Question

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

Johnny Sylvester, eleven years old, was in hospital. Several days before, _____he was playing in a football game, he ______and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he might never get well.

“He seems to have __ hope. So medicine won’t help. Perhaps he needs something else,” said one of the doctors. “When I visit Johnny, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not possible. Babe Ruth was as important a man in America as the president ____, and he was the most famous baseball player in the game.

The next day, Johnny’s father___  ___to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four hours _____that, in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn’t believed it really was the Babe.

Babe Ruth sat down at Johnny’s bedside and said, “ Now listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve ____ you a new American League baseball. You must start throwing it.”

Johnny said_______, and his eyes were in admiration at the great man.

For Johnny this was the beginning of a new life, once he thought he would never see. To the surprise of his doctors, young Sylvester went out of the hospital on his own ______a few weeks later. He was also able to live a healthy life------- all because of the ______ of Babe Ruth.

1.A. while      B. when      C. before       D. after

2.A. fell        B. stopped    C. ran         D. jumped

3.A. waken up   B. picked up  C. put up       D. given up

4.A. him       B. himself    C. he           D. his

5.A. tried      B. managed  C. improved      D. decided

6.A. though    B. since      C. after          D. before

7.A. fetched    B. caught     C. taken         D. brought

8.A. nothing    B. anything   C. everything     D. something

9.A. shoes      B. legs      C. feet           D. socks

10.A. reply      B. present    C. photo         D. success

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是小Johnny在一次足球比赛中受了伤，他一度失去了恢复健康的希望。但是他的偶像Babe Ruth亲自到医院去看望他，并鼓励他振作起来。最后小Johnny又恢复了健康。

1.连词及语境的理解。句意：几天前，他踢足球的时候摔倒了，他的头撞到了地上。while 当…时候，引导时间状语从句，从句中用过去完成时；when 当…时候，引导时间状语从句，从句中用一般过去时；before 在…之前；after在…之后。根据句意和空后he was playing in a football game可知选A。

2.动词及语境的理解。句意：几天前，他踢足球的时候摔倒了，他的头撞到了地上。这四个选项都使用的过去式，fell 摔倒；stopped 停止；ran 跑，跑步；jumped跳。根据句意可知，他摔倒了，头撞到地上。故选A。

3.动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他好像已经放弃了希望，因此药物对他是没有用的。wake up 叫醒，吵醒；pick up 拾起，捡起；put up 张贴，搭建；give up 放弃。根据下句话So medicine won’t help可知，他放弃了希望。故选D。

4.代词及语境的理解。句意：Babe Ruth在美国是一个像总统一样的重要人物，他是最出名的棒球运动员。him 他；himself 他自己；he 他；his 他的。根据句意可知，Babe Ruth在美国就像总统自己一样重要。故选B。

5.动词及语境的理解。句意：第二天，Johnny的爸爸设法在电话中告诉了Babe Ruth 关于小Johnny的事情。这四个选项都用的过去式，tried 尽力；managed 设法做到；improved 提高，改善；decided决定。根据文意可知，Johnny的爸爸跟Babe Ruth取得了联系，所以这里是做到了，故选B。

6.连词及语境的理解。句意：24小时之后，Babe Ruth走进来了。though 虽然，尽管；since 自从；after 在…之后；before 在…之前。根据文意可知，Johnny的父亲跟Babe Ruth取得联系之后，Babe Ruth真的来了。故选C。

7.动词及语境的理解。句意：听着，孩子，你会好的。我给你带来了新的美国棒球联盟的棒球。你一定要亲手去玩一玩。fetched 去拿，去取；caught 抓住；taken 带走；brought带来。根据文意可知，Babe Ruth来看小Johnny的 时候，还给他带来了一个棒球。故选D。

8.不定代词及语境的理解。句意：Johnny什么也没说，他欣赏地看着这个伟大的人。nothing 什么也没有；anything 任何事；everything 每件事；something 一些事。根据文意可知，看到了自己的偶像的时候，Johnny什么也没说，只是崇拜的看着他。故选A。

9.名词及语境的理解。句意：曾经他以为他再也看不到东西了，但是让医生们感到惊奇的是，几周之后他自己走出了医院。shoes 鞋；legs 腿；feet 脚；socks 袜子。根据文意可知，小Johnny用自己的脚走了出去。故选C。

10.名词及语境的理解。句意：他还可以过健康的生活，一切都因为Babe Ruth给他的礼物。reply 回答，回复；present 礼物；photo 照片；success成功。根据文意可知，Babe Ruth在看望小Johnny的时候，给了他一个棒球，鼓励他振作起来。因此最后小Johnny恢复了健康。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。