Question

    Chile is a passionate (热情的) South American country. Sports meets there are full of fun and energy!

On June 8, our school _______ "interescolar", a two-day event held every year. High schools in Chile come together to compete in sports like javelin (标枪) throwing, running and a relay race.

I did a lot of cheering in the morning. In the afternoon, the freestyle dance competition that we were waiting for _______ came. My schoolmates and I had _______ our dance for the past two months.

The _______ were simple: choose any theme (主题), be creative, stand out and keep the performance within 10 minutes. My school's theme was based on the musical The Sound of Music. We were put into groups according to the _______ in the movie, like children, soldiers and puppets (木偶). I was in the soldier group.

When it was our school's turn, we raced onto the _______  field in front of the stadium which was full of thousands of people. The children and puppets _______  first. Then, I rushed out with the other soldiers, carrying a red flag. We got in circle and waved our flags to the music while the other dancers were inside the circle.

We put our _______ into this dance and our bodies knew what to do. As we gave our final bow, I looked around at the faces of my classmates and out into the audience, knowing that it was a job well done. We won the first place!

1.A.took up B.gave up C.pointed out D.took part in

2.A.suddenly B.finally C.really D.certainly

3.A.practiced B.noticed C.changed D.watched

4.A.symbols B.tests C.rules D.tasks

5.A.pictures B.characters C.fans D.texts

6.A.huge B.dry C.wild D.low

7.A.waited B.left C.danced D.sang

8.A.clothes B.hearts C.messages D.interests

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

【解析】

本文主要叙述作者的学校参加了一个比赛并最终取得第一名好成绩的经历。

1.

句意：在6月8日，我们学校参加了“interescolar”，一个每年举行的为期两天的活动。

took up开始从事，占据；gave up放弃；pointed out指出；took part in参加。根据后文“…a two-day event held every year. High schools in Chile come together to compete in sports like javelin (标枪) throwing, running and a relay race.”可知，这是每年举办的、为期两天的有掷标枪、跑步和接力赛跑等项目的活动，所以此处“参加”符合句意。故选D。

2.

句意：下午，我们等待的自由式舞蹈比赛终于来了。

suddenly突然；finally最终；really真的；certainly当然。分析上下文并根据前句“I did a lot of cheering in the morning.”可知，我们上午一直在加油，所以下午等待的舞蹈比赛终于来了，此处强调“终于”，故选B。

3.

句意：在过去的两个月里，我和我的同学们练习了我们的舞蹈。

practiced练习；noticed注意；changed改变；watched观看。根据前句“In the afternoon, the freestyle dance competition that we were waiting for ___2___ came.”可知，这是一个舞蹈比赛，所以此处“练习”符合文意，表示在正式比赛之前的练习，其他三项语意不符，故选A。

4.

句意：规则很简单：选择任何主题，有创造力，脱颖而出，保持表演在10分钟内。

symbols象征；tests测试；rules规则；tasks任务。分析“The ___4___ were simple: choose any theme (主题), be creative, stand out and keep the performance within 10 minutes.”可知，“选择任何主题，有创造力，脱颖而出，保持表演在10分钟内”是本次舞蹈比赛的四条规则。故选C。

5.

句意：我们根据剧中的角色被分成几组，比如孩子、士兵和木偶。

pictures图片；characters特征，角色；fans粉丝，扇子；texts课本，文字。根据前句“My school's theme was based on the musical The Sound of Music.”可知，我们的主题基于音乐剧《音乐之声》，所以此处表示“我们根据剧中的角色被分成几组”，强调“角色”。故选B。

6.

句意：轮到我们学校的时候，我们跑到体育场前面的大操场上，那里坐满了成千上万的人。

huge巨大的；dry干燥的；wild野生的；low低的。根据“which was full of thousands of people”可知，有成千上万的人，所以操场是巨大的，故选A。

7.

句意：孩子们和木偶先跳舞。

waited等待；left离开；danced跳舞；sang唱歌。分析上下文可知，作者参加的是舞蹈比赛，参演者被分为几组，分先后顺序进行表演，所以此处表示“跳舞”。故选C。

8.

句意：我们全身心地投入到舞蹈中，我们的身体知道该做什么。

clothes衣服；hearts心脏；messages信息；interests兴趣。分析句子可知，此处构成“put one’s heart into sth”短语，翻译为“全身心投入……”。故选B。