Question

A 13-year-old boy recently gained wide attention from net citizens in China when a video of his excellent basketball skills in a one-on-one situation was posted online.

“It’s so inspiring (鼓舞人心的)! How can you easily _______ your efforts after watching his video?” A net citizen wrote on Weibo.

Born in Guangdong Province, Zhang Jiacheng lost his right _______ in an accident at just five, which was a big hit for  _______a young kid. However, the boy decided to face the big _______and not let the fate control his life. _______ he has a dream: to be a basketball player.

“How can he play basketball with just one arm?” Zhang always had to face the _______ from other kids around. “Hard work” is the only _______ that Zhang has in his success. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang _______ stops practising basketball. As a result, he’s made _______ improvement in his skills. In the video, Zhang ________ his wonderful basketball skills in front of a defense (防卫) which was ________ up of several professional players. He received a loud ________ from people watching at the scene. “________ right hand has been taken away in a cruel way, but you have the best left hand. You are the ________ star in this game!” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang’s performance.

“Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang once said. Indeed, he ________ the first of the two. His story tells us that stage is as big as your heart and action can go as far as your thought.

1.A.give away B.give up C.give off D.give out

2.A.leg B.foot C.ear D.arm

3.A.such B.so C.very D.quite

4.A.luck B.hit C.chance D.choice

5.A.If B.Though C.Because D.But

6.A.answer B.question C.discussion D.talk

7.A.secret B.reason C.cause D.fact

8.A.sometimes B.never C.often D.always

9.A.small B.many C.huge D.little

10.A.played B.did C.improved D.showed

11.A.caught B.set C.kept D.made

12.A.success B.noise C.cheer D.welcome

13.A.Your B.You C.He D.His

14.A.true B.real C.clever D.right

15.A.took B.got C.chose D.brought

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

最近一个13岁的独臂男孩打篮球的视频引起了网友的广泛关注，这个男孩在失去了右臂的情况下，没有放弃，努力实现自己成为篮球运动员的梦想。他的故事告诉我们：心有多大，舞台就有多大。

1.

句意：看了他的视频，你怎么能轻易放弃努力呢？

考查动词短语辨析及语境。give away泄露；捐献；give up放弃；give off发出，放出；give out分发，用尽。空后是your efforts“你的努力”，再结合下文““Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang once said.”可知，这里表示“放弃努力”，故选B。

2.

句意：张家城出生在广东省，五岁时在一次事故中失去了右臂，这对一个如此年幼的孩子来说是一个巨大的打击。

考查名词辨析及语境。leg腿；foot脚；ear耳朵；arm胳膊。根据下文““How can he play basketball with just one arm?””可知，张家城在事故中失去了一条胳膊。故选D。

3.

句意：张家城出生在广东省，五岁时在一次事故中失去了右臂，这对一个如此年幼的孩子来说是一个巨大的打击。

考查形容词副词辨析及语境。such如此，修饰名词；so如此，修饰形容词或副词；very非常，修饰形容词或副词；quite相当，很。空后a young kid是名词短语，应用such修饰，表示如此年幼的孩子。故选A。

4.

句意：然而，男孩决定面对这次打击，不让命运控制他的生活。

考查名词辨析及语境。luck运气；hit打击；chance机会；choice选择。根据上句话“Zhang Jiacheng lost his right ___2___ in an accident at just five, which was a big hit for ___3___ a young kid.”可知，在事故中失去了一条胳膊对于一个小孩来说是一个巨大的打击，但张家城决定勇敢面对这次打击。故选B。

5.

句意：因为他有一个梦想：成为一名篮球运动员。

考查连词辨析及语境。If如果；Though虽然，尽管；Because因为；But但是。根据语境可知，空后解释张家城勇敢面对打击的原因，因此这里用Because引导原因状语从句，故选C。

6.

句意：“他怎么能用一只胳膊打篮球呢？”张家城总是要面对周围其他孩子的提问。

考查名词辨析及语境。answer回答；question问题；疑问；discussion讨论；talk谈话。根据文意可知，这里指上句话提到的““How can he play basketball with just one arm?””这个疑问，故选B。

7.

句意：“努力”是张家城成功的唯一秘诀。

考查名词辨析及语境。secret秘密，秘诀；reason原因，理由；cause起因；fact事实。根据句意可知，这句话说的是努力是张家城成功的“秘诀”，故选A。

8.

句意：不管刮风还是下雨，张家城从来没有停止过练习篮球。

考查副词辨析及语境。sometimes有时候；never从不；often经常；always总是。根据下文“As a result, he’s made ___9___ improvement in his skills.”及文意可知，张家城取得了很大的进步，所以这里表示“他从来没有停止练习”，故选B。

9.

句意：结果，他的技术有了很大的提高。

考查形容词辨析及语境。small小的；many许多；huge大的；little少的，小的。根据下文“In the video, Zhang ___10___his wonderful basketball skills in front of a defense (防卫) which was ___11___up of several professional players. He received a loud ___12___ from people watching at the scene.”可知，张家城的篮球技术非常出色，所以这里表示他有了很大的提高。故选C。

10.

句意：在视频中，张在由几名职业球员组成的防守队员面前展示了他出色的篮球技术。

考查动词辨析及语境。played打球；玩；did 做；improved提高；showed展示。根据句中“In the video…”以及空后“his wonderful basketball skills”可知，在视频中，张家城展示了他出色的篮球技术。故选D。

11.

句意：在视频中，张在由几名职业球员组成的防守队员面前展示了他出色的篮球技术。

考查动词辨析及语境。caught抓住；set设置；kept保持，保存；made制作。根据句意可知，这里考查的是短语be made up of…“由……组成”，表示这些防守队员是由职业球员组成的，故选D。

12.

句意：在现场观看的人们向他大声欢呼。

考查名词辨析及语境。success成功；noise噪音；cheer欢呼声；welcome欢迎。根据语境可知，张家城的表现很出色，因此在场观看的人们都向他发出欢呼声。故选C。

13.

句意：你的右手被残忍地夺去了，但你有最好的左手。

考查代词辨析及语境。Your你的；You你，你们；He他；His他的。根据空后“…but you have the best left hand”可知，这句话是对张家城说的，应用第二人称；空后是名词right hand，因此这里用形容词性物主代词。故选A。

14.

句意：你是这场比赛中真正的明星！

考查形容词辨析及语境。true真实的；real真正的；clever聪明的；right正确的。根据句意可知，这里表示“真正的明星”，A选项强调“符合事实”，与“假”相对；B选项强调“客观存在”，与“无”相对。根据语境B选项更符合文意，故选B。

15.

句意：事实上，他选择了第一个。

考查动词辨析及语境。took带走；got得到；chose选择；brought带来。根据上句话““Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang once said.”可知，张家城有两个选择，“试一试，还是放弃”，他选择了第一个。C选项符合文意，故选C。