Question

    Who is your favorite star _______? Everyone knows that it's not _______to be a star athlete, _______ when the athlete doesn't even have _______. But fourteen-year-old Tim Bannon, a_______ at Proviso West High School in Chicago, US, is trying his best.

Bannon has got popular online just because of a workout video that shows him overcoming(克服 )his_______while exercising. He is set to take part in the Chicago Triathlon(三项全能运动 )soon. He plans to run about 2 km, swim 200 meters and bike7 km during the race.

He knows that he will have lots of _______during the triathlon. He may_______ and not able to get up. Keri Serota, the co-founder of a community charity group, said Bannon has the abilities to complete the event. He uses a special three- wheeled_______ and he can ride well. He also gets buoyancy(浮力) while __________ by using a "dead man's float".

“He can’t __________ very fast. But by kicking his legs and then moving his body from his shoulders to his hips, he’s able to roll and then roll back down flat onto his stomach and move himself forward. "Serota said.

Besides the triathlon , Bannon also plans to try __________ for the Panthers football team as a __________. Many people __________he'll be able to do it, but he wants to try anyway. "I'm not __________ . I don't care if I get sacked(被开除). I want to be a kicker. "he said.

For Bannon, it's a simple goal: Just live normally and be like one of the guys.

1.A.actor B.artist C.player D.athlete

2.A.easy B.interesting C.hard D.important

3.A.specially B.especially C.luckily D.surprisingly

4.A.body B.shoulder C.legs D.arms

5.A.teacher B.student C.doctor D.worker

6.A.poverty B.laziness C.disability D.shyness

7.A.happiness B.difficulties C.excitement D.boredom

8.A.jump B.walk C.fall D.swim

9.A.bike B.boat C.car D.plane

10.A.riding B.swimming C.walking D.running

11.A.jump B.walk C.run D.drive

12.A.up B.on C.out D.off

13.A.kicker B.coach C.watcher D.boss

14.A.believe B.remember C.doubt D.forget

15.A.interested B.excited C.worried D.surprised

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.C

【解析】

本文讲述了美国明星运动员蒂姆·班农的故事。他突破的自身的身体缺陷，利用自己的顽强意志力，取得了连正常人都无法完成的事情。

1.

句意：你最喜欢的明星运动员是谁？

actor演员；artist艺术家；player运动员；比赛者；athlete田径运动员。根据下句中“Everyone knows that it's not ___2___to be a star athlete”可知，本句想问的是“Who is your favorite star athlete?”故选D。

2.

句意：每个人都知道成为明星运动员并不容易，尤其是当运动员连胳膊都没有的时候。

easy容易的；interesting有趣的；hand困难的；important重要的。根据后半句“when the athlete doesn't even have ___4___”可知这个运动员甚至没有……，应该是困难的，故选A。

3.

句意：每个人都知道成为明星运动员并不容易，尤其是当运动员连胳膊都没有的时候。

specially专门地，特地；especially特别，尤其；luckily幸运地；surprisingly令人惊讶地。根据句中的even可知，此处表示强调，故选B。

4.

句意：每个人都知道成为明星运动员并不容易，尤其是当运动员连胳膊都没有的时候。

body身体；shoulder肩部；legs腿；arms胳膊。根据下文中的“He knows that he will have lots of ___7___during the triathlon. He may___8___ and not able to get up.”可知，他有腿但是没有手，所以她不能起来，故选D。

5.

句意：但14岁的蒂姆·班农是美国芝加哥西部中学的学生，他正在尽力。

teacher老师；student学生；doctor医生；worker工人。根据句中短语“at Proviso West High School”可知，他是一名学生，故选B。

6.

句意：班农之所以在网上广受欢迎，仅仅是因为一段锻炼视频显示他在锻炼时克服了残疾。

poverty贫穷；laziness懒惰；disability残疾；shyness害羞。根据上文中的“the athlete doesn't even have arms”可知，他是残疾的，故选C。

7.

句意：他知道他在铁人三项比赛中会有很多困难。

happiness幸福；difficulties困难；excitement兴奋；boredom无聊。根据上文中的“the athlete doesn't even have arms”可知，他在比赛中面临着许多困难，故选B。

8.

句意：他可能会摔倒，爬不起来。

jump跳；walk走；fall摔倒；swim游泳。根据本句中的“not able to get up”可知，他是摔倒了，故选C。

9.

句意：他用一辆特制的三轮自行车，骑得很好。

bike自行车；boat船；car汽车；plane飞机。根据本句中的“he can ride well”可知，他使用的是特制的自行车，故选A。

10.

句意：他在游泳时还用一个“死人的漂浮”获得浮力。

riding骑；swimming游泳；walking步行；running跑。根据“buoyancy”和“dead man's float”可知，他是在游泳，故选B。

11.

句意：他跑得不快。

jump跳；walk走；run跑；drive驾驶。根据下文“But by kicking his legs and then moving his body from his shoulders to his hips, he’s able to roll and then roll back down flat onto his stomach and move himself forward.”可知，他跑得并不快，故选C。

12.

句意：除了铁人三项，班农还计划参加美洲豹足球队的踢球比赛选手的选拔。

up向上；on在……上面；out在外；off离。根据句意和固定短语try out for“参加选拔”可知，应该使用out。故选C。

13.

句意：除了铁人三项，班农还计划参加美洲豹足球队的踢球比赛选手的选拔。

kicker踢球者；coach教练；watcher观察者；boss老板。根据句意和本句中的短语“the Panthers football team”可知，应该是作为踢球者。故选A。

14.

句意：很多人怀疑他是否能做到，但他无论如何都想试试。

believe相信；remember记得；doubt怀疑；forget忘记。根据本句中的“but he wants to try anyway.”可知，许多人都怀疑他所做的事。故选C。

15.

句意：我不担心。

interested感兴趣的；excited兴奋的；worried担忧的；surprised惊讶的。根据下句“I don't care if I get sacked(被开除). I want to be a kicker.”可知，他对结果一点都不担心。故选C。