Question

    Kobe Bryant was at the peak of his career in 2013, controlling the court by spinning, shooting and scoring. Then suddenly, as he tried to use his way around a defensive guard, he started to limp and ____ . Before the game ended, Bryant fell again, and could ____ walk.

“I remember feeling the silence and ____ . This can be the end,” Bryant ____ in his documentary. His fears were ____ founded. He had ruptured（断裂）his left Achilles tendon（跟腱）. The kind of injury ____ US All-Star player Isiah Thomas’career.

Saying farewell to a sport you love is hard. ____ Bryant took an even harder, more painful route: His goodbye lasted for nearly three year. Seven months after his injury, he was back on the ____ again. But his performance never recovered. Bryant ____ the Lakers as the team and set a record with three season losses. Over the course of this season, he got the ____ rate for shooting accuracy in the league.

But for many, Bryant ____ a legend. He started out as a basketball gift who ____ college and took his talents directly to NBA. Fans remember him as the player who helped the Lakers ____ five NBA championships. However, the ____ fact is that the Lakers may have been better off if Kobe played less this season. Last month, they won a game ____ the Golden State Warriors. Bryant spent the fourth quarter of that game ____ on the bench. But the team has otherwise efforted to thank him for decades of ____ . As teammate D’Angelo Russell told CBS, their job this season is to “ ____ Kobe the ball”.

Bryant’s ____ game is scheduled for April 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For Bryant, the ____ is bitter and sweet.

1.A.rise B.fall C.climb D.stand

2.A.barely B.steadily C.totally D.smoothly

3.A.worry B.concern C.fear D.happiness

4.A.recalled B.retold C.reminded D.responded

5.A.badly B.well C.easily D.fully

6.A.ended B.began C.ignored D.lost

7.A.And B.So C.But D.Or

8.A.family B.team C.group D.court

9.A.won B.led C.lost D.taught

10.A.best B.worst C.greatest D.smallest

11.A.remains B.has C.needs D.works

12.A.went B.sent C.skipped D.left

13.A.lose B.win C.cancel D.ignore

14.A.happy B.frightening C.sad D.exciting

15.A.for B.in C.at D.against

16.A.waiting B.resting C.standing D.leaning

17.A.service B.labor C.job D.failure

18.A.handle B.hand C.keep D.leave

19.A.final B.wonderful C.early D.lasting

20.A.wish B.desire C.occasion D.secret

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了NBA传奇巨星科比•布莱恩特的职业生涯，包括他率队取得的成绩、伤病、职业生涯末期的表现以及告别赛。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，当他试图绕过一个防守队员时，他被绊了一下，然后摔倒了。A. rise攀升；B. fall跌倒；C. climb爬；D. stand站。根据空前的“as he tried to use his way around a defensive guard, he started to limp”可知，当他试图绕过一个防守队员时，他被绊了一下，然后摔倒了，故B项正确。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：比赛结束前，科比又摔倒了，几乎走不了路了。A. barely勉强、几乎不；B. steadily稳固地；C. totally完全地；D. smoothly平稳地。根据空前的“Before the game ended, Bryant fell again”可知，比赛结束前，科比又摔倒了，几乎走不了路了，故A项正确。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我记得那种沉寂和恐惧的感觉，这可能是我职业生涯的终结，布莱恩特在他的纪录片中回忆道。A. worry担心；B. concern忧虑；C. fear恐惧、害怕；D. happiness快乐。根据空后的“His fears”可知此处指“恐惧”，故C项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. recalled回忆；B. retold复述；C. reminded提醒；D. responded回应。根据空后的“in his documentary”可知，这是科比在他的纪录片中回忆过去的事情，故A项正确。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他的恐惧是有根据的。他的左跟腱断裂了，这种伤病结束了美国全明星球员伊塞亚·托马斯的职业生涯。A. badly严重地；B. well很好地、充分地；C. easily容易地；D. fully彻底地。根据空后的“He had ruptured（断裂）his left Achilles tendon（跟腱）. The kind of injury ___6___ US All-Star player Isiah Thomas’career.”可知，科比的左跟腱断裂了，这种伤病结束了美国全明星球员伊塞亚·托马斯的职业生涯，因此科比的恐惧是完全有根据的，故B项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. ended结束；B. began开始；C. ignored忽视；D. lost失去。根据语境知，根据上文中的“This can be the end”可知，受伤时科比担心这可能是自己职业生涯的终结，因此此处是说跟腱断裂结束了伊塞亚·托马斯的职业生涯，故A项正确。

