题目内容
Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball , Chuck Hart. Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis decided he not tell him. "'Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said ,“Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n） . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
1.A．surprised B．ashamed C．excited D．worried
2.A．team B．player C．coach D．game
3.A．Unless B．If C．Because D．Although
4.A．skill B．performance C．behavior D．action
5.A．name B．photo C．sign D．model
6.A．strange B．wrong C．true D．funny
7.A．known B．encouraged C．adopted D．influenced
8.A．fell B．froze C．shook D．folded
9.A．questioned B．noticed C．teased D．attacked
10.A．can B．need C．would D．may
11.A．pulled up B．put up C．took up D．turned up
12.A．peacefully B．hesitantly C．delightedly D．naturally
13.A．choice B．effort C．comment D．mistake
14.A．believe B．miss C．admire D．remember
15.A．danger B．surprise C．sorrow D．trouble
16.A．teammate B．adult C．kid D．student
17.A．so B．and C．but D．or
18.A．quality B．courage C．dream D．belief
19.A．clearly B．carefully C. patiently D．differently
20.A．gift B．look C．hope D．lesson
1.C
2.B
3.D
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.D
16.C
17.C
18.A
19.D
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：Travis 一直希望能有一双和队友们一样的印有球星Chuck Hart名字的运动鞋，生日那天他却失望地发现父亲买给他的是另一位球星代言的运动鞋，但是Travis仍然尽力表现得很高兴。后来他父亲的一番话让他的思想有了改变，对鞋有了新的认识。
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2.Hart was criticized …he was a great player.判断B选项正确。
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4.In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior;可知他不在乎Hart的行为，只想要他的名字出现在自己的鞋上。正确答案是C 。
5.Travis, I know…, but I saw the names of the two guys 可知鞋上印有球星的名字。A选项正确。
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11.Travis slowly opened the car door.可以判断他是到了学校，车子停下来。所以A选项正确。
12.“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…”中的省略号判断父亲此时在想如何给孩子解释这件事，故B选项正确。
13.Travis喜欢的鞋子和他自己喜欢的鞋子中选了一双，所以此处应该是make a choice 做出了选择。A选项正确。
14.He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight可知Ryann是个品质高尚有团队精神的运动员，父亲希望Travis也成为这样的人，所以父亲应该是欣赏Robert Ryann，故C选项正确。
15.Robert Ryann从不和教练顶嘴，从不打架而且合作意识强，所以是从不惹麻烦。所以D 选项正确。
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17.you were polite and made the best of it.和上文是转折关系。所以C选项正确。
18.Travis有一天也会因为优秀而使自己的名字出现在运动鞋上。
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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。
