Question

    Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about  ________  with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

1.A.ever B.often C.never D.always

2.A.when B.before C.after D.since

3.A.struggled B.cared C.enjoyed D.joined

4.A.only B.almost C.hardly D.not

5.A.encourage B.agree C.let D.permit

6.A.Still B.Yet C.Just D.Even

7.A.looked B.glared C.glanced D.stared

8.A.up B.down C.excited D.satisfied

9.A.Unluckily B.Naturally C.Unexpectedly D.Clearly

10.A.encouraged B.forbade C.ensured D.explored

11.A.effort B.way C.business D.direction

12.A.basketball B.sports C.interests D.dreams

13.A.stuck B.referred C.turned D.returned

14.A.but B.though C.and D.however

15.A.wish B.life C.work D.study

16.A.experience B.grow C.learn D.play

17.A.come B.turned C.refused D.happened

18.A.idea B.aim C.opinion D.effort

19.A.insist B.remain C.keep D.last

20.A.inform B.express C.ignore D.connect

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文叙述了作者作为一名女生，虽然喜欢打篮球，但是因被父母阻止，男生笑话，曾经放弃过打篮球的想法，但是上高中时在一些爱好打篮球的朋友的鼓励下，作者又回到了篮球场，因此找到了自信和幸福，并且还学到了其他的东西，坚信世上无难事，只要自己不放弃。

1.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：但作为一个女孩，我曾经认为我永远不能打篮球。A. ever 曾经; 不断地; B. often经常；C. never从不；D. always 经常。上文silently watch和really envied暗示了作者当时无法打篮球．下文介绍的成长过程中作者无法享受对篮球的爱也是暗示了作者一度认为自己永远不能打篮球。故选C项。

2.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：我从小就有一个篮球。A. when当……时候；B. before 在….. 之前；C. after在……之后；D. since 自从。根据本句的时态（现在完成时）可以判断此处填since，因为since与现在完成时连用，故选D项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，我可以自由玩耍，因为在我还是个孩子的时候，没有人在乎这个。 A. struggled奋斗; 努力; B. cared在乎；C. enjoyed享受；D. joined 参加。一开始作者可以自由打篮球，因为她只是个小孩，没有人会在乎。故选B项。

4.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：女孩们只被允许打排球或羽毛球。A. only只; 只有;B. almost 几乎; 差不多; C. hardly几乎不; 几乎没有; D. not 不，没有。根据上文“it was always the boys who played basketball” 在学校，总是男孩子们在体育课上打篮球。此处与上文形成对照，女孩子们“只”被允许打排球或羽毛球，表示人们对男女生学校活动的性别刻板化印象。故选A项。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的父母不让我在家里打篮球。A. encourage 鼓励； B. agree同意；C. let 让; 准许；D. permit 允许。根据后文““Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said.”可知作者的父母认为篮球不适合女孩子，不允许作者打篮球。C项和D项都有“准许”之意，但是用法不同：let sb do和permit sb to do。空格处后没有不定式，应用let。故选C项。

6.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：甚至我和朋友们去打篮球，场上的男孩们也盯着我看，好像我是外星人一样。 A. Still仍然； B. Yet 还; C. Just 只是；D. Even 甚至。根据后文“I went to play basketball with my friends, boys stared at me on the court as if I were an alien.”可知不仅父母不同意作者打篮球，甚至是一些男生也有这种想法，把打篮球的作者当成外星人，故选D项。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至我和朋友们去打篮球，场上的男孩们也盯着我看，好像我是外星人一样。 A. looked 看；B. glared怒目而视; C. glanced 瞥一眼; 匆匆一看; D. stared 盯着看; 凝视。根据后文“as if I were an alien”可知男孩们也不理解作者，就好像作者是个外星人似的。根据语境，这里要表达的意思应是其他男孩不解地盯着作者。故选D项。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我情绪低落，对打篮球失去了希望。A. up向上的；B. down 向下的；沮丧的，闷闷不乐的；C. excited兴奋的；D. satisfied 满意的。根据后文“had lost hope of playing basketball.”可知作者对打篮球失去了希望，说明她因为这些事情变得很沮丧，故选B项。

