Question

    通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

    A school was near my home and I often watched the kids from my window when they played basketball. One day, I saw a little girl playing with boys. __1__played very well and no one could stop her. Sometimes, I saw her play __2__. She often practiced by herself until dark.

    One day I asked her __3___she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to university. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）. I like to play basketball. If I play well, I can get a scholarship. My father told me that if the __4__is big enough and work hard for it, I can be successful.” Then she smiled and ran to go practice.

    I watched her through junior high and into high school. Every week, she and her school team won（赢）in the basketball matches.

    One day, I saw her ___5___in the grass. I went over there and sat down beside her. I asked her what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” she answered, “I am just too short.” The coach（教练） told her that she would probably never play for a university team, so she should ___6__her dream about university.

    She was sad, but she told me that her father said those coaches were not _7__. They did not understand the power（力量） of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good university, and wanted a scholarship, _8_could stop her.

    The next year, when she and her ___9_went to the Northern California match, a university recruiter（招生官员） noticed her and __10___her a full scholarship. Her dream finally came true.

1 A. They                     B. She                        C. He                        D. It

2 A. slowly                   B. happily                   C. safely                    D. alone

3 A. why                      B. how                       C. where                   D. when

4 A. dream                    B. cause                     C. advice                   D. matter

5A. playing                    B. crying                    C. standing                D. sitting

6 A. forget                    B. leave                      C. think                     D. throw

7A. happy                     B. strange                   C. right                      D. wrong

8 A. anything                 B. something               C. nothing                  D. everything

9A. teacher                   B. mother                   C. team                     D. father

10A. bought                  B. offered                   C. found                    D. brought

Answer 1

1B  2D  3A  4 A  5D  6 A   7D  8 C  9C  10B