Question

【題目】Do you know what a big dream is?【1】 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.

The Self

Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego (自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. 【2】 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s whyonlya handful of people make their dream come true.

【3】

Family and friends are a lot like theego. They want to protect thosethey love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.

The World

If one gets past the first two barriers, one has toface the world.【4】 In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.

The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is thateverygreatdreamer whose dreams have never seen thelight of success knows failurewell.【5】

A. Family and Friends

B. How Big Dreams Die

C. Does a big dream show one’s future?

D. They simply fail until they succeed.

E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

F. It is thelast and themost terrible barrier.

G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】F

【5】D

【解析】試題分析：這是一篇關于說明如何通過信心與行為來實現大的理想的文章。孩子們要想實現自己夢想的三大障礙，一是自我，它是最大的也是最后一道障礙。二是家人和朋友的阻擾。三是世人的不理解甚至冷嘲熱諷。

【1】C 根據本空前句和后句What is a big dream?大的理想是什么和is a big dream something that provides only entertainment?大的理想僅僅是供人娛樂的嗎？可知本句也是對big dream的一些相關問題。故C項正確。

【2】E根據下句Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.可知這些big dream的影響有好有壞。有些能讓我們從中受益，也有些不能。故E項符合上下文。

【3】A根據本段第一句Family and friends are a lot like the ego.可知本段談論的是Family and friends。

【4】F根據下句In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world.在過去，偉大的夢想家都被鎖起來了，并且有時甚至當他們面世時就被殺害了�？芍�world才是最大的問題。故F正確。

【5】D根據前句The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.可知直到非常了解失敗以后，這些偉大的夢想家才會可見成功的曙光。故D正確。