Question

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选择最佳选项。

My sister has always been a good friend to me. Thirteen years ago, she tried to

throw a blue plastic toy at my nose to see if it would hang on my face. Her first try was

unsuccessful. I giggled and laughed at her poor skills. Again, she threw it, and this time

it ________my nose. It hurts a little, but tears rolled down my face. Seeing this, my

mother rushed down the steps and took me to another room. I remember I cried for

hours, not because of the pain but because I was taken away from my sister who was

teaching me how to have _______ .

Growing up, my sister was the person I wanted to be. So I took up _______ in

Grade Three, just like her. I was a reasonably talented player, with the height and the

power to charge up and down the court. But by the middle of the season, I had found

myself _______ it. I didn’t like the girls, the coaches, or the competitiveness of the

game. I usually pretended (假装) to be sick so I couldn’t practise any more.

Finally my mom found this and told me that if I hated it so much, I should stop.

Was she _______ ? I couldn’t stop! My sister _______ gave up anything, and neither

would I. However, when I finished the season hating each and every moment, I knew I

couldn’t continue to play it any more.

I turned to my sister, telling her that the________ of stopping playing basketball

seemed crazy since it was the only thing I could do. I told her I was afraid of my future,

not knowing how to handle the rest of my life and that I needed her advice.

To my 13-year-old self, this seemed like a big problem, but to my 17-year-old sister,

the solution was simple: take a risk. She asked me to keep doing whatever _______ me

although there would be some trouble. So I did. In Grade Eight I succeeded in

basketball tryouts (选拔赛), and playing the part of the queen in the school play and

that brought me lots of fun.

1.A. trained    B. hit    C. moved    D. pulled

2.A. skills    B. fun    C. respect    D. promise

3.A. basketball    B. football    C. volleyball    D. baseball

4.A. fearing    B. improving    C. hating    D. developing

5.A. real    B. good    C. serious    D. strange

6.A. ever    B. never    C. just    D. always

7.A. promise    B. power    C. idea    D. meaning

8.A. interested    B. excited    C. surprised    D. bored

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

【解析】本文讲述了我想要成为像我姐姐一样的人。我姐姐喜欢打篮球，于是我开始打篮球。但是后来我讨厌打篮球。我求助于我的姐姐，她告诉我，无论我喜欢什么，尽管将会有困难，也要坚持做下去。最后我在篮球选拔赛中获得成功。

1.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. trained 训练； B. hit 击中； C. moved 移动，感到； D. pulled拉；句意：她又扔它，这次它击中了我的鼻子。故选B。

2.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. skills 技巧； B. fun 乐趣； C. respect 尊重； D. promise允诺；句意：我记得我哭了几个小时，不是因为那个疼痛，而是因为我被从姐姐身边带走，她能教我如何玩得高兴的。have fun玩得高兴，故选B。

3.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. basketball 篮球； B. football足球； C. volleyball 排球； D. baseball棒球；句意：所以就像她一样，我在三年级开始学习篮球。根据I turned to my sister, telling her that the____7____ of stopping playing basketball seemed crazy since it was the only thing I could do.可知此处表示打篮球，故选A。

4.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. fearing 害怕； B. improving提高； C. hating 憎恨，讨厌； D. developing发展；句意：但是到了那个赛季中期，我已经发现自己讨厌它了。根据后文的I didn’t like the girls, the coaches, or the competitiveness of the game.可知我不喜欢篮球队的女孩，教练和比赛中的竞争，因此我讨厌打篮球，故选C。

5.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. real 真实的； B. good 好的； C. serious 认真的； D. strange奇怪的；句意：她是认真的吗？根据前文的Finally my mom found this and told me that if I hated it so much, I should stop.可知此处表示我妈妈告诉如果我讨厌篮球，我应该停止，我在想妈妈是不是认真的，真不想让我打篮球，故选C。

6.B

考查副词及语境的理解。A. ever 曾经； B. never 从不； C. just 仅仅； D. always永远；句意：我的姐姐从没有放弃任何事，我也不会放弃。根据neither would I可知此处表示否定意思，故为never，故选B。

7.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. promise许诺； B. power 能力； C. idea想法； D. meaning意义；句意：我求助于我的姐姐，告诉她停止打篮球的想法似乎是疯狂的，因为这是我能做的唯一的一件事。根据前文的when I finished the season hating each and every moment, I knew I

couldn’t continue to play it any more.可知我不想继续打篮球，故此处表示想法，故选C。

8.A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. interested感兴趣的； B. excited兴奋的； C. surprised 惊讶的； D. bored无聊的；句意：她要求我无论什么让我感兴趣，尽管将会有一些麻烦，都要一直做下去。根据She asked me to keep doing可知她让我一直坚持做下去，应是我感兴趣的事，故选A。