1.解析:选C 根据本空前句和后句:Do you know what a big dream is?大的理想是什么和is a big dream something that provides only entertainment?大的理想仅仅是供人娱乐的吗?可知本句也是对big dream提出的一些相关问题。故C项正确。
2.解析:选E 根据下句Most people are influenced by the inside voice.That's why only a handful of people make their dream come true.可知这些big dream的影响有好有坏。有些能让我们从中受益,也有些不能。故E项符合上下文。
3.解析:选A 根据本段第一句Family and friends are a lot like the ego.可知本段谈论的是Family and friends。
4.解析:选F 根据下句In the past,big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world.在过去,伟大的梦想家都被锁起来了,并且有时甚至当他们面世时就被杀害了。可知world才是最大的问题。故F正确。
5.解析:选D 根据前句The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.可知直到非常了解失败以后,这些伟大的梦想家才会看见成功的曙光。故D正确。
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It was one of those cold and rainy winter nights in the Haight district in San Francisco.I was driving an eyesore (难看的东西) that could only be __1__ as a"car"by one who was either a liar or a good friend.__2__ ,its engine needed repairs that would have cost more than the car itself.And you had to keep your __3__ and toes crossed to keep the engine running.
That night the car __4__ in the middle of Oak Street.I was hoping for a place to turn off,but the street was lined with parked cars and the nearest crossing was out of __5__ .
There I sat,in busy evening __6__ ,as tons of steel and plastic screamed by.In my view mirror I saw a pair of headlights pull up behind me.I knew what was __7__ .Soon the horn would start and someone would be cursing (咒骂) me.But I was __8__ .
A stranger got out of the car and came to my __9__ .He shouted,"Do you want a __10__ ?"I was much __11__ but must have nodded.He waved to his car and two teens came out to __12__ themselves to my car.When I was safely __13__ to a side street,they jumped back into their car and rejoined the sea of the __14__ traffic.I didn't get to __15__