Question

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招數(shù)). “Sensei,” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament（聯(lián)賽）.____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”

Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”

A. considering         B. for            C. despite            D. though

A. right arm           B. left arm        C. right leg         D. left leg

A. poorly              B. badly        C. hardly         D. well

A. why                 B. how         C. that         D. what

A. Mustn’t            B. Shouldn’t        C. Haven’t         D. Wouldn’t

A. stopped        B. resisted         C. kept         D. hated

A. first        B. second         C. third         D. final

A. Finding        B. Moving        C. Wondering         D. Surprising

A. uncomfortable        B. injured        C. impatient        D. excited

A. win        B. lose        C. defeat         D. beat

A. much fatter         B. more excited         C. stronger   D. more skillful

A. opponent         B. boy         C. sensei         D. referee

A. Concerning        B. Believing in        C. Supposing     D. Cared

A. angry        B. lost         C. hurt        D. tired

A. when         B. while        C. which        D. how

A. stop         B. lose        C. train        D. continue

A. fell        B. dropped         C. wore        D. put on

A. reviewed        B. remembered        C. reminded        D. restored

A. information         B. strength        C. courage        D. energy

A. never        B. almost        C. seldom         D. hardly

Answer 1

【小題1】C

【小題2】B

【小題3】D

【小題4】A

【小題5】B

【小題6】C

【小題7】A

【小題8】D

【小題9】C

【小題10】A

【小題11】C

【小題12】B

【小題13】A

【小題14】C

【小題15】A

【小題16】D

【小題17】B

【小題18】A

【小題19】C

【小題20】B

解析:

【小題1】考查詞語辨析。盡管身殘，但還是決心練習柔道。C和D語意都對，但though 是連詞后面應接句子。

【小題2】考查語境理解。從本文最后一句可得知。

【小題3】考查語境理解。本句的 but 提示男孩練得好。

【小題4】考查語境理解。男孩的教練三個月僅教他一招，他不解其因（why）。

【小題5】考查語境理解�！半y道我不應該多學幾招嗎？” mustn’t 表“千萬別、禁止”；haven’t 意思和語法搭配都不對。

【小題6】考查語境理解。 前一句“男孩雖然不太理解教練的話，但是他信任教練�！惫世^續(xù)保持訓練kept training。

【小題7】考查語境理解。孩子從師后的第一次參加比賽。

【小題8】考查語境理解。由于僅學一招竟連勝兩場，男孩感到很驚訝。wondering = wanting to know。

【小題9】考查語境理解。 從空格后charged——沖鋒，攻擊可斷定男孩的對手不是由于uncomfortable, injured, excited而是不耐煩造成紕漏而被罰。

【小題10】考查詞語辨析。贏得比賽。Sb. wins the match or game。

【小題11】考查語境理解。易錯選D。more skillful表“更加有技巧或熟練”對手相斗所用招式不同，不具有可比性。

【小題12】考查語境理解。根據(jù)前后兩句：最后一個對手更強大、富有經(jīng)驗，故男孩呈現(xiàn)出敗跡。

【小題13】考查詞語辨析。concerning現(xiàn)在分詞，表原因，“擔心（他受傷）”。

【小題14】常識題。比賽中裁判由于擔心一方受傷而叫停。而不會因為其中一方的情緒（A）、輸贏（B）和是否疲勞（D）而叫停。

【小題15】固定搭配。be about to do ... when ...

【小題16】考查行文邏輯。從“No”可判斷，sensei 并不想讓比賽停止，而是讓男孩繼續(xù)比下去，故選continue。

【小題17】考查語境理解。從made a critical mistake可看出他的護具丟掉了，造成男孩有機可趁。

【小題18】考查詞語辨析。在回家的途中，師徒兩人共同回復、探討比賽中的一招一式。

【小題19】考查詞語辨析。由于對教練的敬畏，故需鼓起勇氣向教練提問。

【小題20】考查語境理解。從男孩得勝可看出，他基本掌握了這一招的精髓。