Question

My Boxing Experience

This year I joined boxing class. My friend Lea and I were the only ________ in the class.     We got to throw our first punches (拳击) and learned how we should stand. I still didn’t know how to do it well, but I felt that choosing the boxing class was the right decision. Mr. Vernon, our boxing teacher, made us work hard and sweat. The boxing pads (拳击护具) were my favorite, but my punches weren’t ________ enough.

After participating in more practices, we had learned how to punch in six different ways. The boys were improving a lot on their strength, and Lea with her speed, and me? Well, I had a hard time seeing the ________. Mr. Vernon would always tell me that practice would make me stronger, and this is what helped motivate me to ________.

Each practice there was at least one boy who would ________ me and say, “Oh you’re too short to box. Mr. Vernon has to ________ down when you are on the boxing pads; oh you’re not strong enough; you punch like a mouse.”

I know those comments were not to ________ me, but just to have fun. It’s true, I’m a small and short person and I did lack confidence; but hearing those comments can either bring you ________, or make you feel motivated to show them they are ________. In my case, they started to discourage me. I didn’t have the strength to think they were wrong, and a part of me thought that they were speaking the ________. I hid it inside my heart because I thought that showing that I was ________ myself would make it worse.

I remember one particular practice where I was mad and angry, and my punches suddenly felt stronger and faster. I was ________, yet I had a feeling in me that it was there all along. I just didn’t have that ________ in me. After practice, Mr. Vernon pointed out that I was getting stronger and better, which really made me feel more ________ and showed me that what the others were saying about me was wrong. I had ________ found the strength I needed. The following practices, Mr. Vernon was impressed with my hooks and uppercuts, because they were getting ________.

This experience taught me that boxing requires a lot of work and effort, but it also taught me not to feel ________ about what people say. If you focus on your strong points and improve on your ________ ones, there is no reason for you to feel disappointed. Boxing taught me how to fight, and defend myself physically and mentally, and show that short girls can do anything if they have the ________ to prove people wrong. Being short doesn’t ________ me and definitely does not limit me from doing things that tall or stronger people can do.

1.A.girls B.boys C.teenagers D.adults

2.A.large B.strong C.accurate D.quick

3.A.difference B.grade C.point D.judgement

4.A.relax B.change C.return D.continue

5.A.wave goodbye to B.take advantage of C.pay attention to D.make fun of

6.A.look B.sit C.bend D.turn

7.A.teach B.hurt C.amuse D.warn

8.A.down B.back C.along D.in

9.A.rude B.wrong C.funny D.simple

10.A.result B.word C.truth D.reason

11.A.fooling B.doubting C.convincing D.criticizing

12.A.surprised B.worried C.moved D.disappointed

13.A.relief B.fear C.anger D.interest

14.A.regretful B.comfortable C.embarrassed D.confident

15.A.eagerly B.finally C.gradually D.gratefully

16.A.normal B.reliable C.harmful D.powerful

17.A.discouraged B.ashamed C.annoyed D.confused

18.A.small B.old C.weak D.shining

19.A.experience B.curiosity C.attention D.motivation

20.A.want B.help C.define D.forgive

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者学习拳击的经历，作者因为个子矮，拳击不够有力，一开始每天至少会有一个男孩子取笑作者个子矮，作者也对此感到沮丧。到后来作者终于变得越来越强大，明白了矮个子女孩只要有动力去证明别人是错的，她们就能做任何事情。个子矮并不能定义作者，也绝对不能限制作者去做那些高个或强壮的人能做的事情。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的朋友Lea和我是班上仅有的女孩。A. girls女孩；B. boys男孩；C. teenagers青少年；D. adults成年人。根据最后一段中and show that short girls can do anything可知班上只有作者和Lea是女孩。故选A。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：拳击护具是我的最爱，但我的拳击不够有力。A. large大的；B. strong有力的，强壮的；C. accurate精确的；D. quick快的。根据第二段中Mr. Vernon would always tell me that practice would make me stronger可知作者的拳击还不够有利。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：嗯，我很难看出其中的区别。A. difference区别，差异；B. grade成绩；C. point要点；D. judgement判断。根据上文The boys were improving a lot on their strength, and Lea with her speed, and me? Well, I had a hard time seeing the可知其他人都有了不同的变化，而作者还很难看到自己和以前的区别。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Vernon先生总是告诉我，练习会让我变得更强，而这正是我继续坚持下去的动力。A. relax放松；B. change改变；C. return返回；D. continue继续。结合上文Mr. Vernon would always tell me that practice would make me stronger, and this is what helped motivate me to可知Vernon先生的话激励作者继续下去。故选D。

