Question

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My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my  ________ of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that dream seemed impossible to reach.

One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I quickly asked ________ parents to allow me to take her to the lessons. What a _______ chance to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked ________. “What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ________.

“Dennis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”

“What is it?” I wondered.

“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ________ all the boys think I'm slow, and ________ of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me hopefully.

“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let's show those people that they have been _______ all along.”

In the following months, we ________ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and________ Maggie improved a lot.

Finally came the big day. I became ________ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ________ began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had ________.  My heart was beating wildly when I saw my________ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit(承认) it, it seemed that you really ________ this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”

I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.

1.A. request       B. dream             C. style        D. change

2.A. my            B. your              C. his           D. her

3.A. similar        B. funny             C. good         D. strange

4.A. out             B. away              C. through      D. in

5.A. drawing         B. dancing           C. singing       D. writing

6.A. but           B. or                C. so            D. if

7.A. all           B. both             C. none        D. neither

8.A. musical        B. uneasy          C. professional  D. wrong

9.A. chatted         B. rested           C. listed        D. practiced

10.A. first         B. soon              C. never         D. seldom

11.A. shy            B. bored             C. nervous      D. angry

12.A. music        B. lesson            C. meeting     D. party

13.A. arrived       B. attended          C. succeeded     D. regretted

14.A. father        B. mother            C. sister       D. classmate

15.A. turned on    B. paid for         C. dealt with    D. belonged to

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者是个男孩喜欢跳舞，但是父母不支持他。他通过送妹妹学习舞蹈而偷偷学习。一次偶然的机会，他和妹妹舞台上的表演，征服了父亲，改变了父母以前的看法，获得了父母的支持。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。A.line 线；B.dream 梦想；C.answer答案；D.message信息。句意：然而没有父母的支持，那个梦想似乎不可能实现。根据上文提到的是自己的梦想结合句意，故选B。

2.A考查人称代词及语境理解。A.my我的；B.your 你的；C.his 他的；D.her她的。我的小妹Maggie要上舞蹈课，我马上请求我的父母允许我送她去上课。根据上文my sister,可知这里也是my parents.故选A。

3.C考查形容词及语境理解。A.similar相似的；B.funny有趣的；C.good 好的；D.strange奇怪的，陌生的。多么好的学习舞蹈的机会呀！根据上文父母不支持他学习舞蹈，而现在可以送妹妹上舞蹈课，可知这是一个很好的学习舞蹈的机会，故选C。

4.D考查介词及语境理解。A.out 外面；B.away 不在，离开；C.through 穿过；D.in在……里。一天下午当我正在我的房间里练习一个新的舞蹈时，Maggie走了进来。walk in走进来。根据句意，故选D。

5.B考查动词及语境理解。A.drawing 绘画；B.dancing 跳舞；C.singing 唱歌；D.writing写。根据上文I was practicing a new dance in my room，可知我停止了跳舞。stop doing sth，停止正在做的事情。结合语境，故选B。

6.A考查连词及语境理解。在我的学校将有一个舞蹈表演节目，但是男孩们认为我慢，他们没有人想做我的舞伴。A.but 但是，转折连词；B.or或者，否则，并列连词；C.so 所以，因果连词；D.if如果，引导条件状语从句。结合句意，故选A。

7.C考查动词及语境理解。A.Need需要；B.Must 必须；C.Could能；D.Should应该。你能和我一起跳吗？根据上文妹妹的困难描述，可知现在是请求允许，故选C。

8.D考查情态动词及语境理解。A.sad 悲伤；B.lazy 懒惰；C.sorry 遗憾；D.wrong错误。‘你一定会是很好的舞者’我鼓励她‘我们让那些一直都错误的人们看看吧。’根据是对妹妹的鼓励，可知‘我’认为那些人的看法是错误的，故选D。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。A.chatted 聊天；B.rested 休息；C.slept睡觉；D.practiced练习。在接下来的几个月里，我们每天晚上都背着父母练习。根据上文他们打算参加表演，及后文可知他们在练习，故选D。

10.B考查副词及语境理解。A.first第一，首先；B.soon很快；C.never 从不；D.seldom很少。我度过了一段极好的时光，并且Maggie提高了许多。根据句意，故选B。

11.C考查形容词及语境理解。A.shy 害羞的；B.bored 无聊的；C.nervous 紧张的；D.angry生气的。当听说我的父母要来看节目时我变得非常紧张。根据上文父母不支持他跳舞，而现在他要表演舞蹈，可知他紧张，故选C、

12.A考查名词及语境理解。A.music音乐；B.lesson 课；C.meeting 会议；D.party聚会。当音乐响起来，我深呼吸，让自己镇定下来。根据故事的发展，可知要表演舞蹈了，所以是音乐响起来，故选A。

13.C考查动词及语境理解。A.arrived 到达；B.finished 结束；C.succeeded 成功；D.regretted后悔。从人群中传来的欢呼中我确信我们成功了。根据人群的欢呼，可知他们跳的好，所以是成功了。故选C.

14.A考查名词及语境理解。A.father父亲；B.mother母亲；C.sister 妹妹；D.classmate同班同学。当我看到我的父亲朝我走来，我的心疯狂地跳动。根据后文中的人称代词he,可知是男性，根据son,可知是父亲，故选A。

15.D考查动词短语及语境理解。 A.took away带走；B.paid for 付款；C.fell into 跌入；D.belonged to属于。虽然我很难承认这件事，但是你看起来像真的属于这个舞台。加油，让我们以你自豪。根据句意，故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。