The Price of a Dream
I 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 (推薦) 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!

【小題1】
A．happyB．politeC．shyD．honest
【小題2】
A．loseB．haveC．makeD．need
【小題3】
A．By the timeB．The timeC．At one timeD．At a time
【小題4】
A．rightB．popularC．luckyD．confident
【小題5】
A．how B．whyC．whenD．whether
【小題6】
A．gaveB．taughtC．broughtD．a(chǎn)sked
【小題7】
A．a(chǎn)ccidentB．matterC．problemD．experience
【小題8】
A．a(chǎn)imB．ideaC．startD．purpose
【小題9】
A．keep upB．put upC．give upD．pick up
【小題10】
A．madB．happy C．frightenedD．shameful
【小題11】
A．a(chǎn)doptB．a(chǎn)ffordC．a(chǎn)ffectD．effect
【小題12】
A．a(chǎn)nswersB．excusesC．wordsD．ways
【小題13】
A．forB．toC．onD．in
【小題14】
A．sadnessB．regretC．hopelessnessD．disappointment
【小題15】
A．sourceB．prizeC．priceD．a(chǎn)llowance
【小題16】
A．directB．clearC．cleanD．straight
【小題17】
A．wantingB．changing C．dreamingD．choosing
【小題18】
A．providedB．devotedC．headedD．imagined
【小題19】
A．workedB．mentionedC．firedD．hired
【小題20】
A．paidB．gotC．offeredD．signed

：
【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
【小題6】B
【小題7】D
【小題8】C
【小題9】C
【小題10】A
【小題11】B
【小題12】C
【小題13】B
【小題14】D
【小題15】C
【小題16】B
【小題17】A
【小題18】B
【小題19】D
【小題20】C

解析試題分析：文章講述一位棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)員的故事，告訴我們追求夢(mèng)想和面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的區(qū)別。
【小題1】A 形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上文love and attention和energetic說明雖然我窮，但是很開心。
【小題2】B 動(dòng)詞辨析。指無論人多窮，仍然可以有夢(mèng)想。
【小題3】A 詞義辨析。A到…時(shí)；B那時(shí)；CD不能引導(dǎo)句子，根據(jù)后句的時(shí)態(tài)可知A正確。
【小題4】C 形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知做有這樣的一個(gè)教練我真是很幸運(yùn)。
【小題5】A 詞義辨析。指他不僅相信我，還教會(huì)我相信自己。
【小題6】B 動(dòng)詞辨析。他教會(huì)我擁有夢(mèng)想和實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的區(qū)別。
【小題7】D 名詞辨析。A事故；B麻煩事；C問題；D經(jīng)歷；指與這位教練的一次特殊的經(jīng)歷。
【小題8】C 名詞辨析。A目的；B觀點(diǎn)；C開始；D目的。指為媽媽買房子開始存錢。
【小題9】C 詞義辨析。A保持；B張貼；搭建；C放棄；D撿起；指我不得不放棄夏季訓(xùn)練。
【小題10】A 形容詞辨析。指當(dāng)教練聽說我要放棄夏季訓(xùn)練時(shí)幾乎都瘋掉，和我預(yù)料的一樣。
【小題11】B 動(dòng)詞辨析。指我承擔(dān)不起浪費(fèi)這樣的時(shí)間。
【小題12】C 名詞辨析。A回答；B借口；C話；D方法；指我要想一些話來向他解釋。
【小題13】B 固定搭配。Explain to sb向某人解釋。指我要想一些話來向他解釋。
【小題14】D 名詞辨析。A悲傷；B遺憾；C絕望；D失望；指教練對(duì)我的失望。
【小題15】C 名詞辨析。A來源；B獎(jiǎng)品；C價(jià)格；D津貼；教練問：3.25一小時(shí)就是夢(mèng)想的價(jià)格嗎？
【小題16】B 形容詞辨析。A直接的；B清楚的；C干凈的；D直的；mike it clear表達(dá)清楚…
【小題17】A 動(dòng)詞辨析。指現(xiàn)在想要得到的東西和追求夢(mèng)想的區(qū)別。
【小題18】B 固定詞組。Devote oneself to致力于…努力做…；
【小題19】D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A工作；B提及；C解雇；D雇傭。這里指我被Pittsburgh Pirates選中，為這支球隊(duì)打球。
【小題20】C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A付；B得到；C提供；D簽名；指Pittsburgh Pirates提供給我2萬美元的合同。
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