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（平面图）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.

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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   1   and do when he grew up．In his seven-page paper he described his   2   of someday owning a horse ranch．He drew a   3   floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   4   on a 200-acre dream ranch．Two days later he received his   5  back．On the front page was a   6   red F．The teacher said, ‘This is an   7   dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   8  , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   9   .’ The boy asked his father what he should do．His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   10   on this．However, I think it is a very  11   decision for you.’   12  , after a week, the boy   33   the same paper, making no   14   at all．He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   15  .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   16   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   17   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   18   of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．  19   you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone   20   your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       Are you looking for a summer reading list for your child or teen? Keep your child reading all summer with this selection of 2012 summer reading lists．

Books for primary school students

Kenneth Cadow: Alfie Runs Away

       When his mother wants to give away his favorite shoes just because they're too small, Alfie decides he's had enough．

Kate Feiffer: My Side of the Car

       It might be raining on Dad's side of the car, but imaginative Sadie argues that it is not raining on her side, so their trip to the zoo doesn't need to be put off．

Books for high school students

Flinn: Beastly

A modern retelling of “Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a proud Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return．

Lord: A Night to Remember

       A description of the sinking of the " Titanic"． a reputedly unsinkable ship that went down in the Atlantic on April 10, 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the deaths of over l, 500 people．

Books for high school students

Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn

       It's Mark Twain's classic story about a young man and his slave Jim． They travel upriver to escape slavery and in the process Huck discovers what it J11cans to be a man． It teaches us about the value of friendship and sacrifice．

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

       It is about a young man named Pip who inherits （继承 ） a great deal of wealth from an unknown source．The money quickly moves him up the scale in London．however, at the same time it also teaches him about the dangers of ambition．

48．Who will probably be interested in this passage?

       A． Parents．              B． Students．            C．Writers．                D． Teachers．

49．These lists of recommended books are generally organized by       ．

       A． book names           B． grade levels           C． their popularity      D． writers' names

50． Which of the following books is about a terrible disaster?

       A． My Side of the Car．                                B． Huckleberry Finn．

       C． Great Expectations．                                D． A Night to Remember．

５１阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.

    For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball.

    I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on the

shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should ever think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

What is the main subject of the passage?

A. The relationship between Mark and Steve.

B. The important lesson Mark learned in school.

C. Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process.

D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

   A. Respect for personal property.                B. Respect for life.

   C. Sympathy for people with problems.            D. The value of honesty.

According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?

   A. Respect for living things.            B. Responsibility for one’s actions.

   C. The value of honesty.             D. Care for the property of others.

The underlined word “knocked” in the second paragraph means ______.

   A. tapped        B. beat      C. struck       D. trembled