1. (2022九上·江都月考) 阅读短文，回答问题

All people will meet with mountains in their lives.

When I was a little girl, my parents moved us to the small village in a town. This town was built at the foot of a big mountain.

One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this mountain, I saw some stairs. What could these steps lead to? Could this be the way to the top?

With these questions, I started climbing up those mysterious steps.

I climbed and climbed, but still there was nothing in sight. It was getting dark, and I wasn't even close to the top.

I decided to hurry back home and try again the next day. I didn't tell anyone about what I found that night. I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain we lived on. Could there be a handsome prince, treasure or monsters up there?

Ah . . . such childhood fantasies（幻想）! Those were the days when we dared（敢）to dream. We dared to do crazy things. We believed! I'm all grown up now, and life has shown me a beating at times.

I did live on a mountain in a town as described, but I created this childhood fantasy to make my days so much more fun as a kid. This story is like life today.

You might ask, "What was at the top of that mountain?" I ask you, "What would you have wanted to find?"

Dream about what's at the top of your mountain. What do you want out of life?

Tomorrow is another day, and still, you must climb. Whatever you do, never give up on your dream! Never let anyone tell you, "You can't."

1. （1） The author regards mountains in the article as _________.

   A . people's dreams B . children's fantasies C . treasures in the woods D . difficulties in real life
3. （2） From Para 3 & 4, we can know the writer is_________.

   A . patient B . curious C . humorous D . honest
5. （3） According to the article, we can learn that ________.

   A . there was nothing on the mountain B . the writer made up a childhood story C . there was a monster on the top of the mountain D . the writer finally reached the top of the mountain
7. （4） The author writes this article in order to ________.

   A . encourage people to follow their dreams B . share her childhood memories with readers C . explain the advantages of climbing mountains D . show children the ways of climbing mountains