Question

【题目】

In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was completely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.

In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (热情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.

The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”

The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.

So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.

Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline Company.

【1】Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.

A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable

【2】Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.

A. Jean is not a nice girl

B. only some of her students have great abilities

C. a belief helps to realize one’s dream

D. her students are good enough to enter the best schools

【3】According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.

A. Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart

B. Jean didn’t go for her dream

C. most people around Jean were for her dream

D. Jean achieved her dream overnight

【4】What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Face Difficulties B. Dream C. Voice Your Dream D. Go for your dream

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 A

【5】 D

【解析】

Jean Harper的梦想是成为一名飞行员，但她小学的老师以及周围的人都告诉她那是不可能的，Jean也一度放弃了这个梦想。但她上高中时，她的英语老师Dorothy Slaton夫人的鼓舞的话，又让她重新有了信心。最后她成为了美国航空公司波音737的机长。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”.可知，当Jean在报告中写下她的梦想是成为一名飞行员的时候，老师给了她一个F，并且告诉她这是一个“童话”，即是不可能实现的。故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第三段The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!” Slaton夫人的话可知，她让Jean坚持自己的梦想，并告诉她只要你努力，你就能获得你想要的。故C选项符合文意，“信念有助于一个人实现自己的梦想”。

【3】推理判断题。根据文意可知，从小学三年级的时候，Jean有了成为飞行员的梦想，她就一直没有放弃过，即便身边的人都说那是不可能的，这个梦想也一直在她的心中，故应选A。根据文意可知，Jean去追求她的梦想，而且实现了梦想，故B不对；根据As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.”可知C不对；根据So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight可知D不对。

【4】词义猜测题。根据上文可知，Slaton夫人鼓励Jean去追求自己的梦想，还鼓励她只要努力就一定能获得自己想要的，Jean听了这些话应该感到非常的兴奋，因为这个梦想一直在她的心中，她又看到了实现梦想的希望。thrill的意思应该与excited接近，意为“兴奋的”，故选A。surprised吃惊的；disappointed失望的；relaxed放松的。

【5】主旨大意题。这篇短文讲述的是Jean心里一直有一个当飞行员的梦想，但一开始周围的人都认为这是不可能的。在Jean上高中时，她的英语老师Slaton夫人在知道了Jean的梦想后，鼓励她，追求梦想，并努力实现它。最后Jean实现了自己的梦想。因此Go for your dream“追寻你的梦想”这个题目最能概括文意，点明文章主旨，故应选D。

这篇短文给我们讲述了Jean从小有想当飞行员的梦想，最后在她的高中英语老师的鼓励下，勇敢追寻梦想，最终实现的故事。文章是一篇记叙文，按事情发展过程记叙，文意比较容易理解。后面的题目设置有细节理解题、推理判断题、词义猜测题和主旨大意题，考查比较全面。细节题考查我们对文章细节信息的理解，答案常可以直接在原文找到，做题时，应根据题目所问，定位原文相关段落或语句，搜索信息作答。例如第1小题，根据题目中third-grade可以迅速定位到短文第一段，根据Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”.可知，当Jean在报告中写下她的梦想是成为一名飞行员的时候，老师给了她一个F，并且告诉她这是一个“童话”，即是不可能实现的。故应选B。词义猜测题考查学生们根据上下文语境猜测生词意思的能力，考查方式主要有两种：一种是选择单词的汉语意思；另一种是选择同义词，第4小题是第二种考查形式，划线单词thrill是一个生词，我们应把它放到原文，根据上下文的语境猜测。上文讲述了Slaton夫人对Jean的鼓励，Jean在听了这些话之后，应该感到非常的兴奋，因为她又看到了实现梦想的希望，故thrill的同义词应该是excited，“兴奋的，激动的”。