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【题目】Making the Team

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The clock seemed to be moving very slowly. This was Andy's last class of the day-biology. Usually, Andy liked biology. Usually, Andy didn't want biology class to end. But not today. Today there were_________ for the basketball team after school.

There was only one thing that Andy liked more than biology: basketball. For months, Andy went to the backyard and practiced his shots every night after dinner. He loved the feeling of the basketball in his hands and the ________ the ball made when it sailed through the net. Swish! The best sound in the world !

"Psst! Andy!" Tommy was trying to get his attention.

"I feel like this class will never_________," said Tommy.

They had been best friends since kindergarten. Tommy loved basketball, too. He was also trying out for the basketball team. Andy was glad he'd have his best friend by his side.

Suddenly the bell rang and the class was over. When they rushed to the gym, Andy's heart sank. At least 60 boys were there. Andy knew the basketball team only had ________ for 20 people. What if only one of them made the team ? That would be worse.

The coach's whistle started the tryouts. Andy and Tommy were divided into different teams to play against one another. The minute he felt his hands on the basketball, Andy felt better. Swish! Swish! Not all of the shots went in, but a lot of them did.

Tommy was waiting outside for Andy when the tryouts were over.

"How did it go?" Tommy asked.

"Um . . . I think it went alright…"

"Anyway, the coach will_______ a list of who made the team tomorrow before school," Tommy patted Andy on the shoulder. Then they walked home in ______

The next morning Andy hurried to school without breakfast. He found Tommy's name on the list-he had made it! Andy's eyes moved down the list, slowly, reading every name.

"Andy!" He heard Tommy's _________voice, "we made it!"

"How? I couldn't see my name anywhere." said Andy.

"Look at the second sheet!"

Andy looked back at the list and found his name on the second sheet. He ________and gave Tommy a high-five. They made the team together.

【1】A.tryoutsB.playersC.gamesD.fans

【2】A.flightB.circleC.noiseD.sound

【3】A.endB.lastC.workD.change

【4】A.areasB.placesC.ballsD.names

【5】A.findB.readC.postD.check

【6】A.disappointmentB.excitementC.surpriseD.silence

【7】A.differentB.strangeC.happyD.upset

【8】A.followedB.turnedC.roseD.left

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】C

【8】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，讲述了爱打篮球的一对好朋友安迪和汤米参加篮球选拔赛的经历。

【1】句意：今天放学后有篮球队的选拔赛。

tryouts考核潜力（选拔赛）；players队员；games比赛；fans球迷。根据后文“Tommy was waiting outside for Andy when the tryouts were over选拔结束时，汤米正在外面等安迪”可知选A。

【2】句意：他喜欢手中篮球的感觉，喜欢球穿过球网时发出的声音。

flight飞行；circle圆圈；noise噪音；sound声音。根据下文“The best sound in the world世界上最好的声音”可知选D。

【3】句意：我觉得这节课永远不会结束。

end结束；last持续；work工作；change改变。根据前文“Usually, Andy didn't want biology class to end通常，安迪不希望生物课结束”可知选A。

【4】句意：安迪知道篮球队只有20个人的位置。

areas区域；places地方；balls球；names名字。根据上文“At least 60 boys were there. 当时至少有60名男孩在场”，可知空间不够，只有20个人的位置，故选B。

【5】句意：不管怎样，明天上课前，教练会公布一份名单。

find发现；read读；post邮寄/张贴；check检查。根据下文“He found Tommy's name on the list他在名单上找到了汤米的名字”可知，老师贴出了公示，故选C。

【6】句意：然后他们默默地走回家。

disappointment失望；excitement高兴；surprise惊奇；silence沉默。根据语境，可知他们还不知道结果如何，前面三项不合语境，in silence沉默，故选D。

【7】句意：他听到汤米高兴的声音。

different不同的；strange奇怪的；happy高兴的；upset沮丧的。根据下文“we made it!我们成功了”可知很高兴，故选C。

【8】句意：他转过身来和汤米击掌。

followed跟着；turned转；rose增加；left离开。根据下文“and gave Tommy a high-five和汤米击掌”，可知是他转过身，故选B。

完形填空。主要题型有（1）考查词义辨析：名词辨析，形容词副词辨析，冠词辨析，介词连词辨析等；（2）考查句子时态，语态，要根据语境，选择正确的时态和语态的选项；（3）考查从句（宾语从句，定语从句，主语从句等）；（4）根据固定句型或短语结合语境选择正确的选项。本题主要考查单词或短语辨析，做此类型题时，要知道每一个词的意义，然后结合上下文背景语境，选择适合语境的选项。例如小题7，四个选项都是形容词，考查形容词辨析：different不同的；strange奇怪的；happy高兴的；upset沮丧的。根据下文“we made it!我们成功了”可知很高兴，故选C。