5.考查动词短语辨析。句意：每次练习都至少有一个男孩会取笑我说:“哦，你太矮了，打不了拳击。”A. wave goodbye to挥手告别；B. take advantage of利用；C. pay attention to注意；D. make fun of取笑。根据下一段中but just to have fun.可知男孩子会取笑作者。故选D。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当你在拳击场上时，Vernon先生不得不弯下腰。A. look看；B. sit坐下；C. bend弯曲；D. turn转弯。结合上文Oh you’re too short to box.可知对方取笑作者太矮了，坐在拳击护具上时，Vernon先生不得不弯下腰。bend down“弯腰”。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道那些话不是要伤害我，只是为了找乐子。A. teach教；B. hurt伤害；C. amuse娱乐；D. warn警告。根据后文but just to have fun.可知男孩子取笑作者的身高，并不是为了要伤害作者，只是为了找乐子。故选B。

8.考查副词辨析。句意：没错，我个子又小又矮，我确实缺乏自信；但是，听到这些评论，要么会让你失望，要么会让你有动力向他们证明他们是错的。A. down向下；B. back回去；C. along沿着；D. in在里面。根据最后一段中there is no reason for you to feel disappointed.可知这些评论，要么会让你失望，要么会让你有动力向他们证明他们是错的。短语bring sb. down“让某人失望”。故选A。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没错，我个子又小又矮，我确实缺乏自信;但是，听到这些评论，要么会让你失望，要么会让你有动力向他们证明他们是错的。A. rude粗鲁的；B. wrong错误的；C. funny有趣的；D. simple简单的。根据后文I didn’t have the strength to think they were wrong可知此处指有动力向他们证明他们是错的。故选B。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有勇气去认为他们是错的，我内心有一部分认为他们说的是事实。A. result结果；B. word话语；C. truth事实；D. reason理由。根据上文It’s true, I’m a small and short person and I did lack confidence可知作者知道自己是个个子矮的人，所有听了这些男孩子的话，内心有一部分认为他们说的是事实。故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把它藏在心里，因为我觉得表现出对自己的怀疑只会让事情变得更糟。A. fooling愚弄；B. doubting怀疑；C. convincing说服；D. criticizing批评。结合后文myself would make it worse.可知作者内心有一部分认为男孩子说的是事实，但是藏在心里，因为表现出对自己的怀疑只会让事情变得更糟。故选B。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，但我有一种感觉，它一直在我心里。A. surprised惊讶的；B. worried担心的；C. moved感动的；D. disappointed失望的。结合上文I remember one particular practice where I was mad and angry, and my punches suddenly felt stronger and faster.可知作者发觉生气时拳头突然变得更有力更快了，这让作者感觉惊讶。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只是没有那么愤怒了。A. relief减轻；B. fear恐惧；C. anger愤怒；D. interest兴趣。根据上文I was mad and angry可知指愤怒。故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：训练结束后，Vernon先生指出我变得越来越强壮，越来越好，这真的让我感到更加自信，也让我明白别人对我的评价是错误的。A. regretful遗憾的；B. comfortable舒服的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. confident自信的。根据第四段中It’s true, I’m a small and short person and I did lack confidence可知作者一开始并不自信，Vernon指出作者有进步后，作者感觉更加自信了。故选D。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我终于找到了我需要的力量。A. eagerly急切地；B. finally终于；C. gradually逐渐地；D. gratefully感谢地。根据后文found the strength I needed.可知作者从一开始拳击不够有力，到如今获得了Vernon先生的认可，作者终于找到了自己需要的力量。故选B。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通过接下来的练习，Vernon先生对我的勾拳和上勾拳印象深刻，因为它们变得越来越有力。A. normal正常的；B. reliable可靠的；C. harmful有害的；D. powerful有力的，强大的。结合上文Mr. Vernon pointed out that I was getting stronger and better可知作者的拳击变得越来越有力了。故选D。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这段经历让我明白，拳击需要付出很多努力和艰辛，但也让我明白，不要对别人说的话感到气馁。A. discouraged气馁的，灰心的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. confused困惑的。根据倒数第三段中In my case, they started to discourage me.可知作者明白了不要对别人说的话感到气馁。故选A。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你专注于自己的优点，改进自己的缺点，你就没有理由感到失望。A. small小的；B. old老的；C. weak弱的，虚弱的；D. shining光亮的。根据上文If you focus on your strong points and improve on your可知作者认为要专注于自己的优点，改进自己的缺点，就没有理由感到失望了。故选C。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：拳击教会了我如何战斗，如何在身体上和精神上保护自己，也告诉我矮个子女孩只要有动力去证明别人是错的，她们就能做任何事情。A. experience经历；B. curiosity好奇心；C. attention注意力；D. motivation动机。根据倒数第三段中or make you feel motivated to show them可知此处指有动力去证明别人是错的。故选D。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：矮个子并不能定义我，也绝对不能限制我做那些高个或强壮的人能做的事情。A. want想要；B. help帮助；C. define定义；D. forgive原谅。结合后文me and definitely does not limit me from doing things that tall or stronger people can do.可知个子矮并不能定义作者，也绝对不能限制作者去做那些高个或强壮的人能做的事情。故选C。