Question

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly（几乎不）ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w 1. , he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w2. thing in the world.

A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b3. Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m4. of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face, w5. Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so i6. to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but f7.he lost.

“You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert.

But Peter didn’t f8. happy and couldn’t fall asleep that night.

One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. Though he lost again and again, the happy smile

n9. left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed b10. of them.

Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

Answer

1.won

2.worst

3.between

4.much

5.while

6.important

7.finally

8.feel

9.never

10.both

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了彼得喜欢打乒乓球，但是好胜心特别强，只要一输掉比赛就感到不高兴，后来他学到了比赛对于他的真实意义，享受比赛的乐趣更重要。

1.句意：当他获胜了，他会感到真的很好。

根据下文“If he lost, he would feel terrible.”可知上文是说当他获胜了，他会感到很好。根据would+动词原形，是过去将来时，when引导从句用过去式。win的过去式是won。根据题意，故答案为won。

2.句意：似乎彼得看来，失败是世界上最糟糕的事。

根据上文“He hated losing anything. When he w ___1___ , he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible.”可知，此处是说失败是世界上最糟糕的事情。根据“in the world”可知用形容词的最高级，bad糟糕的，坏的，最高级是worst。根据提议，故答案为worst。

3.句意：不久在Peter和Albert之间将有一场比赛。

between…and…在……和……之间。这里是“在Peter和Albert之间将有一场比赛”。根据题意，故答案为between。

4.句意：彼得努力为比赛做准备，但阿尔伯特似乎不怎么在意。

根据上文“Peter worked hard to get ready for the match”及下文“but”转折连词，可知下文是“Albert似乎并不非常在意”。这里是副词修饰动词“think”，much很，非常。根据题意，故答案为much。

5.句意：他脸上总是挂着微笑，而彼得却一直显得很严肃。

根据上文“When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face”可知，下文是表示转折，这里用while引导，意思是“然而”，根据题意，故答案为while。

6.句意：彼得认为赢得比赛非常重要，他甚至想作弊，但最后还是输了。

根据“to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊)”可知，彼得认为赢得比赛非常重要，It’s+形容词+to do的形式。important形容词，重要的。根据题意，故答案为important。

7.句意：彼得认为赢得比赛非常重要，他甚至想作弊，但最后还是输了。

根据上文“Peter thought it was so i____6____ to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊)”可知，这里是说“但是最后还是输了”。finally副词，最后。根据题意，故答案为finally。

8.句意：但彼得不高兴，那天晚上睡不着。

根据“couldn’t fall asleep that night.”可知，上文是彼得感到不高兴。happy形容词，前面应该是连系动词，feel动词，感到。根据题意，故答案为feel。

9.句意：尽管他一次又一次地失败了，但幸福的笑容从来没有离开过他的脸。

根据上文“One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. Though he lost again and again, the happy smile ”可知，下文是说“幸福笑容从没有离开过他的脸。” never副词，绝不，从不。根据题意，故答案为never。

10.句意：不过，他很喜欢这两个。

根据上文“Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball.” 彼得发现阿尔伯特乒乓球打得很好，但篮球打得不好。可知下文是说“然而，他喜欢他们两个”。both of…表示“两者都”。根据题意，故答案为both。