Question

    A woman operated a daycare for children. As she ______ the children in her car one day, a fire truck rushed by. The kids were ______ to see a Dalamatian (大麦町犬)on the front seat. They began a conversation about the______ of the dog. One child said they used the dog to keep the ______ back. Another said the Dalmatian was just for good luck. But young Jamie brought the ______ to an end when he said, “They use the dog to find the hydrant(消防栓)!”

He ______us that we all have useful______. Some of our skills are clear. Some are ______. But all of us can contribute, and usually in more ways than we ______.

There was a good example: the football player William Floyd, who injured his knee halfway through his 1995 season with the San Francisco Forty-Niners. The gifted ______ could no longer do the thing he believed he did best until his knee recovered. But he ______ not to stay at home. Nor did he allow ______ feelings about his worthlessness to the team to control his thinking. ______, he stood on the sidelines at every workout ______he could encourage his teammates with enthusiasm and optimism. He still wanted to ______— if not on the field, then off it. For the rest of the season he ______his team, both at practices and during every game. At the end of the year, his ______made him the player “who best exemplifies(例证) inspirational and courageous play.”

William Floyd ______ developed one of his greatest gifts—an ability to encourage others. This life skill may yet prove to be more ______ than even his athletic ability.

You, too, are gifted at something. ______it, develop it and do something beautiful with it.

1.A.transported B.discovered C.recognized D.threatened

2.A.disappointed B.excited C.satisfied D.frightened

3.A.habits B.owners C.characters D.duties

4.A.dogs B.trucks C.crowds D.firefighters

5.A.lesson B.argument C.explanation D.conference

6.A.promises B.tells C.reminds D.warns

7.A.experience B.information C.resources D.abilities

8.A.hidden B.limited C.perfect D.useless

9.A.realize B.repeat C.refuse D.remember

10.A.artist B.athlete C.journalist D.writer

11.A.chose B.began C.agreed D.pretended

12.A.deep B.negative C.warm D.different

13.A.Besides B.Thus C.Instead D.However

14.A.as though B.even if C.so that D.in case

15.A.insist B.challenge C.change D.contribute

16.A.encouraged B.managed C.protected D.instructed

17.A.fans B.teammates C.competitors D.relatives

18.A.patiently B.normally C.rapidly D.fully

19.A.rare B.professional C.useful D.complex

20.A.Accept B.Check C.Design D.Discover

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.D

【解析】

本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了我的见闻及足球运动员威廉·弗洛伊德在受伤后鼓励队友的故事，告诉我们要发现，开发自己天赋，去做一些有意义的事情。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当她开车送孩子们时，一辆消防车疾驰而过。A. transported运输；B. discovered发现；C. recognized认出；D. threatened威胁。结合前文A woman operated a daycare for children. 以及 in her car one day可知，一位妇女经营着儿童托儿所。推测妇女在开车送孩子们。故选A项。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们看到前排座位上坐着大麦町犬，十分兴奋。A. disappointed失望的；B. excited兴奋的；C. satisfied满意的；D. frightened害怕的。结合后文They began a conversation about the ___3___ of the dog. 他们开始谈论狗的职责。推测前文孩子们看到狗十分兴奋。故选B项。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们开始谈论狗的职责。A. habits习惯；B. owners主人；C. characters性格；D. duties职责。结合后文They use the dog to find the hydrant(消防栓)! 他们用狗来找消防栓！推测此处他们谈论的是狗的职责。故选D项。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个孩子说他们用狗来驱赶人群。A. dogs狗；B. trucks卡车；C. crowds人群；D. firefighters消防员。结合语境可知，狗驱赶的应该是人群。故选C项。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是小杰米结束了争论，他说:“他们用狗来找消防栓!”A. lesson教训；B. argument争论；C. explanation解释；D. conference会议。结合前文不同的人有不同的观点，因此这是一场争论。故选B项。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他提醒我们，我们都有有用的才能。A. promises承诺；B. tells告诉；C. reminds提醒；D. warns警告。结合 we all have useful 7 . 可知，杰米的话提醒了我们。故选C项。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他提醒我们，我们都有有用的才能。A. experience经验；B. information信息；C. resources资源；D. abilities能力。结合后文Some of our skills are clear. 我们的有些能力是显而易见的。推测前文杰米提醒了我们，每个人都有有用的才能。故选D项。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些是隐藏的。A. hidden隐藏的；B. limited有限的；C. perfect完美的；D. useless无用的。结合前文Some of our skills are clear. 我们的有些能力是显而易见的。此处与前文形成对比，有些是隐藏的能力。故选A项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我们每个人都能做出贡献，而且通常是通过比我们意识到的更多的方式。A. realize意识到；B. repeat重复；C. refuse拒绝；D. remember记住。结合语境可知，我们做出的贡献比我们意识到的还多。故选A项。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位天才运动员不能再做他认为最好的事情，直到他的膝盖恢复。A. artist艺术家；B. athlete运动员；C. journalist记者；D. writer作家。结合前文the football player William Floyd, who injured his knee halfway through his 1995 season with the San Francisco Forty-Niners. 足球运动员威廉·弗洛伊德，1995年在旧金山49人队的赛季中途膝盖受伤。可知，他是一名足球运动员。故选B项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他选择不待在家里。A. chose选择；B. began开始；C. agreed同意；D. pretended假装。结合后文he stood on the sidelines at every workout ___14___ he could encourage his teammates with enthusiasm and optimism. 相反，他每次训练都站在边线上，这样他就可以用热情和乐观来鼓励他的队友。可知，他选择了不待在家里，而是去训练场。故选A项。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他也不允许团队用无用的负面情绪来控制他的想法。A. deep深沉的；B. negative消极的；C. warm温暖的；D. different不同的。结合 about his worthlessness to the team to control his thinking.他不待在家里，自然也不会被消极的情绪影响。故选B项。

