7．I have a friend Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro．He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs．
The last time I was there he introduced me by saying，"I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house．It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant（游荡的） horse trainer who would go from stable to stable，race track to race track，farm to farm and ranch to ranch，training horses．As a result，the boy's high school career was continually interrupted．When he was a senior，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 describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday．He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch，showing the location of all the buildings，the stables and the track．Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4，000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch．"
"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to the teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front 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，‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．You come from an itinerant family．You have no resources．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you'll have to pay large stud（马群）fees．There's no way you could ever do it．'Then the teacher added，‘If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal，I will reconsider your grade．'"
"The boy went home and thought about it 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 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．'"
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said，"I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4，000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace．"He added，"The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my 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． Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours．'"
Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart，no matter what．
56．What is the best title of the passage？C
A．A dream-stealer B．An unforgettable experience
C．Fly with your belief D．Struggling of life
57．The teacher thought Monty's dream was unrealistic becauseC．
A．He lived in a poor family．
B．The boy didn't have enough ability to do that．
C．The dream was too far away from him．
D．All of the above
58．What does the teacher mean by saying the underlined words in the last paragraph？B
A．The teacher was too greedy to steal many things from the kids．
B．The teacher failed to help many kids to achieve their goals．
C．The teacher always refused to praise kids．
D．The teacher treated the kids in an unfair way．．
59．Why did Monty tell others his experience？C
A．He wanted other people to know more about his life experience．
B．He wanted to tell others his house was a best place to put on the events to raise funds．
C．He hoped people could understand what was important to help young people to achieve their goals．
D．He thought his story was good enough to attract others．
60．Which of the following can best describe my friend？C
A．stubborn and brave B．intelligent but rebellious
C．farsighted and determined D．rich and knowledgeable．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了男孩写了一篇作文详尽地介绍了自己希望拥有一个马场的梦想，然而被老师批评不切实际，经过慎重的考虑男孩不愿改变自己的梦想，最终也获得了成功．
解答 56．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了男孩写了一篇作文详尽地介绍了自己希望拥有一个马场的梦想，然而被老师批评不切实际，经过慎重的考虑男孩不愿改变自己的梦想，最终也获得了成功；因此最合适的标题为和梦想一起飞翔；故选C．
57．C．推理判断题．根据文章第四段"You have no money．You come from an itinerant family．You have no resources"可知老师认为男孩的梦想不切实际是因为梦想里他太遥远了；故选C．
58．B．句意推断题．根据文章倒数第二段"During those years I stole a lot of kids'dreams． Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on yours"可知老师的意思是遗憾自己没能帮助那些孩子坚持自己的梦想；故选B．
59．C．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart，no matter what"可知蒙蒂告诉别人他的经历是因为他希望人们能够理解什么是重要的，以帮助年轻人实现他们的目标；故选C．
60．C．推理判断题．读全文，可知文章主要讲了男孩写了一篇作文详尽地介绍了自己希望拥有一个马场的梦想，然而被老师批评不切实际，经过慎重的考虑男孩不愿改变自己的梦想，最终也获得了成功，可知这是一个有远见的并且坚定的人；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
