy．

If everything goes okay，you’ll be living in France in a big house in a small town with Gwynn and your two children．You are doing research in painting．Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing all right for yourselves．

However，if things don’t go according to plan，I wish you love，happiness and joy．

Love，

Sherri“18”

When I read this．I was surprised．So much of what I wanted has come true．

I did travel to a few more places in Canada．I’ve traveled to the UK，Australia and Egypt．I have been living in France for nearly 4 years in a big house，in a small suburb（郊区），in a major city．I am an art teacher in a university．I have two lovely kids．

But not everything went as what I hoped．I married a man named Tom Rees．and he is an excellent artist．We are doing all right for ourselves．

I find it cool how the dreams of a young girl can become a grown woman’s reality（现实）．

【1】How long did Sherri wait to open the letter?

A．For 12 vears．

B．For 18 years．

C．For 30 years．

【2】What does the underlined phrase“settled down”mean in Chinese?

A．参观

B．旅行

C．定居

【3】Among her dreams，which one did NOT come true?

A．To work in the field of art．

B．To be a mother of two kids．

C．To marry a computer programmer．

【4】What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．She plans to move to the UK later．

B．She enjoys the life with her family now．

C．She loses hope because not everything goes well．

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A．Dream on the Way

B．Dream and Reality

C．How to Achieve Your Dream

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

【1】推理判断题。由文章第一段中的2002年写和2014年打开可推断出作者等了12年。

【2】词义猜测题。由上下文可知此处说作者也许已经在法国的某个地方定居。故答案为C项。

【3】推理判断题。由2002年信中所写的内容和倒数第二段可推断出答案为C项。

【4】推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知作者对现在的生活很满意。故答案为B项。

【5】主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要是在写梦想与现实的对比，故答案为B项。