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【题目】 The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

Cathy had some terrible ___in her early childhood. After years of treatment(治疗)，she ___became healthy.

Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head－to be a___ .Last summer. she wanted to join our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally __ it. The team practice,___was a hard start. She coughed seriously and could hardly survive(生存)her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing one night, I decided to keep her____swimming. I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing, but she refused to ____and went on swimming.

From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and she didn’t ___ single practice. She had a____will(愿望)within herself to be the best she could be. My-ten-year-old daughter was growing and changing right before my eyes. There were moments of difficulty of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race.___ was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a winner -ever. But she never gave up!

Then came the final awards ceremony(颁奖典礼) )at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award ___ was still there to cheer on her friends. As the ceremony was nearing the end，I suddenly heard the head coach___, “The highest honor goes to Cathy! ＂Looking around, he continued，“Cathy has encouraged us with her __ and enthusiasm (热情).Although skills and talents bring great success, the most___ thing one can hold is the heart.

It was the greatest____of my daughter’s life. With all she had been through in her ten years, this was the moment of true success.

【1】A.troubleB.pressureC.matterD.illness

【2】A.usuallyB.finallyC.firstlyD.secondly

【3】A.swimmerB.runnerC.playerD.teacher

【4】A.increasedB.foundC.createdD.made

【5】A.howeverB.besidesC.insteadD.although

【6】A.fromB.inC.withD.at

【7】A.take offB.set offC.give upD.show up

【8】A.getB.missC.followD.start

【9】A.richB.weakC.strongD.kind

【10】A.SheB.ThatC.ThisD.It

【11】A.butB.soC.orD.and

【12】A.singingB.explainingC.announcingD.laughing

【13】A.timeB.willC.reasonD.mind

【14】A.valuableB.interestingC.excitingD.enjoyable

【15】A.yearB.monthC.weekD.moment

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】C

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】

本文讲述了作者的女儿十年坚持努力练习游泳，从来不放弃。虽然她没有期望获得任何奖项，但是教练在颁奖典礼上宣布她女儿获得最高荣誉。他认为虽然技能和才能带来巨大的成功，但一个人能拥有的最有价值的东西是心。

【1】句意：凯茜在幼年时得了一种可怕的疾病。

A. trouble麻烦，B. pressure快乐，C. matter问题，D. illness疾病，根据后文的“After years of treatment(治疗)，”可知，她得了疾病，故选D。

【2】句意：经过多年的治疗，她终于变得健康。

A. usually经常，B. finally最后，C. firstly 首先，D. secondly其次。根据“After years of treatment(治疗)，”可知，多年治疗后，因此表示终于健康了，故选B。

【3】句意：两年前，当凯茜在看奥运会的时候，一个梦想出现在她可爱的小脑袋里——成为一名游泳运动员。

A. swimmer游泳运动员，B. runner跑步者，C. player表演者，D. teacher老师。根据后文的“Last summer. she wanted to join our local swim team.”可知，她想要成为一名游泳运动员，故选A。

【4】句意：她努力练习，最后做到了。

A. increased增加，B. found 发现，C. created创造，D. made制作。make it做到了，故选D。

【5】句意：然而，球队的训练是一个艰难的开始。

A. however然而，B. besides而且，C. instead反而，D. although尽管。前一句表示她做到了，后一句表示开始很艰难，前后表示转折关系，用however，故选A。

【6】句意：一天晚上听到她咳嗽，我决定不让她游泳。

A. from来自，B. in在……里，C. with和……一起，D. at在。keep sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事，故选A。

【7】句意：我告诉她咳了一整夜后不要游泳，但她拒绝放弃，继续游泳。

A. take off脱下，B. set off 出发，C. give up放弃，D. show up露面。根据“went on swimming”可知她继续游泳，因此拒绝放弃，故选C。

【8】句意：从那天起，凯茜坚持游泳，一次练习也没错过。

A. get得到，B. miss错过，C. follow 跟着，D. start开始。根据“Cathy kept swimming”可知她坚持游泳，因此没有错过一次练习，故选B。

【9】句意：她内心有一种坚强的意志，要把自己做到最好。

A. rich富有的，B. weak虚弱的，C. strong强壮的，D. kind和蔼的。根据“But she never gave up!”可知，她永不放弃，因此有一种坚强的意志，故选C。

【10】句意：凯茜很难接受自己从来都不是赢家的事实。

A. She她，B. That 那个，C. This 这个，D. It它。根据句型It is difficult for sb to do sth某人做某事是很难的，故选D。

【11】句意：凯茜没有期望任何奖励，但她仍然在那里为她的朋友们加油。

A. but但是，B. so 所以，C. or或者，D. and而且。结合句意，前半句表示她没有期望得到奖励，后半句表示她仍然在那里为朋友加油，前后表示转折关系，因此用but，故选A。

【12】句意：当典礼接近尾声时，我突然听到主教练宣布:“最高荣誉属于凯茜!””

A. singing唱歌，B. explaining解释，C. announcing 宣布，D. laughing笑。根据“Then came the final awards ceremony(颁奖典礼) )at the end of the year”可知，颁奖典礼上，宣布获奖情况，故选C。

【13】句意：凯茜用她的意志和热情鼓励了我们。

A. time时间，B. will意志，C. reason 原因，D. mind精神。根据前文的“She had a___9___will(愿望)within herself to be the best she could be.”可知，此处指的是她的意志，故选B。

【14】句意：虽然技能和才能带来巨大的成功，但一个人能拥有的最有价值的东西是心。

A. valuable有价值的，B. interesting有趣的，C. exciting 令人兴奋的，D. enjoyable快乐的。Although引导让步状语从句，前半句表示技能和才能能带来成功，后半句表示心才是最有价值的东西，故选A。

【15】句意：这是我女儿一生中最重要的时刻。

A. year年，B. month月，C. week周，D. moment时刻。根据前文的“The highest honor goes to Cathy! ＂可知，教练宣布我女儿获得最高荣誉，因此这是重要的时刻。故选D。

根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题10，句意：凯茜很难接受自己从来都不是赢家的事实。A. She她，B. That 那个，C. This 这个，D. It它。根据句型It is difficult for sb to do sth某人做某事是很难的，故选D。