Question

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   14  .”

31. A. speech               B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

32. A. paint                B. win              C. own              D. sell

33. A. just             B. almost               C. ever             D. even

34. A. heart                B. life             C. advice               D. trust

35. A. to                   B. with             C. from             D. for

36. A. word             B. letter               C. note             D. post

37. A. How              B. Why              C. When             D. Where

38. A. unusual              B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

39. A. money                B. time             C. space                D. effort

40. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

41. A. Though               B. since                C. Until                D. If

42. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

43. A. change               B. gift             C. message          D. decision

44. A. long             B. thick                C. same             D. correct

45. A. grade                B. dream                C. duty             D. secret

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本篇短文讲述的Monty是一位驯马师的儿子,他的作业是长大后的梦想写成一张纸。老师认为他的家庭贫穷，他的梦想不可能实现。让他重写一张。而在父亲的影响下，Monty仍然坚持自己的梦想，还是把原来那张纸交给了老师。

31. B 根据下文可知，老师要求写一张纸，故选B。

32. C 根据短文内容及文中句子“owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__”，可以推断选项B。

33. D联系上下句，分析四个选项，可以推断他即写了还画了一个牧场，故选D。

34. A根据题意可知他用心做作业，故选A。

35. A固定词组的考察，把什么上交给谁，用hand in to sb，故选C。

36. C 根据题意，并区别四个选项应是一张纸条，故选C。

37. B 结合上下文应是询问得F的原因，故选B。

38. D 根据下文的意思，可推断出老师认为他的梦想是不现实的，故选D。

39. A根据下文意思，应是需要钱，故选A。

40. B根据题意应是“方法，方式”。

41. D连词的用法。 结合下一句，可知应选D。

42. C 根据上下文，分析可知“他在考虑重写梦想的这件事”，故选C。

43. D词意辨析。根据短文内容及四个选项中各词的不同意思，可推断出答案D。

44. C依据下句的意思，可以推断出男孩上交的还是原来那张纸。故选C。

45. B根据上句的意思，可以得知男孩让老师坚持原来的F，而自己还是坚持自己的梦想，故选B。