Question

【題目】 Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions (反應) often go ______ the object. It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. Silently, we ______ up and played, as always. The sun was a big " squeezer (擠壓者)", as it not only squeezed out of us sweet (汗水) and ______, but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all ______ the attacks of elbows (肘部). After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs. I could see a ______ was almost unavoidable.

It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. "Buddy, hot down here. What about a ______?" I said to him. ______ I rolled (滾動) one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. "I guess I'm quite fine. Lucky no _______bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said.

Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My ______ did work! He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he ______ his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake.

A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide ______ for us. What could be better than a group of school students ______basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?

【1】A. towardsB. aboutC. beyondD. for

【2】A. teamedB. cheeredC. cookedD. caught

【3】A. timeB. energyC. healthD. pride

【4】A. acceptB. affordC. smellD. feel

【5】A. matchB. fightC. touchD. risk

【6】A. gameB. talkC. drinkD. ball

【7】A. AngrilyB. EquallyC. GuiltilyD. Carefully

【8】A. lazyB. hiddenC. medicalD. broken

【9】A. humorB. chanceC. adviceD. trust

【10】A. looked atB. thought ofC. put awayD. held out

【11】A. worryB. warmthC. stressD. peace

【12】A. protectingB. encouragingC. exchangingD. comparing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】D

【9】C

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【解析】

本文介紹了籃球是有趣的，也是會帶麻煩的。本文的作者在發(fā)生矛盾時，用自己的方式處理了這次矛盾。使得事情圓滿解決。

【1】句意：人們聚集在一個球的周圍，但他們的反應往往朝向目標（眼前的籃球）。

A. towards向；朝；僅表“方向”，比for 的意味要強。B. about大約；C. beyond表示時間，其意為“遲于；超過”。D. for向……，接在leave, start, depart 等動詞之后，表方向。根據(jù)People gather around a ball, but their reactions (反應) often go ___1___ the object. 人們聚集在一個球的周圍，但他們的反應往往_______ 目標（the object）�？芍�，應該選擇towards向；朝；符合語境，故選A。

【2】句意：我們像往常一樣，默默無語地組隊比賽。

A. teamed組隊；B. cheered歡呼；C. cooked烹飪；D. caught抓住。根據(jù)Silently, we ___2___ up and played, as always. 我們像往常一樣，默默無語地_______比賽。可知，應該選擇teamed組隊；team up：(使) 結(jié)成一隊, 合作, 協(xié)作。符合語境，故選A。

【3】句意：太陽是一個巨大的“擠壓者”，因為它不僅擠出了我們的汗水和活力，也擠出了我們不快樂的感覺。

A. time時間；B. energy活力；C. health健康；D. pride驕傲。根據(jù)It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. 那是一個非常炎熱的夏天，我們一群人出現(xiàn)在籃球場上。可以推知，在這樣的一個炎熱的夏天里打球，渾身都是汗水而且仍然活力四射。故選B。

【4】句意：身體接觸越來越頻繁，我們都能承受肘部的攻擊。

A. accept接受 (建議、邀請等) ；B. afford承擔得起 (后果) ；C. smell聞到；D. feel感到。根據(jù)Body contact became more and more often, and we could all ___4___ the attacks of elbows (肘部). 身體接觸越來越頻繁，我們都能 _______ 肘部的攻擊�？芍�，應該選擇 afford承擔得起 (后果) ；符合語境，故選B。

【5】句意：我能看到一場打斗幾乎是不可避免的。

A. match競賽；B. fight打斗；C. touch觸摸；D. risk危險。根據(jù)After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs. 又一輪比賽后，我和其中一個隊員同時摔倒在地。從他燃燒的眼球中�？梢酝浦�下文應該是要發(fā)生一場打斗。符合語境，故選B。

