题文
The Price of a DreamI 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 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
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
解析
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。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The Price of a Dream.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
