Question

I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “      ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you     ?”

Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero.     it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future     . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was      to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.

By then I had set about becoming a      programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am     that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive      on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “    ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the      mental state to attain our         . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker,     the greatest thief is just ourselves.

We find ourselves just about      the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never          .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice     some kind of failure.

Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are     . It is one of the most important      we have, because it teaches us   lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for     , which is probably just around the corner.

There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t     .

1.A．attitude   B．resolution   C．intelligence  D．quality

2.A．get up   B．pick up   C．set up   D．grow up

3.A．Before   B．Later       C．Recently   D．Instead

4.A．kept    B．formed   C．changed   D．continued

5.A．imagined   B．designed   C．supposed   D．guessed

6.A．car    B．computer   C．radio       D．satellite

7.A．satisfied   B．surprised   C．tied    D．devoted

8.A．purpose   B．resource   C．instruction   D．influence

9.A．partner    B．thief    C．writer   D．worker

10.A．same   B．exact    C．stubborn       D．necessary

11.A．results   B．disasters   C．promises   D．goals

12.A．but    B．so    C．while       D．because

13.A．leaving   B．reaching   C．selecting   D．removing

14.A．lose   B．fail    C．succeed   D．beat

15.A．fears   B．predicts   C．hears       D．reports

16.A．achieved  B．survived   C．admitted   D．replaced

17.A．cases   B．methods   C．steps    D．tools

18.A．hopeless   B．logical         C．valuable   D．technological

19.A．failure   B．reality   C．success   D．responsibility

20.A．take apart  B．care about      C．suffer from  D．give up

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要告诉我们，每个人都应该有自己的梦想，不要让别人偷走你的梦想，更要相信，只要有毅力，梦想一定会实现，所以不要放弃。

1.C 考查名词。A．attitude 态度；B．resolution 决心；C．intelligence 智力；D．quality 质量。根据上文I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends.可知作者是一个聪明的孩子，故别人会提到的是作者的高智商。选择C。

2.D 考查动词短语。A．get up 起床；B．pick up 捡起、学会、接、接受等；C．set up 建立；D． grow up 长大。根据句中的are going to be可知，这里指的是长大后想成为什么。故选择D。

3.B 考查副词。A．Before 之前；B．Later 之后、后来；C．Recently 近来；D．Instead 反而、代替。根据前文的start out表示开始，故选择B，意为后来。这样才有一种逐渐变化的过程。

4.C 考查动词。A．kept 保持、维持；B．formed 形成；C．changed 改变；D．continued继续。根据上文的一开始想做老师或英雄，后来想做消防员、艺术家可知，作者的梦想随着年龄的增长而逐渐发生了变化。故选择C。

5.B 考查动词。A．imagined 想象；B．designed 设计；C．supposed 应该、假设；D．guessed 猜想。句意为：另一种问题被…以弄清楚我长大后想做什么。根据句意选择B最为恰当，意为：另一种问题被设计来弄清楚我长大后想做什么。

6.B 考查名词。A．car 汽车；B．computer 计算机、电脑；C．radio 收音机；D．satellite 卫星。根据下文的studying software可知，选择B，指作者想成为计算机程序员。

7.A 考查形容词。A．satisfied 满意的；B．surprised 惊奇的；C．tied 打结、约束；D．devoted 投入的、深爱的。根据下文的I could realize my dream可知，作者可以实现自己的梦想。根据常识，实现梦想应使人满意。故选择A。

8.D 考查名词。A．purpose 目的、意图；B．resource 资源；C．instruction 指导、说明；D．influence影响。考查固定短语：have a positive influence on，意为：对…有积极的影响。故选择D。

9.B 考查名词。A．partner 同伴；B．thief 小偷；C．writer 作家；D．worker 工人。本题为原词重现，根据下文的the thief will come as a parent 以及the greatest thief is just ourselves可知选择B，指有一个小偷会偷走我们的梦想。

10.D 考查形容词。A．same 同样的；B．exact 确切的；C．stubborn 固执的；D．necessary 必要的。根据下文的to attain our goals可知，这是实现目标必备的精神状况。故选择D。

11.D 考查名词。A．results 结果；B．disasters 灾难；C．promises 承诺；D．goals 目标。根据上文的steal our dreams可知，这里指的是实现目标，故选择D。

12.A 考查连词。A．but 但是；B．so 因此；C．while当…时、然而；D．because 因为。上一句分句意为：有时，这个小偷可能是同伴、亲戚、朋友或工友；下一分句意为：最大的小偷就是我们自己。两个分句之间存在转折关系，故选择A。

13.B 考查动词。A．leaving 离开；B．reaching 到达、达成；C．selecting 挑选；D．removing 去除。根据搭配选择B，构成短语reach the aim，意为实现目标。

14.C 考查动词。A．lose 失去；B．fail 失败；C．succeed 成功；D．beat 击败。根据下文的Very few have ever done this successfully可知，内心总有个声音在打退堂鼓，说很少有人成功做这件事。故本句选择C,意为你不会成功的。和下文形成一致。

15.B 考查动词。A．fears 害怕；B．predicts 预言；C．hears 听到；D．reports 报告。根据下文提到的Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are .可知，人总有失败的时候，故本句选择B，意为不断地那个小小的声音总能预料到某种失败。

16.A 考查动词。A．achieved 实现；B．survived 存活；C．admitted 承认；D．replaced 代替、取代。通过下文的语意可知，作者认为人通过从失败中得到教训才能走向成功。故此处选择A，意为：然而，失败却正是梦想之所以成功的方式。

17.D 考查名词。A．cases例子；B．methods 方法；C．steps 步骤；D． tools工具。根据下文的because it teaches us 38 lessons可知失败可以给我们教训，故选择D，指失败是重要的工具之一。

18.C 考查形容词。A．hopeless 没有希望的；B．logical 符合逻辑的、有条理的；C．valuable 昂贵的、宝贵的；D．technological 技术的。根据搭配，选择C，意为宝贵的教训。

19.C 考查名词。A．failure 失败；B．reality 现实；C．success 成功；D．responsibility 责任、职责。根据常识可知，如果我们能从教训中学到些什么，那么我们就即将迎来成功。故选择C。

20.考查动词短语。A．take apart 拆卸、拆开；B．care about 在乎、在意；C．suffer from 遭受；D．give up 放弃。根据上文的with perseverance(毅力), it will come.可知，此处作者建议我们要有毅力，也就是说不能放弃。故选择D。