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【题目】 Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions (反应) often go ______ the object. It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. Silently, we ______ up and played, as always. The sun was a big " squeezer (挤压者)", as it not only squeezed out of us sweet (汗水) and ______, but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all ______ the attacks of elbows (肘部). After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs. I could see a ______ was almost unavoidable.

It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. "Buddy, hot down here. What about a ______?" I said to him. ______ I rolled (滚动) one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. "I guess I'm quite fine. Lucky no _______bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said.

Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My ______ did work! He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he ______ his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake.

A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide ______ for us. What could be better than a group of school students ______basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?

【1】A. towardsB. aboutC. beyondD. for

【2】A. teamedB. cheeredC. cookedD. caught

【3】A. timeB. energyC. healthD. pride

【4】A. acceptB. affordC. smellD. feel

【5】A. matchB. fightC. touchD. risk

【6】A. gameB. talkC. drinkD. ball

【7】A. AngrilyB. EquallyC. GuiltilyD. Carefully

【8】A. lazyB. hiddenC. medicalD. broken

【9】A. humorB. chanceC. adviceD. trust

【10】A. looked atB. thought ofC. put awayD. held out

【11】A. worryB. warmthC. stressD. peace

【12】A. protectingB. encouragingC. exchangingD. comparing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】D

【9】C

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【解析】

本文介绍了篮球是有趣的，也是会带麻烦的。本文的作者在发生矛盾时，用自己的方式处理了这次矛盾。使得事情圆满解决。

【1】句意：人们聚集在一个球的周围，但他们的反应往往朝向目标（眼前的篮球）。

A. towards向；朝；仅表“方向”，比for 的意味要强。B. about大约；C. beyond表示时间，其意为“迟于；超过”。D. for向……，接在leave, start, depart 等动词之后，表方向。根据People gather around a ball, but their reactions (反应) often go ___1___ the object. 人们聚集在一个球的周围，但他们的反应往往_______ 目标（the object）。可知，应该选择towards向；朝；符合语境，故选A。

【2】句意：我们像往常一样，默默无语地组队比赛。

A. teamed组队；B. cheered欢呼；C. cooked烹饪；D. caught抓住。根据Silently, we ___2___ up and played, as always. 我们像往常一样，默默无语地_______比赛。可知，应该选择teamed组队；team up：(使) 结成一队, 合作, 协作。符合语境，故选A。

【3】句意：太阳是一个巨大的“挤压者”，因为它不仅挤出了我们的汗水和活力，也挤出了我们不快乐的感觉。

A. time时间；B. energy活力；C. health健康；D. pride骄傲。根据It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. 那是一个非常炎热的夏天，我们一群人出现在篮球场上。可以推知，在这样的一个炎热的夏天里打球，浑身都是汗水而且仍然活力四射。故选B。

【4】句意：身体接触越来越频繁，我们都能承受肘部的攻击。

A. accept接受 (建议、邀请等) ；B. afford承担得起 (后果) ；C. smell闻到；D. feel感到。根据Body contact became more and more often, and we could all ___4___ the attacks of elbows (肘部). 身体接触越来越频繁，我们都能 _______ 肘部的攻击。可知，应该选择 afford承担得起 (后果) ；符合语境，故选B。

【5】句意：我能看到一场打斗几乎是不可避免的。

A. match竞赛；B. fight打斗；C. touch触摸；D. risk危险。根据After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs. 又一轮比赛后，我和其中一个队员同时摔倒在地。从他燃烧的眼球中。可以推知下文应该是要发生一场打斗。符合语境，故选B。

【6】句意：喝一杯怎么样？

A. game游戏；B. talk谈论；C. drink一杯；D. ball球。根据It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. 我突然想到，我的罐装可乐就在地上，离我大约一英寸远。可以推知应该是邀请另一个人（one of the players）喝一杯。故选C。

【7】句意：我小心地向他滚了一个，用我最真诚的表情看着他的眼睛。

A. Angrily愤怒地；B. Equally同样地；C. Guiltily内疚地；D. Carefully小心地。该句话中的one指代上文的罐装可乐（tins of Cola），因为罐装可乐容易爆裂，因此应该是小心地向他滚了一个。故选D。

【8】句意： “幸运的是，没有骨折，否则我们就得住院了！”我说。

A. lazy懒散的；B. hidden难以看见的；C. medical医疗的；D. broken伤残的。broken bones：骨折；断骨。故选D。

【9】句意：我的建议奏效了！

A. humor幽默；B. chance机会；C. advice建议；D. trust信任。根据He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. 他拿起可乐，试图打开，然后走了过来。可以推知应该是作者的建议奏效了！故选C。

【10】句意：当他从我身边走过时，他伸出左手朝我微笑。

A. looked at看着；B. thought of想到；C. put away把…收起；D. held out伸出。根据I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake. 我笑了笑，握住他的手，轻轻地握了他一下。可知，当他从我身边走过时，他应该是伸出左手朝我微笑。因此应该选择held out伸出。故选D。

【11】句意：太阳继续给我们带来压力。

A. worry担心；B. warmth温暖；C. stress压力；D. peace和平。根据前文的句子It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. 那是一个非常炎热的夏天，我们一群人出现在篮球场上。所以选项C不符合语境。由句子The sun continued to provide ___11___ for us. 太阳继续给我们带来_______。可知，应该选择stress压力；符合语境。故选C。

【12】句意：在一个温暖、阳光明媚的下午，有什么能比一群学生交流篮球技能更好呢？

A. protecting保护；B. encouraging鼓励；C. exchanging交流；D. comparing比较。根据What could be better than a group of school students ___12___basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon? 在一个温暖、阳光明媚的下午，有什么能比一群学生 _______ 篮球技能更好呢？可知，应该选择exchanging交流；符合语境。而compare常与with连用，构成compare…with…：把……与……比较；但在现代英语中，也可用 compare…to…，或者用 compare…and…。故选C。

完形填空题与单项选择题不同，它给出的是一篇意思较为完整的短文。做该题型试题时，首先应跳过空格通读全文，以全文为背景，联系句子的上下文进行推理和判断，从4个选项中选出一项进行试填。考生可以从词义用法、固定搭配、逻辑推理和上下文的联系等方面去考虑。最后应再把全文通览一遍，细心检查所选答案能否使短文上下连贯，前后呼应，词句通顺，使短文意思完整。检查时还应从语法、惯用法、逻辑推理和事情发生的情节等方面进行考虑，以达到准确无误之目的。第2小题考查动词辨析。句意：我们像往常一样，默默无语地组队比赛。A. teamed组队；B. cheered欢呼；C. cooked烹饪；D. caught抓住。根据Silently, we ___2___ up and played, as always. 我们像往常一样，默默无语地_______比赛。可知，应该选择teamed组队；team up：(使) 结成一队, 合作, 协作。符合语境，故选A。第6小题是考查名词辨析。句意：喝一杯怎么样？A. game游戏；B. talk谈论；C. drink一杯；D. ball球。根据It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. 我突然想到，我的罐装可乐就在地上，离我大约一英寸远。可以推知应该是邀请另一个人（one of the players）喝一杯。故选C。