Unit 4 Pygmalion using language课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读填句

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　　(2018·肥城月考) Do you know what a big dream is？ __1__ Or，is a big dream something that provides only entertainment？Children dream big dreams，but there are three barriers to realizing dreams.They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.

　　The Self

　　Immediately following the birth of a big dream，a negative self­talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen.This inside voice is the ego (自我) ．It's there for protecting and should be listened to．__2__ Most people are influenced by the inside voice.That's why only a handful of people make their dream come true.

　　__3__

　　Family and friends are a lot like the ego.They want to protect those they love，so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won't come true.Sometimes，family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most，out of their own fear of being left behind.

　　The World

　　If one gets past the first two barriers，one has to face the world．__4__ In the past，big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world.Fortunately，in most of the world today，big dreamers just get laughed at.

　　The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action.When children have confidence and then take action，they will be ready to accept any failure.The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well．__5__

　　A．Family and Friends

　　B．How Big Dreams Die

　　C．Does a big dream show one's future?

　　D．They simply fail until they succeed.

　　E．Sometimes it is right，but more often it is wrong.

　　F．It is the last and the most terrible barrier.

　　G．And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

[语篇解读]　这是一篇关于说明如何通过信心与行为来实现大的理想的文章。孩子们要想实现自己梦想有三大障碍，一是自我。二是家人和朋友的阻挠。三是世人的不理解甚至冷嘲热讽，它是最大的也是最后一道障碍。