Question

Kobe Bryant, a super basketball star, announced that he would retire at the end of the 2015—2016 season via a letter poem. In the letter, he ___ the moment he started rolling his dad's tube socks and shooting ___ game-winning shots, indicating his deep love for basketball.

“This season is all I have left to give,” the 37-year-old wrote. “My heart can take the pounding. My mind can ___ the grind(苦差) but my ___ knows it's time to say goodbye.”

As the only son of Joe Bryant, a former NBA player, Bryant was crazy about basketball and started ___ in at 6, and his favorite team growing up was the Lakers. Bryant earned national ___ during an amazing high school career and his basketball skills would have ensured ___ to any college he chose, but he decided to go directly into the NBA. He finally made it and was ___ out of high school in 1996 and was then traded to the Lakers, for which he has played his entire career.

__, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time and in his second season, he began to show more of his abilities as a talented young guard. The 1998—1999 season ____ Bryant's appearance as a premier guard in the league. ____, even at an early stage of his career, sports writers were comparing his skills to those of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.

There are always different interpretations of Bryant, making him the most ____ figure in modern sports, a combination of hero and villain(反面人物). He received criticism for getting his ____ in the games, completely neglecting his teammates; he was suspended ____ deliberately breaking rules; he was even charged by the court with sex assault. ____, with 17 NBA All-Star selections, five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals, Kobe has brought his fans ____ memories. His best days are long ____ him indeed, but the way he approaches the game as well as life is always glamorous.

We've always known, and ____ are mentally prepared, that one day Kobe Bryant will not be ____. Yet his retirement note still caught us off guard. It simply ____ when farewell words are uttered(说出) from one of the all-time greats in basketball.

1.A. remembered    B. recalled    C. recorded    D. retold

2.A. imaginary    B. successful    C. practical    D. critical

3.A. treat    B. operate    C. assess    D. handle

4.A. coach    B. soul    C. body    D. teammates

5.A. involving    B. diving    C. participating    D. throwing

6.A. confirmation    B. recognition    C. realization    D. recommendation

7.A. permission    B. occupation    C. admission    D. submission

8.A. drafted    B. registered    C. substituted    D. employed

9.A. Previously    B. Firstly    C. Basically    D. Initially

10.A. represented    B. symbolized    C. marked    D. reflected

11.A. In addition    B. In fact    C. Therefore    D. Then

12.A. outstanding    B. ridiculous    C. controversial    D. authentic

13.A. way    B. scores    C. manner    D. benefit

14.A. in response to    B. in terms of    C. on account of    D. in case of

15.A. Instead    B. Besides    C. Otherwise    D. However

16.A. boring    B. disappointing    C. shocking    D. thrilling

17.A. above    B. before    C. behind    D. beyond

18.A. more or less    B. sooner or later    C. now and then    D. by and by

19.A. around    B. here    C. there    D. about

20.A. works    B. hurts    C. suffers    D. counts

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.A

20.B

【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。篮球巨星科比即将退役。文章介绍了科比对篮球的热爱，科比的职业生涯，科比即将退役的心情和感受。

1.考查动词词义辨析。remember记住；recall回想起，回忆起；record记录；retell复述，重讲。Kobe Bryant即将退役，他在退役信里回忆最初的情况。故B选项正确。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。imaginary虚构的，想象的；successful成功的；practical实际的，实践的；critical爱挑剔的，关键的。科比回忆起他最初穿上父亲的直筒袜，想象着投中制胜球的欢呼声，表明了他对篮球深深的爱。A选项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。treat对待；operate操作，做手术；assess评定，估价；handle应付，处理。科比认为自己的内心可以应付各种苦难。D选项正确。

4.考查名词词义辨析。coach教练；soul灵魂；body身体；teammate队友。科比写到：“我的心脏能够承受打击，但是，我的身体知道是时候说再见了”。科比的身体状况不再允许他继续打球了。C选项正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。involve牵涉，包含；dive潜水；participate参与，参加；throw扔。科比六岁开始打篮球。dive in意为“开始（参加）某活动”。

6.考查名词词义辨析。confirmation确认，证实；recognition认可；realization实现；recommendation推荐。科比在高中生涯中有着令人惊奇的表现，获得了全国的认可。B选项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。permission允许；occupation职业，占有；admission允许进入，承认；submission屈服，服从。科比的篮球技能确保他可以进入他选择的任何一所大学。C选项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。draft选派，抽调；register登记；substitute替代；employ雇佣。1996年，科比从高中被选拨出来。A选项正确。

9.考查副词词义辨析。previously先前地；firstly首先；basically主要地，基本地；initially最初地，首先地。最初，科比上场打球的时间有限。D选项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。represent代表；symbolize象征；mark标志，以……为特点；reflect反映。1998到1999赛季标志着科比开始展现出他作为联盟中最顶尖后卫的能力。C选项正确。

11.考查介词短语辨析。in addition此外；in fact事实上；therefore因此；then然后。事实上，甚至在科比职业生涯的早期阶段，体育专栏作家就把他的技能和Michael Jordan以及Magic Johnson的球技进行比较。B选项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。outstanding突出的；ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的；controversial有争议的；authentic可信的，可靠的。人们对科比一直有不同的看法，这使得他成为了现代体育运动中最有争议的人物。C选项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。way方式；score分数；manner方式，态度；benefit益处。get one’s way意为“随心所欲”。科比在比赛中随心所欲，完全忽略了自己的队友，这使得他受到了批评。

14.考查介词短语辨析。in response to回答，作为对……的回应；in terms of就……而言；on account of因为；in case of以防，万一。科比因为故意违反规定被禁赛。C选项正确。

15.考查副词词义辨析。Instead相反地；besides此外；otherwise否则；however但是。上文介绍的科比有争议的方面，下文介绍的科比突出的表现，所以，上下文之间是转折关系，故D选项正确。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。boring令人厌烦的；disappointing令人失望的；shocking令人震惊的；thrilling令人激动的。科比以自己的光辉赛绩为球迷们带来了令人兴奋的记忆。D选项正确。

17.考查介词词义辨析。above在……上面；before在……前面；behind对…说来已成为过去，终止，结束；beyond超过，在……较远的一边。对科比来说，他最光辉的时刻早已过去，但是他的技术和生活却仍然吸引着人们。C选项正确。

18.考查短语辨析。more or less或多或少，在一定程度上；sooner or later迟早；now and then时不时地；by and by逐渐地。我们早就知道，并且多少在思想上都有所准备：科比有一天会离开我们。A选项正确。

19.考查副词词义辨析。around在周围，在身边；here这儿；there那儿；about大约，到处。科比将会退役，他不会再经常出现在我们周围了。A选项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。work工作；hurt伤害，疼；suffer遭受，忍受；count数。科比的退役让人措手不及。当道别的话从这位篮球巨星口中说出的时候，我们仍然感到内心很难受。B选项切题。