Question

My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance because it was a girl’s sport. But I never_______my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’_______that dream seemed impossible to achieve. One summer, my parents were very busy. My little sister Amy was going to dance lessons. I _______ asked my parents to allow me to take her to the lessons. _______good chance to learn dancing!

One day Amy asked me to dance with her in the school dancing competition, because_______of the boys in her class would like to do that. They thought she was slow. “You can be a good dancer!” I _______her. “Let’s show those people that they are wrong.” In the following months, we practiced every evening, still hiding from our parents.

Finally came the big day I became_______when I saw my parents watching the competition. But as the music began, I took a deep breath and tried to put my heart into the dance. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the_______of the crowd, I was sure we had done a good job.

When we got off the stage, my father came towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, Son. I have to say you are talented_______dancing, go for it and make us proud.”

Everyone doesn’t achieve his dream__________he goes through lots of difficulties. I know that the road ahead won’t be easy, but I will not be afraid any more.

1.A.took up B.gave up C.called up D.turned up

2.A.support B.wish C.order D.service

3.A.quickly B.sadly C.exactly D.completely

4.A.What B.What a C.How D.How a

5.A.some B.all C.none D.both

6.A.accepted B.expected C.encouraged D.influenced

7.A.shy B.nervous C.relaxed D.bored

8.A.talking B.singing C.dancing D.cheering

9.A.at B.along C.with D.in

10.A.if B.whether C.until D.after

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述一个男孩想成为舞蹈家，有一次和妹妹一起排练舞蹈，最后赢得大家喝彩的故事。

1.句意：但我从未放弃成为一名舞蹈明星的梦想。

took up占据；gave up放弃；called up打电话；turned up出现。根据后文“I practiced secretly learning from books, movies, and shows.”可知，我偷偷地从书本、电影和表演中学习，所以此处表示“我从未放弃成为舞蹈明星梦想”的含义。故选B。

2.句意：然而，没有父母的支持，这个梦想似乎不可能实现。

support支持；wish希望；order命令；service服务。根据“dream seemed impossible to achieve.”可知，此处表示“没有父母的支持，这个梦想似乎不可能实现”的含义。故选A。

3.句意：我马上请求父母允许我带她去上课。

quickly迅速地；sadly悲伤地；exactly确切地；completely完全地。根据“One summer, my parents were very busy. My little sister Amy was going to dance lessons.”可知，父母太忙没空带妹妹去上课，我认为这是很好的学习机会，所以此处表示“我马上请求父母允许我带她去上课”的含义。故选A。

4.句意：这是一个学习跳舞的好机会！

本题考查感叹句。What修饰的中心词是名词；How修饰的中心词是形容词或副词。分析句子可知，此处修饰的是可数名词的单数形式chance。故选B。

5.句意：一天，艾米邀请我和她一起参加学校的舞蹈比赛，因为她班上没有一个男生愿意这样做。

some一些；all所有；none三者或以上都不；both两者都。根据“One day Amy asked me to dance with her in the school dancing competition, because___5___of the boys in her class would like to do that.”可知，此处表示否定含义，表示没有人愿意跟她一起跳舞，又因为指代的是the boys表复数。故选C。

6.句意：我鼓励她。

accepted接受；expected期待；encouraged鼓励；influenced影响。根据“‘You can be a good dancer!’”和“‘Let’s show those people that they are wrong.’”可知，此处表示“鼓励”妹妹的含义。故选C。

7.句意：最后，当我看到我的父母在看比赛时，我变得紧张起来。

shy害羞的；nervous紧张的；relaxed放松的；bored无聊的。根据“But as he music began, I took a deep breath and tried to put my heart into the dance.”可知，尽管我很紧张，但是我深吸了一口气，试着把我的心投入到舞蹈中，两句话构成转折关系。故选B。

8.句意：从人群的欢呼声中，我确信我们干得不错。

talking谈论；singing唱歌；dancing跳舞；cheering欢呼。根据“I was sure we had done a good job”可知，我们确信干得不错，所以人们给予了我们欢呼。故选D。

9.句意：我不得不说你在舞蹈方面很有天赋，努力吧，让我们为你骄傲。

at在……；along沿着；with和……一起；in在……里。分析句子可知，此处构成“be talented in”短语，翻译为“在……方面有天赋”。故选D。

10.句意：每个人都要直到经历很多困难才能实现自己的梦想。

if如果/是否；whether是否；until直到；after在……之后。分析句子可知，此处构成“not…until”固定句型，翻译为“直到……才”。故选C。