Question

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. I went to play basketball with my friends, boys at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling and had lost hope of playing basketball. , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, for me, even the sky is boundless（無垠的）.

Basketball has become an important part of my . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an . After that, just be confident and going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

1.A. ever B. often C. never D. always

2.A. when B. before C. after D. since

3.A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined

4.A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not

5.A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit

6.A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even

7.A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared

8.A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied

9.A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly

10.A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored

11.A. effort B. way C. business D. direction

12.A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams

13.A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned

14.A. but B. though C. and D. however

15.A. wish B. life C. work D. study

16.A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play

17.A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened

18.A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort

19.A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last

20.A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者從小就喜歡籃球，但是作為一名女生，因為老師和家長的不允許以及男同學們奇怪的眼神，她打籃球的夢想一直被壓在心底，直到有一天她受到朋友們的激勵，重新拾起對籃球的熱愛。她終于認識到，在生活中要有目標，然后堅持不懈直到成功。

1. A. ever曾經(jīng)； B. often 經(jīng)常；C. never從不；D. always總是。根據(jù)上文really envied和下文介紹的成長過程中“我”無法享受對籃球的愛判斷作者認為自己作為一個女孩子永遠不會去打籃球，故選C。

2. A. when 當……時候； B. before 在……之前； C. after 在……之后；D. since自從。根據(jù)本句的時態(tài)可以判斷應用since，因為它與現(xiàn)在完成時連用，故選D。

3. A. struggled 掙扎，奮斗； B. cared關心；C. enjoyed 喜歡；D. joined參加。根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容可知一開始“我”可以自由打籃球，因為我只是個小孩，沒有人會介意，故選B。

4.A. only僅僅； B. almost 幾乎；C. hardly 幾乎不；D. not不。從上文it was always the boys who played basketball判斷此處形成對照，應填only，表示人們對男女生學�；顒拥男詣e的刻板化印象，選A。

5.A. encourage 鼓勵； B. agree 同意； C. let讓；D. permit允許。在家里父母也不讓“我”打籃球．Let sb do sth ,而encourage/ permit sb to do sth, agree是不及物動詞，故選C。

6. A. Still 仍然； B. Yet 然而；C. Just僅僅； D. Even甚至。從上文可知不僅父母不同意“我”打籃球，就連一些男生也有這種想法，把“我”看成外星人，此處表示一種程度上的加強，故選D。

7.A. looked看； B. glared怒目而視；C. glanced 瞥視； D. stared盯著看。根據(jù)語境可以判斷文中要表達的意思應是男孩子們不解地盯著作者，故選D。句意：甚至當“我”去和朋友們打籃球時，男孩們也盯著“我”看(不理解)，就好像“我”是個外星人似的。

8. A. up 向上； B. down 向下；C. excited 激動的；D. satisfied滿意的。從上文可知在學校不誰、家庭不讓、男孩子們不理解的情況下， “我”打籃球的夢想根本無法實現(xiàn)，“我”感到心情沮喪。feel down “感覺沮喪的”，選B。

9. A. Unluckily不幸地； B. Naturally 自然地；C. Unexpectedly 沒預料到地；D. Clearly清楚地。從下文可知 “我”新交的朋友鼓勵“我”重新回到籃球場，這一轉(zhuǎn)機在當時是無法預料的，故選C。

10. A. encouraged 鼓勵；B. forbade禁止；C. ensured 確保； D. explored探索。從下文內(nèi)容可知他們鼓勵“我’回到籃球場，故選A。

11. A. effort 努力； B. way 方法；C. business 生意；D. direction方向。從語境可知朋友鼓勵“我”去重新拾起打籃球的夢想，告訴作者“走你自己的路，讓別人去說吧”，故選B。

12. A. basketball 籃球； B. sports運動； C. interests 興趣；D. dreams夢想。本文主要介紹了“我”作為一名女生和籃球的故事，因此選A。

13..D動詞辨析。 A. stuck 陷入，卡住； B. referred 提及，參考；C. turned 轉(zhuǎn)身；D. returned回來，回去，歸還。從前句I was inspired by them可知在朋友們的鼓勵下，自信、激情又回到“我”心中，選D。

14. A. but但是； B. though 盡管；C. and 并且；D. however然而。and表順承關系，根據(jù)I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can可知前后意思需要一致，故選C。

15. A. wish期望； B. life生活；C. work 工作； D. study學習。根據(jù)后句可知作者迷戀籃球，看球賽，打籃球，所以籃球已變成生命的一部分，故選B。

16. A. experience經(jīng)歷；B. grow 成長； C. learn 學習，了解； D. play玩。從故事內(nèi)容可知“我”通過打籃球，不但感到快樂、自信，而且還學到很多東西，故選C。

17.A. come 來；B. turned，轉(zhuǎn)身， 變；C. refused拒絕；D. happened發(fā)生。從后句內(nèi)容可知“我”逐漸意識到生活就像打籃球，“come to realize”意思是“逐漸意識到”，故選A。

18. A. idea 想法；B. aim 目標；C. opinion觀點； D. effort努力。根據(jù)下文Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.可知作者意識到不能放棄自己的目標，故選B。

19.A, insist堅持；B. remain保持；C. keep保持；D. last持續(xù)。通過故事可知作者堅持不懈，然后實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想，keep doing sth “一直做某事”，故選C。

20.A. inform 通知； B. express 表達；C. ignore忽視； D. connect聯(lián)系，連接。從語境可以判斷作者認為這個格言能夠表達她對籃球的強烈感情，故選B。

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