Question

【题目】Do you know what a big dream is?【1】 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.

The Self

Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego (自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. 【2】 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s whyonlya handful of people make their dream come true.

【3】

Family and friends are a lot like theego. They want to protect thosethey love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.

The World

If one gets past the first two barriers, one has toface the world.【4】 In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.

The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is thateverygreatdreamer whose dreams have never seen thelight of success knows failurewell.【5】

A. Family and Friends

B. How Big Dreams Die

C. Does a big dream show one’s future?

D. They simply fail until they succeed.

E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

F. It is thelast and themost terrible barrier.

G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】F

【5】D

【解析】试题分析：这是一篇关于说明如何通过信心与行为来实现大的理想的文章。孩子们要想实现自己梦想的三大障碍，一是自我，它是最大的也是最后一道障碍。二是家人和朋友的阻扰。三是世人的不理解甚至冷嘲热讽。

【1】C 根据本空前句和后句What is a big dream?大的理想是什么和is a big dream something that provides only entertainment?大的理想仅仅是供人娱乐的吗？可知本句也是对big dream的一些相关问题。故C项正确。

【2】E根据下句Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.可知这些big dream的影响有好有坏。有些能让我们从中受益，也有些不能。故E项符合上下文。

【3】A根据本段第一句Family and friends are a lot like the ego.可知本段谈论的是Family and friends。

【4】F根据下句In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world.在过去，伟大的梦想家都被锁起来了，并且有时甚至当他们面世时就被杀害了。可知world才是最大的问题。故F正确。

【5】D根据前句The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.可知直到非常了解失败以后，这些伟大的梦想家才会可见成功的曙光。故D正确。