【6】句意：喝一杯怎么樣？

A. game游戲；B. talk談論；C. drink一杯；D. ball球。根據(jù)It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. 我突然想到，我的罐裝可樂就在地上，離我大約一英寸遠�？梢酝浦獞�該是邀請另一個人（one of the players）喝一杯。故選C。

【7】句意：我小心地向他滾了一個，用我最真誠的表情看著他的眼睛。

A. Angrily憤怒地；B. Equally同樣地；C. Guiltily內(nèi)疚地；D. Carefully小心地。該句話中的one指代上文的罐裝可樂（tins of Cola），因為罐裝可樂容易爆裂，因此應該是小心地向他滾了一個。故選D。

【8】句意： “幸運的是，沒有骨折，否則我們就得住院了！”我說。

A. lazy懶散的；B. hidden難以看見的；C. medical醫(yī)療的；D. broken傷殘的。broken bones：骨折；斷骨。故選D。

【9】句意：我的建議奏效了！

A. humor幽默；B. chance機會；C. advice建議；D. trust信任。根據(jù)He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. 他拿起可樂，試圖打開，然后走了過來。可以推知應該是作者的建議奏效了！故選C。

【10】句意：當他從我身邊走過時，他伸出左手朝我微笑。

A. looked at看著；B. thought of想到；C. put away把…收起；D. held out伸出。根據(jù)I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake. 我笑了笑，握住他的手，輕輕地握了他一下�？芍�，當他從我身邊走過時，他應該是伸出左手朝我微笑。因此應該選擇held out伸出。故選D。

【11】句意：太陽繼續(xù)給我們帶來壓力。

A. worry擔心；B. warmth溫暖；C. stress壓力；D. peace和平。根據(jù)前文的句子It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. 那是一個非常炎熱的夏天，我們一群人出現(xiàn)在籃球場上。所以選項C不符合語境。由句子The sun continued to provide ___11___ for us. 太陽繼續(xù)給我們帶來_______�？芍�，應該選擇stress壓力；符合語境。故選C。

【12】句意：在一個溫暖、陽光明媚的下午，有什么能比一群學生交流籃球技能更好呢？

A. protecting保護；B. encouraging鼓勵；C. exchanging交流；D. comparing比較。根據(jù)What could be better than a group of school students ___12___basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon? 在一個溫暖、陽光明媚的下午，有什么能比一群學生 _______ 籃球技能更好呢？可知，應該選擇exchanging交流；符合語境。而compare常與with連用，構(gòu)成compare…with…：把……與……比較；但在現(xiàn)代英語中，也可用 compare…to…，或者用 compare…and…。故選C。

完形填空題與單項選擇題不同，它給出的是一篇意思較為完整的短文。做該題型試題時，首先應跳過空格通讀全文，以全文為背景，聯(lián)系句子的上下文進行推理和判斷，從4個選項中選出一項進行試填�？忌�可以從詞義用法、固定搭配、邏輯推理和上下文的聯(lián)系等方面去考慮。最后應再把全文通覽一遍，細心檢查所選答案能否使短文上下連貫，前后呼應，詞句通順，使短文意思完整。檢查時還應從語法、慣用法、邏輯推理和事情發(fā)生的情節(jié)等方面進行考慮，以達到準確無誤之目的。第2小題考查動詞辨析。句意：我們像往常一樣，默默無語地組隊比賽。A. teamed組隊；B. cheered歡呼；C. cooked烹飪；D. caught抓住。根據(jù)Silently, we ___2___ up and played, as always. 我們像往常一樣，默默無語地_______比賽�？芍�，應該選擇teamed組隊；team up：(使) 結(jié)成一隊, 合作, 協(xié)作。符合語境，故選A。第6小題是考查名詞辨析。句意：喝一杯怎么樣？A. game游戲；B. talk談論；C. drink一杯；D. ball球。根據(jù)It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. 我突然想到，我的罐裝可樂就在地上，離我大約一英寸遠�？梢酝浦獞�該是邀請另一個人（one of the players）喝一杯。故選C。