Question

    His palms were sweating. The sun was as hot as the_____he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was______at 17 feet, three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most______day of his pole- vaulting(撑杆跳) career.

In his childhood, he used to have dreams about flying,______he would be running down a country road, racing between golden wheat fields. At one point, he would take a______and then lift ______the ground, soaring like an eagle. This______about flying was put to______training by Michael's father and coach ,who_____hard work and sweat. If you want something, work for it.

All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. a______would get him second place, but Michael would not allow himself the______of not winning.

He knew it was time for his_____ jump. Having_____off the tension from his legs, he began to stretch out his arms and upper body. He carefully picked up his pole, his heart beating   ____.The running track______him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields______his thoughts. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever______. Michael was soaring like an eagle in his dreams

Lying on his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face. he______he could see in his mind's eye the______on his mother's face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too,_____laughing. With all the media attention, Michael’s life would never be the same. It wasn’t just because he set a new world record. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

1.A. examination B. competition C. struggle D. debate

2.A. set B. broken C. kept D. designed

3.A. energetic B. attractive C. difficult D. interesting

4.A. what B. how C. which D. where

5.A. breath B. rest C. walk D. look

6.A. against B. to C. on D. off

7.A. hope B. imagination C. dream D. wish

8.A. strict B. occassional C. basic D. mental

9.A. took over B. believed in C. called off D. turned on

10.A. run B. miss C. step D. push

11.A. thought B. goal C. mind D. opinion

12.A. another B. first C. next D. final

13.A. put B. given C. shaken D. cut

14.A. regularly B. wildly C. suddenly D. normal

15.A. above B. beside C. below D. within

16.A. shaped B. confused C. filled D. attracted

17.A. seen B. tasted C. noticed D. sensed

18.A. said B. knew C. predicted D. understood

19.A. tears B. sweat C. sadness D. smile

20.A. even B. or C. still D. yet

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了从小因自己的梦想而接受艰苦训练的盲人迈克尔·斯通在一次运动赛场上超越自我的故事。

1.考查名词。句意：太阳和他今天在全国少年奥林匹克运动会上所面临的竞争一样的火热。 A. examination，考试；B. competition，竞争；C. struggle，奋斗；努力；D. debate，辩论。根据at the National Junior Olympics，可知在运动会上面临的是“竞争”。故选B。

2.考查​动词。句意：杆高17英尺，比他个人成绩最好的杆还高3英寸。A. set，（被）放，置；B. broken，（被）打碎；C. kept,（被）保留；D. designed，（被）设计。由句意知，杆矗立在那里，高17英寸。故选A。

3.考查形容词。句意：迈克尔·斯通面临着他撑杆跳生涯中最艰难的一天。A. energetic，精力充沛的；B. attractive，吸引人的；C. difficult，艰难的；D. interesting，有趣的。据上文知，他面临着巨大的比赛压力，且杆比他最好的成绩还要高，可知应该是最“艰难”的一天。故选C。

4.考查关系代词。句意：在他的童年时代，他常常梦想着飞翔，在那里他会沿着乡间小路奔跑，会在金色的麦田之间奔跑。A. what，什么；B. how，怎样；C. which，哪个；D. where，哪里。此处为非限制性定语从句，关系词在句中作状语，故用where。故选D。

5.考查名词。句意：在某一时刻，他会深呼吸，然后离开地面，像鹰一样翱翔。A. breath，呼吸；B. rest，休息；C. walk，散步；D. look，看。“深呼吸”符合上下语境，故选A。

6.考查介词。句意：在某一时刻，他会深呼吸，然后离开地面，像鹰一样翱翔。A. against，紧靠；B. to，朝；C. on，在…之上；D. off，离开。由句意知，应是“离开”地面后飞翔，故选D。

7.考查名词。句意：因为这个关于飞行的梦想，他被父亲和教练严格训练。A. hope，希望；B. imagination，想象力；C. dream，梦想；D. wish，愿望。由上文In his childhood, he used to have dreams about flying，可知应是关于飞行的“梦想”。故选C。

8.考查形容词。句意：因为这个关于飞行的梦想，他被相信努力和汗水的父亲和教练严格训练。A. strict，严格的；B. occasional，偶然的；C. basic ,基本的；D. mental，精神的。为了实现梦想应进行“严格的”训练，故选A。

9.考查动词短语。句意：因为这个关于飞行的梦想，他被相信努力和汗水的父亲和教练严格训练。A. took over，接管；B. believed in，相信；C. called off，取消；D. turned on，打开。“相信”勤奋和汗水，符合上下语境。故选B。

10.考查名词。句意：一次失误将使他获得第二名，但迈克尔不允许自己有不能获胜的想法。A. run，奔跑；B. miss，失误；C. step，步；D. push，推动。因为“失误”会不能获胜而获得第二名，故选B。

11.考查名词。句意：一次失误将使他获得第二名，但迈克尔不允许自己有不能获胜的想法。A. thought，想法；B. goal，目标；C. mind，理智；D. opinion，主张。由句意知，不能有不获胜的“想法”，故选A。

12.考查形容词。句意：他知道该是他最终一跳的时候了。A. another，另一个；B. first ，第一次；C. next，其次的；D. final，最终的。由上文知，迈克尔此时在竞技场上进行比赛，回想了以前的事情后，终于到了他最后起跳的时刻。故选D。

13.考查动词短语。句意：摆脱了腿部的紧张，他开始伸展双臂和上半身。put off 推迟；give off放出；shake off 摆脱；cut off 剪断。由句意知，选C。

14.考查副词。句意：他小心翼翼地拾起他的杆子，他的心怦怦直跳。A. regularly ，定期地；B. wildly，紊乱地；C. suddenly，突然地；D. normal，正常的。起跳前，他因为紧张而心脏乱跳，故选B。

15.考查介词。句意：他脚下的跑道就像他曾经梦想的乡间小路A. above ，在…上面；B. beside，在旁边；C. below，在…下面；D. within，在…里面。跑道应在他脚下，故选C。

16.考查动词。句意：他的脑海里充满了金色麦田的景象。A. shaped，成形；B. confused，困惑；C. filled，充满；D. attracted，吸引。由句意知，选C。

17.考查动词。句意：他周围的空气是他所感觉到的最纯净、最清新的空气。 A. seen，看见；B. tasted，尝；C. noticed，注意；D. sensed，感觉。由句意知，他“感觉”这是最清新的空气。故选D。

18.考查动词。句意：他知道他能从脑海中看到母亲脸上的笑容。A. said ，说；B. knew，知道；C. predicted，预测；D. understood，懂得。由句意知，选B。

19.考查名词。句意：他知道他能从脑海中看到母亲脸上的笑容。A. tears，眼泪；B. sweat，汗水；C. sadness，悲伤；D. smile，笑容。由下文his dad was probably smiling too知，应是看见母亲的“笑容”。故选D。

20.考查副词。句意：他知道父亲可能也在笑，甚至大笑。A. even，甚至；B. or，或者；C. still，仍然；D. yet，还。由句意知，应为递进关系，故选A。