阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I used to watch her from my kitchen window when she played with boys on the playground. She seemed so small as she forced her way through the crowd of boys. A sea of children, and yet to me, she 41 from them all.
I noticed her practicing dribbling(运球) and 42 alone over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without 43 , she said, “I want to play college basketball. My father told me if I was good enough, I would get a 44 , which was the only way for me to go to college. My Daddy said if the dream was big enough, the facts didn’t 45 .”
One day in her senior year, I saw her 46 on the grass, head buried in her hands. I 47 her disappointment and I felt my own throat tighten. I sat down on the cool grass beside her and 48 asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft 49 . “I am just too 50 . ” The coach told her that at 5.5 feet she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team. She was heartbroken.
But after a while, she 51 her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the 52 of a dream.
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 53 by a college recruiter(招聘员).She was indeed 54 a scholarship (奖学金) to a Division I, NCAA women’s basketball team and her dream came true. The words 55 in my ears again:“ If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个喜欢打篮球,希望能通过获得奖学金上大学的女孩如何克服自己个子矮的不利条件, 为了实现梦想而努力奋斗最后获得成功的故事。
41.A.stood out B.came out
C.figured out D.made out
【解析】选A。考查词组辨析。stood out突出,脱颖而出; came out显露,出版; figured out想出,解决; made out理解,说明。(操场上)有很多小孩,然而对于作者来说,她在所有的小孩中最突出。故选A。
42.A.passing B.running
C.struggling D.shooting
【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。passing 传球;running 跑动;struggling搏斗;shooting 投篮。作者注意到她一个人在一遍又一遍地练习运球投篮。故选D。
43.A.satisfaction B.effort
C.hesitation D.doubt
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。satisfaction满意; effort努力; hesitation犹豫; doubt怀疑。有一天作者问她(那个小女孩)为什么这么刻苦练习时,她毫不犹豫地回答了作者。故选C。
44.A.scholarship B.budget
C.prize D.reward
【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。scholarship奖学金; budget预算; prize价格; reward报酬。在作者问小女孩为什么这么刻苦练习时,她毫不犹豫地说:“我想去大学打篮球。我的父亲告诉我如果我足够好,我会拿到奖学金,这是我上大学的唯一方法。”后文中的She was indeed a scholarship to a Division I 与这里相呼应,故选A。
45.A.care B.count
C.spread D.control
【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。care关心,照顾; count计算,视为,重要,有价值; spread传播; control控制。根据最后一句话中的If the dream is big enough , the facts don’t count.如果梦想足够远大,现实的问题就没有那么重要。故选B。
46.A.rolling B.standing
C.sitting D.relaxing
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。rolling滚动,转动; standing站立; sitting坐; relaxing放松。在女孩读高中的某一天,作者看到她坐在草地上,头埋在臂弯里。故选C。
47.A.expressed B.touched
C.sensed D.grasped
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。expressed表达; touched触动; sensed感觉到,察觉到; grasped抓住。作者感受到了女孩的沮丧,觉得自己的喉咙发紧。故选C。
48.A.quietly B.anxiously
C.happily D.simply
【解析】选A。考查副词词义辨析。quietly安静地,轻声地; anxiously焦虑地; happily 高兴地; simply仅仅,简单地。作者坐到女孩身边冰凉的草地上,轻声问她发生了什么。故选A。
49.A.step B.reply
C.relief D.noise
【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。step步骤,步伐; reply回复; relief宽心;noise噪音。“噢,没什么”,她轻声回答到。故选B。
50.A.over-weighted B.tired
C.scared D.short
【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。over-weighted超重的; tired疲劳的; scared 害怕的; short矮的。根据The coach told her that at 5.5 feet she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team.可知女孩的教练对她说以她5.5英尺的身材是没有机会去一流的球队打球的。 所以女孩对作者说没什么,只是太矮了。故选D。
51.A.nodded B.turned
C.lifted D.shook
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。nodded点头; turned转变; lifted举起,抬起; shook摇动。但是过了一会儿,女孩从臂弯里抬起头,告诉作者,她父亲说那些教练讲得不对。故选C。
52.A.meaning B.weight
C.power D.direction
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。meaning意义; weight重量; power力量; direction 方向。女孩的父亲告诉女孩那些教练说得不对,他们不懂梦想的力量。故选C。
53.A.seen B.refused
C.punished D.adopted
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。seen看见,看上,欣赏(某种特质); refused 拒绝; punished惩罚; adopted采纳,收养。第二年,当女孩和她的球队去参加北加利福尼亚州冠军赛时,她被一位大学的招聘员看上了。故选A。
54.A.required B.obtained
C.chosen D.offered
【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。required要求; obtained获得,得到; chosen选择; offered提供。那所大学真的给她提供了一份奖学金,并且她进入了美国全国大学体育协会(NCAA)其中一个女子甲组篮球队,她的梦想成真了。故选D。
55.A.inspired B.received
C.discovered D.rang
【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。inspired激励,鼓舞; received接受; discovered发现; rang打电话,发出铃声。那句话又再次在作者耳边回响。ring in one’s ear为固定搭配,意为“言犹在耳,在耳边回响”。故选D。
