15.I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧場).He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events.The last time I was there he introduced me by saying:"I want to tell you a story.It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a mobile horse trainer who would go from stable to stable,race track to race track,farm to farm and ranch to ranch,training horses.As a result,the boy's high school career was continually interrupted.When he was a senior,he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
"That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch.He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with much information of all the buildings,the stables and the track.Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.
"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher.Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F with a note that read,‘See me after class.'
"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked,‘Why did I receive an F?'The teacher said,‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you.You have no money.You come from a mobile family.You have no resources.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.You have to buy the land.You have to pay for the original breeding stock (種馬) and later you'll have to pay a large amount of money.There's no way you could ever do it.'Then the teacher added,‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal,I will reconsider your grade.'
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard.He asked his father what he should do.His father said,‘Look,son,you have to make up your own mind on this.However,I think it is a very important decision for you.'Finally,after a week,the boy turned in the same paper,making no changes at all.He stated,‘You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.'"
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said,"I tell you this story because 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 on the wall."He added,"The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.When the teacher was leaving,he said,‘Look,Monty,I'm sorry now.When I was your teacher,I was something of a dream stealer.During those years I stole a lot of kids'dreams.Fortunately you had strong determination not to give up on yours.'"
"Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart,no matter what,"Monty at last concluded.
67.From the teacher's point of view,the real reason why the boy got an F is thatC.
A.the boy's family was mobile
B.the paper was not well organized
C.his dream was not practicable
D.he could not afford to buy a horse ranch
68.Why was the boy's schooling continually interrupted?A
A.He had to help his father to train horses.
B.He had to travel along with his father from place to place.
C.His father devoted all his time to training horses.
D.They lived too far away from the school.
69.What is the turning point in Monty's success story?C
A.He wrote about his dream in the school paper.
B.He received his paper back.
C.He turned to his father.
D.He put up the school paper on the wall.
70.What did the teacher mean by saying"he was a dream stealer"?D
A.He succeeded in stealing his students'dreams.
B.The dreams his students had were usually unrealistic.
C.He failed to help his students realize their dreams.
D.He discouraged his students from keeping their dreams.
分析 文章講述了了Monty Roberts的故事,想告訴我只要堅持自己的夢想,就一定能成功.
解答 67.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段第一句‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you.說明老師認為昨天的計劃是不現(xiàn)實的,是不可能實現(xiàn)的,故C正確.
68.A 細節(jié)理解題a young man who was the son of a mobile horse trainer who would go from stable to stable,race track to race track,farm to farm and ranch to ranch,training horses一個年輕人是一個馴馬師的兒子,他從馬廄到馬廄,從跑道到賽馬場,從農場到農場,從牧場到牧場,訓練馬匹幫助他爸爸.所以the boy's high school career was continually interrupted男孩的高中生涯不斷中斷,所以答案選A.
69.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)他爸爸的話I think it is a very important decision for you我認為這對你來說是一個非常重要的決定.得到了爸爸的鼓勵于是他堅持自己的夢想,所以答案選C.
70.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)老師的話Fortunately you had strong determination not to give up on yours.幸運的是你有堅定的決心不放棄你的.可見老師是自責沒能鼓勵學生堅持自己的夢想,所以答案選D.
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