Question

    Robert had just moved into the neighborhood, and he had a strange feeling that he was not wanted.

He thought maybe _______ boys were trying to get an idea of what he was like. But that didn’t make him feel any less _______. He was new, and he had to be _______. Still, proving himself would not be _______ easy. He did not want to make friends with _______ boys or do anything to break the law to prove that he was _______. No! He must show what he was made of in a good way. That’s how he got his _______.

The next day was Saturday. He _______ that most of the boys would go down to the playground and choose sides for Saturday’s _______ game. Robert knew he could play basketball well, and that might be enough to prove he was strong. Then the boys would want to be his friends.

He ________ early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball several times and did some other exercises. Some of ________ were very difficult and looked cool.

Then the boys came. Robert ________ what he had done before the game and ________ what he could do. No one said a ________. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. When it was all over, the biggest one in the group ________ and shook his hand. Robert knew he had made it.

1.A. another B. the others C. others D. other

2.A. lonely B. friendly C. happy D. uncertain

3.A. examined B. checked C. corrected D. tested

4.A. even B. so C. such D. much

5.A. good B. bad C. healthy D. sick

6.A. weak B. friendly C. strong D. lovely

7.A. idea B. lesson C. prize D. feeling

8.A. decided B. considered C. realized D. knew

9.A. football B. basketball C. volleyball D. baseball

10.A. arrived B. got C. learned D. showed

11.A. ones B. it C. them D. that

12.A. looked through B. went through C. lived through D. got through

13.A. showed B. acted C. played D. gave

14.A. letter B. word C. phrase D. sentence

15.A. cried B. left C. smiled D. stayed

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题日常生活类短文。本文讲述了男孩Robert搬到新的社区居住，为了得到其他男孩们的认可努力证明自己的价值的故事。

1.考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：他认为或许其他男孩正试图想知道他是什么样的人。A. another泛指另外一个；B.the others指代其他那些, 后面不需要加名词；C. others泛指其他，后面不加名词； D. other指其他的，后加名词复数。此题空后有名词，所以根据句意，故选D。

2.考查形容词与语境理解。句意：但这并没有让他的孤独感减少。A. lonely孤独的； B. friendly友好的；C. happy高兴的；D. uncertain不确定的。根据前文 He had a strange feeling he was not wanted可知，他觉得自己不被需要，这就是“孤独”，故选A。

3.考查动词与语境理解。句意：他是新来的，他必须接受考验。A. examine多为考试测验；B. check根据一定标准检查对错；C. correct纠正；D. test 考验、考查。根据句意，故选D。

4.考查副词与语境理解。A. even 即使；B. so那么；C. such太； D. much太多，句意：证明他自己仍然不是那么容易，so此处为程度副词，意思为“那么”，故选 B。

5.考查形容词与语境理解。句意：他不想通过和坏孩子交朋友或做一些违法的事情来证明他是强壮的。A. good好的； B. bad坏的； C. healthy健康的；D. sick病的。依据Or do anything to break the law或做违法的事情可知，说的是坏男孩，故选B。

6.考查形容词与语境理解。A. weak虚弱； B. friendly友好； C. strong强壮； D. lovely可爱的。句意：他不想通过和坏孩子交朋友或做一些违法的事情来证明他是强壮的。 从第3段第3句…that might be enough to prove he was strong可知，故选C。

7.考查名词与语境理解。A. idea观点，想法；B. lesson课，教训； C. prize奖励；D. feeling感觉。句意：他必须通过一种好的方式来证明他是什么样的品行。这就是他的想法。his ideas他的想法。故选A。

8.考查动词与语境理解。A. decided决定；B. considered认为，考虑；C. realized意识到；D. knew知道，句意：他知道大多数孩子们会去操场为星期六的篮球赛选场地。他喜欢打篮球他知道那些孩子去做什么，knew知道，故选D。

9.考查名词与语境理解。A. football足球； B. basketball篮球； C. volleyball排球； D. baseball棒球，句意：他知道大多数孩子们会去操场为星期六的篮球赛选场地。依据Robert knew he could play basketball well可知，这项运动是篮球。故选B。

10.考查动词与语境理解。句意：他很早就到了，做了跨步练习。他投几次球，还做了一些其他练习。A. arrived到达，不及物动词，后加宾语要加介词in或at；B. got， get to 意为“到达”，get只表示“得到”； C. learned学习； D. showed表明。依据He arrived early他很早就到了可知只有A符合句意，故选A。

11.考查代词与语境理解。句意：Some of them were very difficult and looked cool. 他们中的一些人很难相处，看上去很酷A. ones那些B. it它；C. them他们；D. that那个。依据Then the boys came.可知them指代boys。Some of要接复数， Some of them他们中的一些人。故选C。

12.考查动词与语境理解。A. looked through浏览；B. went through经历(重新表演过); C. lived through度过；D. got through通过。句意：Robert在比赛之前重新表演他刚做的练习并且展示他的技能。在那些男孩子们到来之前，Robert就做了练习，在那些男孩子们到来后，Robert又把以前的动作重新表演，故选B。

13.考查动词词组与语境理解。A. showed展示；B. acted表演；C. played玩；D. gave给，句意为：展示他的技能。show的目的性强，就是为了“展现”，故选A。

14.考查名词与语境理解。A. letter信； B. word话语；C. phrase短语；D. sentence句子，句意：没有人说话。固定表达：say a word 说话，故选B。

15.考查动词与语境理解。A. cried哭；B. left离开； C. smiled微笑；D. stayed停留，句意：这群孩子中最大的男孩微笑着和他握手。根据下文shook his hand.和他握手可知，这些男孩子们认可和接纳了Robert，表示友好微笑着和他握手。故选C。