Question

    Zhang Jiacheng is a 13-year old and one armed basketball player. He is not _______ in the face of a taller, stronger, and older player. Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd, showing great _______ for the young rising player.

The young boy _______ his arm in an accident when he was 5 years old. _______ year(s) later, basketball became his strong wish, which led him to make an effort to _______ the game, regardless of his physical condition.

Encouraged by his own motto “Learn well and play well”, he _______ with the balance between studying and playing basketball. His being _______ on social media(媒体) has given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal: _______ a professional basketball player.

After only a year of _______, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically. Through patience, confidence and resolution, the young basketball player continues to get __________ to his life goal.

1.A.scared B.excited C.tired D.interested

2.A.play B.support C.dream D.game

3.A.hid B.raised C.waved D.lost

4.A.Thirteen B.Seven C.Five D.One

5.A.teach B.know C.master D.watch

6.A.works B.fights C.deals D.agrees

7.A.brave B.famous C.different D.proud

8.A.becoming B.calling C.finding D.beating

9.A.training B.studying C.growing D.thinking

10.A.more B.less C.closer D.farther

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了独臂篮球少年——张家成的感人故事。

1.

句意：面对一个更高、更强壮、更年长的球员时，他并不害怕。

考查形容词。scared害怕；excited兴奋的；tired疲惫的；interested感兴趣的。根据下文Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd可知，他在面对一个更高、更强壮、更年长的球员时，他并不害怕，反而表现得很出彩。A选项符合句意，故选A。

2.

句意：显示出他们对这位年轻的后起之秀的极大支持。

考查名词。play玩耍；support支持；dream梦想；game游戏。根据上文Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd可知，他的精彩表演常常伴随着观众的欢呼声，可知观众们很支持他。B选项符合句意，故选B。

3.

句意：这个年轻男孩5岁时在一次事故中失去了胳膊。

考查动词。hid隐藏；raised举起；waved挥舞；lost失去。根据上文Zhang Jiacheng is a 13-year old and one armed basketball player可知，13岁的张家成只有一只手臂，故此处说的是他5岁时在一次事故中失去了胳膊。D选项符合句意，故选D。

4.

句意：七年后，篮球成了他强烈的愿望。

考查数词。Thirteen十三；Seven七；Five五；One一。根据下文After only a year of training, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically可知，目前13岁的张家成5岁时失去了手臂，距今已经过去8年时间了，而他开始练习篮球是从1年前开始，故可推断此处说的是7年后，篮球成了他强烈的愿望。B选项符合句意，故选B。

5.

句意：这使他不顾身体状况，努力掌控着比赛。

考查动词。teach教；know知道；master掌控；watch观看。根据上文He is not scared in the face of a taller, stronger, and older player. Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd可知，尽管身体条件处于劣势，但他仍然努力地去掌控比赛。C选项符合句意，故选C。

6.

句意：他处理好了学习和打篮球之间的平衡问题。

考查动词。works工作；fights战斗；deals处理；agrees同意。根据上文Encouraged by his own motto “Learn well and play well”可知，张家成的座右铭是“学习好，打球好”，所以他要处理好学习和打篮球之间的平衡问题。C选项符合句意，故选C。

7.

句意：他在社交媒体上的出名让他更有勇气朝着自己的伟大目标努力奋斗。

考查形容词。brave勇敢的；famous著名的；different不同的；proud自豪的。根据下文even more courage to work harder towards his great goal可知，此处说的是他在社交媒体上的出名让他更有勇气朝着自己的伟大目标努力奋斗。B选项符合句意，故选B。

8.

句意：成为一名职业篮球运动员。

考查动名词。becoming成为；calling呼叫；finding发现；beating打败。根据上文Seven year(s) later, basketball became his strong wish可知，篮球成了他强烈的愿望，故此处说的是他要成为一名职业篮球运动员。A选项符合句意，故选A。

9.

句意：经过一年的训练，张家成的（篮球）技术有了很大的提高。

考查动名词。training训练；studying学习；growing成长；thinking思考。根据下文Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically可知，此处说的是经过一年的训练，张家成的（篮球）技术有了很大的提高。A选项符合句意，故选A。

10.

句意：这位年轻的篮球运动员不断地接近他的人生目标。

考查形容词比较级。more更多的；less更少的；closer更近的；farther更远的。根据上文His being famous on social media(媒体) has given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal: becoming a professional basketball player可知，他的目标是成为一名职业球员，他通过努力正一步步地接近自己的目标。C选项符合句意，故选C。