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stop her 2 nobody could. I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing 3 . She practiced dribbling(運(yùn)球) and 4 over and over. One day I asked Sally why she 5 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 6 . I39。m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe if I am 7 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don39。t 8 . I 9 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 10 . One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head 11 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I walk 12 and sat down beside her. What39。s wrong? I asked. Oh, nothing, came a soft reply, I am just too short. The 13 told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team still less she would be 14 a scholarship so she should stop dreaming about college. I felt she was extremely 15 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 16 . They didn39。t understand the 17 of a dream. The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was 18 offered a scholarship and 19 to the college education that she had 20 and worked toward for all those years. It39。s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don39。t count. 1. A. smallB. upsetC. strongD. determined2. A. asB. andC. butD. for3. A. wellB. stillC. againD. alone4. A. runningB. passingC. shootingD. struggling5. A. studiedB. expectedC. improvedD. practiced6. A. titleB. prizeC. rewardD. scholarship7. A. goodB. braveC. activeD. careful8. A. lackB. blockC. countD. appear9. A. guidedB. watchedC. preferredD. encouraged10. A. faithB. peaceC. victoryD. profession11. A. sunkB. buriedC. coveredD. dropped12. A. upB. awayC. backD. around13. A. coachB. judgeC. teacherD. captain14. A. sentB. offeredC. promisedD. suggested15. A. excitedB. worriedC. disappointedD. frightened16. A. cruelB. strictC. unfairD. wrong17. A. causeB. powerC. valueD. pressure18. A. reallyB. entirelyC. graduallyD. naturally19. A. votedB. admittedC. appointedD. introduced20. A. joined inB. gone throughC. benefited fromD. dreamed about【答案】 (1)A;(2)C;(3)D;(4)C;(5)D;(6)D;(7)A;(8)C;(9)B;(10)C;(11)B;(12)A;(13)A;(14)B;(15)C;(16)D;(17)B;(18)A;(19)B;(20)D; 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文, 一位身材矮小的女生通過(guò)自己的不懈努力,實(shí)現(xiàn)了籃球之夢(mèng)和大學(xué)之夢(mèng),告訴我們夢(mèng)想的力量之大。 (1)考查形容詞。句意:她似乎個(gè)小, 但是成功跳投, 把籃球送入籃筐。A. small“小的”; B. upset“沮喪的”;C. strong“強(qiáng)壯的”;D. determined“堅(jiān)決的”。根據(jù)“but she managed to shoot jump shots”可知, 雖然個(gè)小, 但是依然很厲害, 故選A。 (2)考查連詞。句意:雖然男孩們努力阻止, 但是沒(méi)人成功。A. as“因?yàn)椤?;B. and “和”;C. but“但是”;D. for“為了”。根據(jù)nobody could可知, 沒(méi)人能阻止她與男生們總是試圖阻止她之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選C。 (3)考查副詞。句意:我開始在其他場(chǎng)合注意她, 手里拿著籃球, 獨(dú)自打球。A. well“好”;B. still“靜止不動(dòng)地”;C. again“再一次”;D. alone“獨(dú)自”。根據(jù)下文的She practiced dribbling(運(yùn)球) and over and over. 可知, 薩莉一遍又一遍練習(xí)運(yùn)球和投籃, 并沒(méi)有比賽, 因此, 此處指她總是獨(dú)自)打球。故選D。 (4)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:薩莉一遍又一遍練習(xí)運(yùn)球和投籃。A. running“跑步”;B. passing“通過(guò)”;C. shooting“投籃”;D. struggling“努力”。 根據(jù)常識(shí)可知, 運(yùn)球動(dòng)作的下一步應(yīng)是投籃。故選C。 (5)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:一天我問(wèn)她為什么要練習(xí)。A. studied“學(xué)習(xí)”;B. expected“期望”;C. improved“提高”;D. practiced“練習(xí)”。根據(jù)上文的She practiced...over and over. 可知, 此處指作者詢問(wèn)薩莉?yàn)槭裁匆绱伺毩?xí)。故選D。 (6)考查名詞。句意:我讀大學(xué)的唯一方式就是獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。A. title“題目”;B. prize“獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)”;C. reward“回報(bào)”;D. scholarship“獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金”此處指薩莉想上大學(xué)的唯一途徑是獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。