Question

    Athletes all have their “golden years”. For Argentine superstar soccer player Lionel Messi, who turned 32 earlier this year, “his_______days are already recorded in the history books,” an article by news network RT said.

However, Messi is still surprising people. On Sept 24, he won his sixth FIFA ______Player of the Year award. No one has won this award as many______as he has.

His win has come with some debate（争议）. Many expected the award to go to Liverpool defender (防守球员) Virgil vanDijk, who was named ________ the UEFA Men's Player of the Year in August.

In addition, Messi's Argentine national team has not done so well. They______the semi-finals (半决赛) of the Copa America tournament (锦标赛) in July and played poorly in the World Cup last year.

However, Messi himself is still playing at a very high ______. He scored 51 goals in 50 games last season. He continues to set records, such as earning the most La Ligaand Spanish Super Cup titles in the history of club Barcelona.

“I believe he should have won it. He______Barcelona on his back, which he has done for years and years,” British soccer player Darren Bent told Sky Sports. _______his critics (批评者) admit (承认) that he is still a powerful player. “Messi is clearly still as potent  (强有力的) a goal-scoring threat (威胁) as he has been through his career,” the RT article said.

Messi himself is _______about his future. “My idea is to continue here for as long as I can perform well and my body allows me______that,” he said in an interview for The18.

1.A.best B.worst C.earliest

2.A.Men's B.Women’s C.Boys’

3.A.kinds B.goals C.times

4.A.as B.by C.for

5.A.got B.lost C.won

6.A.level B.speed C.spirit

7.A.gets B.carries C.brings

8.A.But B.So C.Even

9.A.worried B.confident C.disappointed

10.A.to lose B.to win C.to do

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本篇介绍阿根廷足球运动员里奥·梅西，多年效力于巴塞罗那俱乐部，多次赢得国际足联年度最佳男子球员奖，即使在本队输掉比赛的情况下，他超越所谓的运动员黄金年龄，个人还是保持很高的水平，他说只要表现好、身体允许就继续留在球队。

1.句意：“他最好的日子已经被载入史册。”RT新闻网的一篇文章说。

best最好的；worst最糟的；earliest最早的；根据上文“Athletes all have their “golden years” …turned 32 earlier this year”推断下文指梅西的运动生涯的最佳时间已经过去，故选A；

2.句意：9月24日，他获得了第六次国际足联年度最佳男子球员奖。

Men's男子；Women’s女子；Boys’男生；从文字的表层意思推断空格指获得最佳男子球员奖，故选A。

3.句意：没有人像他那样多次获得这个奖。

kinds种类；goals得分；times次数；根据上文“On Sept 24, he won his sixth FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award”推断空格指像他那样多次获得这个奖；故选C。

4.句意：很多人都希望这个奖项颁给利物浦后卫维吉尔·范迪克，他在八月份被评为欧洲足联年度最佳男球员。

as作为……；by由、被……；for给、为……；从文字的表层意思推断空格指被评为欧洲足联年度最佳男球员，be named as…被誉为……；故选A。

5.句意：他们在七月份的美洲杯半决赛中输了，去年在世界杯上踢得很差。

got得到；lost失去；won赢得；根据上文“Messi's Argentine national team has not done so well.”推断下文指输掉比赛；故选B。

6.句意：不过，梅西本人的水平仍然很高。

level水平；speed速度；spirit精神；根据下文“He scored 51 goals in 50 games last season.”推断空格指水平仍然很高，at a high level高水平；故选A

7.句意：他背负着巴塞罗那，他已经效力了很多年了。

gets得到；carries扛、背；brings带来；根据“which he has done for years and years”推断空格指梅西效力巴塞罗那队多年，故选B。

8.句意：即使是批评他的人也承认他仍然是一个强大的球员。

But但是，表转折；So因此，表因果；Even甚至；由上文可知即使他的球队踢得不够好，梅西个人的水平还是很高，甚至批评他的人也承认他仍然是一个强大的球员，由此推断空格是加强语气的副词；故选C。

9.句意：梅西本人对自己的未来充满信心。

worried着急的；confident确信的；disappointed失望的；根据下文“My idea is to continue here for as long as I can perform well and my body allows me to do that”从梅西的话可知他对自己的的未来充满信心；故选B。

10.句意：我的想法是只要我表现好、我的身体允许我这么做，我就继续留在这里

to lose失去、输掉；to win赢得；to do做；从文字的表层意思推断空格指身体状况允许他留队；故选C