11．The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor．We had little money，but plenty of love and attention．I understood that no matter how poor a person was，they could still afford a dream．My dream was athletics．
By the time I was sixteen，I was good at baseball and football．My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis．He not only believed in me，but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction（信念）．
One summer a friend recommended me for a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket-cash for dates with girls，certainly，money for a new bike and new clothes，and the start of savings for a house for my mother．
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule，and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing．I was dreading（害怕）this，but my mother said："If you make your bed，you have to lie in it．"
When I told Coach Jarvis，he was as mad as I expected him to be．"Your playing days are limited．You can't afford to waste them，"he said．
I stood before him with my head hanging，trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house．
"How much are you going to make at this job，son？"he demanded．
"Three twenty-five an hour，"I replied．
"Well，"he asked，"is 3.25 an hour the price of a dream？"
That question laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to sports that summer，and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball，and offered a 20，000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for 1.7 million，and bought my mother the house of my dream．
25．The writer was grateful to Coach Jarvis，because JarvisD．
A．made him set a goal
B．supplied him with new clothes
C．gave him financial support
D．helped him show conviction
26．When the boy was offered a job，he wanted toC．
A．balance summer baseball and the work schedule
B．refuse the job offer for summer baseball
C．give up summer baseball for the job
D．a(chǎn)sk his coach Jarvis for advice
27．Which of the following can replace"If you make your bed，you have to lie in it．"？A
A．You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making．
B．Believe in yourself，but above all be patient．
C．You must rely on yourself first，then others．
D．A good beginning makes a good ending．
28．The end of the story was that the writerB．
A．failed to buy his mother a house
B．succeeded as a sportsman
C．became a successful businessman
D．made some money in the summer job．
分析 本文講述一位棒球運動員的故事，他當初為了掙錢差點放棄自己的體育夢想，在教練的指導下，他最終分清了夢想與信念，也告訴我們追求夢想和面對現(xiàn)實之間的區(qū)別．
解答 25．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"He not only believed in me，but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction"可知，教練不僅相信作者，而且教作者區(qū)別夢想和信念．故選D．
26．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段"Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule，"可知，作者為了工作打算放棄夏季棒球．故選C．
27．A．推理預(yù)測題．原句"If you make your bed，you have to lie in it"意為，如果你制作了床，你就不得不躺在床上．而A項"You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making"你必須吃你自己制作的苦澀的果實，可見意義相近，都是表示你要為你做過的事"買單"，故選A．
28．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"I devoted myself to sports that summer，and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball，and offered a 20，000 contract"可知，最后作者把自己奉獻給體育事業(yè)，還簽訂了合同，可見作者最后在棒球事業(yè)上很成功．故選B．
點評 本文考察了故事類閱讀水平．文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局，有人物、時間、地點和事件．命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件的之間的關(guān)系、作者的態(tài)度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手，考查學生對細節(jié)的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力．閱讀這類材料時，同學們一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意，同時抓住每一個細節(jié)，設(shè)身處地根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖，根據(jù)情節(jié)展開想象，即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解．
