Even in early time, people could realize the important of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality (現(xiàn)實).
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naïve. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.
To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
小題1: People who ______ could probably realize their dreams.
A．find a way to dreamB．dream and hold fast to them
C．get the meaning of lifeD．have very good school results
小題2: Young people should be encouraged to dream because ______.
A．their dreams are natural
B．they are greater than everyone else
C．they have much knowledge
D．their dreams might change the world
小題3: What does the example of Colonel Saunders show us?
A．Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability.
B．Developing technology can bring great progress.
C．Even older people can make their dreams come true.
D．People should be brave enough to dream when they are young.
小題4: The underlined word “naive” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A．逆反的B．幼稚的
C．調(diào)皮的D．沖動的
小題5: The best title (題目) for the passage is “______”.
A．From Dream to RealityB．Good Examples of Dreams
C．Achievements in HistoryD．A list of Successful Dreamers

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文中作者告訴我們，我們都應(yīng)該有夢想，只要我們有夢想，并且堅持自己的夢想，我們的夢想就會實現(xiàn)。作者在文章中給我們舉了一些例子，不管是孩子、青少年、年輕人，還是老人，都可以實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality可知，如果一個人有夢，并且堅持夢想，那么他就會找到實現(xiàn)夢想的方法。由此可知選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream.以及They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world可知，青少年們和年輕人應(yīng)該被鼓勵擁有夢想，因為他們的夢想也許會改變這個世界。由此可知選D。
小題3:推理判斷題。短文第四段中作者給我們舉了一個老人實現(xiàn)夢想的例子，Colonel Saunders在他67歲的時候，實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想。通過這個例子作者告訴我們，就算是老人也可以實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，故選C。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文第二段中這個劃線單詞所在的句子Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naïve.可知，孩子們沒有太多的經(jīng)歷和知識，然而，他們也是夢想家，我們不應(yīng)該嘲笑他們的幼稚。根據(jù)句意可知，這里是說孩子們太小，夢想太幼稚，因此選B。
小題5:主旨大意題。這篇短文中作者告訴我們，我們都應(yīng)該有夢想，只要我們有夢想，并且堅持自己的夢想，我們的夢想就會實現(xiàn)。作者在文章中給我們舉了一些例子，不管是孩子、青少年、年輕人，還是老人，都可以實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。因此A選項這個題目From Dream to Reality，從夢想到現(xiàn)實，最能概括文章大意。故選A。
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