7.考查连词词义辨析。句意：告别一项你热爱的运动是困难的，但是科比走了一条更困难、更痛苦的路：他的告别持续了将近三年。A. And并且；B. So所以；C. But但是；D. Or否则。根据句意可知前后是转折关系，故C项正确。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：受伤七个月后，科比再次回到了球场。A. family家庭；B. team队伍；C. group团体； D. court球场。根据空前的“Seven months after his injury, he was back on the”可知，受伤七个月后，科比再次回到了球场，故D项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：科比带领湖人队创下了三个赛季失利的纪录。A. won赢得；B. led带领；C. lost失去；D. taught教。根据空后的“the Lakers as the team and set a record with three season losses”可知，科比带领湖人队连续三个赛季刷新负场记录，故B项正确。

10.best最好的；B. worst最差的；C. greatest最伟大的；D. smallest最小的。空前说科比带领湖人队连续三个赛季刷新负场记录，因此他的投篮命中率是联盟中最低的，故B项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是对很多人来说，科比仍然是一个传奇。A. remains依然；B. has有；C. needs需要；D. works工作。上文说科比带领湖人队连续三个赛季刷新负场记录，结合空前表示转折关系的“But”可知，尽管如此，但对很多人来说，科比仍然是一个传奇，故A项正确。

12.went去；B. sent发送；C. skipped跳过；D. left离开。根据空后的“college and took his talents directly to NBA.”可知，科比跳过大学，凭借自己的天赋直接进入NBA，故C项正确。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：球迷们记得他是帮助湖人队赢得五次NBA总冠军的球员。A. lose失去；B. win赢得；C. cancel取消；D. ignore忽视。根据空后的“five NBA championships”可知，科比五次帮助湖人队夺得总冠军，故B项正确。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，可悲的事实是，如果科比本赛季少打一场比赛，湖人可能会有更好的表现。A. happy快乐的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. sad悲伤的；D. exciting令人兴奋的。上文说科比曾五次帮助湖人队夺得总冠军，再根据空后的“fact is that the Lakers may have been better off if Kobe played less this season.”可知，如果科比本赛季少打一场比赛，湖人可能会有更好的表现，这对曾五次帮助湖人队夺得总冠军的传奇巨星来说是一个可悲的事实，故C项正确。

15.for为了；B. in在……内；C. at朝、向；D. against对阵。根据空后的“the Golden State Warriors”可知，此处指湖人队与金州勇士队的一次对抗，故D项正确。

16.waiting等待；B. resting休息；C. standing站立；D. leaning倚靠。根据空后的“on the bench”可知，科比坐在替补席上休息，故B项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但球队还是努力感谢他二十多年来的贡献。A. service服务、贡献；B. labor劳动；C. job工作；D. failure失败。根据空前的“to thank him for decades of”可知，湖人队努力感谢科比二十多年来对球队所做出的贡献，故A项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：科比的队友安吉洛·拉塞尔告诉哥伦比亚广播公司：他们这个赛季的任务就是把球传给科比。A. handle处理；B. hand交给；C. keep保持；D. leave离开。根据空后的“Kobe the ball”可知，安吉洛·拉塞尔说他们本赛季的任务是传球给科比，故B项正确。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：科比的最后一场比赛定于4月13日在洛杉矶斯台普斯中心举行。A. final最后的；B. wonderful美好的；C. early早期的；D. lasting持久的。根据空后的“is scheduled for April 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.”可知，科比的告别赛定于4月13日在湖人队主场斯台普斯中心举行，故A项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：对科比来说，这是一个悲喜交加的时刻。A. wish愿望；B. desire心愿；C. occasion场合、时刻；D. secret秘密。空前说科比的告别赛定于4月13日在湖人队主场斯台普斯中心举行，对挚爱篮球却又即将退役的科比来说，这自然是一个悲喜交加的时刻，故C项正确。