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I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still to have a dream.
My dream was . By the time I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball andanything that moved on the football field. I was also : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught meto believe in myself. Heme the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular _with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for a new bike, new clothes and theof savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have toup summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He said. “Your days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head , trying to think of theto explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing hisin me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question madefor me the difference betweensomething right now and having a . I devoted myself to sports that summer and the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was a $20,000 contract. My baseball scholarship got me through university and in 1984 I signed with Denver Broncos for $1.7 million and bought my mother the house of her dreams.
【小题1】A．happyB．politeC．shyD．honest【小题2】A．liveB．affordC．makeD．need【小题3】A．athleticsB．musicC．businessD．money【小题4】A．throwB．playC．passD．hit【小题5】A．right B．popular C．luckyD．wrong【小题6】A．how B．whyC．whenD．whether【小题7】A．gave B．taughtC．brought D．asked【小题8】A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience【小题9】A．aimB．ideaC．startD．purpose【小题10】A．keepB．endC．giveD．pick【小题11】A．mad B．puzzledC．frightenedD．shameful【小题12】A．living B．playingC．workingD．learning【小题13】A．movingB．noddingC．shakingD．hanging【小题14】A．answersB．excusesC．words D．ways【小题15】A．sadnessB．regretC．hopelessnessD．disappointment【小题16】A．directB．clearC．straightD．bare【小题17】A．wanting B．changingC．dreamingD．living【小题18】A．wishB．dreamC．scoreD．desire【小题19】A．byB．for C．overD．within【小题20】A．paidB．got C．offeredD．presentedA
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解析：文章讲述一位棒球运动员的故事，告诉我们追求梦想和面对现实之间的区别。
【小题1】考查形容词：A. happy快乐，B. polite礼貌，C. shy害羞，D. honest诚实，由上文plenty of love and attention 可以看出作者的生活是幸福的。选A
【小题2】考查动词：A. live生活，B. afford负担得起，C. make制作，D. need需要，此处可理解为“有能力拥有”。选B
【小题3】考查名词：A. athletics运动员，B. music音乐，C. business生意，D. money钱，由下文打棒球可知。athletics “体育;运动”。选A。
【小题4】考查动词： A. throw扔，B. play玩，比赛，C. pass通过，D. hit击打，本句意思是“我能投出每小时90 英里时速的快球，并能击中球场上的任何东西”。选D
【小题5】考查形容词：A. right正确的，B. popular 受欢迎的，C. lucky幸运的，D. wrong错误的，由下文可知，没有这位教练，我就不能实现梦想。所以作者认为自己是幸运的。选C。
【小题6】考查疑问词：A. how怎么，B. why为什么，C. when什么D. whether是否，教练不但信任我，还教我怎么信任自己。选A。
【小题7】. 考查动词：A. gave 给，B. taught教，C. brought 买，D. asked问，他教会我拥有梦想和实现梦想的区别。选B。
【小题8】考查名词：A. accident事件，B. matter事情，麻烦，C. problem 问题，D. experience经验，经历，指与这位教练的一次特殊的经历。选D。
【小题9】考查名词：A. aim目标，B. idea主意，C. start开始，D. purpose目的，买房子要花费许多钱，需要一段时间的积蓄。作者想把这次暑假打工作为积蓄的开始。选C。
【小题10】考查动词：A. keep保持，B. end结束，C. give给，D. pick挑选，keep up 振作起来; end up 结束，终止; pick up 捡起。Give up放弃，指我不得不放弃夏季训练。选C。
【小题11】考查形容词：A. mad疯狂的，生气的，B. puzzled困惑的，C. frightened感到害怕的，D. shameful可耻的，教练对他要放弃夏季棒球训练感到生气。选A。
【小题12】考查动词：A. living生活，B. playing玩，打球，C. working工作，D. learning学习，本句意思:你打棒球的时间是有限的。选B。
【小题13】考查动词：A. moving移动，B. nodding点头，C. shaking摇晃，D. hanging悬挂，with one’s head hanging 是习惯用法，表示“低下头;垂着头”。选D。
【小题14】考查名词：A. answers回答，B. excuses借口，C. words话语，D. ways方法，words 表示“话语;言语”。 指我要想一些话来向他解释。选C。
【小题15】考查名词：A. sadness悲伤，B. regret遗憾，C. hopelessness无望，D. disappointment失望，作者认为因挣钱而面对教练对他的失望是值得的。选D。
【小题16】考查形容词：A. direct直接的，B. clear清楚的，C. straight直接的，D. bare秃的，make sth.clear“弄清楚”。这个简单的问题让我明白…，选B。
【小题17】考查动词：A. wanting想要，B. changing改变，C. dreaming梦想，D. living生活，指现在想要得到的东西和追求梦想的区别。选A。
【小题18】考查名词：A. wish希望，B. dream梦想，C. score得分，D. desire愿望，指现在想要得到的东西和追求梦想的区别。选B。
【小题19】考查介词：A. by通过，B. for 为了，C. over越过，D. within在…里面，这里指：在一年之内我被Pittsburgh Pirates选中，为这支球队打球。选D。
【小题20】考查动词：A. paid付钱，B. got得到，C. offered提供，D. presented呈现，递交，本句意思:球队给我提供了一份价值20 000 美元的合同。钱数后面有contract，不能用paid。选C。
