第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2025·江苏宿迁·调研)
As school kids, we have many dreams. Those dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. 16 You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you have found a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to achieve your dream? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that realizing our dreams is our life's biggest challenge.
You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. 17 In fact, everyone can realize their dream. The first thing you must do is remember what your dream is.
18 Keep telling yourself what you want, and you will realize your dream faster. Do this step by step. A dream cannot be realized in one day. A big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up on your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to realizing it. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. 19 Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
20 But it is OK as long as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
A. Or they can be small.
B. Don't let it leave your heart.
C. Having a happy life means giving.
D. You need to decide what is the most important.
E. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little.
F. Then it may help them to be confident to face challenges.
G. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
16.
A
17.
G
18.
B
19.
D
20.
E
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语七选五阅读题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（围绕如何实现梦想展开），再结合每个空白处的上下文逻辑关系（如并列、转折、举例、指代等）匹配选项。16空需对应“大梦想”的补充（小梦想）；17空需衔接前文的消极想法与后文的转折；18空需呼应后文“不断告诉自己想要什么”；19空需匹配后文的选择重要事项的举例；20空需对应后文“梦想变化”的语境。
【解析】
16. 前文提到梦想可以很大（如获诺贝尔奖），后文举例“想成为班级前十”属于小梦想，选项A（Or they can be small.）与前文形成并列补充关系，符合语境，故选A。
17. 前文表述“觉得自己不擅长科目或不可能当作家”的消极想法，后文转折说明“人人都能实现梦想”，选项G（These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.）衔接消极想法的负面影响，符合逻辑，故选G。
18. 后文提到“不断告诉自己想要什么”，强调要将梦想留在心中，选项B（Don't let it leave your heart.）与后文呼应，符合语境，故选B。
19. 后文举例“学习代替看电视、省钱买书”，说明要选择重要的事，选项D（You need to decide what is the most important.）匹配举例内容，符合逻辑，故选D。
20. 后文提到“只要有机会学新技能、找新兴趣就没问题”，说明靠近梦想时可能会有变化，选项E（When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little.）与后文衔接自然，故选E。
【答案】
16. A 17. G 18. B 19. D 20. E
【知识点】
七选五阅读、语篇衔接
【点评】
本题是围绕“实现梦想”的说明文七选五题型，考查学生对语篇逻辑和上下文衔接的理解能力，解题需结合语境匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
