Question

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could      play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball     I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one     when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were    allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not        me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.       I went to play basketball with my friends, boys    at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling     and had lost hope of playing basketball.     , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They    me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own     , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about     with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion    to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,   for me, even the sky is boundless（无垠的）.

Basketball has become an important part of my     . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also    a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have     to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an     . After that, just be confident and     going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can    my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

1.A. ever         B. often     C. never        D. always

2.A. when        B. before   C. after         D. since

3.A. struggled     B. cared       C. enjoyed     D. joined

4.A. only         B. almost     C. hardly        D. not

5.A. encourage   B. agree     C. let           D. permit

6.A. Still         B. Yet        C. Just         D. Even

7.A. looked       B. glared      C. glanced          D. stared

8.A. up           B. down    C. excited       D. satisfied

9.A. Unluckily   B. Naturally    C. Unexpectedly  D. Clearly

10.A. encouraged B. forbade    C. ensured          D. explored

11.A. effort       B. way       C. business   D. direction

12.A. basketball  B. sports     C. interests         D. dreams

13.A. stuck       B. referred    C. turned        D. returned

14.A. but         B. though   C. and         D. however

15.A. wish        B. life     C. work       D. study

16.A. experience B. grow    C. learn            D. play

17.A. come       B. turned   C. refused     D. happened

18.A. idea        B. aim      C. opinion         D. effort

19.A. insist     B. remain     C. keep         D. last

20.A. inform      B. express   C. ignore        D. connect

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者从小就喜欢篮球，但是作为一名女生，因为老师和家长的不允许以及男同学们奇怪的眼神，她打篮球的梦想一直被压在心底，直到有一天她受到朋友们的激励，重新拾起对篮球的热爱。她终于认识到，在生活中要有目标，然后坚持不懈直到成功。

1. A. ever曾经； B. often 经常；C. never从不；D. always总是。根据上文really envied和下文介绍的成长过程中“我”无法享受对篮球的爱判断作者认为自己作为一个女孩子永远不会去打篮球，故选C。

2. A. when 当……时候； B. before 在……之前； C. after 在……之后；D. since自从。根据本句的时态可以判断应用since，因为它与现在完成时连用，故选D。

3. A. struggled 挣扎，奋斗； B. cared关心；C. enjoyed 喜欢；D. joined参加。根据后句内容可知一开始“我”可以自由打篮球，因为我只是个小孩，没有人会介意，故选B。

4.A. only仅仅； B. almost 几乎；C. hardly 几乎不；D. not不。从上文it was always the boys who played basketball判断此处形成对照，应填only，表示人们对男女生学校活动的性别的刻板化印象，选A。

5.A. encourage 鼓励； B. agree 同意； C. let让；D. permit允许。在家里父母也不让“我”打篮球．Let sb do sth ,而encourage/ permit sb to do sth, agree是不及物动词，故选C。

6. A. Still 仍然； B. Yet 然而；C. Just仅仅； D. Even甚至。从上文可知不仅父母不同意“我”打篮球，就连一些男生也有这种想法，把“我”看成外星人，此处表示一种程度上的加强，故选D。

7.A. looked看； B. glared怒目而视；C. glanced 瞥视； D. stared盯着看。根据语境可以判断文中要表达的意思应是男孩子们不解地盯着作者，故选D。句意：甚至当“我”去和朋友们打篮球时，男孩们也盯着“我”看(不理解)，就好像“我”是个外星人似的。

8. A. up 向上； B. down 向下；C. excited 激动的；D. satisfied满意的。从上文可知在学校不谁、家庭不让、男孩子们不理解的情况下， “我”打篮球的梦想根本无法实现，“我”感到心情沮丧。feel down “感觉沮丧的”，选B。

9. A. Unluckily不幸地； B. Naturally 自然地；C. Unexpectedly 没预料到地；D. Clearly清楚地。从下文可知 “我”新交的朋友鼓励“我”重新回到篮球场，这一转机在当时是无法预料的，故选C。

10. A. encouraged 鼓励；B. forbade禁止；C. ensured 确保； D. explored探索。从下文内容可知他们鼓励“我’回到篮球场，故选A。

11. A. effort 努力； B. way 方法；C. business 生意；D. direction方向。从语境可知朋友鼓励“我”去重新拾起打篮球的梦想，告诉作者“走你自己的路，让别人去说吧”，故选B。

12. A. basketball 篮球； B. sports运动； C. interests 兴趣；D. dreams梦想。本文主要介绍了“我”作为一名女生和篮球的故事，因此选A。

13..D动词辨析。 A. stuck 陷入，卡住； B. referred 提及，参考；C. turned 转身；D. returned回来，回去，归还。从前句I was inspired by them可知在朋友们的鼓励下，自信、激情又回到“我”心中，选D。

14. A. but但是； B. though 尽管；C. and 并且；D. however然而。and表顺承关系，根据I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can可知前后意思需要一致，故选C。

15. A. wish期望； B. life生活；C. work 工作； D. study学习。根据后句可知作者迷恋篮球，看球赛，打篮球，所以篮球已变成生命的一部分，故选B。

16. A. experience经历；B. grow 成长； C. learn 学习，了解； D. play玩。从故事内容可知“我”通过打篮球，不但感到快乐、自信，而且还学到很多东西，故选C。

17.A. come 来；B. turned，转身， 变；C. refused拒绝；D. happened发生。从后句内容可知“我”逐渐意识到生活就像打篮球，“come to realize”意思是“逐渐意识到”，故选A。

18. A. idea 想法；B. aim 目标；C. opinion观点； D. effort努力。根据下文Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.可知作者意识到不能放弃自己的目标，故选B。

19.A, insist坚持；B. remain保持；C. keep保持；D. last持续。通过故事可知作者坚持不懈，然后实现了自己的梦想，keep doing sth “一直做某事”，故选C。

20.A. inform 通知； B. express 表达；C. ignore忽视； D. connect联系，连接。从语境可以判断作者认为这个格言能够表达她对篮球的强烈感情，故选B。

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