Question

【題目】 After nearly a decade of being in love with yoga, I made a courageous decision. I decided that I wanted to become a yoga teacher. Meanwhile, I made a list for those who will chase or are chasing a dream.

Remember that it’s meant to challenge you.

【1】The only way that growth can occur within you is that you can find something that challenges you, and work through it. You may feel overwhelmed by challenge at some point, but the reward of achieving your dream is a way more fulfilling than never going after what you want to achieve at all.

Be careful who you ask for advice.

While chasing your dream, you will get to a point where you want to give up. You’ll question the cause of your dream and question whether you should continue.【2】Find wisdom from those who are encouraging of your dream, and who understand what it means to you.

Believe in yourself.

The only way you’ll be able to follow through with your commitment to your dream is by believing that you can do it.【3】However, their opinion only goes so far if you believe that you are capable. In addition, if you believe in yourself, when others doubt you, it isn’t worth being concerned about because you have found faith in yourself, and that’s all that matters.

【4】

It takes a lot of courage to give everything that you have to achieve a goal when it might be criticized, judged or rejected. Many see failure as an ending, when it could be a beginning of another journey that leads to your dream.

Starting trying today.

In a year, you’ll wish you’d started today what you hope to achieve. If you don’t try today, how will you feel in a year? Time passes quicker than we can sometimes grasp, and today will eventually lead to the following year.【5】

A.Be open to failure and rejection.

B.Yes, your dream needs to be big.

C.Others can tell you that you’re capable.

D.Everything begins in the heart and mind.

E.Don’t just sit around and think about what you want.

F.During this time, be cautious with where you seek advice.

G.Growth doesn’t happen by living in stability, comfort or at ease.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】C

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。作者在愛上瑜伽近十年之后，決定成為一名瑜伽老師。同時(shí)，作者還為那些將要追逐或正在追逐夢想的人列了一個清單。

【1】

根據(jù)下文The only way that growth can occur within you is that you can find something that challenges you, and work through it. (你內(nèi)部成長發(fā)生的唯一途徑是你能找到挑戰(zhàn)你的東西并解決它)可知，G. Growth doesn’t happen by living in stability, comfort or at ease.(成長不會發(fā)生在穩(wěn)定、舒適或安逸的生活中)能夠承接下文，符合語境。其中選項(xiàng)中的Growth doesn’t happen對應(yīng)原文中的The only way that growth can occur。故選G。

【2】

根據(jù)本段主旨Be careful who you ask for advice.(小心你向誰征求意見)可知，本段主要介紹在尋求建議時(shí)要注意的事情。由此可知，F. During this time, be cautious with where you seek advice. (在這段時(shí)間，要小心你尋求建議的地方)符合本段主旨。其中選項(xiàng)中的be cautious對應(yīng)原文中的Be careful；seek advice對應(yīng)ask for advice。故選F。

【3】

根據(jù)下文However, their opinion only goes so far if you believe that you are capable. (然而，他們的意見只是僅此而已，如果你相信你有能力)可知，C. Others can tell you that you’re capable.(別人會說你很能干)能夠引領(lǐng)下文，符合語境。其中選項(xiàng)中的their opinion指的就是上文中別人告訴你的事情，you’re capable對應(yīng)原文中的you are capable。故選C。

【4】

根據(jù)下文It takes a lot of courage to give everything that you have to achieve a goal when it might be criticized, judged or rejected. Many see failure as an ending, when it could be a beginning of another journey that leads to your dream. (當(dāng)你的目標(biāo)可能受到批評、評判或拒絕時(shí)，你需要付出你所擁有的一切來實(shí)現(xiàn)它。許多人認(rèn)為失敗是一個結(jié)束，而它可能是另一段通向夢想的旅程的開始)可知，本段主要講的是要學(xué)會面對失敗和拒絕。由此可知，A. Be open to failure and rejection.(接受失敗和拒絕)可以做本段主旨。故選A。

【5】

根據(jù)本段主旨Starting trying today.(今天開始嘗試)及上文If you don’t try today, how will you feel in a year? Time passes quicker than we can sometimes grasp, and today will eventually lead to the following year.(如果你今天不嘗試，一年后你會有什么感覺？時(shí)間比我們有時(shí)可以抓住的流逝更快，今天最終將導(dǎo)致接下來的一年)可知，作者建議大家要立刻行動起來。由此可知，E. Don’t just sit around and think about what you want.(不要只是坐著思考你想要什么)能夠承接上文，符合語境。故選E。