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【题目】 Everything starts as a dream, a thought or an image in your mind, but this is just the first step to success. You should take action. If you stay there, you will enjoy your dream. One day you will see that you are standing still, like a person watching a beautiful and inspiring movie over and over again, but not going out to the real world to create and live what he or she has seen in the movie.

Are you waiting for some miracles (奇迹) to change your life? Sometimes, miracles do happen, but why not make the miracles happen? By taking part in its creation; by planning, watching, expecting, and acting, you can help the miracles happen.

For most people, it looks like a difficult step, because they don’t know where to start and what to do. Don’t be afraid of the “action” part. You can take action that takes you closer to your goals, even if you don’t have enough money, time, or the proper abilities.

The people who succeed are always those who would take action. They think, plan, read, and look around them to see open doors, then take action. This has to do with every area of life, including relationships, work, material success, self-improvement and spiritual growth.

Sometimes, you might find yourself pushed into an open door, toward success. But in most situations, you will see the door and notice it, but you need the “action part” of opening it, passing through it, and doing things to make the goal come true.

Don’t wait for the opportunity to come. Create the opportunity. Believe that it is already here, and improve yourself for it, so that when it appears, you can hold it, and make the most of it.

【1】According to the passage, if you have a dream, you should .

A.stay where you areB.take actionC.enjoy your dreamD.stop thinking of it

【2】Why do most people think it difficult to make miracles happen?

A.Because miracles can’t be put into practice.

B.Because miracles are just imaginations of people.

C.Because they think it is impossible to make it happen.

D.Because they don’t know where to start and what to do.

【3】The underlined phrase “make the most of” in the passage means .

A.make full use ofB.run out ofC.take care ofD.look out of

【4】Which of the following is the right order to realize a dream?

a. You make a plan.

b. You imagine something.

c. You succeed in realizing your dream.

d. You take action towards your dream.

A.a→b→c→dB.a→c→d→bC.b→a→d→cD.b→d→a→c

【5】What does this passage mainly want to tell us?

A.Actions speak louder than words.

B.Never be afraid to try your dreams.

C.Success belongs to those who have great dreams.

D.Everything starts as a dream, but requires action.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文从建立梦想、制定计划和采取行动等方面，介绍了如何实现自己的梦想，走向成功。

【1】题意：根据这篇文章，如果你有一个梦想，你应该采取行动。
细节理解题。A. 待在原地；B. 采取行动；C. 享受你的梦想；D. 停止想它。根据开头“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一个梦想……你应该采取行动”，可知take action符合题意，故选B。

【2】题意：为什么大多数人认为创造奇迹很难？
细节理解题。根据“For most people, it looks like a difficult step, because they don’t know where to start and what to do对大多数人来说，这似乎是一个困难的步骤，因为他们不知道从哪里开始，做什么”，可知是因为他们不知道从哪里开始，做些什么，Because they don’t know where to start and what to do符合题意，故选D。

【3】题意：文中划线短语“make the most of”的意思是充分利用。
词义猜测题。make full use of充分利用；run out of用完；take care of 照顾；look out of向外看。句中的it是指“the opportunity机会”；and连接并列结构，根据上文“you can hold it你就可以抓住它”，可知再充分利用出现的机会，make full use of符合题意，故选A。

【4】题意：下面哪个是实现梦想的正确顺序？
细节理解题。a. 你制定一个计划。b. 你会想象一些事情。c. 你成功地实现了你的梦想。d. 你为你的梦想采取行动。根据短文内容，先提出“Everything starts as a dream每件事都始于你的一个梦想”，然后“by planning, watching, expecting, and acting, you can help the miracles happen通过计划、观察、期待和行动，你可以帮助奇迹发生”，再“then take action然后采取行动”，最后“and doing things to make the goal come true做一些事情来实现目标”，可知b→a→d→c顺序正确，故选C。

【5】题意：这篇文章主要想告诉我们什么？
主旨大意题。A. 行动胜于雄辩。B. 不要害怕尝试你的梦想。C. 成功属于那些有伟大梦想的人。D. 一切都始于梦想，但需要行动。根据开头“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一个梦想……你应该采取行动”和结尾“Don’t wait for the opportunity to come. Create the opportunity. Believe that it is already here, and improve yourself for it, so that when it appears, you can hold it, and make the most of it不要等待机会的到来。创造机会。相信它已经在这里，并为它改进你自己，这样当它出现时，你就可以抓住它，并充分利用它”，结合短文内容，可知介绍的是如何实现自己的梦想，Everything starts as a dream, but requires action符合文意，故选D。

本文介绍了如何实现自己的梦想，走向成功，篇幅较长，难度适中。做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，选出符合文章内容的正确选项。做题注意灵活，有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案。例如第一小题，根据短文，如果你有一个梦想应该怎样做：A. 呆在原地；B. 采取行动；C. 享受你的梦想；D. 停止想它。根据开头“Everything starts as a dream…You should take action每件事都始于你的一个梦想……你应该采取行动”，可知需采取行动，take action符合题意，故选B。