I grew up poor – living with six brothers,

题目内容：

I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38afford a dream.

My dream was to be a 39.When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also 40: my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42with him changed my life forever.

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43. This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45at it.

Then I realized I would have to 46summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47about this.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head 50, trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51his disappointment in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.

“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52?” he asked.

That 53laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55of my dreams.

小题1:

A．some

B．little

C．no

D．much小题2:

A．happy

B．lovely

C．angry

D．noisy小题3:

A．only

B．ever

C．still

D．almost小题4:

A．teacher

B．coach

C．doctor

D．sportsman小题5:

A．lucky

B．satisfied

C．hopeful

D．surprised小题6:

A．taught

B．asked

C．told

D．trained小题7:

A．match

B．story

C．moment

D．incident小题8:

A．job

B．camp

C．holiday

D．course小题9:

A．cause

B．start

C．need

D．amount小题10:

A．stand

B．call

C．look

D．jump小题11:

A．take out

B．cut off

C．put on

D．give up小题12:

A．excited

B．curious

C．anxious

D．disappointed小题13:

A．mad

B．puzzled

C．regretful

D．discouraged小题14:

A．working

B．playing

C．learning

D．shining小题15:

A．shaking

B．hanging

C．holding

D．nodding小题16:

A．feeling

B．suffering

C．facing

D．expressing小题17:

A．dream

B．game

C．chance

D．life小题18:

A．offer

B．price

C．question

D．order小题19:

A．study

B．sports

C．homework

D．business小题20:

A．clothes

B．bike

C．house

D．goods

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:C

答案解析：

小题1:考查代词：根据第一句I grew up poor可知，他们家里很穷，所有是有很少的钱，C，一点钱也没有，不符合现实。选B

小题2:考查形容词：根据but plenty of love and attention可知，作者家里虽然很穷，但是充满了爱和父母对他们的关注，所以作者应当是很快乐的！Lovely可爱 angry 生气的 noisy 喧闹的，选A

小题3:考查副词：Still 仍然。Only只有 ever永远，曾经 almost几乎，因为作者感觉虽然很穷，但是有了父母对他们的爱，他感到很开心，所以他理解无论一个人多么穷，他仍然可以有梦想。选C

小题4:考查名词：根据I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball可知，作者很喜欢棒球，所以他本来要成为运动员 。选D

小题5:考查形容词：根据下文可知一个教练对我产生了深远的影响，所以他很幸运（有这样的教练）选A

小题6:考查动词：因为那个人是教练，所以是教会了他有梦想和有强烈信念之间的区别。选A

小题7:考查名词：根据下文可知是一次想放弃体育去打工赚钱的事件（incident）改变了他的一生。选D

小题8:考查名词：根据This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes可知，这是一份工作，可以给他钱买新单车和新衣服，也可以开始存钱给妈妈买房子。选A

小题9:考查动词：A. cause导致B. start开始C. need需要D. amount等于，开始存钱给妈妈买房子选B

小题10:考查词组。Jump at sth 意为欣然接受。选D

小题11:考查词组辨析。take out拿出 cut off切断 put on穿上，上演 give up放弃根据句意可知，我要想工作，必须放弃棒球。根据I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing也可以看出选D

小题12:考查形容词：因为他必须放弃棒球才能去工作，所以他对此感到很担心，很焦虑。选C

小题13:考查形容词：根据教练所说的话可知，他对作者的决定很生气（mad），因为他认为工作的时间以后多的是，而打棒球的时间是有限的，不能浪费了这段时间。选A

小题14:考查动词：A. working 工作B. playing玩C. learning学习D. shining闪耀，playing time是打球的时间，选B

小题15:考查动词，Shake摇 hang悬挂，垂下 hold 持有 nod点头，因为作者知道他的决定要教练失望了，所以他垂下了头。选D

小题16:考查动词：句意为我在想如何向他解释，我想给妈妈买房子和赚钱的梦想值得让我去面对他对我的失望。选C

小题17:考查上下文串联。根据上文可知，他有一个梦想，此处指的就是为了一个小时3.25美元而放弃自己的梦想这个问题选A

小题18:考查上下文串联。根据Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52?可知，这是一个问题。选C

小题19:考查名词，根据后文可知作者在体育方面取得了成功，得到了一个两万美元的合同，还有170万美元的合约，选B

小题20:考查上下文串联，根据上文可知他想给他妈妈买个房子，所以此处指的是他实现了给母亲买房子的梦想。选C

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。