Question

Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe,   36   no one really knows where the word came from.   37  say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which  38   moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are   39  is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you   40   light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

Sneakers of some kind are used by   41   who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made   42   for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are   43   used by children in the United States. In fact American children of  44   ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps  45   at all.

　　New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their  46   and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called  47   poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to   48 .”

American school children can be seen every day   49  sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off  50 . Sneakers are  51  washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the  52  loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between  53  ? Perhaps another young   54  in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a   55 .”

1.                A．however        B．but            C．or   D．and

2.                A．All            B．Some          C．People   D．The others

3.                A．appears        B．remains         C．means    D．wants

4.                A．excited about    B．sure of         C．surprised at   D．pleased with

5.                A．think           B．feel            C．consider  D．suggest

6.                A．men           B．women         C．those D．these

7.                A．lovely          B．specially        C．lively D．cheaply

8.                A．only           B．greatly         C．hardly    D．finally

9.                A．all             B．some           C．little D．old

10.               A．some shoes     B．no shoes        C．no children D．some sneakers

11.               A．photos         B．compositions    C．poems    D．drawings

12.               A．her            B．his            C．its    D．their

13.               A．explain         B．guide          C．hate  D．love

14.               A．dressing        B．wearing        C．putting on D．having

15.               A．the next day     B．at noon         C．at bedtime D．in the evening

16.               A．forever        B．always         C．seldom    D．sometimes

17.               A．much          B．many          C．most  D．more

18.                                A．sneakers and other shoes   B．boys and girls

C．children and sneakers               D．winners and sneakers

19.               A．girl            B．man           C．woman    D．winner

20.               A．sneaker        B．friend          C．poem D．shoe

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了运动鞋很受孩子们的欢迎，文章中对此现象进行了解释和说明。

1.B 连词辨析。有人说sneaker是网球鞋另外一种说法，但是没有人知道这个词的来源。

2.B 名词辨析。A所有人B一些人C人们D其他人；一些人说它来自古英语动词“sneak”。

3.C 动词辨析。A出现B保持C意味着D想要；这个词意味着安静地迅速地移动。

4.B 形容词短语。A对…兴奋B确信C感到惊讶D对…高兴；我们敢确信的事情是我们穿…

5.B 动词辨析。A认为B感觉C考虑D建议；你会感觉到轻松，愿意参加活动。

6.C 名词辨析。A男性B女性C那些人D这些人；运动鞋受打网球，篮球和其它运动人喜欢。

7.B 副词辨析。A可爱B特别C生动D便宜；一些新的设计是特别为那些动作慢的人设计的。

8.B 副词辨析。A仅仅B主要C几乎不D最后；有点像主要是受美国的孩子们的欢迎。

9.A 词义辨析。A所有B一些C少D老，旧；美国所有年龄段的孩子都喜欢穿运动鞋。

10.B 句意分析。除了不穿鞋，所有的孩子都喜欢穿着运动鞋参加活动。

11.C 上下文串联。根据a poetry contest说明是在诗歌里赞扬运动鞋。

12.A 上下文串联。根据下一行的she said说明这是一个女性，故使用her。

13.C 动词辨析。A解释B指导C憎恨D爱；当你穿上运动鞋的时候，你就没有了恨。

14.C 动词辨析。Dress后面只能接人做宾语；put on表示动作；have on表示状态。故wear正确；指美国的孩子每天都被看见穿着各种颜色的运动鞋。

15.C 上下文串联。根据上文的in the morning说明这里是at bedtime从早到晚。

16.C 副词辨析。A永远B一直C很少D有时；根据下文dirtier说明运动鞋很少被洗。

17.D 固定句式。The+比较级…，the+比较级.越…越…；运动鞋越脏，越受到喜爱。

18.C 上下文串联。根据上文的描述说明孩子很喜欢运动鞋，那么是说明这两者的关系。

19.D 名词辨析。A女孩B男人C女性D胜利者；D项把ABC三项都包括在里面了。指另外一个比赛的胜利者发表了对运动鞋的评价。

20.B 名词辨析。A运动鞋B朋友C诗歌D鞋子；鞋子就是鞋子，但是运动鞋是朋友。

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读