Question

The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother.We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was1and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman.3I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also4. My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me5to believe in myself.He6me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream.One particular7with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推薦) me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the8of savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to9summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as10as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited.You can’t11to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the12that would explain13him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 14in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the15of a dream?”
That simple question made it16to me the difference between17something right now and following a dream.I18myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was19by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20a $20,000 contract.In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      polite
   3. C.
      shy
   4. D.
      honest
2. 2.
   1. A.
      lose
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      make
   4. D.
      need
3. 3.
   1. A.
      By the time
   2. B.
      The time
   3. C.
      At one time
   4. D.
      At a time
4. 4.
   1. A.
      right
   2. B.
      popular
   3. C.
      lucky
   4. D.
      confident
5. 5.
   1. A.
      how
   2. B.
      why
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      whether
6. 6.
   1. A.
      gave
   2. B.
      taught
   3. C.
      brought
   4. D.
      asked
7. 7.
   1. A.
      accident
   2. B.
      matter
   3. C.
      problem
   4. D.
      experience
8. 8.
   1. A.
      aim
   2. B.
      idea
   3. C.
      start
   4. D.
      purpose
9. 9.
   1. A.
      keep up
   2. B.
      put up
   3. C.
      give up
   4. D.
      pick up
10. 10.
    1. A.
       mad
    2. B.
       happy
    3. C.
       frightened
    4. D.
       shameful
11. 11.
    1. A.
       adopt
    2. B.
       afford
    3. C.
       affect
    4. D.
       effect
12. 12.
    1. A.
       answers
    2. B.
       excuses
    3. C.
       words
    4. D.
       ways
13. 13.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       to
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       in
14. 14.
    1. A.
       sadness
    2. B.
       regret
    3. C.
       hopelessness
    4. D.
       disappointment
15. 15.
    1. A.
       source
    2. B.
       prize
    3. C.
       price
    4. D.
       allowance
16. 16.
    1. A.
       direct
    2. B.
       clear
    3. C.
       clean
    4. D.
       straight
17. 17.
    1. A.
       wanting
    2. B.
       changing
    3. C.
       dreaming
    4. D.
       choosing
18. 18.
    1. A.
       provided
    2. B.
       devoted
    3. C.
       headed
    4. D.
       imagined
19. 19.
    1. A.
       worked
    2. B.
       mentioned
    3. C.
       fired
    4. D.
       hired
20. 20.
    1. A.
       paid
    2. B.
       got
    3. C.
       offered
    4. D.
       signed

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章講述一位棒球運(yùn)動員的故事，告訴我們追求夢想和面對現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的區(qū)別。
1.A 形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上文love and attention和energetic說明雖然我窮，但是很開心。
2.B 動詞辨析。指無論人多窮，仍然可以有夢想。
3.A 詞義辨析。A到…時；B那時；CD不能引導(dǎo)句子，根據(jù)后句的時態(tài)可知A正確。
4.C 形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知做有這樣的一個教練我真是很幸運(yùn)。
5.A 詞義辨析。指他不僅相信我，還教會我相信自己。
6.B 動詞辨析。他教會我擁有夢想和實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的區(qū)別。
7.D 名詞辨析。A事故；B麻煩事；C問題；D經(jīng)歷；指與這位教練的一次特殊的經(jīng)歷。
8.C 名詞辨析。A目的；B觀點(diǎn)；C開始；D目的。指為媽媽買房子開始存錢。
9.C 詞義辨析。A保持；B張貼；搭建；C放棄；D撿起；指我不得不放棄夏季訓(xùn)練。
10.A 形容詞辨析。指當(dāng)教練聽說我要放棄夏季訓(xùn)練時幾乎都瘋掉，和我預(yù)料的一樣。
11.B 動詞辨析。指我承擔(dān)不起浪費(fèi)這樣的時間。
12.C 名詞辨析。A回答；B借口；C話；D方法；指我要想一些話來向他解釋。
13.B 固定搭配。Explain to sb向某人解釋。指我要想一些話來向他解釋。
14.D 名詞辨析。A悲傷；B遺憾；C絕望；D失望；指教練對我的失望。
15.C 名詞辨析。A來源；B獎品；C價格；D津貼；教練問：3.25一小時就是夢想的價格嗎？
16.B 形容詞辨析。A直接的；B清楚的；C干凈的；D直的；mike it clear表達(dá)清楚…
17.A 動詞辨析。指現(xiàn)在想要得到的東西和追求夢想的區(qū)別。
18.B 固定詞組。Devote oneself to致力于…努力做…；
19.D 動詞辨析。A工作；B提及；C解雇；D雇傭。這里指我被Pittsburgh Pirates選中，為這支球隊(duì)打球。
20.C 動詞辨析。A付；B得到；C提供；D簽名；指Pittsburgh Pirates提供給我2萬美元的合同。
考點(diǎn)：考查夾敘夾議類短文
點(diǎn)評：此類短文要注意故事發(fā)生的順序和情感發(fā)展的過程，特別注意上下文中動詞的辨析以及上下文的串聯(lián)理解。