Question

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could      play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball        I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one        when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were        allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not      me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls，” they said.      when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys        at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling      and had lost hope of playing basketball.        ， something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They      me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own      ； let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about      with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion        to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can，      for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my        . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also        a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have      to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an        . After that, just be confident and        going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can        my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game！”

1.A.ever          B.often          C.never       D.always

2.A.when         B.before        C.after       D.since

3.A.struggled     B.cared          C.enjoyed     D.joined

4.A.only         B.almost         C.hardly      D.not

5.A.encourage     B.agree          C.let         D.permit

6.A.Still         B.Yet            C.Just        D.Even

7.A.looked       B.glared         C.glanced     D.stared

8.A.up            B.down           C.excited     D.satisfied

9.A.Unluckily     B.Naturally      C.UnexpectedlyD.Clearly

10.A.encouraged  B.forbade        C.ensured     D.explored

11.A.effort       B.way            C.business    D.direction

12.A.basketball  B.sports        C.interests   D.dreams

13.A.stuck        B.referred       C.turned      D.returned

14.A.but         B.though         C.and         D.however

15.A.wish         B.life           C.work        D.study

16.A.experience  B.grow           C.learn       D.play

17.A.come        B.turned         C.refused     D.happened

18.A.idea        B.aim            C.opinion     D.effort

19.A.insist      B.remain         C.keep        D.last

20.A.inform       B.express        C.ignore      D.connect

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个女孩对篮球的热爱，并通过蓝球重获信心和快乐，还学到了更多。

1. A.ever曾经B.often 经常C.never从不D.always总是 根据前文envied 一词的提示，这儿指作者一个女孩儿，没有打过篮球。故选C.

2. 当…时候B.before在…之前C.after之后D.since自从 根据这句的完成时态的提醒，此处引导时间状语从句的词要用since，故选D。

3. A.struggled挣扎B.cared关心C.enjoyed喜欢D.joined参加根据此句中的freely一词，可推断这样的原因是没有人留意到我。故选

4. 故选A。

5. sb do sth。其他三个选项都是跟不定式，故选C。

6. 任然B.Yet也C.Just只是D.Even 甚至。根据前文作者的父母不让她打篮球的提示，可知这里作者只好和朋友一起打，但就算这样，男孩子还是用异样的眼光看她。故选D。

7. 在此处表示男孩吃惊，作者接受异样的眼光的感觉。故选D。

8. hope可看出此处的情感是消极的，feel down 可表示沮丧。故选B。

9.

10. sb to do sth表示鼓励某人做某事。A.encouraged鼓励 B.forbade禁止C.ensured保证D.explored探索前文提到作者交了爱打篮球的新朋友，那这些朋友肯定会鼓励作者打篮球。故选A。

11. your own way, let others talk.为名句，意为：走自己的路，让别人说去吧。故选B。

12.

13. 把…提交，return回归。故选D。

14.

15. day 的提示，可推测此处说的是篮球已经成为了她生活的一部分。故选B。

16. A.experience经历，B.grow成长C.learn学习D.play玩耍根据下文I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to realize that life is just like playing basketball. 可知作者通过篮球，不仅获得了快乐和信心，还学会了很多。故选C。

17. 根据Tracy McGrady说的话，作者开始意识到人生就像打篮球，首先要有一个投篮的目标，而后不放弃它，勇往直前。故选A。

18. B.aim 目标C.opinion 简介D.effort努力。参见32题解析。

19.

20. 根据前面motto（格言）一词的提示，可知这个格言也表达了我对篮球的态度。故选B。

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