Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and      got into a game. I went to all the      and showed up even when it was so      that your ‘breath froze’ and when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had      enough and thought of quitting.

 I finally decided to      the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on      my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise    , so think about yourself in a      way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,      my shot accuracy and changing my      . 

Once in a match, we      our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my      place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going    , I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.

The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little     .  But my mom’s words      out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my      work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the      to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had _____ me for this moment.

Won! I won!

   The lesson I learned from my mom’s      has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I     myself.  

1.A. once  B. seldom C. usually  D. even

2.A. meeting         B. shows         C. matches        D. practices

3.A. cloudy        B. wet        C. cold       D. windy

4.A. suffered         B. explained          C. planned          D. escaped

5.A. write          B. tell         C. read      D. report

6.A. noticing         B. gathering    C. hearing D. analyzing

7.A. talkers        B. dreamers      C. attackers      D. losers

8.A. positive         B. familiar            C. brief        D. convenient

9.A. testing        B. improving      C. questioning   D. affecting

10.A. aim  B. taste      C. habit     D. attitude

11.A. lost          B. controlled     C. practiced       D. continued

12.A. usual        B. safe       C. secret   D. private

13.A. off   B. in  C. by D. up

14.A. annoyed        B. nervous    C. delighted       D. bitter

15.A. ran    B. gave          C. stood   D. rang

16.A. delicate        B. extra  C. creative         D. casual

17.A. chance         B. message    C. order       D. note

18.A. spared         B. requested  C. prepared       D. sent

19.A. actions         B. reasons      C. words   D. promises

20.A. judge        B. express          C. comfort         D. doubt

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：曾经有一些人、有一些话让我们终生难忘。作者的妈妈在他想要放弃时给了他鼓励，使他正视困难积极训练，最终赢得成功。那些话一直伴随他度过很多难关。

1. 考查副词辨析。由and可知前后意思一致，前面提到：我总是那个坐在板凳尽头的人，所以后面的意思应该是：很少进入比赛。而once曾经；seldom很少，表否定；usually通常；even甚至。 故选B。

2.考查名词辨析。通过上下文可以理解为参加了所有的训练项目。而meeting会议；shows表演；matches比赛；practices练习。故选D。

3.考查形容词辨析。cloudy多云；wet潮湿；cold冷；windy多风。而根据后面的froze 可知，是要说天冷连呼吸都冻住了。故选C。

4.考查动词辨析。本句意为：我觉得我已经受够了想放弃。suffered遭受；explained解释； planned计划；escaped逃跑。故选A。

5.考查动词辨析。最终我觉得把 我要离开冰球队这个消息告诉妈妈。write写；tell告诉；read读；report报道。tell sth. to sb.意为：告诉某人某事。故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。 一听到我说得话，妈妈就说了。 noticing注意到；gathering收集；hearing听到；analyzing分析。故选C。

7.考查名词辨析。前文妈妈说：放弃的人从不会成功，而一个成功者从不会放弃。所以后面应该说：妈妈不会养育一个认输的人。talkers说话者；dreamers 梦想者；attackers进攻者；losers失败者、输者。故选D。

8.考查形容词辨析。所以妈妈鼓励我要用积极乐观的态度来对待事情。所以听了妈妈的话，我才更加努力。positive积极的；familiar熟悉的；brief简明扼要的；convenient方便的。故选A。

9.考查动词辨析。句意为：我努力改进自己的射门准确率。testing检测； improving改进；questioning质疑；affecting影响。故选B。

10.考查名词辨析。结合上下文，句意应该是：我改变了我的态度。aim目标； taste品尝；habit习惯；attitude态度。故选D。

11.考查动词辨析。句意：曾经在一次比赛中，我们第一场球输得很惨。而lost失去；controlled控制；practiced练习；continued继续。故选A。

12.考查形容词辨析。句意：我坐在我常坐的地方。usual通常；safe安全；secret秘密；private私人的。故选A。

13.考查动词搭配辨析。句意：教练走过来告诉我上场。go off 走开；go in走进；go by度过；go up上升。故选B。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：对方速度很快，我得承认当时我有一些紧张。annoyed恼火；nervous紧张；delighted高兴；bitter苦。第一次上场，按常理来说应该是紧张。故选B。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：但是妈妈的话就像教堂的钟声一样回响在耳畔。ran跑；gave给；stood站；rang铃响。故选D。

16.考查形容词辨析。句意：很快我发现我以前所做的额外的努力都得到了回报。delicate脆弱的；extra额外的；creative创造性的。casual随意的。故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：好像我得到了得分的机会。chance机会；message信息；order命令、预定；note便条、笔记。故选A。

18.考查名词辨析。句意：别人都回家了，而我还在冰上练习的那些时间为我准备了这一刻。prepare…for 为 …做准备； spared备用；requested请求；prepared准备；sent派遣。故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。句意：我从妈妈的话里学到的这一课一直伴随我很多年。actions行为；reasons理由；words话； promises承诺。故选C。

20.考查动词辨析。句意：每当我面对挑战或者质疑自己事，我都能听到那些话。judge判决；express表达；comfort安慰；doubt怀疑。故选D。

考点：故事类短文。