I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and   36  . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37   a dream.
My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”
That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
小題1:
A．attentionB．time C．patienceD．fashion
小題2:
A．bring B．continueC．make D．afford
小題3:
A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
小題4:
A．kick B．play C．hitD．pass
小題5:
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
小題6:
A．believed in B．relied on C．called on D．dealt with
小題7:
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
小題8:
A．called B．advised C．applied D．recommended
小題9:
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
小題10:
A．keep B．end C．give D．pick
小題11:
A．happy B．madC．frightened D．excited
小題12:
A．living B．working C．playing D．dreaming
小題13:
A．moving B．hanging C．shaking D．nodding
小題14:
A．express B．announce C．apologiseD．explain
小題15:
A．belief B．pride C．fear D．disappointment
小題16:
A．lengthB．priceC．powerD．spirit
小題17:
A．clear B．direct C．straight D．attractive
小題18:
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying
小題19:
A．by B．for C．beyond D．within
小題20:
A．paid B．found C．offered D．presented

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:C
夢想和現(xiàn)實的沖突該如何解決？文章給出了答案！
小題1:名詞辨析。這里是指雖然我們窮，但是在家里我們能感受到愛和關注。
小題2:動詞辨析。這里是指我可以有夢想。
小題3:上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的baseball可知我在運動方面有天賦。
小題4:動詞辨析。Hit指擊中；這里是指我能擊中球場中的任何物體。
小題5:上下文串聯(lián)。我能擁有John做我的老師，我很幸運。
小題6:上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知教練不僅信任我們，還教會我們自己信任自己。
小題7:動詞辨析，解析同上。
小題8:動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知我的一個朋友推薦我去做暑期工來掙錢補貼家用。
小題9:上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指開始存錢買房子。
小題10:短語辨析。這里是指如果我做了暑期工，我就得放棄暑假的訓練。
小題11:形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知教練對我主語的作法氣得發(fā)瘋。
小題12:上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指掙錢的時間很長，但是訓練的時間可不多。
小題13:動詞辨析。這里是指教練在訓斥我的時候我的頭低著。
小題14:上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指我意識到自己的錯誤，想著如何向教練道歉。
小題15:上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指教練對我很失望。
小題16:名詞辨析。每小時3.5美元就是夢想的價格嗎？這是教練對我的勸導。
小題17:上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指教練的一番話把道理講的非常清楚。
小題18:動詞辨析。這里是指現(xiàn)在得到的東西和未來實現(xiàn)的夢想。
小題19:介詞辨析。是指在這年里，我被選中代表匹茲堡去打球。
小題20:動詞辨析。這里是指給我提供了2萬美元的合同。
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“You can’t leave the back part   52 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons   53  the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven(烤箱) when you feel   54  on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to   55  the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
小題1:
A．adultB．humanC．consumer D．bachelor
小題2:
A．eventuallyB．immediatelyC．reluctantlyD．gratefully
小題3:
A．AlthoughB．BecauseC．AsD．Unless
小題4:
A．wouldB．shouldC．mustD．could
小題5:
A．boringB．complicatedC．stressfulD．tough
小題6:
A．naturalB．mysteriousC．complexD．unique
小題7:
A．gave upB．broke downC．calmed downD．ended up
小題8:
A．amazedB．amusedC．confusedD．concerned
小題9:
A．marchB．driveC．coverD．measure
小題10:
A．farB．longC．fastD．deep
小題11:
A．unreliableB．impracticalC．unpreparedD．inaccurate
小題12:
A．fixB．checkC．repairD．lay
小題13:
A．sworeB．addedC．repliedD．concluded
小題14:
A．pencilB．forkC．boxD．cake
小題15:
A．distributedB．convertedC．appliedD．attached
小題16:
A．shapesB．sizesC．functionsD．models
小題17:
A．looseB．blankC．bareD．incomplete
小題18:         
A．besideB．beforeC．belowD．behind
小題19:
A．sickB．hungryC．hotD．thirsty
小題20:
A．considerB．withdrawC．makeD．resist

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Dinah is one of the most good-natured children that ever lived, but she is very, very lazy. There is nothing she likes, or used to like, so much as to curl up in some warm corner in the sun and do nothing.
Dinah’s mother wished very much that her child should learn to read, but the lady who tried to teach her soon give it up. “It is no   16  ,” she said, “Dinah   17  not learn. She is not stupid, but too lazy.”
It happened soon that a young man from Massachusetts came to the house where Dinah lived. He brought with him something no one else in the neighborhood had ever seen before－a pair of roller-skates.
When Dinah saw the young man going rapidly up and down the piazza (廣場) on his skates she was so   18 . She ran after him like a cat, her black eyes shining.
One day the young man allowed her to   19  the skates. The child was too happy for words. Of course she fell down, but did not   20  at all.
“Look here, Dinah,” said the young man, “I understand that my aunt has been trying to teach you to read. Why didn’t you learn? Now, if you can read, I will send you a pair of good roller-skates.”
For a moment she said  21 , then exclaimed decidedly, “I’ll have those skates, sure.”
And she did. When she   22  her mind on her work, she could always do it well,  23  it was.
The lady who had before this found her   24   difficult a child to teach, now had no trouble. If Dinah showed the least   25  of her former laziness, the word SKATES was enough to draw her attention back to her lesson instantly.
On New Year’s morning she received a box marked in large printed letters:
MISS DINAH MORRIS,
Care of Mrs. Lawrence Delaney,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
If she can read what is on the outside of this box she can have what is inside.
And as Dinah read every word clearly and quickly, of course she had the fine roller-skates the box held. And now sitting curled up in the sun, doing nothing, is not the thing she likes to do best.
小題1:
A．needB． way C． use D． importance
小題2:
A．shallB． willC． mustD． can
小題3:
A．astonishedB． terrifiedC． frightenedD． shocked
小題4:
A．put upB． try outC． try onD． have on
小題5:
A．moveB． hurtC． cryD． mind
小題6:
A．somethingB． nothing C． anythingD． everything
小題7:
A．paidB． drewC． bent D． made
小題8:
A．wheneverB． howeverC． whatever D． wherever
小題9:
A．suchB． so C． stillD． very
小題10:
A． signB． impressionC． markD． expression

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