Dreams really exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what happened to me.
I always had the dream to dance. When I was young, I would dance around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. Reality woke me up when I heard a voice saying, “I don’t know why you try to dance, Anna. You don’t have the talent to be a ballerina ( 芭蕾舞演员 ).” Hearing that, I fell to the ground and cried for hours.
We lived in the countryside by a lake. My mother didn’t like anything because she thought nothing was ever perfect in her life. She dreamed of a different life but she ended up living in the countryside, far away from the city where she believed her dreams would come true.
I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I used to sit there for hours and stare at my reflection. Once the waves came, my reflection would be washed away, just like my dream to dance.
As I grew older, I began to realize my dream was even born because of something that was inside me. The dream I had was never cared for, so it slowly died. When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that I couldn’t only dance in the wildflowers. I had to move on to the stage ( 舞台 ).
21 ． What is the writer’s dream?
A ． To be a ballerina. B ． To dance in the field.
C ． To live in the city. D ． To help her mother.
22 ． Why did Anna cry for hours?
A ． She couldn’t sleep during the night. B ． She couldn’t remember her dreams.
C ． People didn’t let her dance in the yard. D ． People didn’t think she was good at dance.
23 ． What can we know about Anna’s mother from Paragraph 3?
A ． She achieved her dream. B ． She wanted to live in the city.
C ． She was satisfied with her life. D ． She liked living in the countryside.
24 ． What did Anna usually do when hanging out by the water?
A ． Dance by herself. B ． Do some washing.
C ． Find her lost dreams. D ． Watch herself in the water.
25 ． What did Anna finally decide to do?
A ． Let her dream die. B ． Hold on to her dream.
C ． Go back to the country. D ． Live with her dear mother.
A 22 ． D 23 ． B 24 ． D 25 ． B
【导语】本文讲述了作者的有关梦想的情况。
21 ．细节理解题。根据 “I don’t know why you try to dance, Anna. You don’t have the talent to be a ballerina ( 芭蕾舞演员 ).” 可知，作者的梦想是成为芭蕾舞演员，故选 A 。
22 ．细节理解题。根据 “when I heard a voice saying, “I don’t know why you try to dance, Anna. You don’t have the talent to be a ballerina ( 芭蕾舞演员 ).” Hearing that, I fell to the ground and cried for hours.” 可知，因为人们认为她不擅长跳舞，所以她会哭很久，故选 D 。
23 ．推理判断题。根据 “My mother didn’t like anything because she thought nothing was ever perfect in her life. She dreamed of a different life but she ended up living in the countryside, far away from the city where she believed her dreams would come true.” 可知，妈妈并不喜欢农村的生活，她喜欢城市的生活，她想生活在城市，故选 B 。
24 ．细节理解题。根据 “I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I used to sit there for hours and stare at my reflection.” 可知，作者喜欢在水边闲逛，常常在那里坐上几个小时，盯着自己的倒影，故选 D 。
25 ．细节理解题。根据 “When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that I couldn’t only dance in the wildflowers. I had to move on to the stage ( 舞台 ).” 可知，作者最后坚持了自己的梦想，故选 B 。
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