Question

I played a tennis game against my cousin Ed last week, and I will never forget it.

I had played a lot of games before, but it was one of the most       games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and suggested we play, I       quietly, thinking I was sure to beat him, because I didn’t think Ed could win any games with his fat body.

As long as I can remember: Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, but strangely       of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often joked about that, Ed       to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could       notice. I was so surprised that I was speechless.

My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into       . As a result, at the point in our game, when I’d have predicted(预测) I would win the game by 9 to 1, it was       7 to 9 —and Ed was leading. The sudden realization was       . We continued to play like two       men. When the score was 16 up. I even thought if I could stay alive. When the game finally ended, my cousin and I were lying on the floor on our backs, too tired to move. In some ways, I think that we       won: I won the game, but Cousin Ed won my respect.

1.A. tiringB. interestingC. movingD. frightening

2.A. cheered    B. screamedC. performedD. smiled

3.A. proudB. afraidC. shyD. guilty

4.A. agreed   B. wantedC. refusedD. afforded

5.A. nearly   B. hardlyC. properlyD. suddenly

6.A. sizeB. shapeC. heightD. weight

7.A. likeB. betweenC. aroundD. instead

8.A. unknown[B. ungratefulC. unpleasantD. unnecessary

9.A. madB. smartC. luckyD. brave

10.A. noneB. eitherC. bothD. neither

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了我永远无法忘记和Ed在上星期打的那场网球比赛。Ed是一个大腹便便的人，很胖。我本以为能够很轻松地打败他，但是结果却发现比赛很艰巨。我们两个人都赢了：我赢了比赛，但Ed赢得了我的尊敬。

1.A. tiring累人的；B. interesting有趣的；C. moving感人的；D. frightening害怕的。句意：我以前打过很多比赛，但是这次是我曾经打过的最累的比赛之一。从后文中得知，Ed打网球打得很好，我们两人棋鼓相当。故选A。

2.A. cheered欢呼；B. screamed尖叫；C. performed表演；D. smiled微笑。句意：当Ed第一次打电话给我，建议我们两个打网球时，我静静地微笑，心想我一定能打败他，因为我认为Ed身体这么胖是不能赢得任何比赛的。根据题意，可知我胜券在握，因此我微笑。故选D。

3.A. proud自豪的；B. afraid害怕的；C. shy害羞的；D. guilty内疚的。句意：我记得，Ed是家里身体最不健康的，但是奇怪的是他对自己很自豪。从but中，可以看出，虽然他身体胖，但是他对自己很有信心，很自豪。故选A。

4.A. agreed同意；B. wanted想；C. refused拒绝；D. afforded承担得起。句意：尽管家人常常拿这个开开玩笑，Ed拒绝买一件更大的T-shirt和减肥。although尽管，可知后半句应有转折。故选C。

5.A. nearly几乎，将近；B. hardly几乎不；C. properly合适地；D. suddenly突然。句意：所以当Ed到达我们的比赛场地时，不仅仅衬衫塞在裤子里面，而且你几乎注意不到他的肚子，我是如此吃惊以致于我无语了。从上文中可知，Ed常常露出他的大肚子，而下文说我感到吃惊，说明他的肚子几乎注意不到了。根据题意，故选B。

6.A. size大小；B. shape形状；C. height高度；D. weight重量。Get oneself into shape意思是“使自己有个好体型”。 句意：我表兄肯定经过一翻努力使自己有了一个好的体型。故选B。

7.A. like像；B. between在两者之间；C. around在……周围；D. instead相反。句意：结果在比赛时，我预测我能够以9：1赢得比赛，相反地是7：9，Ed领先。这个结果和我预想的不一样，故用instead。故选D。

8.A. unknown不被知道的；B. ungrateful不感激的；C. unpleasant使人不高兴的；D. unnecessary不必要的。句意：这个突然的认识让我很不高兴。上文说是Ed领先，我肯定不高兴。故选C。

9.A. mad疯狂的，生气的；B. smart聪明的，漂亮的；C. lucky幸运的；D. brave勇敢的。句意：我们打，就像两个疯狂的人。下文说当比分上了16后，我甚至想我是否能活着。说明打得很疯狂。故选A。

10.A. none一个也没有；B. either两者中任意一个；C. both两者都；D. neither两者都不。句意：在某些方面，我想我们两个人都赢了：我赢了比赛，但Ed赢得了我的尊敬。根据题意，故选 C。

考点：日常生活类短文