题目内容
【题目】Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them. But as a girl, I once thought I could ___ play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not ___ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. However, I still went to play basketball with my friends even though the boys ___ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling ___ and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed my first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ___ me to get back to the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own ___ , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ___ with me almost every day.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to ___ that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ___ . After that, just be confident and ___ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
【1】A. always B. often C. ever D. never
【2】A. struggled B. interrupted C. enjoyed D. joined
【3】A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
【4】A. allow B. agree C. let D. permit
【5】A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
【6】A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
【7】A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
【8】A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
【9】A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
【10】A. realize B. decide C. grasp D. recognize
【11】A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
【12】A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last
【答案】
【1】D
【2】B
【3】A
【4】C
【5】D
【6】B
【7】A
【8】B
【9】A
【10】A
【11】B
【12】C
【解析】
试题分析：作者从小就喜欢篮球，但是作为一名女生，因为老师和家长的不允许以及同学们奇怪的眼神，她打篮球的梦想一直被压在心底，直到有一天她受到朋友的激励，重新拾起对篮球的热爱。作者也终于意识到，在生活中要有目标，然后坚持不懈直到成功。
【1】D 考查副词。A. always 总是；B. often 经常；C. ever 曾经；D. never 从不。根据上文的I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them.以及带有否定意义的连词but可知，作者羡慕男生打篮球，转折之后则表示作者不能打球。故选择D。
【2】B 考查动词。A. struggled 挣扎；B. interrupted 打断、阻挡；C. enjoyed 享受；D. joined 加入。根据上文的At first, I could play freely可知，作者此时能自由地打球，故选择B，意为没有人阻扰她。
【3】A 考查副词。A. only 只有；B. almost 几乎、差一点；C. hardly 几乎不；D. not 不。根据上文可知男孩可以在体育课上打篮球。而女孩子却只能打排球或乒乓球。故选择A。
【4】C 考查动词。A. allow 允许；B. agree 同意；C. let 让；D. permit 允许。根据下文的play basketball可知，这里所需要的词要构成：…sb. do sth.这样的结构。而选项A、C只可以构成allow sb. to do sth.和permit sb. to do sth.结构。至于选项B，只可以构成agree to do sth.结构。只有选项C才能构成let sb. do sth.这样的结构。句意为：在家我的父母不让我打篮球。
【5】D 考查动词。A. looked看；B. glared 怒目而视；C. glanced 扫视；D. stared 凝视。根据下文的as if I were an alien可知，男孩子们在凝视着我觉得我像个外星人。故选择D。
【6】B 考查形容词。A. up 向上的；B. down 向下的、失落的；C. excited 兴奋的；D. satisfied 满意的。根据下文的had lost hope of playing basketball.可知，作者很失落。故选择B，构成短语feel down，意为感到失落。
【7】A 考查动词。A. encouraged 鼓励；B. forbade 禁止；C. ensured 保证；D. explored 探索。根据上文的I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball.以及下文的get back to the court.可知，这些朋友们鼓励作者重回球场。故选择A。
【8】B 考查名词。A. effort 努力；B. way 方式、方法；C. business 生意、事务；D. direction 方向。根据俗语，选择B，意为：走自己的路，让别人说去吧。
【9】A 考查名词。A. basketball 篮球；B. sports 运动；C. interests 兴趣；D. dreams 梦想。根据上文可知，作者又开始打篮球，故本题选择A，句意为：甚至坐在我旁边的男孩也天天和我谈论篮球。
【10】A 考查动词。A. realize 明白、意识；B. decide 决定；C. grasp 抓住；D. recognize 认出、识别出。下文是作者的感悟，故选择A，句意为：生活就像打篮球。
【11】B 考查名词。A. idea 想法；B. aim 目的、目标；C. opinion 观点；D. effort 努力。通过上文可知，作者一直都想打篮球，故选择B，意为：你应该首先有个目标。
【12】C 考查动词。A. insist 坚持；B. remain 保持；C. keep 继续、维持；D. last 持续。根据下文的Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.可知，作者建议人们不要放弃，故本题选择C，句意为：在那之后，要有信心然后坚持下去。
