Question

    To get to the tennis court, Conner Stroud has to push his wheelchair there .

The 15-yea-old from North Carolina, US was born without_______________. But when he picks up his racquet( 球拍 ) and begins to_______________ a ball, you quickly see that the young man just want to_______________ .

Stroud began playing tennis at age 5 at the small tennis club his parents own . For years, he played against able-bodied _______________ by putting rubber on the stumps ( 残余部分 ) of his legs . Though he was a foot (30 . 48cm) or two _______________ than many of the players he played against, he won a number of matches . He became well-known enough that he got to_______________ Rafael Nadal, his favorite player at the US Open in 2013 .

“The most important thing is that he’s_______________,” Nadal told reports about Stroud after that 15-minute meeting . “He’s playing _______________. That’s a great example of being happy even if_______________doesn’t give you everything . ”

Stroud started playing wheelchair tennis at 13 and now he is No 1 in the US .

Earlier this summer, he played for____________________in the world’s biggest junior wheelchair team tennis event — the World Team Cup . He played six matches and won five of them as the US won the cup for the first time since 2000.

“He is a polite boy, __________________he will rip（撕扯）your heart out trying to beat you,” Jason Harnett, a United States Tennis Association coach, said of Stroud . “You see that attitude in a lot of the best players, whether they are able-bodied or__________________.

Teenage players can often get disappointed and angry . They may __________________ their racquets or shout at themselves after missed shots . Stroud __________________ does that .

“ I just try to stay positive,” Stroud said . “After every point, I try to say I’m going to win the next point, or the next game, or the whole match if I __________________ the whole match. “ There’s always room to be positive . You can always win another time .

1.A.legs B.arms C.feet D.hands

2.A.pick B.choose C.hit D.discover

3.A.act B.win C.play D.show

4.A.parents B.players C.fans D.coaches

5.A.longer B.taller C.farther D.shoter

6.A.treat B.guard C.meet D.follow

7.A.polite B.brave C.patient D.happy

8.A.basketball B.tennis C.volleyball D.badminton

9.A.life B.coach C.family D.friendship

10.A.Britain B.Canada C.America D.France

11.A.but B.and C.so D.or

12.A.sick B.disabled C.hurt D.scared

13.A.kiss B.repair C.clean D.throw

14.A.ever B.sometimes C.never D.always

15.A.lose B.play C.prepare D.prefer

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了先天腿部残疾的康纳·斯特劳德关于打网球的经历，他人评价以及比赛心态等。

1.句意：这位出生于美国北卡罗来纳州的15岁男孩出生时就没有腿。

legs腿；arms手臂；feet脚；hands手。根据上文“Conner Stroud has to push his wheelchair there”可知康纳平常需要做轮椅，以及下文说他比正常选手矮一到两英尺，说明他腿部残疾。故选A。

2.句意：当他拿起球拍开始打球。

pick捡起；choose选择；hit击打；discover发现。根据情境可知，拿起球拍是为了打球，hit a ball击球，打球。故选C。

3.句意;你很快就会发现他想要赢。

act行动；win赢；play玩耍；show展示。根据下文“he won a number of matches”可知，康纳打网球不是为了玩玩而已，而是真正想要赢得比赛。故选B。

4.句意：几年来，他通过给腿部残缺的部分穿上橡胶，和身体健全的选手对打。

parents父母；players选手；fans粉丝；coaches教练。根据后文“the players he played against”可知，和他对赛的身份是选手。故选B。

5.句意：虽然比多数对赛选手矮一到两英尺，但是他赢得了很多比赛。

longer长的；taller高的；farther远的；shorter矮的，短的。根据故事可知，由于康纳先天腿部残疾，所以在身高上会更矮。故选D。

6.句意：他变得足够出名，以至于能和拉斐尔·纳达尔见面，2013美国网球公开赛上他最喜欢的选手。

treat对待；guard守卫；meet遇见，碰到；follow跟随。根据后文“after that 15-minute meeting”可知，康纳跟拉斐尔有15分钟的见面时间。故选C。

7.句意：“最重要的事情是他很幸福。”15分钟的会面之后，纳达尔告诉记者关于康纳的事。

polite礼貌的；brave勇敢的；patient耐心的；happy高兴的。根据下文“That’s a great example of being happy”可知，康纳是个幸福的好例子。故选D。

8.句意：他现在在打网球。

basketball篮球；tennis 网球volleyball排球；badminton羽毛球。根据此文可知康纳是个网球选手。故选B。

9.句意：那是幸福的好例子，即使生活没有给你带来任何东西。

life生命，生活 coach教练；family家庭；friendship友谊。根据文章可知，康纳有先天残疾，但是他没有自暴自弃，而是成为了优秀的网球选手。故选A。

10.句意：初夏时，他在世界上最大的青少年轮椅团体网球赛——世界团体杯上为美国而战。

Britain英国；Canada加拿大；America美国；France法国。根据下文“He played six matches and won five of them as the US won the cup for the first time since 2000 .”可知康纳为美国出战。故选C。

11.句意：“他是个礼貌的男孩，但是他会撕扯你的心，用尽全力打败你。”

but但是；and和，并且；so所以；or否则。根据句意可知，前后半句有转折关系。故选A。

12.句意：你能在很多顶尖选手身上看到这种态度，不管他是健全的还是残疾的。

sick生病的；disabled残疾的；hurt受伤的；scared害怕的。与able-bodied健全的相对应的词是残疾的，且该教练是在赞扬康纳具有这样的精神。故选B。

13.句意：在失球时，他们可能会摔球拍或者对自己大吼大叫。

kiss亲吻；repair修理；clean清洁；throw扔，摔。根据上文“Teenage players can often get disappointed and angry”可知，青少年网球选手经常会失望和愤怒，控制不住自己情绪，所以摔球拍比较符合形象。故选D。

14.句意：康纳从来不这样做。

ever曾经；sometimes有时；never从不；always总是。根据下文康纳说的“I just try to stay positive”可知，他一直保持积极心态，所以他从来不会那样情绪过于沮丧或愤怒。故选C。

15.句意：每次得分之后，如果我输掉这场比赛的话，我都尽力对自己说将会赢得下一分，下一局，再下一局，甚至整场比赛。

lose失去；play玩，打；prepare准备；prefer偏爱。根据句意可知，如果输掉这场比赛，康纳会保持积极心态应对下一场。故选A。