第三节。完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them．I really envied them．But as a girl, I once thought that I could 　21 　play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it．I've had a basketball 　22 　I was a child．At first, I could play freely because no one 　23 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 　24 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not 25me play basketball at home．"Basketball is not fit for girls," they said．　 26　 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys27 at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling 　28 　and had lost hope of playing basketball． 29　 , something changed the first day of high school．I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball．They 　30 　me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own 　31 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me．Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 　32 　with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them．Confidence and passion 　33 to my heart．I am ready to stand up and play．I will play as well as I can, 　34 　for me, even the sky is boundless(无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my 　35 ．I am interested in it．I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day．Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 　36 　a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV．I have 　37to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball．You should have an 　38　 ．After that, just be confident and 　39 going．Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA．It can 　40　 　my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

21．A．ever　 　　　　 B．often　　 　　　 C．never　　　 　 D．always

22．A．when　　　 　 B．before　 　　　　 C．after　　　　 　 D．since

23．A．struggled　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cared　　　　 C．enjoyed　　 　 D．joined

24．A．only　　　 　 B．almost　　　 C．hardly　　　 D．not

25．A．encourage　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．agree　　　　 C．let　　　　　 D．permit

26．A．Still　　　 　　 B．Yet　　　　 　　 C．Just　　　　 　 D．Even

27．A．looked 　　　　 B．glared　　　 　 C．glanced　　　 D．stared

28．A．up　　　　 　　 B．down　　　 　 C．excited　　　 　 D．satisfied

29．A．Unluckily　 　 B．Naturally　　 　 C．Unexpectedly D．Clearly

30．A．encouraged　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．forbade　　 　 C．ensured　　　 　　 D．explored

31．A．effort　　 　　 B．way　　　 　　　 C．business　 　　 D．direction

32．A．basketball　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sports　　 　　 C．interests　　　 　　 D．dreams

33．A．stuck　　　 　 B．referred　　 　 C．turned　　　 D．returned

34．A．but　　　　 　 B．though　 　　　 C．and　　　　 　　 D．however

35．A．wish　　　 　 B．life　　 　　　　　 C．work　　 　　　 D．study

36．A．experience　 B．grow　　　 　　 C．learn　　　　　 　 D．play

37．A．come　　　 　 B．turned　 　　　　 C．refused　　 　　 D．happened

38．A．idea　　　　 　 B．aim　　 　　　　 C．opinion　　　 D．effort

39．A, insist　　　 　 B．remain　　 　　 C．keep　　　　 　 D．last

40．A．inform　　　 　 B．express　　 　 C．ignore　　　 D．connect

20．It’s already 10:00. I wonder how it　　　 that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

　　 A． came about　 B．came out　　　 C．came over　　　 D．came up

19．I do not intend to follow that, because we shall have an opportunity to do so on another __________ .

A.　 condition　　　　 B. situation　　　 C. occasion　　　　　 D. environment

18．If their oxygen　　　 , the two British men　　　 a chance of surviving.

　　 A．ran out, had　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． hadn’t run out, would have had

　　 C．had run out, didn’t have　　　　　 D．didn’t run out, would have

17．By the middle of the 1920s the farthest corners of the earth　　　　 explored.

　　 A．are　　　　　　　　 B．were　　　　　　 C．have been　　　 D．had been

16．Under no circumstances　　　　 my bike tomorrow.

　　 A．he is borrowing　　　　　　　　　　　 B．could he be borrowing　 C．he will borrow　 D． is he to borrow

15．The old lady ______ the shopkeeper of charging her too much for the goods she had bought.

A.　 charged　　 B. accused　　 C. blamed　　 D. criticized

14．--I’m sorry I’m late but I had a____tyre.　 ---Never mind.Just go to your seat.

A,illegal　　　　　 B．front　　　　　　 C．flat　　　　　　 D．spare

13．It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you’ve got to　　　　 the money you’ll spend on repairs.

　　 A．take into consideration　　　　　　 B．take change of　　　　　　　　　

　　 C．complain about　　　　　　　　　　　 D． make notes of　　　　　　　　　

12．When he was there, he　　　 go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

　　 A．should　　　　　　 B． would　　　　 C．had better　　　 D．might