Question

    It was a dark day, one of depression (沮丧) and anger. As I climbed out of the pool, after seeing my time in the 100 yard freestyle (自由泳), I did not feel like speaking to ______. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just ______ a best time. However, I had failed. Or at least that was what I thought at the time.

I was lying on my cool bed ______ an idea came to my head. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without ______ your enthusiasm (热情). At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied, "You can't do it" or "______ not". Believe it or not, these are the responses (反应) that made my goal achievable.

Finally came the day when I had to ______ to myself and others that with belief there is no limit to your achievements. With the starting gun going off, I dived with perfect form into the pool. I ______ the cool water running across my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off (弹离) each turn at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the last turn, I came back to the wall ______ every piece of strength I had. I touched the final wall with my fingertips and knew that I had swum the ______ race.

I had done it! I had achieved my best time! ______ filled my heart like water does a cup. I saw the_______ on all of my friends' faces as I climbed out of the pool; their jaws (下巴)  dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them thumbs up.

I have learned in life that having ______ in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can imagine and believe it can achieve.

1.A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody

2.A.finished B.achieved C.remained D.realized

3.A.while B.although C.when D.because

4.A.losing B.leaving C.having D.keeping

5.A.Awfully B.Especially C.Probably D.Impossibly

6.A.promise B.provide C.present D.prove

7.A.smelt B.felt C.touched D.tasted

8.A.with B.without C.from D.towards

9.A.primary B.comfortable C.perfect D.complete

10.A.Anger B.Joy C.Surprise D.Regret

11.A.replies B.actions C.feelings D.expressions

12.A.belief B.pleasure C.love D.sunshine

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

【解析】

本篇讲述作者在一次游泳失利后认识到成功是一种从失败到失败而又不失去热情的能力，他坚定信心，努力训练，终于完美地完成比赛，作者以自己的经历告诉我们相信自己就能达到目的。

1.

句意：当我从游泳池里爬出来的时候，看到自己在100码自由泳中的表现，我不想和任何人说话。

Somebody某人；everybody每个人；nobody没有人；anybody任何人；根据题干中“not feel ...”可知是否定句，不想和任何人说话，用anybody。故选D。

2.

句意：我看到了刚刚取得最佳成绩的游泳运动员的灿烂笑容。

finished完成；achieved (凭长期努力)达到(某目标、地位、标准)；remained保持；realized实现；从文字的表层意思推断空格指取得最佳成绩；故选B。

3.

句意：我躺在凉快的床上，突然想到一个主意。

although即使，让步状语从句；because因为，原因状语从句；when和while意为当……时候，引导时间状语从句，when强调特定时间内发生的动作，主从句的动作通常为一个延续性动词一个为短暂性动词；while强调主从句的动词同时发生，主从句的动作都是延续性动词，有“在……期间”的意思；从文字的表层意思推断空格指躺在凉快的床上时想起一个主意，故选C。

4.

句意：成功是一种从失败到失败而又不失去热情的能力。

losing失去；leaving离开；having拥有；keeping保持；根据下文作者不顾队友否定自己的看法，坚信自己可以取得优秀的成绩，推断空格处指成功是一种从失败到失败而又不失去热情的能力；故选A。

5.

句意：在第二天的训练中，我告诉我的游泳队友我的目标时间，他们要么大笑要么回答，“你做不到”或者“可能不行”。

Awfully非常、极其；Especially尤其是；Probably可能；Impossibly不可能地；上文“I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied, "You can't do it”根据作者的队友的反应和回答“你做不到”，推断空格指可能不行，故选C。

6.

句意：那一天终于到来，我得向自己和其他人证明，只要有信念，你的成就是无限的。

promise承诺；provide 提供；present颁发；prove证明；由上文可知队友不相信作者可以取得好成绩，但作者对自己非常有信心，根据下文作者描述自己完美地完成比赛的表现，推断空格指终于到了证明自己实力的一天，故选D。

7.

句意：我感到凉水从我的背上流过。

smelt闻；felt摸；touched触摸；tasted品尝；从上文“With the starting gun going off, I dived with perfect form into the pool.”发令枪一响，我以完美的姿势跳入游泳池，可知作者游得很快，感觉凉水从背上流过；故选B。

8.

句意：在最后一个转弯处，我用我所有的力气回到了墙边。

with有……；without没有……；from从……；towards向、朝；从文字的表层意思推断空格指用我所有的力气；故选A。

9.

句意：我用指尖触到了最后一堵墙，知道自己游了一场完美的比赛。

primary初级的；comfortable舒适的；perfect完美的；complete完全的；根据上文“With the starting gun going off, I dived with perfect form into the pool… I touched the final wall with my fingertips”从作者完美地完成入水的动作到结束比赛，推断空格指作者感觉自己完美地游完赛程；故选C。

10.

句意：快乐充满了我的心，就像水冲进了杯子。

Anger愤怒；Joy欢乐；Surprise惊喜；Regret后悔；根据上文“I had done it! I had achieved my best time!”可知作者完美地取得自己最好成绩，推断空格指快乐充满了作者的心，故选B。

11.

句意：当我爬出游泳池时，我看到了我所有朋友脸上的表情。

replies回答；actions行动；feelings感情；expressions表情；根据下文“their jaws dropped to the ground.”他们惊讶得张大嘴巴；由此推断空格指作者看到朋友的表情；故选D。

12.

句意：我在生活中学会了，相信自己能打开所有的门。

belief信念；pleasure快乐；love爱；sunshine阳光；由上文可知是作者坚定的信念支持他不懈的努力，终于取得完美的成绩，故选A。