9.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：出乎意料的是，高中的第一天事情发生了一些改变。 A. Unluckily 不幸地是；B. Naturally 自然地; 当然地;C. Unexpectedly 出乎意料的；D. Clearly 清楚地。根据前文“had lost hope of playing basketball.”可知作者一度对打篮球失去了希望，而下文交待作者新交的朋友鼓励作者重新回到篮球场，这一转机在当时是出乎意料的，故选C项。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我交了一些朋友，他们也喜欢打篮球。他们鼓励我回到场上。 A. encouraged 鼓励；B. forbade 禁止；不准； C. ensured 确保；D. explored 探索。根据下文“I was inspired by them.”可知作者受到了朋友们的鼓舞，此处作者的朋友鼓励她回到球场，故选A项。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：其中一个笑着对我说:“走你自己的路，让别人说去吧。”A. effort 努力；B. way 方法；道路；C. business 商业; 买卖; D. direction 方向。根据后文“let others talk.”可知作者的朋友鼓励她不要在乎别人的看法，走自己的路。故选B项。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。 句意：甚至连上课时坐在我旁边的那个男孩，几乎每天都和我谈论篮球。A. basketball 篮球；B. sports 运动；C. interests 兴趣；利益；D. dreams 梦想。这一段的话题是篮球，所以此处坐在作者旁边的男孩也应该是和她在讨论篮球。故选A项。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：信心和激情重新回到我的心中。A. stuck 刺戳；B. referred 宁愿；更喜欢；C. turned转向； D. returned 返回; 带回。在朋友们的鼓励与引导下，自信、激情又回到作者心中。故选D项。

14.

考查连词词义辨析。 句意：我会尽我所能打好篮球，并且对我来说，连天空也没有尽头。A. but但是； B. though 尽管； C. and 并且； D. however 然而。根据前文“I will play as well as I can”可知作者会尽可能地打好篮球，根据后文“for me, even the sky is boundless”可知作者抒发了情感，前后文为顺承关系，应该用and连接。故选C项。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意： 篮球已经成为我生活中重要的一部分。A. wish 希望；B. life生活；C. work 工作；D. study 学习。根据后文“I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day.”可知作者几乎每天都看比赛，享受比赛。篮球已经成为她生命的一部分。故选B项。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过篮球，我不仅感到快乐和自信，也学到了很多东西。A. experience 经历；体验；B. grow 成长； C. learn 学习；D. play 玩。根据后文“I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.”可知作者从NBA球星特雷西·麦克格雷迪的话中悟出了人生哲理。也就是说作者通过篮球学到了很多。故选C项。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我逐渐意识到生活就像打篮球。A. come 来；B. turned (使) 转动，旋转; C. refused 拒绝；D. happened 发生。作者逐渐意识到生活就像打篮球。come to realize为固定搭配，意为“逐渐意识到”符合语境，故选A项。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：你应该有自己的目标。A. idea 想法；B. aim 目标；C. opinion 意见； D. effort 努力。根据后文“Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.”可知不能放弃，你迟早会实现它，这个“it”指的就是目标，你应该有自己的目标，坚持然后实现它。故选B项。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。 句意：在那之后，要自信，继续前进。A. insist 坚持；B. remain 仍然是; 保持不变; C. keep 保持；D. last 持续。根据后文“Never give up”可知作者认为有了目标之后要一直保持前进，永不放弃。keep going是常见的搭配，意为“继续做，坚持做”符合语境。故选C项。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：它可以表达我对篮球的强烈感情，“我爱这个游戏!” A. inform告知；B. express 表达；C. ignore 忽略；D. connect联系。根据I love the motto of the NBA. 可知，这个格言能够表达作者对篮球的强烈感情。故选B项。