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【题目】I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so ____ , but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her ______nobody could.

I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing ____. She practiced dribbling (运球）and ____ over and over.

One day I asked Sally why she ____ so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a ____ . I’m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am ____ enough，I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t _____. ”

I ____ her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to ____. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head ____ her arms. Slowly and quietly, I ____ and sat down beside her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh，nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short. ” The ____ told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team一still less she would be ____ a scholarship--so she should stop dreaming about college.

I felt she was extremely ____ . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were ____ . They didn’t understand the _____ of a dream.

The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was ___ offered a scholarship and ____ to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had ____ and worked toward for all those years.

It’s true： if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.

【1】A. silent B. small C. strong D. huge

【2】A. but B. and C. so D. for

【3】A. still B. again C. well D. alone

【4】A. passing B. running C. shooting D. struggling

【5】A. studied B. practiced C. expected D. improved

【6】A. title B. prize C. scholarship D. reward

【7】A. good B. brave C. careful D. active

【8】A. lack B. talk C. appear D. count

【9】A. encouraged B. respected C. watched D. helped

【10】A. victory B. confidence C. responsibility D. profession

【11】A. dropped B. buried C. covered D. sunk

【12】A. walked off B. walked out C. walked around D. walked up

【13】A. coach B. teacher C. captain D. leader

【14】A. suggested B. sent C. promised D. offered

【15】A. worried B. excited C. disappointed D. surprised

【16】A. great B. wrong C. strict D. cruel

【17】A. pressure B. value C. cause D. power

【18】A. exactly B. naturally C. really D. normally

【19】A. taken B. admitted C. introduced D. appointed

【20】A. dreamed of B. picked up C. benefited from D. carried out

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 D

【4】 C

【5】 B

【6】 C

【7】 A

【8】 D

【9】 C

【10】 A

【11】 B

【12】 D

【13】 A

【14】 D

【15】 C

【16】 B

【17】 D

【18】 C

【19】 B

【20】 A

【解析】

一个名叫Sally的女孩通过自己的艰苦的努力终于实现了自己多年来上大学的梦想。

【1】考查形容词。A. silent 无声的，安静的 B. small 小的 C. strong 强壮的 D. huge巨大的。通过but这个关键词，可知前后是转折关系，意思是：她看起来如此的小，但是却成功地在他们头顶上跳投进筐，故选B。

【2】考查连词。A. but 但是 B. and 并且 C. so 因此 D. for因为。男孩子们总是试图阻止她，但是没有人可以。前后句子间是转折关系，故用转折连词but，A。

【3】考查副词。A. still 仍然 B. again 再次 C. well 好的 D. alone孤单地。我看到她手上拿着球，孤独地打着球。故选D。

【4】考查动词。A. passing 经过 B. running 跑步 C. shooting射击，投篮 D. struggling挣扎。她在不停地训练运球和投篮，故选C。

【5】考查动词。A. studied 学习 B. practiced 训练 C. expected 期待 D. improved改善，提高。有一天我问Sally为什么她训练得这么多，根据意思选B。

【6】考查名词。A. title 标题 B. prize 奖 C. scholarship 奖学金 D. reward报酬。Sally说她想上大学，唯一的方式就是获得奖学金，故选C。

【7】考查形容词。A. good 好的 B. brave 勇敢的 C. careful 小心的 D. active积极的。我相信如果我足够好，我就会得到的。故选A。

【8】考查动词。A. lack 缺乏 B. talk 说话 C. appear 出现 D. count重要，要紧。我的爸爸告诉我如果梦想足够大，事实就不重要了。故选D。

【9】考查动词。A. encouraged 鼓励 B. respected 尊敬 C. watched 观看 D. helped帮助。从初中到高中我一直都在关注着她，强调观察，动作的持续性，故选C。

【10】考查名词。A. victory 胜利 B. confidence自信 C. responsibility责任 D. profession职业。每个星期她都带着球队赢得胜利，故选A。

【11】考查动词。A. dropped 落下 B. buried 埋葬 C. covered 覆盖 D. sunk下沉。我看见她坐在草地上，头埋在胳膊里，故选B。

【12】考查动词短语。A. walked off 走开; 离开 B. walked out出走; 退场 C. walked around绕…而走 D. walked up向上走，沿…走去。我走向她并坐她边上，故选D。

【13】考查名词。A. coach 教练 B. teacher 老师 C. captain队长 D. leader领导。教练告诉她，165cm永远无法在顶尖球队里打球，根据后文第16空所在那句话可知是教练说的，原词复现，故选A。

【14】考查动词。A. suggested 建议 B. sent 送 C. promised 承诺 D. offered提供。她被提供一份奖学金的机会就更少了，故选D。

【15】考查形容词。A. worried 担心的 B. excited 激动的 C. disappointed 失望的 D. surprised吃惊的。我感觉到她非常的失望，故选C。

【16】考查形容词。A. great 伟大的 B. wrong 错误的 C. strict 严格的 D. cruel残酷的。她的爸爸说那些教练是错误的，故选B。

【17】考查名词。A. pressure 压力 B. value 价值 C. cause 原因 D. power力量。她们不理解梦想的力量。故选D。

【18】考查副词。A. exactly 确实 B. naturally 自然地 C. really 真正地 D. normally正常地; 通常地。她真地被提供了一份奖学金并且被大学的球队录取了。选C。

【19】考查动词。A. taken 拿 B. admitted 允许 C. introduced介绍 D. appointed任命，委派。此处涉及到固定短语：be admitted to：加入；获准做某事。题意见上题解释。故选B。

【20】考查动词短语。A. dreamed of梦想 B. picked up接 C. benefited from从……中获益 D. carried out实施，执行。她即将去获得她一直梦想的大学教育。根据意思选A。