Question

【題目】Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧場(chǎng)). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”

The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”

The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不現(xiàn)實(shí)的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll 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. But I think it is a very important for you.”

Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same papr, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”

【1】A. speech B. notice C. paper D. diary

【2】A. own B. win C. paint D. sell

【3】A. just B. even C. ever D. almost

【4】A. dream B. heart C. advice D. trust

【5】A. by B. in C. to D. with

【6】A. time B. money C. space D. work

【7】A. way B. wonder C. problem D. matter

【8】A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. If

【9】A. change B. gift C. decision D. message

【10】A. no B. anything C. any D. nothing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了Monty寫了一篇自己夢(mèng)想的論文，內(nèi)容是他想擁有一家養(yǎng)馬場(chǎng)。結(jié)果老師卻給他評(píng)了個(gè)“F”。因?yàn)樗�的老師認(rèn)為根據(jù)他的家庭條件，他的理想是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的，讓他重寫。但是Monty考慮了之后，沒有改動(dòng)自己的論文，他說：“你可以堅(jiān)持給我F，我堅(jiān)持我的夢(mèng)想�！�

【1】C考查名詞及語境的理解。A. speech演講；B. notice 通知；C. paper紙，論文；D. diary日記。句意：他上九年級(jí)時(shí)，他被要求寫一篇論文，內(nèi)容是關(guān)于他長大時(shí)想要成為什么和想要做什么的。根據(jù)That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d a horse ranch (牧場(chǎng)).可知他是被要求去寫的應(yīng)是論文。故選C。

【2】A考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. own 擁有；B. win 贏得；C. paint油漆，描繪；D. sell銷售；句意：那天晚上他寫了一篇長達(dá)七頁的論文，里面說他有朝一日會(huì)擁有一個(gè)養(yǎng)馬場(chǎng)。根據(jù)Having a horse ranch needs a lot of 21 .可知此處指的是擁有一個(gè)養(yǎng)馬場(chǎng)。故選A。

【3】B考查副詞及語境的理解。A. just 僅僅；B. even甚至，即使；C. ever曾經(jīng)；D. almost幾乎。句意：他詳細(xì)寫了他的夢(mèng)想，而且他甚至畫了一幅畫，上面一個(gè)帶有高樓的200畝的牧場(chǎng)。根據(jù)He wrote about his dream in great detail可知他不僅詳細(xì)地寫了他的夢(mèng)想，根據(jù)drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.可知他還畫了牧場(chǎng)圖，故此處表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，因此用副詞even。故選B。

【4】B考查名詞及語境的理解。A. dream 夢(mèng)想；B. heart心臟；C. advice 建議；D. trust信任；句意：他在這篇論文上投入了大量的心血，第二天他把它交給了老師。put one’s heart to sth“在某事上投入心血”，故選B。

【5】D考查介詞及語境的理解。A. by 通過，被；B. in 在……之內(nèi)；C. to到，向；D. with用。句意：在第一頁他看見一個(gè)紅色的大字“F”，還有一個(gè)便條寫著“下課見”。介詞+名詞。作狀語，表示伴隨。故選D。

【6】B考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. time 時(shí)間；B. money 錢；C. space 空間，太空；D. work工作。句意：擁有一家養(yǎng)馬場(chǎng)需要很多錢。根據(jù)后文的You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things.可知要買地，買其他東西，需要的是錢。故選B。

【7】A考查名詞及語境的理解。A. way 方法；B. wonder奇跡；C. problem問題；D. matter物質(zhì)。句意：你沒有辦法那樣做。根據(jù)This is an unrealistic (不現(xiàn)實(shí)的) dream for a young boy like you.可知他的夢(mèng)想是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的，因此他沒有辦法去做。故選A。

【8】D考查連詞及語境的理解。A. Though盡管；B. Since 自從；C. Unless除非；D. If如果。句意：老師補(bǔ)充到“如果你用一個(gè)更現(xiàn)實(shí)的目標(biāo)來改寫這篇論文，我會(huì)考慮你的等級(jí)的。”結(jié)合句意，此處表示條件，故用連詞if。故選D。

【9】C考查名詞及語境的理解。A. change 變化；B. gift禮物；C. decision決定；D. message消息。句意：但是我認(rèn)為這對(duì)你來說是一個(gè)非常重要的決定。根據(jù)Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this.“看，兒子，你必須自己下決心”，故此處是作決定。故選C。

【10】A考查代詞及語境的理解。A. no 沒有；B. anything 任何事；C. any任何一個(gè)；D. nothing沒什么。句意：這個(gè)男孩交上了同一篇論文，沒有做一點(diǎn)改動(dòng)。no/not …at all“一點(diǎn)也不”，此處修飾名詞，故用形容詞no。故選A。