Question

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11   with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12   the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13  , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”

“This is the only move you know,   14   this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15   his teacher. So he kept training.

Several months   16  , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17   won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger,   19  , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20  . Worried that the boy   21   get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22  .”

As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23   him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.

24   the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”

“You won for  25   reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

1.A. class         B. learn             C. lessons            D. work

2.A. why             B. what              C. when             D. how

3.A. doing   B. running           C. writing            D. training

4.A. so       B. but               C. or                D. until

5.A. asked for B. depended on        C. believed in         D. came out

6.A. later      B. ago               C. before             D. after

7.A. slowly  B. easily             C. carefully           D. hardly

8.A. None  B. Both              C. All                D. Either

9.A. weaker     B. worse              C. cuter              D. stronger

10.A. win      B. lose               C. take               D. throw

11.A. might     B. can               C. must              D. should

12.A. stop    B. play               C. stay               D. continue

13.A. fail      B. win               C. get                D. beat

14.A. In    B. At                C. On                D. For

15.A. one    B. two               C. three              D. four

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

1.根据下文的内容，可推知答案为C，表示开始课程。

2.根据后文的内容可知答案为A，表示作者不知什么原因，而不教。

3.根据后文的内容So he kept training.可知答案为D，表示训练的意思。

4.根据上下文内容关系为转折关系，故选but，即选B

5.believe in sb 为信任某人，符合上下文语境。故选答案为C

6.一段时间+later，表示一段时间以后，故选答案为A。

7.根据前文的内容To his surprise,说明获得奖项很容易，可知答案为B

8.根据后文的内容   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success.可知答案为C，表示所有的。

9.根据上下文的内容可知答案为D，表示更强壮，故选D

10.根据后文的内容可知答案为B，表示要输的意思。

11.might 为may 的过去式，表示猜测的意思，故选答案为A

12.根据后文的内容As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard.可知答案为D

13.beat sb，表示将某人打败的意思，根据上下文，符合题意。故选D

14.on the way home ，表示在去家的路，为固定词组搭配。故选C

15.根据后文的内容First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”可知答案为B，表示有两个理由。