Question

I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had1money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was2and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could3afford a dream.
My dream was to be a4. When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball. I was also5: my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who6me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular7with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer8. This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the9of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to10at it.
Then I realized I would have to11summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was12about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as13as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your14days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head15, 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 worth16his 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 a17?” he asked.
That18laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to19that 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 the20of my dreams.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      some
   2. B.
      little
   3. C.
      no
   4. D.
      much
2. 2.
   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      lovely
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      noisy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      only
   2. B.
      ever
   3. C.
      still
   4. D.
      almost
4. 4.
   1. A.
      teacher
   2. B.
      coach
   3. C.
      doctor
   4. D.
      sportsman
5. 5.
   1. A.
      lucky
   2. B.
      satisfied
   3. C.
      hopeful
   4. D.
      surprised
6. 6.
   1. A.
      taught
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      told
   4. D.
      trained
7. 7.
   1. A.
      match
   2. B.
      story
   3. C.
      moment
   4. D.
      incident
8. 8.
   1. A.
      job
   2. B.
      camp
   3. C.
      holiday
   4. D.
      course
9. 9.
   1. A.
      cause
   2. B.
      start
   3. C.
      need
   4. D.
      amount
10. 10.
    1. A.
       stand
    2. B.
       call
    3. C.
       look
    4. D.
       jump
11. 11.
    1. A.
       take out
    2. B.
       cut off
    3. C.
       put on
    4. D.
       give up
12. 12.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       curious
    3. C.
       anxious
    4. D.
       disappointed
13. 13.
    1. A.
       mad
    2. B.
       puzzled
    3. C.
       regretful
    4. D.
       discouraged
14. 14.
    1. A.
       working
    2. B.
       playing
    3. C.
       learning
    4. D.
       shining
15. 15.
    1. A.
       shaking
    2. B.
       hanging
    3. C.
       holding
    4. D.
       nodding
16. 16.
    1. A.
       feeling
    2. B.
       suffering
    3. C.
       facing
    4. D.
       expressing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       dream
    2. B.
       game
    3. C.
       chance
    4. D.
       life
18. 18.
    1. A.
       offer
    2. B.
       price
    3. C.
       question
    4. D.
       order
19. 19.
    1. A.
       study
    2. B.
       sports
    3. C.
       homework
    4. D.
       business
20. 20.
    1. A.
       clothes
    2. B.
       bike
    3. C.
       house
    4. D.
       Goods

Answer 1

BACDA ADABD DCABB CACBC
1.上下文。根據(jù)第一句I grew up poor可知，他們家里很窮，所有是有很少的錢，C，一點(diǎn)錢也沒(méi)有，不符合現(xiàn)實(shí)。
2.上下文，根據(jù)but plenty of love and attention可知，作者家里雖然很窮，但是充滿了愛(ài)和父母對(duì)他們的關(guān)注，所以作者應(yīng)當(dāng)是很快樂(lè)的！Lovely可愛(ài) angry 生氣的 noisy 喧鬧的
3.上下文，因?yàn)樽髡吒杏X(jué)雖然很窮，但是有了父母對(duì)他們的愛(ài)，他感到很開(kāi)心，所以他理解無(wú)論一個(gè)人多么窮，他仍然可以有夢(mèng)想。Still 仍然。Only只有 ever永遠(yuǎn)，曾經(jīng)  almost幾乎
4.上下文，根據(jù)I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball可知，作者很喜歡棒球，所以他本來(lái)要成為運(yùn)動(dòng)員 。
5.上下文，根據(jù)下文可知一個(gè)教練對(duì)我產(chǎn)生了深遠(yuǎn)的影響，所以他很幸運(yùn)（有這樣的教練）
6.上下文，因?yàn)槟莻�(gè)人是教練，所以是教會(huì)了他有夢(mèng)想和有強(qiáng)烈信念之間的區(qū)別。
7.上下文，根據(jù)下文可知是一次想放棄體育去打工賺錢的事件（incident）改變了他的一生。
8.上下文。根據(jù)This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes可知，這是一份工作，可以給他錢買新單車和新衣服，也可以開(kāi)始存錢給媽媽買房子。
9.同上
10.考查詞組。Jump at sth 意為欣然接受。
11.考查詞組辨析。take out拿出  cut off切斷 put on穿上，上演 give up放棄根據(jù)句意可知，我要想工作，必須放棄棒球。根據(jù)I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing也可以看出
12.上下文，因?yàn)樗�必須放棄棒球才能去工作，所以他�?duì)此感到很擔(dān)心，很焦慮。
13.上下文，根據(jù)教練所說(shuō)的話可知，他對(duì)作者的決定很生氣，因?yàn)樗�認(rèn)為工作的時(shí)間以后多的是，而打棒球的時(shí)間是有限的，不能浪費(fèi)了這段時(shí)間。
14.同上
15.上下文，因?yàn)樽髡咧�道他的決定要教練失望了，所以他垂下了頭。Shake搖 hang懸掛，垂下 hold 持有 nod點(diǎn)頭
16.句意為我在想如何向他解釋，我想給媽媽買房子和賺錢的夢(mèng)想值得讓我去面對(duì)他對(duì)我的失望。
17.上下文。根據(jù)上文可知，他有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想，此處指的就是為了一個(gè)小時(shí)3.25美元而放棄自己的夢(mèng)想這個(gè)問(wèn)題
18.上下文。根據(jù)Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a   52 ?可知，這是一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
19.上下文，根據(jù)后文可知作者在體育方面取得了成功，得到了一個(gè)兩萬(wàn)美元的合同，還有170萬(wàn)美元的合約，
20.上下文，根據(jù)上文可知他想給他媽媽買個(gè)房子，所以此處指的是他實(shí)現(xiàn)了給母親買房子的夢(mèng)想。