13.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，他每次训练都站在边线上，这样他就可以用热情和乐观来鼓励他的队友。A. Besides此外；B. Thus因此；C. Instead相反；D. However然而。结合后文he stood on the sidelines at every workout ___14___ he could encourage his teammates with enthusiasm and optimism. 他每次训练都站在边线上，这样他就可以用热情和乐观来鼓励他的队友。与想象中的消极状态相反。故选C项。

14.

考查连词词组辨析。句意：相反，他每次训练都站在边线上，这样他就可以用热情和乐观来鼓励他的队友。A. as though仿佛；B. even if即使；C. so that如此以至；D. in case以防万一。分析句子可知，训练时站在边线上，这样使他可以鼓励他的队友。故选C项。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他仍然希望做出贡献——如果不在场上，那么在场外。A. insist坚持；B. challenge挑战；C. change改变；D. contribute贡献。结合前文他鼓励他的队友可知，他仍然希望自己做出贡献。故选D项。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在本赛季剩下的时间里，他在训练和每场比赛中都鼓励他的球队。A. encouraged鼓励；B. managed管理；C. protected保护；D. instructed指导。结合he could encourage his teammates with enthusiasm and optimism可知，之后的每次训练和比赛他都在鼓励他的球队。故选A项。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那年年底，他的队友们把他评为“激励人心、勇敢发挥的最佳典范”。A. fans粉丝；B. teammates队友；C. competitors竞争者；D. relatives亲戚。结合后文who best exemplifies(例证) inspirational and courageous play. 激励人心、勇敢发挥的最佳典范。受到鼓励的是他的队友，因此推测是他的队友给他的称号。故选B项。

18.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：威廉·弗洛伊德充分发挥了他最大的天赋之一——鼓励他人的能力。A. patiently耐心地；B. normally正常地；C. rapidly迅速地；D. fully充分地。结合语境可知，他充分地发挥了自己的天赋。故选D项。

19.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种生活技能可能比他的运动能力还要复杂。A. rare稀有的；B. professional专业的；C. useful有用的；D. complex复杂的。结合an ability to encourage others.可知，这种生活技能应该是比他的运动能力还更加复杂的。故选D项。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：发现它，发展它，用它做一些美好的事情。A. Accept接受；B. Check检查；C. Design设计；D. Discover发现。结合前文You, too, are gifted at something. 以及后文 develop it and do something beautiful with it.可知，你也在某方面很有天赋。有天赋的第一步是要发现它。故选D项。