Question

    Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions often go ______ the object.

It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us______ on the basketball court. Silently, we teamed up and played, as always. The sun was a big “squeezer”, as it not only squeezed out of us sweat and _______but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all _______ the attacks of elbows. After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs, I could see a ______ was almost unavoidable.

It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. “Buddy, hot down here. What about a _______?” I said to him. ________ I rolled one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. “I guess I'm quite fine. Lucky no _______ bones or we'll end up in the hospital!” I said.

Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My _______ did work! He picked the Cola up, tried _______ it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he ______ his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a _______ shake.

A gentle wind caught me on the face______ I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide ______ for us. What could be better than a group of school students ______ basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?

Word Bank

reaction 反应  squeeze 挤压者

elbow 肘部  sweat 汗水  rolled 滚动

1.A.towards B.about C.beyond D.for

2.A.appeared B.jumped C.allowed D.carried

3.A.time B.energy C.health D.pride

4.A.accept B.afford C.smell D.feel

5.A.match B.fight C.touch D.risk

6.A.game B.talk C.drink D.ball

7.A.Angrily B.Wisely C.Slowly D.Carefully

8.A.lazy B.hidden C.medical D.broken

9.A.humor B.chance C.advice D.trust

10.A.open B.to open C.opening D.opened

11.A.looked at B.thought of C.put away D.held out

12.A.light B.strong C.heavy D.sudden

13.A.since B.if C.until D.as

14.A.worry B.warmth C.stress D.peace

15.A.protecting B.encouraging C.exchanging D.comparing

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者与一些人组队进行一场篮球比赛。在比赛中，作者与其中的一位队员同时摔倒在地，作者用一瓶可乐化解了一次冲突。

1. 考查介词词义辨析。toward朝，向；about关于；beyond超过， 越过；for为了。此处指他们的反应往往会“超越” 这个物体的本身。 故选C。

2. 考查动词词义辨析。appeared出现；jumped跳；allowed允许；carried搬。根据下文可知，此处指他们“出现在操场”准备打篮球。故选A。

3. 考查名词词义辨析。time时间；energy精力；health健康；pride自豪。根据句意和常识可知，打篮球是消耗体能的一项运动，此处指“挤出了我们的汗水和能量”。故选B。

4. 考查动词词义辨析。accept接受；afford承担得起；smell闻起来；feel感受到。根据句意及常识可知，篮球比赛中会有肢体的接触，所以此处指“能够感受到肘部的相互攻击”。故选D。

5. 考查名词词义辨析。match比赛；fight打架；touch触碰；risk冒险，风险。由“From his burning eyeballs”可知，此处指“打架”不可避免。故选B。

6. 考查名词词义辨析。game比赛；talk谈话；drink饮料；ball球。根据下文“He picked the Cola up”可知此处指邀请对方喝可乐。故选C。

7. 考查副词词义辨析。Angrily愤怒地；Wisely理智地；Slowly缓慢地；Carefully小心地。根据上文可知对方此时非常生气，所以我肯定是“小心地”给他滚去一瓶可乐。故选D。

8. 考查形容词词义辨析。lazy懒惰的；hidden隐藏的；medical医学的；broken破碎的。根据后面的“we'll end up in the hospital”可知，此处指没有骨折。故选D。

9. 考查名词词义辨析。humor幽默；chance机会；advice建议；trust信任。根据上文“Other players watching nearby all laughed...some movement on his face.”可推知由于上面我开的玩笑，让对方的情绪有所缓和，所以humor符合语境。故选A。

10. 考查非谓语动词。分析语境可知本题考查固定短语try to do sth.尽力做某事，动词不定式在句中作宾语。故选B。

11. 考查动词短语辨析。looked at看着；thought of想起；put away把……收起来；held out伸出。根据下文“I smiled back, took his hand...”可知，此处指对方伸出手。故选D。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。light轻的，明亮的；strong强烈的；heavy重的；sudden突然的。根据上文并结合常识可知，此处应是轻轻的握手。故选A。

13.考查连词词义辨析。since既然，自从；if如果；until直到……才；as当。根据句意可知此处引导时间状语从句，表示“当我回到篮球场时，一阵风吹在脸上”。故选D。

14.考查名词词义辨析。worry忧虑；warmth温暖；stress压力；peace和平。根据下文“on a warm, sunny afternoon”及作者刚刚与组员和解，所以心情变好了，所以此处指太阳向我们提供了温暖。故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。protecting保护；encouraging鼓励；exchanging交流；comparing比较。根据句意可知，此处指“一群学生交流球技”。故选C。