Question

Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books. One day Stuart was playing basketball ______ he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went ______ him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and ______ that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t ______.

When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. ______ Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss(投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.

Then Stuart was ready to ______ the basketball games. Steve went to watch the games and enjoyed himself. They then ______ practiced basketball and read books together.

So you can see, when ______ happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also ____showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. ______ you can find new things to do.

1.A. until    B. when    C. after    D. where

2.A. on seeing    B. to call    C. to visit    D. to look

3.A. saw    B. looked    C. read    D. found

4.A. good    B. bad    C. better    D. worse

5.A. But    B. However    C. Finally    D. So

6.A. take part    B. win    C. lose    D. join in

7.A. always    B. never    C. seldom    D. much

8.A. anything good    B. something nice    C. something bad    D. anything wrong

9.A. try    B. practice    C. enjoy    D. like

10.A. On the way    B. By the way    C. In a way    D. In this way

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】本篇短文通过讲述一对双胞胎兄弟互相学习的故事，向人们说明了“祸兮，福之所倚”的道理。

1.句意：一天，当Stuart 在打篮球的时候，他摔倒了，摔了腿。A. until直到；B. when当……的时候；C. after在……之后；D. where在哪。这里是when引导的时间状语从句，这里的意思是“这时”。根据题意，故选B。

2.句意：Steve 去看他，给他买了关于篮球方面的书。go to do sth.表示去做某事。visit sb.表示去看望某人。根据题意，故选C。

3.句意然后他开始读他们找到了更好的打篮球的方法。A. saw 看见； B. looked看；C. read读；D. found找到。这里是说找到或发现的意思。故选D。

4.句意：他认为书不是那么的不好。

A. good好的；B. bad坏的；C. better 更好；D. worse更差。根据上文that there were ways he could play basketball better.可知，下文是他认为书不是不好。故选B。

5.句意：最后Stuart 的医生说他可以开始在打篮球了。A. But但是；B. However然而；C. Finally最后；D. So因此。根据上下文的提示可知，这里是最后的意思。故选C。

6.句意：然后Stuart准备参加篮球比赛了。 A. take part参加，take part in这里是参加某个活动； B. win赢得；获胜；C. lose失去；D. join in加入，这里指加入某个活动中。Jion in表示参加某种活动或比赛。故选D。

7.句意：他们总是练习篮球和一起读书。A. always总是；B. never绝不，从不；C. seldom很少；D. much许多；这里是说总是的意思。根据题意，故选A。

8.句意：因此你能都看到。当某些不好的事情发生的时候，某些好的事情也会发生。A. anything good任何好的东西；B. something nice某些好的东西；C. something bad某些坏的东西； D. anything wrong任何错误的东西。根据题意可知，这里是说某些不好的事情。故选C。

9.句意：你也可以试着向别人展示你喜欢做的事情，他们可以给你看他们喜欢做的事情。A. try尝试；B. practice练习；C. enjoy喜欢；D. like喜欢。短语try doing sth.表示试着做某事。根据题意，故选A。

10.句意：用这个方法你能找到新的事情去做。

On the way在路上；B. By the way 顺便说一下；C. In a way在某种程度上；D. In this way用这个方法。这里是通过这样的方法。根据题意，故选D。

点睛：做完形填空时，首先，快速浏览一遍文章，了解大意；

第二，判断所要填的词的词性，与选项对比，并结合上下文意思，选择最佳答案；如第四个小题，根据上文that there were ways he could play basketball better.可知，下文是他认为书不是不好。故选B。

第三，做完后，通读全文。看看有无不妥之处。

最重要的还是靠平时的积累，如一些固定搭配，短语，习惯用语，常识性的等等，还有就是平时要多读多看，积累语感，这点非常重要。