完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分) Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger. “I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton. Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity(厄运), no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!” Bethany was presented with a special courage ____at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY(卓越体育表现奖). Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated(支配) the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division. Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at whatever God calls her to do.
试题分析:文章中讲述的这个故事是关于Bethany Hamilton用自己的勇气和信心战胜了失去手臂的痛苦,并希望通过自己的故事鼓励人们克服一切困难 【小题1】C考查介词辨析A. For为了;B. Till直到;C. By到。。为止;D. To 对于;句意:到了13岁,她已经在冲浪方面是个优秀的冲浪选手了。根据when she entered her first competition at age 11可知选C项。 【小题2】D考查名词辨析 A. sports运动;B. sailing航行;C. swimming 游泳;D. surfing冲浪;句意:到了13岁,她已经在冲浪方面是个优秀的冲浪选手了。根据下方提到Her lifelong __23__ of becoming a professional surfer可知选D项。 【小题3】A 考查名词辨析A. dream梦想;B. task 任务;C. hope希望;D. interest兴趣;句意:成为专业冲浪选手一直是她的梦想,可是这个梦在2003年11月碎了。成为专业冲浪选手是他的梦想,故选A项。 【小题4】C考查动词辨析 A. damaged破坏;B. ruined毁坏;C. interrupted打断;D. destroyed破坏;句意:成为专业冲浪选手一直是她的梦想,可是这个梦在2003年11月碎了。根据下方提到被鲨鱼咬到,故选C项。 【小题5】B考查动词辨析 A. killed杀死;B. attacked袭击;C. shocked 震惊;D. bitten咬;句意:因为她被鲨鱼给咬了。根据语境可知被鲨鱼给咬了,故选B项。 【小题6】C考查连词辨析A. for为了;B. and并且;C. but 但是; D. so因此;句意:她失去了左臂,但并没有破坏她勇气。两个句子是转折关系,故选C项。 【小题7】B考查名词辨析A. life生活;B. courage勇气;C. ambition抱负;D. profession职业;句意:她失去了左臂,但并没有破坏她勇气。根据下文提到And it just made her stronger可知选B项。 【小题8】A考查不定代词辨析A. something一些;B. everything一切;C. nothing什么也没有;D. anything任何;我知道我有重要的事要说。根据下方提到Something that people need to hear可知选A项。 【小题9】C考查副词辨析 A. very非常;B. too 也;C. so因此;D. quite很;句意:但有时候他们不被这个故事所吸引,而理解错我的意思。So …that如此 以致于,故选C项。 【小题10】A 考查名词辨析A. experience经历;B. accident 事故;C. suffering冲浪;D. misfortune灾难;句意:她选择用他的经历来帮助更多的人来克服厄运,不管有多大的困难。根据上文提到用她的经历,故选A项。 【小题11】C考查形容词辨析A. large大的; B. much 大量的; C. great好的;D. serious严重的;句意:她选择用他的经历来帮助更多的人来克服厄运,不管有多大的困难。 【小题12】D考查动词短语辨析A. come up with提出;B. live up to不辜负;C. put up with 忍受;D. come up to达到接近;句意:我不认识的人会来接近我。根据下方提到I guess they __33__ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration.可知选D项。 【小题13】D考查动词辨析A. look 看;B. think认为;C. refer提到; D. see看到;句意:我猜他们把我看作是勇气的象征。See sb as ,,把。。看作,故选D项。 【小题14】 B考查动词辨析A. surfing冲浪;B. riding骑;C. speeding加速;D. sliding滑行;句意:这就是当我乘着浪时的感觉没有变。 【小题15】B考查副词辨析A. even甚至;B. still仍然;C. also也;D. already已经;句意:我仍然在这,依然是我自己。根据下方提到It’s still me and my board故选B 项。 【小题16】D考查名词辨析A. present 礼物;B. reward赏金;C. prize奖赏;D. award奖品;句意:她获得2004年青少年卓越体育表现奖。 【小题17】A考查动词辨析 A. continues继续;B. begins开始;C. hopes希望;D. tries尝试;句意:Bethany继续比赛,通过取得的难以想象的成绩令大家吃惊。根据下方提到She dominated(支配) the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships,可知她继续努力,故选A项。 【小题18】C考查形容词辨析 A. unusual 不寻常的;B. unfortunate不幸的;C. unimaginable难以想象的;D. unique独一无二的;句意:Bethany继续比赛,通过取得的难以想象的成绩令大家吃惊。 【小题19】B考查名词辨析 A. lead导致;B. place 地方,位置。;C. step步子;D. action行动;句意:在世界女子比赛中取得第一位置。Take first place 取得第一,故选B项。 【小题20】A考查动词辨析A. struggling努力;B. determining决定;C. supposing猜测;D. winning赢得;句意:她的故事继续在讲述,也不断努力地做到最好。with Bethany continuingly struggling 继续努力,考查with的复合结构,故选A项。 考点:故事类阅读。