Question

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招数). “Sensei,” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament（联赛）.____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”

Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”

A. considering         B. for            C. despite            D. though

A. right arm           B. left arm        C. right leg         D. left leg

A. poorly              B. badly        C. hardly         D. well

A. why                 B. how         C. that         D. what

A. Mustn’t            B. Shouldn’t        C. Haven’t         D. Wouldn’t

A. stopped        B. resisted         C. kept         D. hated

A. first        B. second         C. third         D. final

A. Finding        B. Moving        C. Wondering         D. Surprising

A. uncomfortable        B. injured        C. impatient        D. excited

A. win        B. lose        C. defeat         D. beat

A. much fatter         B. more excited         C. stronger   D. more skillful

A. opponent         B. boy         C. sensei         D. referee

A. Concerning        B. Believing in        C. Supposing     D. Cared

A. angry        B. lost         C. hurt        D. tired

A. when         B. while        C. which        D. how

A. stop         B. lose        C. train        D. continue

A. fell        B. dropped         C. wore        D. put on

A. reviewed        B. remembered        C. reminded        D. restored

A. information         B. strength        C. courage        D. energy

A. never        B. almost        C. seldom         D. hardly

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】A

【小题5】B

【小题6】C

【小题7】A

【小题8】D

【小题9】C

【小题10】A

【小题11】C

【小题12】B

【小题13】A

【小题14】C

【小题15】A

【小题16】D

【小题17】B

【小题18】A

【小题19】C

【小题20】B

解析:

【小题1】考查词语辨析。尽管身残，但还是决心练习柔道。C和D语意都对，但though 是连词后面应接句子。

【小题2】考查语境理解。从本文最后一句可得知。

【小题3】考查语境理解。本句的 but 提示男孩练得好。

【小题4】考查语境理解。男孩的教练三个月仅教他一招，他不解其因（why）。

【小题5】考查语境理解。“难道我不应该多学几招吗？” mustn’t 表“千万别、禁止”；haven’t 意思和语法搭配都不对。

【小题6】考查语境理解。 前一句“男孩虽然不太理解教练的话，但是他信任教练。”故继续保持训练kept training。

【小题7】考查语境理解。孩子从师后的第一次参加比赛。

【小题8】考查语境理解。由于仅学一招竟连胜两场，男孩感到很惊讶。wondering = wanting to know。

【小题9】考查语境理解。 从空格后charged——冲锋，攻击可断定男孩的对手不是由于uncomfortable, injured, excited而是不耐烦造成纰漏而被罚。

【小题10】考查词语辨析。赢得比赛。Sb. wins the match or game。

【小题11】考查语境理解。易错选D。more skillful表“更加有技巧或熟练”对手相斗所用招式不同，不具有可比性。

【小题12】考查语境理解。根据前后两句：最后一个对手更强大、富有经验，故男孩呈现出败迹。

【小题13】考查词语辨析。concerning现在分词，表原因，“担心（他受伤）”。

【小题14】常识题。比赛中裁判由于担心一方受伤而叫停。而不会因为其中一方的情绪（A）、输赢（B）和是否疲劳（D）而叫停。

【小题15】固定搭配。be about to do ... when ...

【小题16】考查行文逻辑。从“No”可判断，sensei 并不想让比赛停止，而是让男孩继续比下去，故选continue。

【小题17】考查语境理解。从made a critical mistake可看出他的护具丢掉了，造成男孩有机可趁。

【小题18】考查词语辨析。在回家的途中，师徒两人共同回复、探讨比赛中的一招一式。

【小题19】考查词语辨析。由于对教练的敬畏，故需鼓起勇气向教练提问。

【小题20】考查语境理解。从男孩得胜可看出，他基本掌握了这一招的精髓。