I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(養(yǎng)馬場(chǎng))to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
Last time I was there he introduced 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 an itinerant(流動(dòng)的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his 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 to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
小題1: The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the
teacher thought 　　    .
A．he didn’t do a good job in his studies
B．he described an unrealistic goal in his paper
C．he came from an itinerant horse trainer’s family
D．he wrote his paper without the help of his father
小題2: Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?
A．Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream.
B．Because his father stopped him from rewriting it.
C．Because he was angry about his teacher’s words.
D．Because he had put too much of his heart into it.
小題3: From the story we can infer that the boy was actually 　　    .
A．Monty himselfB．the author himself
C．Monty’s friendD．a(chǎn)n unknown person
小題4: According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT
that 　　    .
A．the boy was very interested in having a horse ranch of his own
B．the boy might have got a higher grade if he’d rewritten his paper
C．the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality in the end
D．the boy wouldn’t have reached his goal without his father’s support
小題5: The author wrote this passage mainly to 　　    
A．tell people how to describe their goals
B．warn people against dream stealers
C．encourage people to stick to their dreams
D．teach people how to write their papers

小題1:B 
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C 

試題分析：
小題1: 從第四段最后一句 ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’可以看出老師認(rèn)為他最初寫下的理想不切實(shí)際。
小題2:從第五段父親說(shuō)的話you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you可以得知男孩決定要堅(jiān)持他的夢(mèng)想。
小題3:從倒數(shù)第二段A“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”可得知那個(gè)男孩就是Monty自己。
小題4:從第五段父親所說(shuō)的話可以看出是男孩自己已經(jīng)決定要堅(jiān)持他的夢(mèng)想，父親只是鼓勵(lì)他堅(jiān)持，故選Ｄ，Ａ答案是顯而易見的，男孩寫下的理想肯定是他感興趣的Ｂ答案在第四段最后一句老師說(shuō)的話有體現(xiàn)Ｃ倒數(shù)第二段提到那馬場(chǎng)就是男孩的，說(shuō)明他的理想實(shí)現(xiàn)了。　
小題5:綜合全文尤其是最后一段可得出作者的寫作意圖是鼓勵(lì)人們堅(jiān)持他們的夢(mèng)想。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述我的朋友Ｍonty自小堅(jiān)持被認(rèn)為是不切實(shí)際的夢(mèng)想：建一個(gè)4000平方英尺的大牧場(chǎng)，最后他的夢(mèng)想得以實(shí)現(xiàn)。這個(gè)故事告訴我們：不要讓別人偷走了我們的夢(mèng)想，無(wú)論如何都要堅(jiān)持我們的夢(mèng)想。對(duì)于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文章中的細(xì)節(jié)的理解。推斷題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說(shuō)明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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小題15:
A．goodB．sharpC．politeD．nice
小題16:
A．So B．BecauseC．AndD．But
小題17:
A．hidB．tore C．openedD．closed
小題18:
A．if B．forC．a(chǎn)fterD．when
小題19:
A．in all B．a(chǎn)bove allC．or elseD．orso
小題20:
A．wrongB．wonderfulC．impossibleD．right

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