. 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握

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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to   36   and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his   37   of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a   38   floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   39   on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his   40   back. On the front page was a   41   red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an   42   dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   43  , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   44   .’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   45   on this. However, I think it is a very

46   decision for you.’   47  , after a week, the boy   48   the same paper, making no   49   at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   50  .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   51   you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the   52   is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was   53   of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.   54   you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone   55   your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

36.A. be  B. find    C. learn   D. see

37.A. reason   B. goal    C. purpose      D. way

38.A. rough    B. new    C. secret  D. detailed

39.A. live       B. locate  C. sit       D. run

40.A. mark     B. paper  C. plan    D. idea

41.A. large     B. tiny    C. beautiful    D. long

42.A. old B. imaginative       C. impractical D. interesting

43.A. shouted B. smiled C. replied       D. added

44.A. grade    B. need   C. honesty      D. ability

45.A. time      B. energy       C. mind   D. money

46.A. urgent   B. quick  C. important   D. good

47.A. Actually       B. Finally       C. Gradually   D. Usually

48.A. turned down B. turned around    C. turned to    D. turned in

49.A. comments     B. changes      C. judgment    D. answer

50.A. dream   B. courage      C. interest       D. spirit

51.A. though  B. because      C. until   D. if

52.A. incident B. event  C. story   D. lesson

53.A. anything       B. nothing      C. everything  D. something

54.A. Fortunately   B. Strangely   C. Curiously   D. Probably

55.A. forget    B. steal    C. know  D. realize