阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和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。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ________. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some __________ to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little ________ in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it ________ growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the ________ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to ________ the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ________ . The sunflower had not ________ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big ________ and grown under and around it to reach the ________ .

That’s when I ________ that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its ________ of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ________ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we ________ to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ________ to achieve our goals. Like the ________, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had ________ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be ________ of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to ________ us. We will find a way to go under or ________ any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.A. flowers B. rocks C. insects D. vegetables

2.A. shape B. water C. fertilizer D. colour

3.A. weed B. seed C. plant D. rock

4.A. continue B. stop C. improve D. escape

5.A. weak B. strange C. lonely D. pretty

6.A. collect B. tend C. watch D. remove

7.A. wonderful B. terrible C. unusual D. valuable

8.A. started B. passed C. left D. died

9.A. tree B. rock C. table D. wall

10.A. air B. sun C. top D. house

11.A. hoped B. doubted C. regretted D. realized

12.A. way B. place C. course D. process

13.A. fill in B. put in C. believe in D. worry about

14.A. forget B. aim C. hate D. wait

15.A. idea B. wish C. plan D. ability

16.A. sunflower B. yard C. home D. summer

17.A. energy B. virtue C. faith D. courage

18.A. aware B. proud C. afraid D. tired

19.A. forgive B. affect C. upset D. support

20.A. around B. into C. through D. From

Cheerleading is the fastest growing girls' sport,yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport.Actually,competitive cheerleading is a sport.

A sport is a “physical activity against/with an opponent,governed by rules and conditions under which a winner is declared,and the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants."Because cheerleading follows these guidelines,it is a sport.

Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activities.Like gymnasts,cheerleaders must learn to tumble (翻滚) .They perform lifts and tosses.This is where the "flied' are thrown in the air,held by "bases" in different positions that require strength and cooperation with other teammates.

Just as basketball and football have guidelines for competitive play,so does competitive cheerleading.The whole routine has to be completed in less than 3 minutes and 15 seconds and the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area.

Competitive cheerleaders' goal is to be the best.Just like gymnasts,they are awarded points for difficulty,creativity and sharpness.The more difficult a mount,the sharper the motions,the better the score.Cheerleading is a team sport so without cooperation,first place is out of reach.

Cheerleading is the number-one cause of serious sports injuries to women.Emergency room visits for cheerleading are five times the number of those for any other sport,partially because they do not wear protective gear.While many athletes are equipped with hip pads or helmets,smiling cheerleaders are tossed into the air and spiral down into the arms of trusted teammates.The fliersmust remain tight at all times so that their bases can catch them safely.Also,because cheerleading is not yet recognized as a sport by many schools,neither proper matting nor high enough ceilings are provided to ensure safety.Instead,the girls use whatever space is available.More recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sport would decrease the number of injuries.

So why do many Americans not think cheerleading is a sport?Some people argue that cheerleaders are just "flirts in skirts" with their only job to entertain the crowd,but cheerleaders today work just as hard as other athletes.

Hopefully,cheerleading will become as well-known a sport as football and basketball,and even appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved in the more accepted sports.

1.What does the underlined word "bases" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Strength and cooperation

B. Lifts and tosses

C. Supporting teammates

D. Physical activities

2.Gymnasts are mentioned in the passage to _________

A. explain the dangers of cheerleading

B. show their similarities with cheerleaders

C. suggest cheerleaders learn to do gymnastics

D. present the guidelines of gymnastic movements

3.It can be leamed from the passage that cheerleading _________

A. is a good sport for all people

B. lacks necessary guidelines to follow

C. is more than a form of entertainment

D. enjoys greater popularity than other sports

4.This passage is written mainly to _________

A. attract more girls to cheerleading

B. draw people's attention to cheerleading

C. call for more recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sport

D. criticize some Americans who do not think cheerleading as a sport

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