G．On the one hand，you can encourage your child's creativity and natural hobby.

答案　1.G　2.F　3.B　4.E　5.C

第二节　完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(2017·贵州都匀一中高二检测)

　　I remember as a small child people would often ask me，"What are you going to be when you grow up？"

　　Well，it __1__being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman，a policeman，a lawyer...As I grew older my dreams for the future__2__.When，at last，I was in college，I had my__3__set on becoming a preacher(牧师) like my father.__4__I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the__5__in the end and I was preaching__6__fulltime for much of my adult life.

　　However，for many，there is a"thief"that goes around stealing our__7__.Sometimes，the thief will come as a parent，a relative，or a friend，but the__8__thief is usually ourselves.

　　We find__9__just about reaching the top，and a"small"__10__inside says，"You'll never make__11__.""You can't possibly do this."On and on the "small"voice__12__our failure. Failure，though，is exactly how dreams are__13__. It is one of the most important tools we have because it teaches us invaluable(极宝贵的) __14__.When we learn these lessons well，we are ready__15__success.

　　The message I always gave my children was that you__16__do anything you're your heart desires. Remember the saying，"Nothing is__17__to a willing heart."There are__18__"overnight"successes，but with determination，they will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of__19__. Then in your heart，believe it will happen to you. Then work，work，work. You'll get the picture.

　　So，be true to your dream，and don't let anyone__60__it from you-especially yourself.

语篇解读　作者通过自身的经历告诉大家:有梦想就要坚持,不要因为中途的各种原因而放弃。

1．A.insisted on B．felt like

C．started out D．kept on