Question

    Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school. They couldn't_________ a real soccer ball, but Mike had made a ball_________ old socks and plastic tape. It was not beautiful, but it_________ well. Mike was not a good player, yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale_________.

One afternoon, the home-made ball was spinning across the grass when it was_________ stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.

"Look at you two with your_________ ball and old trainers," Steven laughed and said.

The next day was Kevin's birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball.

That afternoon, Steven_________ Kevin to play soccer. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike's trainers were old and he had little___________for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look___________.

One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something____________under it. He looked______________ and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad.____________ his sadness turned to anger, he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew ____________ until it was a small dot(点)in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and______________the home-made ball.

Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and ____________.

1.A.offer B.collect C.afford D.borrow

2.A.into B.out of C.of D.for

3.A.played B.kicked C.sold D.worked

4.A.blue B.orange C.white D.green

5.A.suddenly B.slowly C.finally D.easily

6.A.cute B.stupid C.ideal D.tiny

7.A.refused B.allowed C.invited D.ordered

8.A.money B.time C.interest D.talent

9.A.up B.back C.out D.down

10.A.lying B.bumping C.tying D.swinging

11.A.closer B.lower C.madder D.deeper

12.A.As B.So C.Though D.If

13.A.fast B.slowly C.freely D.high

14.A.picked up B.gave up C.set up D.put up

15.A.laughed B.complained C.waited D.watched

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Kevin和他的好朋友Mike喜欢在一起踢球，由于他们买不起真正的足球就只能踢自己制作的，即使是这样他们也玩得很好。后来Kevin的叔叔送给他一个足球作为生日礼物，这也导致了两人的友谊受到了影响。为了巩固友谊，Kevin决定扔掉新足球，并拿起了自制足球等待着Mike的到来。

1.句意：他们买不起一个真正的足球，但是Mike用旧袜子和塑料袋做了一个。

offer提供；collect收集；afford买得起；borrow借。根据下文“but Mike had made a ball____ old socks and plastic tape”可知，他们买不起一个真正的足球。故选C。

2.句意：他们买不起一个真正的足球，但是Mike用旧袜子和塑料袋做了一个。

make sth into使成为；make sth out of用某物制造出；make sth of由……制成，通常用be made of形式；make sth for sb为某人制造某物，其后应接“人”。根据“made a ball_____ old socks and plastic tape”可知，用旧袜子和塑料袋做了一个足球，应用make sth out of。故选B。

3.句意：它虽然不漂亮，但效果很好。

played玩；kicked踢；sold卖；worked工作，有效果。根据“but it____ well”可知，此处的it指代的是“足球”，物，应用动词work，意为“它工作得很好，效果不错”。故选D。

4.句意：Mike不是一个好球员，但是两个好朋友一直踢着跑着，直到太阳把天空变成淡橙色。

blue蓝色；orange橙色；white白色；green绿色。根据语境可知，此处指的是两人一起踢球直到天空变成淡橙色（即黄昏）。故选B。

5.句意：一天下午，那个自己做的球正在草地上打转时，突然被人停了下来。

suddenly突然；slowly慢慢地；finally最终；easily容易地。根据语境可知，此处应为“正在旋转的球突然被人停了下来”。故选A。

6.句意：“看看你们这愚蠢的球和旧球鞋，”Steven笑着说。

cute可爱的；stupid愚蠢的；ideal理想的；tiny微小的。根据前文“Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape”可知，球制作的很粗糙，这里是指Steven在嘲笑他们和他们做的球。故选B。

7.句意：那天下午，Steven邀请Kevin去踢足球。

refused拒绝；allowed允许；invited邀请；ordered命令。根据下文“Kevin did not want Mike to go with them”可知，Steven不想让Mike和他们一起踢足球，因此他邀请了Kevin。故选C。

8.句意：Mike的球鞋很旧并且他几乎没有足球天赋。

money钱；time时间；interest兴趣；talent天赋。根据上文“Mike was not a good player”可知，他没有足球天赋。故选D。

9.句意：他继续往前走没有回头看。

look up查阅；look back回头看；look out小心；look down俯视。根据“Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was siting”及语境可知，Kevin路过了Mike坐过的长凳，他没有回头看，继续往前走。故选B。

10.句意：一天下午Kevin路过那条旧长凳时，他看见有什么东西在下面。

lying躺；bumping碰撞；tying系；swinging摇摆。根据语境可知，Kevin在长凳下面发现了某样东西，根据下文Kevin在长凳下发现了他们制作的球，lying符合语境。故选A。

11.句意：他仔细一看，发现是那一个自制的球。

closer靠近的；lower低的；madder很生气的；deeper深的。根据语境可知，Kevin看见长凳下面有一个东西，于是他仔细一看，发现是那个自制的足球，故此处应为look closer仔细看。故选A。

12.句意：当他的悲伤变成了愤怒，他把他的新足球踢向空中。

As当……时；So因此，表结果；Though尽管，表让步；If如果，表条件。根据语境可知，当Kevin由悲伤转为愤怒时，他把球踢向了空中，故此处应用as引导时间状语从句。故选A。

13.句意：它飞得很高，直到它成为天空中的一个小点。

fast快速地；slowly慢地；freely自由地；high高。根据“it was a small dot(点)in the sky”可知，球飞得很高。故选D。

14.句意：Kevin走向长凳，捡起了那个自制的足球。

picked up捡起；gave up放弃；set up建立；put up张贴。根据下文“Holding it in his hands”可知，Kevin把球捡了起来。故选A。

15.句意：他手里拿着球，坐在长凳上等待着Mike。

laughed笑；complained抱怨；waited等待；watched观看。根据语境可知，Kevin扔掉了新球，拿着那个Mike自制的球，坐在长凳上等待着他的好朋友Mike。故选C。