Question

Wayne Gretzky was about five when he first saw Gordie Howe, a Canadian professional ice hockey (曲棍球) player, on television. He immedi- ately became a  ___ of the Detroit Red Wings star. “I was really ____.” he said. “Not everybody gets to meet his hero and ____ when you meet them it isn’t as good as you think it’s going to be. I got so lucky that the guy I ____ happened to be so special.”

Howe joined the Red Wings in 1946 and spent most of his long career in Detroit. He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top ____ on six occasions and also ____ the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player six times.

“He was a(n) ____ guy.” Gretzky said. “He never asked for anything from anybody, ____ he would do anything for anyone.” Gretzky added that it wouldn’t  ___ whether you were a server in a restaurant or the Prime Minister; Howe ____everyone the same. “He had a way to be able to ____ to anybody and put everybody at ease.” he said. “He was just a really ____ person.”

“When I was 10 he told me, ‘Make sure you ____ your backhand.’” Gretzky said. “So I always had a great ____ in and scored many goals with my backhand. A  ___ we had as players was that our backhand was ____ and solid (坚固的) and I think that’s the one thing I really ____ from him.”

“Howe said to me when I turned pro and signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association at 17,‘You worked hard to get to the professional ___, but nowadays you’ve got to work much harder. So many guys who have turned pro sort of ____ about that.’ That was the one thing he told me that ____ stuck in my brain.”

1.A. helper    B. fan    C. visitor    D. servant

2.A. busy    B. wealthy    C. lucky    D. lonely

3.A. somehow    B. therefore    C. anyway    D. sometimes

4.A. chose    B. served    C. trained    D. challenged

5.A. scorer    B. model    C. expert    D. student

6.A. lost    B. presented    C. fought    D. won

7.A. happy    B. special    C. energetic    D. optimistic

8.A. unless    B. since    C. but    D. while

9.A. change    B. differ    C. appear    D. matter

10.A. tolerated    B. affected    C. treated    D. attracted

11.A. talk    B. agree    C. stick    D. reply

12.A. curious    B. good    C. healthy    D. common

13.A. depend on    B. insist on    C. act on    D. work on

14.A. pride    B. patience    C. kindness    D. honour

15.A. similarity    B. quality    C. possibility    D. difficulty

16.A. large    B. free    C. strong    D. rough

17.A. used up    B. divided up    C. picked up    D. set up

18.A. limit    B. gate    C. market    D. level

19.A. argue    B. forget    C. complain    D. worry

20.A. first    B. even    C. together    D. always

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇人物传记。文章通过粉丝Wayne Gretzky介绍加拿大职业冰球运动员Gordie Howe。Gordie Howe是Wayne Gretzky心中的英雄。他们作为球员的相似之处在于反手是强而有力的。Gordie Howe对Wayne Gretzky说“你努力工作以达到专业水平，但现在你必须更加努力地工作。很多专业人士都忘记了这一点。”这句话总是牢记在Wayne Gretzky的脑海里。

1.考查名词。A. helper帮助者；B. fan粉丝；C. visitor参观者；D. servant仆人。根据He immedi- ately became a ___1___ of the Detroit Red Wings star.可知，他立即成为了the Detroit Red Wings star的粉丝。故选B。

2.考查形容词。A. busy 忙碌的；B. wealthy有钱的；C. lucky幸运的；D. lonely孤独的，荒凉的。根据“I was really ___2___.”可知，我真的很幸运。故选C。

3.考查副词。A. somehow不知怎么地；B. therefore因此；C. anyway无论如何；D. sometimes有时候。根据“Not everybody gets to meet his hero and ___3___ when you meet them it isn’t as good as you think it’s going to be.可知，“不是每个人都能见到他的英雄，有时候当你遇到他们的时候，事情就不像你想象的那么好了。”故选D。

4.考查动词。A. chose选择；B. served服务；C. trained训练；D. challenged挑战。根据I got so lucky that the guy I ___4___ happened to be so special.可知，我很幸运，我遇到的那个人碰巧是如此的特别。”故选A。

5.考查名词。A. scorer记录员；B. model模型；C. expert专家；D. student学生。根据He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top ___5___ on six occasions and also ___6___ the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player six times.可知，他曾六次获得最佳球员the Art Ross Trophy，并以六次赢得the Hart Trophy，成为最有价值球员。故选A。

