Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I had been playing hockey (冰球)for about 10 years, I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and 26 got into a game.I went to all the  27        and showed up even when it was so 28 that your ‘breath froze’ and when players  had decided to stay home. I felt I had   29   enough and thought of quitting”

I finally decided to  30  the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on  31  my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise  32  , so think about yourself in a  33  way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,  34  my shot accuracy and changing my  35  .

Once in a match, we  36  our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my  37  place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going  38  . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.

The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little  39  .  But my mom’s words   40  out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my  41  work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the   42   to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 43  me for this moment.

Won! I won!

 The lesson I learned from my mom’s  44  has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I  45  myself.  

1.A. once  B. seldom C. usually  D. even

2.A. meetings    B. shows   C. matches        D. practices

3.A. cloudy        B. wet        C. cold       D. windy

4.A. suffered     B. explained      C. planned         D. escaped

5.A. write          B. break    C. read      D. report

6.A. noticing      B. gathering       C. hearing D. analyzing

7.A. talkers        B. dreamers      C. attackers      D. losers

8.A. positive      B. familiar         C. brief      D. convenient

9.A. testing        B. improving      C. questioning   D. affecting

10.A. aim  B. taste      C. habit     D. attitude

11.A. lost          B. controlled     C. practiced       D. continued

12.A. usual        B. safe       C. secret   D. private

13.A. off   B. in  C. by D. up

14.A. annoyed  B. awkward        C. scared  D. bitter

15.A. ran  B. gave     C. stood   D. rang

16.A. delicate   B. extra     C. creative         D. casual

17.A. chance    B. message        C. order      D. note

18.A. spared    B. requested     C. prepared       D. sent

19.A. actions     B. reasons          C. words   D. promises

20.A. judge        B. express          C. comfort         D. doubt

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍作者在冰球队总是不受重用，曾一度想要放弃，但是妈妈的话给了他鼓励，从此更加努力，并最终得到机会，为自己赢得成功。

1.考查副词：A. once一旦，B. seldom很少，C. usually通常，D. even甚至，从前面的句子：I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench 可知作者总是坐在长凳上，很少参加比赛，选B

2.考查名词：A. meetings会议，B. shows展示，C. matches比赛，D. practices练习，句意：每次训练我都会去，选D

3.考查形容词：A. cloudy多云的，B. wet潮湿的，C. cold冷的，D. windy有风的，从后面的句子：your ‘breath froze’， when the other players had decided to stay home.可知在呼吸都能结冰的寒冷的天气，其他球员都决定呆在家里的时候，我也能出现在球场，选C

4.考查动词：A. suffered遭受，痛苦，B. explained解释，C. planned计划，D. escaped逃离，句意：我感到自己受够了，决定放弃，选A

5.考查动词：A. write写，B. break打破，C. read阅读，D. Report报告，这里的break the news to sb“把消息透露给某人”，句意：我决定把要放弃的消息告诉妈妈，选B

6.考查动词： A. noticing注意到，B. gathering聚集，C. hearing听见，D. analyzing分析，句意：妈妈一听见我说的话，就说：放弃的人永远不会赢，赢家永远不会放弃，选C

7.考查名词：A. talkers说话者，B. dreamers梦想者，C. attackers袭击者，D. losers失败者，从后面的句子：see yourself as a winner!”可知妈妈说她不会养育一个失败者，选D

8.考查形容词：A. positive积极的，B. familiar熟悉的，C. brief简单的，D. convenient方便的，从后面的句子：see yourself as a winner!” 可知是要以积极的心态思考自己，把自己看成是赢家，选A

9.考查动词：A. testing测试，检测，B. improving提高，C. questioning问题，D. affecting影响，感染，从前面的句子：So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,我开始形体训练，所以后面是提高投篮的准确率，选B

10.考查名词：A. aim目的，目标，B. taste品味，C. habit习惯，D. attitude态度，从前面看作者曾一度想放弃，现在的做法是改变了态度，选D

11.考查动词：A. lost失去，B. controlled控制，C. practiced练习，D. continued继续，从后面的句子：What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt.可知是一次比赛中输了第一场，选A

12.考查形容词：A. usual通常的，B. safe安全的，C. secret秘密的，D. private私人的，前面说：I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench,可知是坐在平常的位置上，选A

13.考查介词：A. off离开，B. in在…里面，C. by通过，D. up向上，从后面的句子：I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.可知句意：教练过来对我说我要参加比赛，选B

14.考查形容词：A. annoyed恼火的，生气的，B. awkward令人尴尬的，C. scared害怕，D. bitter痛苦的，从前面的句子：The opposing team was fast和 Instead of being afraid,可知作者当时有点害怕，选C

15.考查动词：A. Ran跑，B. Gave给，C. Stood站D. rang响起，因为是like a church bell. 可知妈妈的话象教堂的钟一样想起，选D

16.考查形容词：A. delicate奉献，献身B. extra额外的，C. creative有创造力的，D. casual随意的，前面提到So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,，可知作者额外的工作都有了回报，选B

17.考查名词：A. chance机会，B. message信息，C. order命令，顺序，D. note通知，便条，钞票，句意：我好像有机会进球了，选A

18.考查动词： A. spared空出，腾出，B. requested要求，C. prepared准备，D. sent派，送，prepare sb for sth“使某人做好… 的准备”，我前面付出的努力都是为这个时刻做的准备，选C

19.考查名词：A. actions行为，行动，B. reasons原因，C. words话语，单词，D. promises许诺，答应，句意：我从妈妈的话语里面懂得的道理跟随了我很多年，选C

20.考查动词：A. judge判断，B. express表达，C. comfort安慰，D. doubt怀疑， 从前面的句子：I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, 可知每当遇到挑战或是怀疑自己的时候，都会想起妈妈的话，选D

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