I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧場) in San Isidro. He lets me use his house to hold events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he greeted me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a poor horse trainer who would go from stable (馬廄) to stable, farm to farm, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school was continually interrupted (打斷). One day in the last year of high school, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to do when he grew up.
“He wrote a seven-page paper about his goal of owning a horse ranch in great detail. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and even drew a detailed floor plan for the dream ranch. Then the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. But he got a low mark with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’
“The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive a low mark?’
“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it, your dream couldn’t come true . ’Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your mark.’
“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, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote, ‘You can keep the low mark and I’ll keep my dream.’
“I was that boy twenty years ago.” My friend said, smiling.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Monty Roberts?
A．He was born in a poor family.
B．He received a good education.
C．He is raising money for the poor.
D．He is a horse trainer who works from farm to farm.
小題2:From Paragraph 3, we know Monty Roberts _____.
A．was just a daydreamer
B．decided to follow his father’s example
C．expected the teacher to praise him
D．had a great plan for his future
小題3:The teacher thought Monty Roberts’s dream was _____.
A．strangeB．greatC．pleasantD．impossible
小題4: From the end of the text, we can infer that Monty Roberts was very _____.
A．carefulB．cleverC．determinedD．a(chǎn)ctive
小題5: The purpose of the text is to tell readers that _____.
A．seeing is believing
B．knowledge is power
C．a(chǎn)ll roads lead to Rome
D．where there is a will, there is a way

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：
小題1:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a poor horse trainer。以及文章內(nèi)容可知就是那個年輕人，故A正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行He wrote a seven-page paper about his goal of owning a horse ranch in great detail. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and even drew a detailed floor plan for the dream ranch說明他對自己的未來有一個很遠大的計劃，故D正確。
小題3:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段第一句‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you.說明老師認為昨天的計劃是不現(xiàn)實的，是不可能實現(xiàn)的，故D正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧場) in San Isidro.說明Monty Roberts堅持兒時的夢想，最終獲得了成功，故他應(yīng)該是一個意志堅定的人，故C正確。
小題5:D 主旨大意題。文章主要是想通過Monty Roberts的故事告訴我們：只要有夢想，就一定可以實現(xiàn)。故D項：有志者，事竟成。符合文意。故D 正確。
點評：文章講述了了Monty Roberts的故事，想告訴我只要堅持自己的夢想，就一定能成功。本文集中考查了推理題，要求考生根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容合理判斷，準確定位，進行歸納總結(jié)。
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A．rolesB．testsC．positionsD．shows
小題8:
A．mustB．ought toC．needD．could
小題9:
A．ringingB．blowingC．fallingD．beating
小題10:
A．choicesB．chancesC．challengesD．changes
小題11:
A．professorB．doctorC．reporterD．model
小題12:
A．in dangerB．in actionC．in troubleD．in charge
小題13:
A．weakB．powerfulC．youthfulD．empty
小題14:
A．came backB．closed downC．went by D．opened up
小題15:
A．hopeB．hardshipC．harmonyD．sadness
小題16:
A．constantlyB．shortlyC．hardlyD．nearly
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．orD．for
小題18:
A．descriptionB．statementC．praiseD．introduction
小題19:
A．secretlyB．curiouslyC．carelessly D．eagerly
小題20:
A．doingB．consideringC．correctingD．reading

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When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail，I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming（發(fā)送垃圾郵件）a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate（立法）against spare. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
小題1:What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph l probably mean?
A．messagesB．ideasC．connectionsD．programs
小題2:According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?
A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
小題3:According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?
A．The business.B．The advertiser.C．The employee.D．The consumer.
小題4:What is the purpose of the text?
A．To inform.B．To educate.C．To persuade.D．To instruct.

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