5．I grew up poor---living in a big family with six brothers，three sisters，my father，and a wonderful mother．We had little money，but plenty of love and attention．I was very happy and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was，he could still afford a dream．
My dream was sports．By the time I was sixteen，I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and hit anything that moved on the field．I was also lucky：my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis，who not only believed in me，but also taught me how to believe in myself．One special incident（事件） with him changed my life forever．
It was the summer between my junior and senior years，and I was offered a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for dates with girls，money for a new bike，new clothes，and I could begin to save money for a house for my mother．
Then I realized，to do that work，I would have to give up summer baseball training．When I told coach Jarvis，he was as angry as I expected him to be．"You have your whole life to work，"he said，"Your time for playing isn't long．You can't afford to waste it．"
I stood before him with my head banging，trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment in 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 3.5 an hour the price of a dream？"That simple question made me understand the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal for the future．I practiced hard that summer，and within the year I was chosen by afamous team to play baseball，and was offered 20，000 a year．
Later，I was given a baseball scholarship to the University of Arizona，which led me to an education．In 1984，I began to play the Denver Bronces for $ 1.7 million a year，And Certainly，I bought my mother the house of my dream!
62．When did the writer want to take a part-time job？B
A．When he decided to buy his mother a house．
B．When he graduated from junior high school．
C．When he found it difficult to play baseball well．
D．When he thought his big family was too poor．
63．Whom should the writer thank most for his success？A
A．His coach．
B．His mother．
C．He himself．
D．His teammates
64．By writing the article，the writer tries to tell us that．C
A．to buy a house for his family is the dream of most young people
B．trying to become a sport star is the easiest way to realize a dream
C．something we want now often has to give away to a long term long goal
D．to succeed without help from others is impossible for the young
65．What can be a proper title for the text？D
A．A Part-time Job
B．A House for Mom
C．A Strict Coach
D．A Priceless Dream．
分析 作者生長在一個貧窮的家庭，為了改善家庭生活，作者曾在暑假去打工，但被教練留在棒球隊訓(xùn)練，結(jié)果一年內(nèi)就收到數(shù)額不菲的合同．作者告訴我們夢想的價值是無窮的．
解答 62--65 BACD
62．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)It was the summer between my junior and senior years，and I was offered a summer job．可知當(dāng)他從初中畢業(yè)的時候找了一個兼職，故答案為：B．
63．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)who not only believed in me，but also taught me how to believe in myself．One special incident（事件） with him changed my life forever．他不僅相信我，還教我怎樣相信自己．一個特殊的事件（事件）他永遠(yuǎn)改變了我的生活，可知是教練改變了他的生活，所以說作者成功最感謝的是教練，故答案為：A．
64．C理解推斷題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容作者為了自己的夢想放棄了現(xiàn)在的兼職，可知通過本文我們可以了解到為了實現(xiàn)長遠(yuǎn)的目標(biāo)不得不放棄現(xiàn)在的現(xiàn)在的東西，故答案為：C．
65．D主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知作者曾在暑假去打工，但被教練留在棒球隊訓(xùn)練，結(jié)果一年內(nèi)就收到數(shù)額不菲的合同．作者告訴我們夢想的價值是無窮的，故答案為：D．
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上，與題目有機(jī)的結(jié)合，從文章中找到相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)性的句子與選項細(xì)細(xì)比對，進(jìn)行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．
