I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most ___1___ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of ___4___ has always been nothing more ___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed ___10___ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ___11___, I was so surprised that I was ___12___. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ___13___, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(預(yù)計) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ___14___ 7 to 9 — and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone ___18___ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to ___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.

1. A. encouraging????? B. hopeless?????????????? C. surprising???????????? D. regular

2. A. declared??????????? B. mentioned???????????? C. persuaded???????????? D. suggested

3. A. unforgettable???? B. unexpected?????????? C. easy???????????????????? D. early

4. A. exercise??????????? B. preparation??????????? C. joy?????????????????????? D. fitness

5. A. time-saving?????? B. comfortable????????? C. suitable???????????????? D. effort-making

6. A. As soon as??????? B. As long as???????????? C. When?????????????????? D. Since

7. A. strangely?????????? B. personally???????????? C. reasonably??????????? D. eagerly

8. A. cared??????????????? B. forgot?????????????????? C. quarreled????????????? D. joked

9. A. clean??????????????? B. larger?????????????????? C. straight???????????????? D. darker

10. A. set out??????????? B. got ready????????????? C. arrived???????????????? D. returned

11. A. notice???????????? B. admire????????????????? C. believe????????????????? D. measure

12. A. nervous????????? B. curious???????????????? C. careless??????????????? D. speechless

13. A. After all????????? B. As a result??????????? C. Above all????????????? D. At last

14. A. mistakenly?????? B. then???????????????????? C. instead???????????????? D. naturally

15. A. leading??????????? B. coming???????????????? C. waiting???????????????? D. counting

16. A. pretended??????? B. stopped??????????????? C. continued???????????? D. decided

17. A. thoughts???????? B. doubts????????????????? C. situations????????????? D. problems

18. A. scoring?????????? B. completing??????????? C. receiving????????????? D. keeping

19. A. play??????????????? B. start???????????????????? C. sleep??????????????????? D. move

20. A. friendship??????? B. respect???????????????? C. support??????????????? D. favor

【答案與解析】

本文主要講述 Ed 的身材變化及他和“我”之間的一場結(jié)果出乎意料的網(wǎng)球比賽。

1. C。根據(jù)下文描述的比賽過程和結(jié)果可知此題選 C 最佳。

2. D。根據(jù)語境和 we play 中的動詞時態(tài)可知，此題應(yīng)填 D，因為動詞 suggest(建議)后的賓語從句通常用“should+動詞原形”(should可省略)。

3. C。根據(jù)前句說的 I laughed quietly，可推知這應(yīng)該“是一場很容易(easy)打贏的比賽”。

4. A。比較四個選項，只有 exercise 與比賽、鍛煉之類的活動有點聯(lián)系。

5. D。此處的語境是(注意作者對 Ed 在體力方面的輕視)：Ed 關(guān)于 exercise 的想法只不過就像把叉子送到嘴里一樣不費力。effort-making 由 make an effort 變來，其意為“費勁”；nothing more than 是習(xí)語，意為“不多于”、“與…一樣”。

6. B。as long as 有兩個意思是：一是作為習(xí)語，表示“只要”；二是表示作為自由短語，意為“與…一樣長或一樣久”。此處的as long as 用作自由短語，as long as I can remember 意為“與我能記憶的一樣久”，即“在我的記憶中”或“憑我的記憶”。

7. A。雖然 Ed 體力狀況在一家人中最差，但卻莫名其妙(strangely)地為自己感到驕傲。

8. D。由于 Ed 太胖，他的肚子就像一只氣球，所以家人經(jīng)常就此開他的玩笑(joke about that)。

9. B。上文講到 His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers(他的大肚子總是像一只氣球一樣突出在汗衫與長褲之間)，這說明他的 T-shirt 不夠大。

10. C。Ed 身材的變化應(yīng)是在他到來(arrived)之際才能發(fā)現(xiàn)。

11. A。此句主要是描述 Ed 身材的變化之大：他的襯衣扎在褲子里，肚子幾乎讓人看不出來(a stomach you could hardly notice)。

12. D。這里指 Ed 身材變化如此之大，簡直令作者驚訝得說不出話來(speechless)。

13. B。因后面的內(nèi)容講的正是 Ed 因改變體形而在比賽中曾一度領(lǐng)先的結(jié)果，故選 as a result。

14. C。作者原認為會9:1自己領(lǐng)先，而結(jié)果卻是7:9，故用 instead 表示后者取代了前者。

15. A。下文說 The sudden realization was painful，說明比賽的結(jié)果不是像作者的那樣自己領(lǐng)先，而是 Ed 領(lǐng)先。

16. C。前面講比分為 7 to 9，而后面又說比分達到16平，這說明比賽在繼續(xù)(continued)。

17. B。此處的語境是：當比分達到16平時，我便懷疑自己能否活到21歲——這充分說明比賽的激烈程度以及作者的疲憊程度。

18. A。let alone scoring that many points 的意思“更不用說還要得那么多分”，其中的 that 為副詞，相當于 so。

19. D。上文說“當比賽結(jié)束的時候，我們倆人平躺在地上”，同時比較四個選項，只有 move 最合語境，即“累得動都不能動”。

20. B。這兩句為省略句，其完整形式為：I won the game, but cousin Ed won my respect.

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