题目内容
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 ________ he would 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, but you were ________ 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.surprisedB.ashamedC.excitedD.worried
2.A.teamB.playerC.coachD.game
3.A.UnlessB.IfC.BecauseD.Although
4.A.skillB.performanceC.behaviorD.action
5.A.nameB.photoC.signD.model
6.A.strangeB.wrongC.trueD.funny
7.A.knownB.encouragedC.adoptedD.influenced
8.A.fellB.frozeC.shookD.folded
9.A.questionedB.noticedC.teasedD.attacked
10.A.hopedB.believedC. decidedD.wished
11.A.pulled upB.put upC.took upD.turned up
12.A.peacefullyB.hesitantlyC.delightedlyD.naturally
13.A.choiceB.effortC.commentD.mistake
14.A.believeB.missC.admireD.remember
15.A.dangerB.surpriseC.sorrowD.trouble
16.A.teammateB.adultC.kidD.student
17.A.upsetB.rudeC.politeD.glad
18.A.qualityB.courageC.dreamD.belief
19.A.clearlyB.carefullyC. patientlyD.differently
20.A.giftB.lookC.hopeD.lesson