故選D。 (7)考查形容詞。句意:如果我足夠優(yōu)秀的話, 我能夠得到一份獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。A. good“好”;B. brave“勇敢的”;C. active“活躍的”;D. careful“仔細(xì)的”。根據(jù)上文的I want to be the best one及下文的get one(指前文的scholarship)可知, 此處指她相信如果她足夠好, 就能得到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。故選A。 (8)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:我父親告訴我如果我的夢(mèng)想足夠大, 那么事實(shí)就不算什么。A. lack“缺乏”;B. block“阻止”;C. count“算數(shù), 關(guān)系重大”;D. appear“出現(xiàn)”。根據(jù)下文if the dream is big enough, the facts don39。t count可知, 父親告訴薩莉, 如果夢(mèng)想足夠大, 事實(shí)就不算什么。故選C。 (9)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:我一直看著她讀完初中, 升入高中。A. guided“指導(dǎo)”;B. watched“看”;C. preferred“偏愛(ài)”;D. encouraged“鼓勵(lì)”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知, 作者一直在關(guān)注薩莉, 故此處指作者看著她這些年從初中升到高中。故選B。 (10)考查名詞。句意:每周, 她都帶領(lǐng)球隊(duì)獲勝。A. faith“信念”;B. peace“和平”;C. victory“勝利”;D. profession“專業(yè)”。薩莉一直在刻苦練習(xí), 為了自己的夢(mèng)想而努力。由此可推測(cè), 此處指她帶領(lǐng)球隊(duì)取得勝利, 故選C。 (11)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:高三的一天, 我看見她坐在草地上, 頭埋在雙手里。A. sunk“下沉”;B. buried“埋”;C. covered“覆蓋”;D. dropped“下降”。根據(jù)下文so she should stop dreaming about college可知, 教練告訴薩莉她太矮了, 無(wú)法進(jìn)入頂尖球隊(duì), 她應(yīng)該打消去上大學(xué)的念頭, 此時(shí)薩莉非常失落, 因此應(yīng)是將頭埋在臂彎里。故選B。 (12)考查副詞。句意:慢慢又安靜地, 我走上前去, 坐在她旁邊。A. up“上前”;B. away“離開”;C. back“回來(lái)”;D. around“周圍”。根據(jù)下文sat down beside her可知, 此處指作者看到薩莉后, 向她走去 輕輕地坐到她旁邊。walk up固定短語(yǔ),“走過(guò)去”,故選A。 (13)考查名詞。句意:籃球教練告訴她, 以她的身高, 幾乎是沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)到一流的球隊(duì)去打球的, 更不用說(shuō)獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金了。A. coach“教練”;B. judge“法官”;C. teacher“老師”;D. captain“隊(duì)長(zhǎng)”。根據(jù)下文的“those coaches”可知, 此處指籃球教告訴她, 以她的身高, 幾乎是沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)到一流的球隊(duì)去打球的, 更不用說(shuō)獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金了。故選A。 (14)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:籃球教練)告訴她, 以她的身高, 幾乎是沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)到一流的球隊(duì)去打球的, 更不用說(shuō)獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金了。A. sent“送”;B. offered“提供”;C. promised“承諾”;D. suggested“建議”。 根據(jù)下文的she should stop dreaming about college可知, 她可能得不到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。offer本意為(主動(dòng))提供, 此處用be offered表達(dá)獲得學(xué)校提供的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金, 故選B。 (15)考查形容詞。句意:我感覺(jué)她非常失望。A. excited“興奮的”;B. worried“擔(dān)憂的”;C. disappointed“失望的”;D. frightened“害怕的”。薩莉一直在為上大學(xué)的夢(mèng)想而努力, 如今被告知可能得不到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金, 只能放棄上大學(xué)的夢(mèng)想, 薩莉應(yīng)該是極度失望的。故選C。 (16)考查形容詞。句意:我父親告訴我這些教練是錯(cuò)誤的。A. cruel“殘酷的”;B. strict“嚴(yán)格的”;C. unfair“不公平的”;D. wrong“錯(cuò)誤的”。根據(jù)下文They didn39。t understand the of a dream. 可知, 薩莉的父親認(rèn)為教練不懂夢(mèng)想的力量, 因此在否認(rèn)教練說(shuō)的話, 認(rèn)為那些教練是錯(cuò)誤的。故選D。 (17)考查名詞。句意:他們不理解夢(mèng)想的力量。A. cause“原因”;B. power “力量”;C. value“價(jià)值”;D. pressure“壓力”。根據(jù)上文可知, 薩莉的父親說(shuō)如果夢(mèng)想足夠大, 現(xiàn)實(shí)中的困難也算不上什么, 強(qiáng)調(diào)了夢(mèng)想的力量。故選B。 (18)考查副詞。句意:她真地獲得了一份獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金, 被大學(xué)錄取, 為此她夢(mèng)想并努力了很多年。A. really“真正地”;B. entirely“完全”;C. gradually“逐漸地”;D. naturally“自然地”。根據(jù)下文的She was going to get the college education可知, 薩莉真的(really)獲得了一份獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。故選A。 (19)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:她真地獲得了一份獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金, 被大學(xué)錄取, 為此她夢(mèng)想并努力了很多年。A. voted“投票”;B. admitted“錄取”;C. appointe