Question

I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my _______.

    Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I _______ the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity _______ this view of myself: chess.

I started to play chess with my father after school _______because I wanted to beat him at something. My father was a _______ man, fond of physics, writing, religion, …, almost every___field. He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a _______ that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to _______ my so-called inability.

Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to _______ my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel _______.

Two years later, I became the second board _______ my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player _______to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.

I was determined to show who I had become: a(n)_______ person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most _______ game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was _______ a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept _______ while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I _______ with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little _______ left, he started to make rapid moves._______ he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like _______, but I could not control my emotions.

   While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not _______. The inferiority complex(自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.

1.A. habits    B. grades    C. plans    D. benefits

2.A. noticed    B. explained    C. accepted    D. ignored

3.A. changed    B. supported    C. questioned    D. showed

4.A. especially    B. obviously    C. simply    D. hopefully

5.A. smart    B. strict    C. quiet    D. strong

6.A. dream    B. lesson    C. theory    D. sign

7.A. turn over    B. turn down    C. get over    D. get through

8.A. teach    B. sharpen    C. choose    D. invent

9.A. overjoyed    B. disappointed    C. puzzled    D. interested

10.A. for    B. in    C. of    D. on

11.A. promised    B. managed    C. happened    D. failed

12.A. brave    B. lucky    C. active    D. intelligent

13.A. terrible    B. memorable    C. dangerous    D. popular

14.A. normally    B. possibly    C. actually    D. partly

15.A. attacking    B. smiling    C. pausing    D. escaping

16.A. returned    B. quit    C. won    D. exchanged

17.A. patience    B. time    C. energy    D. wisdom

18.A. Once    B. Until    C. Before    D. Unless

19.A. spirit    B. thought    C. comment    D. behavior

20.A. proud    B. stupid    C. bright    D. lazy

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】本文是一片记叙文，作者是一个有特殊需要的班级中的学生，被认为是傻瓜，但是国际象棋改变了一切，使他觉得自己并不愚蠢，本文中作者回忆了一场最难忘的比赛。

1.考查名词词义辨析。habit习惯；grade成绩；plan计划；benefit 利益。根据本空前的“I was not interested in school”可知，我对上学不感兴趣也不关心自己的成绩，故B项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。notice注意；explain解释；accept接受；ignore忽视。根据本空前的“I started to believe in my stupidity.”可知，我开始相信自己是愚蠢的并接受了我在有特殊需要班级的事实，故C项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。change改变；support支持；question提问；show展现。上文说我开始相信自己是愚蠢的并接受了我在有特殊需要班级的事实，此处的转折连词But 说明国际象棋改变了我的态度，故A项正确。

4.考查副词词义辨析。especially尤其；obviously明显地；simply简单地、仅仅；hopefully有希望地。根据本空后的“because I wanted to beat him at something. ”可知，我每天放学后和爸爸下国际象棋仅仅是因为我想在某一方面打败他，故C项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。smart聪明的；strict严格的；quiet安静的；strong强壮的。根据本空后的“fond of physics, writing, religion,”可知，有多种爱好的爸爸是一个聪明的人，故A项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。dream梦想；lesson功课；theory理论；sign标志。上文说爸爸是一个非常聪明的人，再结合本空后的“that I had intellectual power”可知，战胜爸爸标志着我也聪明，故D项正确。

7.考查动词短语辨析。turn over翻阅、翻转；turn down调低；get over克服、恢复；get through通过、熬过。上文说我想打败爸爸，再结合本空后的“my so-called inability”可知，在棋盘上，我有机会克服所谓的无能，故C项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。teach教；sharpen使敏捷；choose选择；invent发明。根据本空前的“Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer”可知，我越来越想打败爸爸，我学习国际象棋书，和电脑下棋来提高自己的技术，故B项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。overjoyed狂喜的 ；disappointed失望的；puzzled困惑的；interested感兴趣的。根据本空前的“One weekend, I finally checkmated my father on a ferry ride”可知，一个周末，我终于战胜了爸爸，这让我欣喜若狂，故A项正确。

10.考查介词词义辨析。for为；in在里面；of……的；on在上面。on the team表示“成为队里的一员”，故D项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。promise承诺 ；manage设法做成；happen碰巧；fail未能做。根据本空后的“There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.”可知，第一主力的未能前来给了我作为第一主力与其他顶尖选手同场竞技的机会，故D项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。brave勇敢的 ；lucky幸运的；active活跃的；intelligent聪明的。上文说我被认为是一个傻瓜，所以我决心证明自己是一个聪明的人，故D项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。terrible可怕的 ；memorable难忘的、值得纪念的；dangerous危险的；popular流行的。根据本空后的“game came in the final round”可知，决赛是让我最难忘的一场比赛，故B项正确。

14.考查副词词义辨析。normally正常地 ；possibly可能地；actually实际上；partly部分地。根据本空后的“a match between a special needs student and a smart soul.”可知，这实际上是一场有特殊需要的学生和一个聪明的心灵之间的较量，actually用于强调，故C项正确。

15.考查动词词义辨析。attack攻击 ；smile微笑；pause暂停；escape逃跑。根据本空后的“while I kept defending to keep my king safe.”可知，对手持续进攻，而我一直在防守，故A项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。return归还、返回 ；quit放弃；win赢得、获胜；exchange交换。上文说对手持续破解我的防守，但始终没有找到将死我的办法，再结合本空后的“more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible.”可知，每次我都还以更加稳固的防守，使对手的进攻更加艰难，故A项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。patience耐心 ；time时间；energy能量；wisdom智慧。根据本空后的“he started to make rapid moves”可知，随着比赛时间越剩越少，对手的棋步越来越快，故B项正确。

18.考查连词词义辨析。once一旦 ；until直到；before在……以前；unless除非。根据本空后的“he could make the final decision, he ran out of time”可知，在做出最终决定以前，他已经用完了时间，故C项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。spirit精神 ；thought想法；comment评论；behavior行为。根据本空前的“Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement”可知，从座位上蹦起来、亲吻地板并不是具有体育精神的选手所为，故D项正确。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。proud骄傲的；stupid愚蠢的；bright聪明的；lazy懒惰的。根据本空后的“The inferiority complex had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.”可知，当我举起冠军奖杯的那一刻，我觉得自己并不愚蠢，故B项正确。

【名师点睛】完形填空中连词的使用使各行各句之间提供了紧密的转折、因果、并列或者条件的逻辑关系，通过连词可以把握文章的内在逻辑结构，领会作者的思路，从而获得准确的信息，比如本篇第3空前的转折连词But是答题的关键。