2020年高一上学期英语期末复习完阅真题过关.docxVIP

期末历年完阅真题过关 The Price of a Dream I grew up poor---living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream. My dream was 38 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 39 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 40 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 41 to believe in myself. He 42 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 43 with Coach John changed my life forever. A friend suggested me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for a new bike, new clothes and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 45 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing. When I told John, he was 46 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He said. “Your 47 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 48 , trying to think of the 49 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 50 in me. “How much will you make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied. Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?” That simple question made 51 for me the difference between 52 something right now and having a 53 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and 54 the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream! ( ) 36. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest ( ) 37. A. live B. afford C. make D. need ( ) 38. A. athletics B.