Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场)

题目内容：

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to__36__and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his__37__of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a __38__floor plan（平面图）for a 4,000-square-foot house that would__39__on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his__40__back. On the front page was a__41__red F. The teacher said, “This is an__42__dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. ” Then the teacher__43__, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your__44__.” The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own__45__on this. However, I think it is a very__46__decision for you.”__47__, after a week, the boy__48__the same paper, making no__49__at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my__50__.”

Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story__51__you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the__52__is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was__53__of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.__54__you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone__55__ your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

小题1:

A．be

B．find

C．learn

D．see小题2:

A．reason

B．goal

C．purpose

D．way小题3:

A．rough

B．new

C．secret

D．detailed小题4:

A．live

B．locate

C．sit

D．run小题5:

A．mark

B．paper

C．plan

D．idea小题6:

A．large

B．tiny

C．beautiful

D．long小题7:

A．old

B．imaginative

C．impractical

D．interesting小题8:

A．shouted

B．smiled

C．replied

D．added小题9:

A．grade

B．need

C．honesty

D．ability小题10:

A．time

B．energy

C．mind

D．money小题11:

A．urgent

B．quick

C．important

D．good小题12:

A．Actually

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Usually小题13:

A．turned down

B．turned around

C．turned to

D．turned in小题14:

A．comments

B．changes

C．judgment

D．answer小题15:

A．dream

B．courage

C．interest

D．spirit小题16:

A．though

B．because

C．until

D．if小题17:

A．incident

B．event

C．story

D．lesson小题18:

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something小题19:

A．Fortunately

B．Strangely

C．Curiously

D．Probably小题20:

A．forget

B．steal

C．know

D．realize

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:D

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:A

小题16:B

小题17:C

小题18:D

小题19:A

小题20:B

答案解析：

略

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。