Question

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(養(yǎng)馬場). He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you a story. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart 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 with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will 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. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’ ”

Monty then turned to the group present and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to give up yours.’ ”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded.

1.The teacher asked the boy to rewrite the paper because __________.

A. the boy was too poor to achieve his dream

B. the teacher doubted his chance of success

C. the boy was not good enough to achieve his goal

D. the teacher looked down on the boy absolutely

2.Which of the following could best express the teacher’s feelings when she said the words before leaving the ranch two years ago?

A. Regretful and proud. B. Regretful and guilty.

C. Honest and sorry. D. Embarrassed and proud.

3.From the passage we can conclude that __________.

A. the boy was an unrealistic person

B. the boy’s father was irresponsible for his education

C. the boy had great courage and determination

D. the teacher often found fault with his students

4.What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Set a practical goal

B. Try to be realistic

C. Prove yourself through success

D. Keep your dream

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過講述作者一位朋友，在高中時期立下豪言壯志卻不被老師看好，多年打拼后夢想成真的勵志故事。

1. If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.句意：如果你肯重寫一個比較不離譜的愿望，我會重新給你打分。得知老師認為男孩文章太不靠譜，是在瞎寫，要求他認真重寫。故選B

2. the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to give up yours.’ ”句意：離開之前，老師對我說：“蒙提，說來有些慚愧。你讀高中時，我曾潑過你冷水。這些年來，我也對不少學生說過相同的話。幸虧你有這個毅力堅持自己的夢想�！笨梢缘弥�老師表示了慚愧，但也為朋友堅持夢想感到自豪，并以此教育后續(xù)的學子。故選A

3. is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it（句意：你年紀輕輕，不要老做白日夢。你沒錢，沒家庭背景，什么都沒有。蓋座農(nóng)場可是個花錢的大工程；你要花錢買地、花錢買純種馬匹、花錢照顧它們。你別太好高騖遠了。）得知現(xiàn)實中擁有如此多的艱難困阻，男孩依然沒有放棄，通過努力實現(xiàn)了自己夢想。故選C

4. let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded. 得知不論做什么事，相信你自己，要堅持夢想，別讓別人的一句話將你擊倒。故選D

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