Question

【题目】An American boy said he didn’t want an 11th birthday party because he had no friends.

Colin has trouble communicating with other people. This makes it ______ for him to make friends with kids of his age. Children and adults with such trouble often have a high IQ, ______ they have problems in social situations. They often have trouble understanding jokes.

So his mother ______ a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. It drew more than 2 million “likes”. Colin’s mother said the best reward (回报) for her _____ was seeing Colin grow. “I have seen him change greatly because he knows he has 2 million friends. His self-confidence (自信) has ______.”

Later, the boy who had 2 million “likes” got a(n) ______ present — a change to be a professional hockey (冰球) player.

Colin and his family visited the players and coaches of the Kalamazoo Wings at a_______. Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”

The team provided the boy ______ a one-day contract (合同). It would allow him to join the Kalamazoo Wings for their home game on Sunday. Colin would play the game hockey and _______sit with the players at the rest area.

“There are things that are much bigger than the game. If we can put a smile on a kid’s face that ______ a lot of trouble, we’re excited about that chance,” said the Kalamazoo Wings head coach Nick Bootland.

【1】A. easy??? B. difficult??? C. interesting??? D. boring

【2】A. and??? B. but??? C. so??? D. until

【3】A. created??? B. invented??? C. discovered??? D. examined

【4】A. courage??? B. hobbies??? C. efforts??? D. wealth

【5】A. broken??? B. dropped??? C. grown??? D. gone

【6】A. strange??? B. upset??? C. exciting??? D. educational

【7】A. club??? B. school??? C. palace??? D. restaurant

【8】A. to??? B. with??? C. of??? D. for

【9】A. even??? B. ever??? C. still??? D. already

【10】A. deals with??? B. parts with??? C. comes up with??? D. gets on with

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】A

【10】A

【解析】Colin在与其他人交流上有麻烦，于是他的妈妈为他创建了一个Facebook的网页，这个页面非常成功，收获了超过200万个赞。Colin还得到了一次去Kalamazoo Wings冰球队打球的机会。

【1】句意：这使得对于他来说和他那个年龄的小孩交朋友是很困难的。easy 容易的；difficult困难的；interesting 有趣的；boring无聊的。根据上句话Colin has trouble communicating with other people可知，Colin在与人交流上有麻烦，所以和别人交朋友是困难的，故选B。

【2】句意：有这样的烦恼的小孩或者是成年人经常智商很高，但是他们在社交活动中经常有问题。and 和，而且；but但是；so因此，所以；until直到…时候。根据句意….often have a high IQ,… they have problems in social situations可知，这里是转折的关系，故选B。

【3】句意：因此他的妈妈创建了一个叫“Colin生日快乐”的Facebook 网页。created 创建；invented发明；discovered 发现；examined检查。根据空后的名词Facebook page可知，这里是说创建了一个页面，故应选A。

【4】句意：Colin的妈妈说对于她的努力最好的回报就是Colin的成长。courage? 勇气；hobbies嗜好，爱好；efforts努力；wealth财富。根据上文So his mother ___3___ a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. It drew more than 2 million “likes”.可知，Colin的妈妈因为他没有朋友，而努力想要改变这种情况，她创建了Facebook的页面，吸引了很多人点赞。因此这里说的是对于Colin的妈妈做出的努力的回报是…，故选C。

【5】句意：他的自信增加了。broken 打破的；dropped下降的；grown 成长的，增加的；gone消失不见的。根据上文I have seen him change greatly because he knows he has 2 million friends.可知，Colin改变了，有了很多的朋友，所以他的自信增加了。故选C。

【6】句意：后来这个有200多万个赞的小男孩得到了一个令人激动的礼物—成为一个职业冰球运动员。strange 奇怪的；upset不安的，心烦意乱的；exciting 令人兴奋的；educational有教育意义的。根据下文Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”可知，Colin得到的礼物是成为一个职业的冰球运动员，这是他没有预料到的，所以是令他很激动的一个礼物。故应选C。

【7】句意：Colin和他的家人在一个餐馆里拜访了Kalamazoo Wings的球员和教练。club 俱乐部；school 学校；palace宫殿；restaurant餐馆 。根据下句话Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”可知，他们去了一个餐馆，故应选D。

【8】句意：这只球队给Colin提供了一个一天的合同。to 到…; with 和…一起；of…的；for为了，因为。这里使用的短语是provide sb. with sth.提供给某人某物，故应选B。

【9】句意：Colin可以打冰球，甚至和休息区的球员们坐在一起。even 甚至；ever曾经；still仍然；already已经。根据句意可知，这里表示递进的关系，故应选A。

【10】句意：如果我们能让一个孩子脸上挂着微笑，处理他的麻烦，我们很激动能有这个机会。deals with 处理，应对；parts with与…分开；comes up with想出，提出；gets on with与某人相处。空后是a lot of trouble，因此这里是应对麻烦，故选A。