Even in early time, people could realize the important of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality (现实).
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naïve. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.
To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
1. People who ______ could probably realize their dreams.
A. find a way to dream
B. dream and hold fast to them
C. get the meaning of life
D. have very good school results
2. Young people should be encouraged to dream because ______.
A. their dreams are natural
B. they are greater than everyone else
C. they have much knowledge
D. their dreams might change the world
3. What does the example of Colonel Saunders show us?
A. Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability.
B. Developing technology can bring great progress.
C. Even older people can make their dreams come true.
D. People should be brave enough to dream when they are young.
4. The underlined word “naive” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A. 逆反的
B. 幼稚的
C. 调皮的
D. 冲动的
5. The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.
A. From Dream to Reality
B. Good Examples of Dreams
C. Achievements in History
D. A list of Successful Dreamers
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【答案】1B 2D 3C 4B 5A
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甚至在很早的时候，人们就意识到梦想的重要性，知道梦想赋予了生命意义。每一项伟大的成就都是多年梦想日积月累的结果。如果一个人拥有一个梦想并且坚持为之努力的话，他或她将会找到一个把梦想变成现实的方法。
孩子们没有很多的经验和知识。然而，他们天生就是梦想家。我们不应该嘲笑他们幼稚。许多伟人小的时候都是梦想家。其中一个梦想家就是托马斯·爱迪生。当他上小学时，他常常被人排挤排斥，但是他取得的成就比同时代的每一个人都要伟大。
青少年和年轻人也应该被鼓励拥有梦想。世界上到处都是成功的青少年和年轻人。他们有远大的梦想，而且他们的梦想改变了他们的生活、甚至改变了这个世界。史蒂夫·乔布斯和比尔·盖茨就是很好的两个例子。除了为自己赚到了钱，他们还促进了技术的发展，并且给人类带来了巨大的进步。
老年人应该相信，梦想永远不会嫌晚，人类的头脑永远不会老到无法把梦想变成现实。桑德斯上校在他67岁时才实现了自己的梦想，创办了世界上最大的炸鸡公司(肯德基)。
梦想是一种能导致奇妙结果的神奇能力。奥运会记录是被敢于梦想的运动员们打破的。没有人会因为太年轻或太年老而不能梦想，也没有人因为太年轻或太年老而不能实现梦想。
【答案解析】
1.先看People 后面的“who ______ ”是一个定语从句，意思是“……的人们”。再看谓语“could probably realize their dreams”，意思是“可能实现他们的梦想”。看文章第一段找答案，发现最后一句谈到了这个问题，所以答案是“dream and hold fast to them”。
2.看到第二题的题目“Young people should be encouraged to dream”，首先需要定位相关内容出现在第几段（第三段），如此就方便找答案“their dreams might change the world”了。
3.第三题看到“Colonel Saunders”依然借助定位法，发现这个人名出现在第四段，然后在第四段第一句找段落大意即可找到答案喽。
4.第四题考查联系上下文的猜词能力，“naive”出现在第二段，那我们就去第二段里结合上下文把选项里面的汉语带进去试一试哪一个的意思与原文一致即可找到答案了。
5.最后一题命名题目，需要看篇章的中心思想，就可以先从总结每一段的段落大意着手，最后汇总，然后题目就出来了。
【总结】
这道题目，属于议论文，孩子们看到议论文一般会头大，其实议论文很有条理，所有的论据基本都是围绕一个主题进行论述的，把握了这一点难度就不大了，这就需要大家耐心，不要犯怵！请你们小结做题方法吧！
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