Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein, in his book I Make It to Five, tells a story he heard from one of his friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.
Tom loved to pretend, and he particularly loved to play superheroes. Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.
The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid. “Maybe I could go as Superman,” he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She has avoided buying the expensive costume(戲裝), but finally she agreed.
The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.
The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only. We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr. Epstein puts it, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”
It doesn’t mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview. But, next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it. Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. So, let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.
小題1:What do we know about Tom?
A．He was seriously ill.
B．He was a dishonest boy.
C．He was crazy about magic.
D．He was Dr. Epstein’s patient.
小題2:What can be inferred about Tom’s mother?
A．She was a rich lady.
B．She refused Tom’s request.
C．She wanted Tom to be a superhero.
D．She wanted to get Tom through the pain.
小題3:When Tom went for the third operation, he_________.
A．pretended to be painfulB．a(chǎn)cted like a superhero
C．a(chǎn)ppeared in poor spiritsD．a(chǎn)rgued with his mother
小題4:In the last paragraph, you are advised________.
A．to go through some difficult tests
B．to wake up from your wild dreams
C．to become a powerful person in your mind
D．to wear expensive clothes for job interviews

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：想象力在戰(zhàn)勝我們恐懼的事物面前起著非常重要的作用。本文講述一個身患癌癥的小男孩的例子，他通過裝扮并把自己想像成強大的蜘蛛俠，而挨過了一次重大手術(shù)，由此也證明了想象力的強大力量。所以作者在文章末尾要人們放飛自己的想象力，以幫助我們獲取戰(zhàn)勝一切的力量。
小題1:A細節(jié)理解題。從文章第一段Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone.和He came through several operations可知小男孩病的很厲害，所以A正確。
小題2:D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段Tom was terribly afraid. “Maybe I could go as Superman,”可知母親給孩子買超人裝備就是為了讓孩子能感到自己有強大的力量，可以克服手術(shù)中的疼痛。故D選項正確。
小題3:B細節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段的描述可知孩子裝扮成強大的超人，所以B選項正確。
小題4:C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知作者建議人們要把自己想象成能戰(zhàn)勝挑戰(zhàn)的人，故C正確。
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