Question

Following a Dream

Lewis was born in Britain in 1985, and his parents named him after the famous American sportsman Carl Lewis. Did they  know that _______ fame (名望) was waiting for their son, too?

When Lewis was six, his father gave him a radio-controlled (无线电遥控的) car and he began to enter and _______ matches. From this very _______ age, Lewis’ dream was to become a Formula 1 driver, so his father bought him a go-kart and he started go-kart racing in 1993 when he was only eight years old. He won some races (比赛) , and he knew that he had to win more.    

One day, when he was ten years old, Lewis met a man called Ron Dennis. Dennis was the manager of McLaren Formula 1 _______ . Lewis asked Dennis for his autograph(亲笔签名), saying, “My name’s Lewis and one day I want to _______ your cars.” Ron Dennis wrote in his autograph book, “Phone me nine years from now, we’ll talk about it again.” In fact, when Lewis won his first go-kart championship (冠军) a few years later, Ron Dennis _______ him, and in 1999 Lewis joined McLaren’s “Young Drivers” programme. He was the youngest person ever to do this.

In 2001, world Formula 1 champion Mike said, “He’s a fantastic driver, very strong and _________ sixteen years old. If he keeps this up, I’m sure he will reach F1.” 

Mike was right. Lewis started as a driver in F1 races in 2007. He finished the season in second place. Then in 2008, at the age of twenty-three, Lewis became the youngest world champion in F1 history. Lewis had a dream, and he _______ it and found what he wanted. And that’s success!

1.A.sporting B.dancing C.painting D.singing

2.A.leave B.lose C.win D.change

3.A.nice B.young C.rich D.famous

4.A.team B.bank C.shop D.school

5.A.push B.drive C.wash D.sell

6.A.saved B.told C.phoned D.asked

7.A.only B.also C.even D.really

8.A.collected B.checked C.noticed D.followed

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

【解析】

本文讲述了Lewis。他在1985年出生于英国，他6岁的时候，他的父亲给了他一个无线电遥控车，他开始进入比赛并赢得比赛。1999年，他加入了迈凯轮的“年轻车手”计划。2008年，23岁的Lewis成为F1历史上最年轻的世界冠军。

1.句意：他们知道自己的儿子也会在体育上成名吗？

sporting运动；dancing跳舞；painting画；singing唱歌；根据“his parents named him after the famous American sportsman Carl Lewis”可知运动员，所以此处是“sporting fame”，故选A。

2.句意：他的父亲给了他一个无线电遥控车，他开始进入比赛并赢得比赛。

leave离开；lose丢失；win赢；change改变；根据“Lewis’ dream was to become a Formula 1 driver”可知，他之前赢得比赛，让他有梦想做这件事，故选C。

3.句意：从很小的时候起。

nice友好的；young年轻的；rich富有的；famous著名的；根据“When Lewis was six”可知，此处是很小的时候，所以此处是“young”，故选B。

4.句意：丹尼斯是迈凯轮一级方程式车队的经理。

team队；bank银行；shop商店；school学校；根据“Lewis asked Dennis for his autograph(亲笔签名), saying, “My name’s Lewis and one day I want to ___5___ your cars.””可知Dennis 应该是车队经理，故选A。

5.句意：我的名字叫Lewis，有一天我想驾驶你的汽车。

push推动；drive驾驶；wash洗；sell卖；根据“Lewis joined McLaren’s “Young Drivers” programme”可知，此处Lewis是想去丹尼斯车队开车，故选B。

6.句意：几年后，罗恩丹尼斯打电话给Lewis。

saved节约；told告诉；phoned打电话；asked问；根据“Phone me nine years from now, we’ll talk about it again.”可知此处是打电话，故选C。

7.句意：他是一个了不起的车手，非常强壮，只有16岁。

only仅仅；also也；even甚至；really真地；根据“He was the youngest person ever to do this.”及“He’s a fantastic driver, very strong and ____7____ sixteen years old”可知他年龄小，所以此处是“仅仅”，故选A。

8.句意：Lewis有一个梦想，他追随它，找到了他想要的。

collected收集；checked核实；noticed注意；followed追寻；根据“ found what he wanted. And that’s success!”可知，有梦想……就会很成功，所以此处是“追随”，故选D。