北京市延庆县2016高考英语二轮任务型阅读类基础精练（2）共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyouknowwhatabigdreamis?71Or,isabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkillthembeforetheyeverhaveachancetogrow.TheSelfImmediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcannothappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego（自我）.It’sthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.72Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.That’swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemaketheirdreamcometrue.73Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywanttoprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon’tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.TheWorldIfonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacetheworld.74Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat.Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchildrenhaveconfidenceandthentakeaction,theywillbereadytoacceptanyfailure.Thetruthisthateverygreatdreamerwhosedreamshaveneverseenthelightofsuccessknowsfailurewell.75A.FamilyandFriendsB.HowBigDreamsDieC.Doesabigdreamshowone’sfuture?D.Theysimplyfailuntiltheysucceed.E.Sometimesitisright,butmoreoftenitiswrongF.Itisthelastandthemostterriblebarrier.G.Andtheirbigdreamistobearockstarorafamousartist.【参考答案】71—75、CEAFD【天津市2014高考英语六校第三次联考试题】阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。SamWalton,thefounderofWal-Mart,wasborninKingfish,OklahomaonMarch29,1918.HewasraisedinMissouriwhereheworkedinhisfather’sstorewhileattendingschool.Thiswashisfirstretailing(零售业)experienceandhereallyenjoyedit.Aftergraduation,hebeganhisowncareerasaretailmerchant.HesoonopenedhisfirstWal-Martstorein1962inRogers,Arkansas.Wal-MartspecializedinnamebrandsatlowpricesandSamWaltonwassurprisedatthesuccess.SoonachainofWal-MartstoressprangupacrossruralAmerica.Walton'smanagementstylewaspopularwithemployeesandhefoundedsomeofthebasicconceptsofmanagementthatarestillinusetoday.Aftertakingthecompanypublicin1970,Waltonintroducedhis“profitsharingplan”.TheprofitsharingplanwasaplanforWal-Martemployeestoimprovetheirincomedependentontheprofitsofthestore.SamWaltonbelievedthat“individualsdon'twin,teamsdo”.EmployeesatWal-Martstoreswereofferedstockoptions(认股权)andstorediscounts.Thesebenefitsarecommonplacetoday,butWaltonwasamongthefirsttoimplement(实现)them.Waltonbelievedthatahappyemployeemeanthappycustomersandmoresales.Healsobelievedthatbygivingemployeesapartofthecompanyandmakingtheirsuccessdependentonthecompany’ssuccess,theywouldcareaboutthecompany.Bythe1980s,Wal-MarthadsalesofoveronebilliondollarsandoverthreehundredstoresacrossNorthAmerica.Wal-Mart’suniquedecentralized(分散的)distributionsystem,alsoWalton’sidea,createdtheedgeneededtofurtherencouragegrowthinthe1980sduringgrowingcomplaintsthatthe“superstore”wasstoppingsmallerandtraditionalstoresfromdeveloping.By1991,Wal-MartwasthelargestUSretailerwith1,700stores.Waltonremainedactiveinmanagingthecompany,aspresidentandCEOuntil1988andchairmanuntilhisdeath.HewasawardedtheMedalofFreedomshortlybeforehisdea...
