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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选春最佳选项。

The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

   Cathy suffered some terrible      in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she      became healthy.

   Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to         out local swim team. She practiced hard and finally    it. The team practice,      was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly    her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to     her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit     to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to    and insisted she go .

   From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t a single practice. She had a    intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten—year—old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this    human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of    of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a      ---ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.

   Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to    her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach      , “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her     and enthusiasm.   skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart.”

   It was the greatest     of my daughter’s life. With all she hade been    in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).

1.A. failure           B. pressure          C. loss          D. illness

2.A. usually         B. finally          C. firstly         D. frequently

3.A. improve        B. train         C. join          D. contact

4.A. increased        B. found        C. created        D. made

5.A. however         B. therefore        C. otherwise        D. instead

6.A. use          B. survive         C. save          D. waste

7.A. pull          B. tell           C. hide          D. fire

8.A. afraid         B. nervous         C. ready         D. free

9.A. take off        B. set off         C. give up        D. show up

10.A. attend         B. miss         C. ban         D. Start

11.A. rich       B. weak       C. firm         D. kind

12.A. trusted    B.determined   C.experienced   D. embarrassed 

13.A. frustration   B. delight     C. excitement   D. surprise

14.A. beginner     B.learner     C. partner      D. winner

15.A. cheer on     B. compete with   C. respond to   D. run after

16.A. admitting    B.explaining      C.announcing    D. whispering

17.A. humor       B. will          C. honesty       D. wisdom

18.A. Although     B. Since         C. Once        D. Because

19.A. discovery     B. choice        C. influence     D. moment

20.A. through       B. under        C. across       D. around 

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】

【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述自己十岁的女儿在童年遭受病痛之苦，在接受治疗之后好转。之后决心做一个游泳选手，虽然身体不适，还是坚持训练，虽然经常是比赛后的最后一名，但是一直不放弃。最后教练的一番话给予Cathy最大的奖励和肯定。

1.根据下文的treatment，可知，Cathy在童年的时候，得了可怕的疾病。A.失败；B.压力；C.损失；D.疾病。故选D。

2.2】根据上文After years of regular treatment，可知，她最后健康了。A.通常；B.最后；C.首先；D.经常。故选B。

3.3】根据上文a dream came into her sweet little head，可知，她想参加我们当地的游泳队。A.提高；B.训练；C.参加；D.联系。故选C。

4.4】根据上文She practiced hard，可知，她最后做到了。A.增加；B.发现；C.创造；D.使得。make it做到，成功。故选D。

5.5】根据下文was a tough start，可知，然而，游泳队的训练是个艰难的开始。A.然而；B.因此；C.否则；D.代替。故选A。

6.6】根据上文she coughed and choked，可知，她咳嗽，窒息，在前几个星期几乎不能生存。A.使用； B. 生存； C. 拯救；节约；D.浪费。故选B。

7.7】根据Hearing her coughing bitterly one night，可知，我决定将她拉开。A.拉；B.告诉，辨别；C.躲藏；D.解雇。故选A。

8.8】根据wearing her swimsuit，可知，她穿着游泳衣准备走。A.害怕的；B.紧张的；C.准备好的；D.免费的，自由的。故选C。

9.9】根据I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing，可知，她拒绝放弃，坚持要走。A.脱下，起飞；开始流行；B.启程，引发；C.放弃；D.出现。故选C。

10.0】根据keep swimming可知，Cathy一直在训练，没有错过一次训练。A.参加；B.错过；C. 禁止； D. 开始。故选B。

11.1】根据上文：Cathy一直在训练，没有错过一次训练，可知，她的内心有坚定的意志。A.富有的；B.虚弱的；C.坚定的； D. 好心的。故选C。

12.2】根据下文with a passion and a mission，可知，我十岁的女儿成长为一个有决心的人。A.信任的；B.有决心的；C.有经验的； D. 尴尬的。故选B。

13.3】根据下文often she would be the last swimmer in the race可知，也有挫败的时候。A.沮丧，挫败；B.高兴；C.兴奋；D.惊讶。故选A。

14.4】根据上文the last swimmer，可知，要Cathy接受她不是获胜者很难。A.初学者；B.学习者；C.伙伴；D.获胜者。故选D。

15.5】根据下文praise their accomplishments可知，Cathy在那里为队友加油鼓劲。A.向……欢呼， 为……鼓劲加油；B.和……竞争；C.回答；D.追赶。故选A。

16.6】根据下文总教练说的话，可知，这里是总教练宣布的事情。A.承认；B.解释；C.宣布；D.低语，耳语。故选C。

17.7】根据enthusiasm可知，教练说：是Cathy用她的意志力和热情激励了我们。A.幽默；B.意愿，意志力；C.诚实；D.智慧。故选B。

18.8】根据下文the most valuable asset…可知，虽然技巧和才能带来巨大成功，但是一个人能拥有的最珍贵的财富是心。A.虽然；B.自从；C.一旦；D.因为。故选A。

19.9】根据上一段内容可知，教练说这番话的时候是我女儿生活中最好的时刻。A.发现；B.选择；C.影响；D.时刻。故选D。

20.20】根据句意：由于这十年她经历的时候，这是真正成功的时候。A.通过（内部），经历；B.在……下面；C.穿过（表面）；D.在……周围。故选A。