I remember as a small child when we would have these gatherings where someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”?
Well, it 41 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer ... As I grew older my dreams of the future 42 . When, at last, I was in college, I made up my 43 to become a preacher(牧師) as my father. 44 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached 45 in the end and I was preaching nearly fulltime for much of my adult life.
However, for many, there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our 46 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 47 thief is, so many times, just 48 .?
We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and this “small” 49 inside says, “You will never make 50 .” “You can’t possibly do this.” And on and on the “small” voice 51 some kind of failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 52 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable 53 . And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready 54 success.
The message I always gave my children was that you 55 do anything your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is 56 to a willing heart.” There are 57 “overnight” successes, but with determination, it will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of 58 . Then in your heart, believe it 59 happen for you. Then work, work, work. You get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 60 it from you—especially yourself.
1.A. insisted on B. felt like C. kept on D. started out
2.A. changed B. meant C. planned D. left
3.A. goal B. mind C. interest D. experience
4.A. But B. So C. Or D. Yes
5.A. agreement B. conclusion C. success D. position
6.A. money B. children C. friends D. dreams
7.A. greatest B. tallest C. poorest D. oldest
8.A. themselves B. yourselves C. ourselves D. itself
9.A. sound B. voice C. noise D. speech
10.A. it B. him C. her D. me
11.A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. suffers
12.A. met B. defended C. understood D. realized
13.A. stages B. suggestions C. lessons D. choices
14.A. to B. for C. at D. with
15.A. are able to B. used to C. have to D. ought to
16.A. interesting B. important C. necessary D. impossible
17.A.many B. a few C. some D. no
18.A. spending B. living C. planning D. changing
19.A. will B. might C. could D. does
20.A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.C
6.D
7.A
8.C
9.B
10.A
11.B
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.A
16.D
17.D
18.B
19.A
20.C
【解析】
試題分析：本文敘述了我們從小到大對于未來夢想的改變。如何不讓自己的夢想被別人偷走， 尤其是自己。 阻礙我們夢想實 現的最大敵人其實就是我們自己。不要懷疑自己的能力，要相信自己，只要這樣就沒有實現不了的愿望，沒有干不成功的事情。
1.考查動詞詞組和上下文的呼應。A. insisted on 堅持，強調；B. felt like感覺像；C. kept on 繼續進行；D. started out出發，開始時打算。根據下一句的“Later”，可知開始我們打算成為牛仔或英雄。故選D。
2.考查動詞的用法和上下文的呼應。A. changed 改變；B. meant 意味，打算； C. planned計劃；D. left離開。根據上下文說一開始想成為牛仔或英雄，后來想成為消防員，警察和律師，以及最后想成為牧師，可知我們的夢想改變了。故答案選A。
3.考查固定搭配和上下文的呼應。根據“I studied and prepared for that life.”我下定了決心去作牧師。Make up one’s mind 表示“下決心”。故選B。
4.考查連詞的用法和上下文的呼應。這句話和上一句是順承關系。A. But 但是；B. So 因此；C. Or 或者；D. Yes是的。故選B。
5.考查名詞的用法和上下文的呼應。本句意為“我最終獲得了成功，我幾乎專職地……”? A. agreement同意，協議；B. conclusion結論；C. success成功；D. position位置，職位，姿態，方位。故選C。
6.考查名詞的用法和上下文的呼應。由上文談論夢想可知，此處應為“偷走我們的夢想”。故選D。
7.考查形容詞最高級和上下文的呼應。but 表語義轉折，告訴我們此處應為 greatest，即“最大的敵人是我們自己” 。故選A。
8.考查反身代詞和上下文的呼應。根據上下文可知，人最大的敵人是自己，而且文章用的是第一人稱，故選C。
9.考查近義詞的辨析形容詞最高級和上下文的呼應。noise 嘈雜聲，喧鬧聲，或令人厭煩的聲音；sound 指一切能聽到的聲音；voice 指說話的聲音；speech 指演講、講話。由下文 And on and on the “small” voice 這一語境可知此處應為 voice。故選B。
10.考查固定搭配和上下文的呼應。make it 是固定搭配，意思為“獲得成功”，故選A。
11.考查動詞的用法和上下文的呼應。A. expects期待，盼望；B. predicts預測，預言；C. answers回答；D. suffers遭受，忍受。由句意可知此處應為可“預測，預見”某種失敗。故選B。
12.考查被動語態和上下文的呼應。A. met見面；B. defended辯護，保衛；C. understood理解；D. realized實現。此句意思為“然而，失敗往往是實現夢想的必經之路” 。realize one’s dream，此處表示被動。故選D。
13.考查固定搭配和上下文的呼應。teach sb. ...lessons 給某人以……的教訓。故選C。
14.考查介詞的用法和上下文的呼應。be ready to+動詞原形；be ready for+名詞；此處是名詞success，所以用be ready for success為成功作好了準備。故選B。
15.考查固定詞組和上下文的呼應。A. are able to 能夠；B. used to過去經常；C. have to 必須，不得不；D. ought to應該。本句的意思為“你們能做好你們內心希望做的任何事情” 。故選A。
16.考查形容詞的用法和上下文的呼應。A. interesting有趣的；B. important重要的；C. necessary必要的，必需的；D. impossible不可能的。本句意為“對于一個有意志力的人來說，任何事情都是有可能的” 。故選D。
17.考查形容詞的用法和上下文的呼應。本句意為“沒有一夜之間獲得成功的，但只要有決心，就能成功” 。故選D。
18.考查非謂語動詞和上下文的呼應。living 這一答案的選取與前面的 the life 有關， live ... life, the life 后面是一個定語從句。故選B。
19.考查情態動詞和上下文的呼應。A. will 將會；B. might可能，也許；C. could 能夠，可以； D. does是助動詞。本句意為“在你的內心，堅信將來這會發生” 。故選A。
20.考查形容詞最高級和上下文的呼應。根據第三段“there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams.”可知本句要表達的意思是“堅守你的夢想，不要讓別人，尤其是你自己，把夢想偷走”。A. buy 買；B. fool欺騙，愚弄；C. steal偷；D. borrow借用。故選C。
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