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The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention.  I was   36  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37  a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman.   38  I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field.  I was also   39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me  40 to believe in myself. He   41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular   42  with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the   43  of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   44  summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. 
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as   45  as I expected him to be.  “You have your whole life to work,” he said.  “Your playing days are limited. You can’t   46  to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the   47  that would explain   48  him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   49  in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the   50  of a dream?”
That simple question made it   51  to me the difference between   52  something right now and following a dream. I   53  myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was   54  by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was   55  a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
小题1:
A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest
小题2:
A.loseB.haveC.makeD.need
小题3:
A.By the timeB.The timeC.At one timeD.At a time
小题4:
A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident
小题5:
A.how B.whyC.whenD.whether
小题6:
A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked
小题7:
A.accidentB.matterC.problemD.experience
小题8:
A.aimB.ideaC.startD.purpose
小题9:
A.keep upB.put upC.give upD.pick up
小题10:
A.madB.happy C.frightenedD.shameful
小题11:
A.adoptB.affordC.affectD.effect
小题12:
A.answersB.excusesC.wordsD.ways
小题13:
A.forB.toC.onD.in
小题14:
A.sadnessB.regretC.hopelessnessD.disappointment
小题15:
A.sourceB.prizeC.priceD.allowance
小题16:
A.directB.clearC.cleanD.straight
小题17:
A.wantingB.changing C.dreamingD.choosing
小题18:
A.providedB.devotedC.headedD.imagined
小题19:
A.workedB.mentionedC.firedD.hired
小题20:
A.paidB.gotC.offeredD.signed

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C
文章讲述一位棒球运动员的故事,告诉我们追求梦想和面对现实之间的区别。
小题1:A 形容词辨析。根据上文love and attention和energetic说明虽然我穷,但是很开心。
小题2:B 动词辨析。指无论人多穷,仍然可以有梦想。
小题3:A 词义辨析。A到…时;B那时;CD不能引导句子,根据后句的时态可知A正确。
小题4:C 形容词辨析。根据下文可知做有这样的一个教练我真是很幸运。
小题5:A 词义辨析。指他不仅相信我,还教会我相信自己。
小题6:B 动词辨析。他教会我拥有梦想和实现梦想的区别。
小题7:D 名词辨析。A事故;B麻烦事;C问题;D经历;指与这位教练的一次特殊的经历。
小题8:C 名词辨析。A目的;B观点;C开始;D目的。指为妈妈买房子开始存钱。
小题9:C 词义辨析。A保持;B张贴;搭建;C放弃;D捡起;指我不得不放弃夏季训练。
小题10:A 形容词辨析。指当教练听说我要放弃夏季训练时几乎都疯掉,和我预料的一样。
小题11:B 动词辨析。指我承担不起浪费这样的时间。
小题12:C 名词辨析。A回答;B借口;C话;D方法;指我要想一些话来向他解释。
小题13:B 固定搭配。Explain to sb向某人解释。解析同上。
小题14:D 名词辨析。A悲伤;B遗憾;C绝望;D失望;指教练对我的失望。
小题15:C 名词辨析。A来源;B奖品;C价格;D津贴;教练问:3.25一小时就是梦想的价格吗?
小题16:B 形容词辨析。A直接的;B清楚的;C干净的;D直的;mike it clear表达清楚…
小题17:A 动词辨析。指现在想要得到的东西和追求梦想的区别。
小题18:B 固定词组。Devote oneself to致力于…努力做…;
小题19:D 动词辨析。A工作;B提及;C解雇;D雇佣。这里指我被Pittsburgh Pirates选中,为这支球队打球。
小题20:C 动词辨析。A付;B得到;C提供;D签名;指Pittsburgh Pirates提供给我2万美元的合同。
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小题16:
A.butB.howeverC.thoughD.and
小题17:
A.littleB.numberC.measureD.little
小题18:
A.ideaB.hopeC.imaginationD.search
小题19:
A.deal withB.look intoC.depend onD.get stuck
小题20:
A.acceptableB.wrongC.toughD.cozy

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself.Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind  26   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏),a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression.“ 28  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately.But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I  29  to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy.She 30  in a car accident and now was on her way for  31 When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 32  that Kathy would not be able to 33 herself.I considered 34  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 35  to offer a service to a 36  .But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 37  than any of my discomfort.I offered to help her eat, and 38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 39  as I expected.We became closer and closer in a short period of time.By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart  40  , and the 41  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was glad I had reached  42  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her.Love  43  flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us 44 .When we  45  to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
小题1:
A.losing B.changing C.taking D.giving
小题2:
A.comfortableB.suitable C.available D.favorable
小题3:
A.No problemB.No way C.Nowhere D.No doubt
小题4:
A.decided B.wanted C.regretted D.promised
小题5:
A.was B.would be C.used to be D.had been
小题6:
A.treatment B.travel C.pleasure D.business
小题7:
A.know B.say C.realize D.recognize
小题8:
A.eat B.feed C.choose D.support
小题9:
A.offering B.needing C.stopping D.trying
小题10:
A.impolite B.far C.close D.fast
小题11:
A.girl B.neighbor C.passenger D.stranger
小题12:
A.unusual B.direct C.important D.shameful
小题13:
A.when B.although C.since D.as
小题14:
A.refused B.wondered C.cried D.did
小题15:
A.had warmedB.had jumped C.had broken D.had cheered
小题16:
A.life B.money C.time D.energy
小题17:
A.below B.through C.across D.beyond
小题18:
A.seldom B.never C.hardly D.sometimes
小题19:
A.separate B.independent C.silent D.upset
小题20:
A.happen B.stretch C.wait D.continue

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