I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(养马场)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
小题1: The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the
teacher thought .
A．he didn’t do a good job in his studies
B．he described an unrealistic goal in his paper
C．he came from an itinerant horse trainer’s family
D．he wrote his paper without the help of his father小题2: Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?
A．Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream.
B．Because his father stopped him from rewriting it.
C．Because he was angry about his teacher’s words.
D．Because he had put too much of his heart into it.小题3: From the story we can infer that the boy was actually .
A．Monty himself
B．the author himself
C．Monty’s friend
D．an unknown person小题4: According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT
that .
A．the boy was very interested in having a horse ranch of his own
B．the boy might have got a higher grade if he’d rewritten his paper
C．the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality in the end
D．the boy wouldn’t have reached his goal without his father’s support小题5: The author wrote this passage mainly to
A．tell people how to describe their goals
B．warn people against dream stealers
C．encourage people to stick to their dreams
D．teach people how to write their papers
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：
小题1: 从第四段最后一句 ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’可以看出老师认为他最初写下的理想不切实际。
小题2:从第五段父亲说的话you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you可以得知男孩决定要坚持他的梦想。
小题3:从倒数第二段A“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”可得知那个男孩就是Monty自己。
小题4:从第五段父亲所说的话可以看出是男孩自己已经决定要坚持他的梦想，父亲只是鼓励他坚持，故选Ｄ，Ａ答案是显而易见的，男孩写下的理想肯定是他感兴趣的Ｂ答案在第四段最后一句老师说的话有体现Ｃ倒数第二段提到那马场就是男孩的，说明他的理想实现了。
小题5:综合全文尤其是最后一段可得出作者的写作意图是鼓励人们坚持他们的梦想。
点评：本文讲述我的朋友Ｍonty自小坚持被认为是不切实际的梦想：建一个4000平方英尺的大牧场，最后他的梦想得以实现。这个故事告诉我们：不要让别人偷走了我们的梦想，无论如何都要坚持我们的梦想。对于文章中的细节题，要注意文章中的细节的理解。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。