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【題目】 Everything starts as a dream, a thought or an image in your mind, but this is just the first step to success. You should take action. If you stay there, you will enjoy your dream. One day you will see that you are standing still, like a person watching a beautiful and inspiring movie over and over again, but not going out to the real world to create and live what he or she has seen in the movie.

Are you waiting for some miracles (奇跡) to change your life? Sometimes, miracles do happen, but why not make the miracles happen? By taking part in its creation; by planning, watching, expecting, and acting, you can help the miracles happen.

For most people, it looks like a difficult step, because they don’t know where to start and what to do. Don’t be afraid of the “action” part. You can take action that takes you closer to your goals, even if you don’t have enough money, time, or the proper abilities.

The people who succeed are always those who would take action. They think, plan, read, and look around them to see open doors, then take action. This has to do with every area of life, including relationships, work, material success, self-improvement and spiritual growth.

Sometimes, you might find yourself pushed into an open door, toward success. But in most situations, you will see the door and notice it, but you need the “action part” of opening it, passing through it, and doing things to make the goal come true.

Don’t wait for the opportunity to come. Create the opportunity. Believe that it is already here, and improve yourself for it, so that when it appears, you can hold it, and make the most of it.

【1】According to the passage, if you have a dream, you should .

A.stay where you areB.take actionC.enjoy your dreamD.stop thinking of it

【2】Why do most people think it difficult to make miracles happen?

A.Because miracles can’t be put into practice.

B.Because miracles are just imaginations of people.

C.Because they think it is impossible to make it happen.

D.Because they don’t know where to start and what to do.

【3】The underlined phrase “make the most of” in the passage means .

A.make full use ofB.run out ofC.take care ofD.look out of

【4】Which of the following is the right order to realize a dream?

a. You make a plan.

b. You imagine something.

c. You succeed in realizing your dream.

d. You take action towards your dream.

A.a→b→c→dB.a→c→d→bC.b→a→d→cD.b→d→a→c

【5】What does this passage mainly want to tell us?

A.Actions speak louder than words.

B.Never be afraid to try your dreams.

C.Success belongs to those who have great dreams.

D.Everything starts as a dream, but requires action.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文從建立夢想、制定計劃和采取行動等方面，介紹了如何實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，走向成功。

【1】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，如果你有一個夢想，你應(yīng)該采取行動。
細節(jié)理解題。A. 待在原地；B. 采取行動；C. 享受你的夢想；D. 停止想它。根據(jù)開頭“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一個夢想……你應(yīng)該采取行動”，可知take action符合題意，故選B。

【2】題意：為什么大多數(shù)人認為創(chuàng)造奇跡很難？
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“For most people, it looks like a difficult step, because they don’t know where to start and what to do對大多數(shù)人來說，這似乎是一個困難的步驟，因為他們不知道從哪里開始，做什么”，可知是因為他們不知道從哪里開始，做些什么，Because they don’t know where to start and what to do符合題意，故選D。

【3】題意：文中劃線短語“make the most of”的意思是充分利用。
詞義猜測題。make full use of充分利用；run out of用完；take care of 照顧；look out of向外看。句中的it是指“the opportunity機會”；and連接并列結(jié)構(gòu)，根據(jù)上文“you can hold it你就可以抓住它”，可知再充分利用出現(xiàn)的機會，make full use of符合題意，故選A。

【4】題意：下面哪個是實現(xiàn)夢想的正確順序？
細節(jié)理解題。a. 你制定一個計劃。b. 你會想象一些事情。c. 你成功地實現(xiàn)了你的夢想。d. 你為你的夢想采取行動。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，先提出“Everything starts as a dream每件事都始于你的一個夢想”，然后“by planning, watching, expecting, and acting, you can help the miracles happen通過計劃、觀察、期待和行動，你可以幫助奇跡發(fā)生”，再“then take action然后采取行動”，最后“and doing things to make the goal come true做一些事情來實現(xiàn)目標”，可知b→a→d→c順序正確，故選C。

【5】題意：這篇文章主要想告訴我們什么？
主旨大意題。A. 行動勝于雄辯。B. 不要害怕嘗試你的夢想。C. 成功屬于那些有偉大夢想的人。D. 一切都始于夢想，但需要行動。根據(jù)開頭“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一個夢想……你應(yīng)該采取行動”和結(jié)尾“Don’t wait for the opportunity to come. Create the opportunity. Believe that it is already here, and improve yourself for it, so that when it appears, you can hold it, and make the most of it不要等待機會的到來。創(chuàng)造機會。相信它已經(jīng)在這里，并為它改進你自己，這樣當它出現(xiàn)時，你就可以抓住它，并充分利用它”，結(jié)合短文內(nèi)容，可知介紹的是如何實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，Everything starts as a dream, but requires action符合文意，故選D。

本文介紹了如何實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，走向成功，篇幅較長，難度適中。做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上，與題目有機的結(jié)合，從文章中找到相關(guān)細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對，進行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項。做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案。例如第一小題，根據(jù)短文，如果你有一個夢想應(yīng)該怎樣做：A. 呆在原地；B. 采取行動；C. 享受你的夢想；D. 停止想它。根據(jù)開頭“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一個夢想……你應(yīng)該采取行動”，可知需采取行動，take action符合題意，故選B。