I grew up poor — living with six brothers,

题目内容：

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!

小题1:

A．attention

B．time

C．patience

D．fashion小题2:

A．bring

B．continue

C．make

D．afford小题3:

A．athletics

B．music

C．business

D．money小题4:

A．kick

B．play

C．hit

D．pass小题5:

A．right

B．popular

C．lucky

D．confident小题6:

A．believed in

B．relied on

C．called on

D．dealt with小题7:

A．gave

B．taught

C．brought

D．asked小题8:

A．called

B．advised

C．applied

D．recommended小题9:

A．aim

B．idea

C．start

D．purpose小题10:

A．keep

B．end

C．give

D．pick小题11:

A．happy

B．mad

C．frightened

D．excited小题12:

A．living

B．working

C．playing

D．dreaming小题13:

A．moving

B．hanging

C．shaking

D．nodding小题14:

A．express

B．announce

C．apologise

D．explain小题15:

A．belief

B．pride

C．fear

D．disappointment小题16:

A．length

B．price

C．power

D．spirit小题17:

A．clear

B．direct

C．straight

D．attractive小题18:

A．wanting

B．changing

C．dreaming

D．enjoying小题19:

A．by

B．for

C．beyond

D．within小题20:

A．paid

B．found

C．offered

D．presented

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:C

小题10:C

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:B

小题14:D

小题15:D

小题16:B

小题17:A

小题18:A

小题19:D

小题20:C

答案解析：

梦想和现实的冲突该如何解决？文章给出了答案！

小题1:名词辨析。这里是指虽然我们穷，但是在家里我们能感受到爱和关注。

小题2:动词辨析。这里是指我可以有梦想。

小题3:上下文串联。根据下文的baseball可知我在运动方面有天赋。

小题4:动词辨析。Hit指击中；这里是指我能击中球场中的任何物体。

小题5:上下文串联。我能拥有John做我的老师，我很幸运。

小题6:上下文串联。根据下文可知教练不仅信任我们，还教会我们自己信任自己。

小题7:动词辨析，解析同上。

小题8:动词辨析。根据下文可知我的一个朋友推荐我去做暑期工来挣钱补贴家用。

小题9:上下文串联。这里是指开始存钱买房子。

小题10:短语辨析。这里是指如果我做了暑期工，我就得放弃暑假的训练。

小题11:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知教练对我主语的作法气得发疯。

小题12:上下文串联。这里是指挣钱的时间很长，但是训练的时间可不多。

小题13:动词辨析。这里是指教练在训斥我的时候我的头低着。

小题14:上下文串联。这里是指我意识到自己的错误，想着如何向教练道歉。

小题15:上下文串联。这里是指教练对我很失望。

小题16:名词辨析。每小时3.5美元就是梦想的价格吗？这是教练对我的劝导。

小题17:上下文串联。这里是指教练的一番话把道理讲的非常清楚。

小题18:动词辨析。这里是指现在得到的东西和未来实现的梦想。

小题19:介词辨析。是指在这年里，我被选中代表匹兹堡去打球。

小题20:动词辨析。这里是指给我提供了2万美元的合同。

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。