2023年初中英语阅读理解训练（4）

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Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. What makes us study and make progress each day is closely connected with our personal dream and goal.

But why do you have dreams and goals, you still end up with nothing? What separates successful people from the dreamers is their persistent (锲而不舍的) action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.

This is the famous formula (公式) for success:

Dream > Believe > Achieve

Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how terrible their life is.

I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula:

Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve

For me, act is the most important thing for success and that’s to Take Persistent Action (Act). If you say, “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, “I’ll try” creates wonders. Let’s remember that there will beobstaclesin our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.

Please remember: Action is the bridge that connects our dreams and goals to reality.

1. What should you do when you find your lessons very hard?

A. Ask people for help.

B. Try and keep trying.

C. Get ready to create wonders.

D. Prepare for a harder one.

2. Which does the writer add to the famous formula?

A. Act.

B. Achieve.

C. Connect.

D. Create.

3. What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean?

A. Dangers.

B. Imaginations.

C. Wonders.

D. Difficulties.

4. Why does the writer use the formula “Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve”?

A. To support his idea.

B. To ask readers to explain it.

C. To show what his goals are.

D. To compare it with a bridge.

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Doing Something Valuable

B. Studying Hard and Making Progress

C. Realizing Dreams with Persistent Action

D. Separating Successful People from Dreams

答案与解析

1-5BADAC

1.细节理解题。根据“You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with.”可知，发现一些功课很难时要继续努力，故选B。

2.细节理解题。比较“Dream > Believe > Achieve”和“Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve”可知，作者添加了“Act”，故选A。

3.词义猜测题。分析“Let’s remember that there will be obstacles in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them.”可知，在我们的生活中会有障碍，我们要勇敢面对，解决问题。此处obstacles的意思是“问题，障碍”，故选D。

4.推理判断题。分析倒数第二段内容可知，作者用“Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve”公式是为了证明自己的观点，故选A。

5.最佳标题题。本文作者告诉我们只有梦想和目标是不够的，行动才是连接梦想和目标与现实的桥梁。故选C。

重要单词&词组总结

make progress取得进步，取得进展

be closely connected with …和…紧密联系在一起

end up with…以…结束

separate A from B从B中分离出A

give up放弃

deal with处理

try one’s best to do sth.尽某人最大努力去做某事

realize v.意识到;实现;realize one’s dream实现某人的梦想

come true (梦想)成真;their dreams can come true他们的梦想可以实现(不用被动态)

get/be tired of doing sth.厌烦做某事

achieve one’s dream实现某人的梦想

fall down落下来

create wonders创造奇迹

prepare for sth.为…做准备

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