What’s your dream? I remember when I was a child, someone would always come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up ? Well, it started out as being a cowboy or super hero. Later it was a fireman or an artist. My dreams of the future ______ as I grew older. When, at last , I was in college, I had my heart set on becoming a computer programmer. So I studied and ______ for that life. Now, I’m designing software full-time and I’m ____ that I’ve realized my dream. _____, there’s a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams and _____ us of the necessary mental state to _____ our goals. Sometimes, it will come as a parent, a friend or a co-worker, but the ______ one is just ourselves. We find ourselves just about reaching the pinnacle(顶点), and this “small” voice says, “ You’ll never _____ it. Very few have ever done this ______.” And on and on the “small” voice predicts some kind of _______. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are realized. It is one of the most important tools we have ____ it teaches us good lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for success, ______ is probably just around the corner. There is no “overnight” success, but with perseverance(毅力), it will ______. So be _____ to your dream, and don’t let anyone _____ it from you—especially yourself.
试题分析：作者写了我们每个人的梦想随时间的推移改变着，但是到最后，可能会放弃，放弃我们的梦想，放弃那成功的机会，作者想要告诉我们不要因为任何人任何事，尤其是自己放弃我们最初的梦想，要一直坚持，直至成功。 【小题1】考查动词辨析。A：实现；B：消失；C：改变；D：结合。根据My dreams of the future ______ as I grew older.可知我的梦想随着我年龄的增长不断改变，故选C。 【小题2】考查动词辨析。A：问；B：看；C：准备；D：等待。根据So I studied and ______ for that life.可知所以我学习并为那样的生活做准备，故选C。 【小题3】考查形容词辨析。A：震惊的；B：好奇的；C：困惑的；D：满足的。根据I’m designing software full-time and I’m _____ that I’ve realized my dream.可知我整天设计软件并且我很满足，因为我已经完成了我的梦想，故选D。 【小题4】考查连词辨析。A：然而；B：因此；C：除了；D：最后。根据____, there’s a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams可知然而，有一个小偷总是偷走我们的理想，故选A。 【小题5】考查动词辨析。A：提醒；B：摆脱；C：抢夺；D：通知。根据_____ us of the necessary mental state to _____ our goals.可知小偷抢走了我们达到目标所必须的精神状态，故选C。 【小题6】考查动词辨析。A：记录；B：找到；C：放置；D：达到。根据上题可知，故选D。 【小题7】考查形容词辨析。A：聪明的；B：伟大的；C：奇怪的；D：勇敢的。根据but the ______ one is just ourselves.可知但是最伟大的一个人还是我们自己，故选B。 【小题8】考查动词辨析。A：制造；B：理解；C：找到；D：支持。根据You’ll never ____ it. 可知，有一个小声音在你心里说，你将永远不会达到预定目标，make it 达到预定目标，故选A。 【小题9】考查副词辨析。A：成功地；B：真诚地；C：勇敢地；D：快乐地。根据Very few have ever done this ______.可知很少有人能成功，故选A。 【小题10】考查名词辨析。A：可惜；B：危险；C：失败；D：事故。根据 And on and on the “small” voice predicts some kind of _______.可知心底的那个小声音预测了一些失败的例子，故选C。 【小题11】考查连词副词辨析。A：什么时候；B：因为；C：之前；D：虽然。根据It is one of the most important tools we have _____ it teaches us good lessons. 可知它是最好的一个工具因为它教了我们很好的课程，故选B。 【小题12】考查代词辨析。A：什么；B：这个；C：那个；D：它。根据we are ready for success, _____ is probably just around the corner.可知我们为成功做好准备，它也许就在我们周围的某个角落，句中的它指的是成功，这是个宾语从句，从句中缺主语，应该用which 指代成功。故选B。 【小题13】考查动词辨析。A：发展；B：停止；C：来；D：返回。根据with perseverance(毅力), it will ______可知只要有毅力，就会成功，it will come ,意思就是成功就会来到，故选C。 【小题14】考查形容词解析。A：平等的；B：有用的；C：真的；D：有礼貌的。根据So be ______ to your dream可知忠实于你的梦想，忠实于是短语be true to ,故选C。 【小题15】考查动词形容词辨析。A：借；B：偷；C：单独的；D：期待。根据don’t let anyone _____ it from you—especially yourself.可知不要让任何人偷走了你的梦想，尤其是你自己，还可结合第三段第二行，可知是偷排除其余答案，故选B。 考点：教育类文章阅读