6.考查动词。A. lost丢失；B. presented呈递，提供；C. fought战斗；D. won赢得。根据He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top ___5___ on six occasions and also ___6___ the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player six times.可知，他曾六次获得最佳球员the Art Ross Trophy，并以六次赢得the Hart Trophy，成为最有价值球员。故选D。

7.考查形容词。A. happy高兴的；B. special特殊的；C. energetic 精力充沛的；D. optimistic乐观的。根据“He was a(n) ___7___ guy.”可知，他是一个特殊的人。故选B。

8.考查连词。A. unless除非；B. since自从---以来；C. but 但是；D. while当---时候。根据“He never asked for anything from anybody, ___8___ he would do anything for anyone.可知，“他从不向任何人索取任何东西，但他会为任何人做任何事。”故选C。

9.考查动词。A. change改变；B. differ 不同；C. appear出现；D. matter关键。根据Gretzky added that it wouldn’t ___9___ whether you were a server in a restaurant or the Prime Minister; Howe ___10___everyone the same.可知，Gretzky补充说，无论你是餐馆里的服务员还是总理，都无关紧要；Howe对每个人都一视同仁。故选D。

10.考查动词。A. tolerated忍受；B. affected影响；C. treated对待；D. attracted吸引。根据Gretzky added that it wouldn’t ___9___ whether you were a server in a restaurant or the Prime Minister; Howe ___10___everyone the same.可知，Gretzky补充说，无论你是餐馆里的服务员还是总理，都无关紧要；Howe对每个人都一视同仁。故选C。

11.考查动词。A. talk谈论；B. agree 同意；C. stick伸出；D. reply回答。根据“He had a way to be able to ___11___ to anybody and put everybody at ease.”可知，“他有一种方法可以和任何人交谈，让每个人都感到轻松。”故选A。

12.考查形容词。A. curious好奇的；B. good好的；C. healthy健康的；D. common共同的。根据“He was just a really ___12___ person.”可知，“他只是一个真正地好人。”故选B。

13.考查动词词组。 A. depend on依赖； B. insist on坚持；C. act on对---起作用；D. work on从事于。根据“When I was 10 he told me, ‘Make sure you ___13___ your backhand.’”可知，“当我10岁的时候，他告诉我，‘确保你在你的反手击球。”故选D。

14.考查名词。A. pride自豪；B. patience耐心；C. kindness善良；D. honour荣誉。根据So I always had a great ___14___ in and scored many goals with my backhand.可知，所以我总是很自豪，用我的反手打了很多球。故选A。

15.考查名词。A. similarity相似；B. quality质量；C. possibility可能性； D. difficulty困难。根据A ___15___ we had as players was that our backhand was ___16___ and solid (坚固的) and I think that’s the one thing I really ___17___ from him.可知，我们作为球员的相似之处在于，我们的反手是强而有力的，我认为这是我从他那里得到的一件事。故选A。

16.考查形容词。A. large巨大的；B. free自由的，空闲的；C. strong强壮的； D. rough粗糙的。根据A ___15___ we had as players was that our backhand was ___16___ and solid (坚固的) and I think that’s the one thing I really ___17___ from him.可知，我们作为球员的相似之处在于，我们的反手是强而有力的，我认为这是我从他那里得到的一件事。故选C。

17.考查动词词组。A. used up用完；B. divided up分割；C. picked up捡起，获得；D. set up建立。根据A ___15___ we had as players was that our backhand was ___16___ and solid (坚固的) and I think that’s the one thing I really ___17___ from him.可知，我们作为球员的相似之处在于，我们的反手是强而有力的，我认为这是我从他那里得到的一件事。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. limit 限制；B. gate门口；C. market市场；D. level水平。根据---,‘You worked hard to get to the professional ___18___, but nowadays you’ve got to work much harder.可知，“你努力工作以达到专业水平，但现在你必须更加努力地工作。”故选D。

19.考查动词。A. argue辩论；B. forget忘记；C. complain抱怨；D. worry担忧。根据So many guys who have turned pro sort of ___19___ about that可知，很多专业人士都忘记了这一点。故选B。

20.考查副词。A. first 首先；B. even甚至；C. together一起；D. always总是。根据That was the one thing he told me that ___20___ stuck in my brain.可知，这是他告诉我的总是牢记在我的脑子里的一件事。故选D。