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【题目】 My family is big on baseball. Grandpa _____ coached his team to two national games. Father played for three different colleges and was ____ asked to try out for the Los Angeles Angels, one of the top teams in the US. Minutes before I was born, my ____ were watching a live baseball match on TV You could say I was ____ to play the game, but frankly, all through. elementary school, I hated it.

I spent most days of my summer at the baseball park in my neighborhood. I really should have been ____ at baseball, for I practiced almost every day, but I was not. I wouldn’t hit the ball hard or throw it ____ . When my dad or grandpa asked me if I wanted to ____, my answer was always no. Finally they stopped giving me a ____ but just making me play whether I liked it or not.

This same old ____ continued for years. My dad and grandpa would make me practice and I would put no ____ in, until around Grade 10. I was older and _____ than my 12-year-old self. I finally ____ their true motive: it wasn’t because they wanted me to improve, but because they wanted to _____time with me. They were just trying to share a ____ part of their life with me and ___ me in something that had been in the family forever. ____ I got this, I stopped treating it as work and ___ it as a bonding experience.

Now, I often _____ to play baseball with my dad or grandpa. The _____ practices and tough love I got from my _____ taught me a useful life lesson: find out why someone does something before jumping to conclusions.

【1】A. fairlyB. successfullyC. naturallyD. accidentally

【2】A. stillB. seldomC. evenD. yet

【3】A. parentsB. coachesC. doctorsD. neighbors

【4】A. orderedB. preparedC. honoredD. born

【5】A. amazedB. disappointedC. greatD. mad

【6】A. casuallyB. accuratelyC. regularlyD. clumsily

【7】A. practiceB. relax.C. leaveD. quit

【8】A. replyB. reasonC. chanceD. choice

【9】A. projectB. businessC. routineD. policy

【10】A. effortB. wealthC. promiseD. trust

【11】A. calmerB. smarterC. happierD. kinder

【12】A. searched forB. focused onC. benefited fromD. figured out

【13】A. saveB. wasteC. spendD. set

【14】A. normalB. specialC. shortD. general

【15】A. includeB. spoilC. testD. judge

【16】A. BeforeB. AlthoughC. UnlessD. Once

【17】A. expectedB. describedC. treasuredD. recognized

【18】A. failB. offerC. forgetD. hesitate

【19】A. forcedB. regrettedC. disturbedD. ended

【20】A. teamB. schoolC. neighborhoodD. family

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【11】B

【12】D

【13】C

【14】B

【15】A

【16】D

【17】C

【18】B

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者的家庭有着棒球传统，家人都希望他能努力训练，在这方面有所成就，但是作者不愿意，后来作者理解父母这样做是想和作者多些在一起的时间，也希望他能参与棒球的传统之中。

【1】考查副词词义辨析。句意：爷爷成功地带领他的球队参加了两届全国比赛。A. fairly相当地；B. successfully成功地；C. naturally自然地；D. accidentally偶然地。根据下文"coached his team to two national games"可知，作者的爷爷成功地训练球队参加全国比赛。故选B。

【2】考查副词词义辨析。句意：父亲曾效力于三所不同的大学，甚至被邀请参加美国顶尖球队洛杉矶天使队的选拔。A. still仍然；B. seldom几乎不；C. even甚至；D. yet然而。根据下文"asked to try out for the Los Angeles Angels, one of the top teams in the US"可知，作者的爸爸甚至要求参加洛杉矶天使队的选拔赛，这是美国顶尖球队之一。故选C。

【3】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我出生前的几分钟，我的父母正在看电视上直播的棒球比赛。你可以说我生来就是打棒球的，但是坦白地说，在我上小学的整个过程中，我都讨厌棒球。A. parents父母；B. coaches教练；C. doctors医生；D. neighbors邻居。根据上文"Minutes before I was born"可知，我出生前几分钟，我父母在电视上看现场直播的棒球比赛。故选A。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我出生前的几分钟，我的父母正在看电视上直播的棒球比赛。你可以说我生来就是打棒球的，但是坦白地说，在我上小学的整个过程中，我都讨厌棒球。A. ordered命令；B. prepared准备；C. honored 尊重；D. born出生。根据上文"Minutes before I was born"可知，你可以说我天生就是打这个比赛的。故选D。

【5】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我真的应该擅长棒球，因为我几乎每天都练习，但我没有。A. amazed惊讶的；B. disappointed失望的；C. great伟大的；D. mad疯狂的。根据下文"for I practiced almost every day"可知，我应该擅长棒球。短语be great at“擅长”，符合语境，故选C。

【6】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我不会用力击球或准确地投球。A. casually随意地；B. accurately精确地；C. regularly定期地；D. clumsily笨拙地。根据上文"I wouldn't hit the ball hard or throw it"可知，我不能用力击球或准确地扔球。故选B。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我爸爸或爷爷问我是否想练习时，我的回答总是不。A. practice练习；B. relax放松；C. leave离开；D. quit停止。根据下文"my answer was always no"可知，爸爸或爷爷问我是否想练习。故选A。

【8】考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，他们不再给我一个选择，只让我打球，不管我喜欢与否。A. reply回答；B. reason理由；C. chance机会；D. choice选择。根据下文"just making me play whether I liked it or not．"可知，他们停止给我选择。故选D。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种惯例持续了好几年。A. project 项目；B. business商业；C. routine惯例；D. policy政策。根据上文可知作者的爷爷和爸爸总是问作者是否要练习棒球，下文是My Dad and grandpa would make me practice and I would put no．可知，这种惯例多年一直继续。故选C。

【10】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的爸爸和爷爷会让我练习，我不会付出任何努力。A. effort努力；B. wealth财富；C. promise承诺；D. trust相信。根据上文"My Dad and grandpa would make me practice and I would put no"．我爸爸和爷爷经常让我练习，但是我不努力。故选A。

【11】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我比12岁的自己年龄更大更聪明。A. calmer更冷静的；B. smarter更聪明的；C. happier更快乐的；D. kinder更亲切的。根据上文"I was older"可知，我10年级的时候，年纪更大也更聪明了。故选B。

【12】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我终于弄清了他们的真正动机。A. searched for搜索；B. focused on集中于；C. benefited from受益于；D. figured out弄清楚。根据下文"their true motive"可知，我弄明白他们真正的动机。故选D。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为他们想花时间和我在一起。A. save拯救；B. waste浪费；C. spend花费；D. set设置。根据下文"time with me"可知，他们不是想让我提高，而是想花时间和我在一起。故选C。

【14】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们只是想和我分享他们生活中特别的一部分。A. normal正常的；B. special特别的；C. short短的；D. general一般的。根据下文"part of their life with me"可知，他们想和我分享生活中的特殊部分。故选B。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们只是想和我分享他们生活中特别的一部分，把我也包括在这个家庭中。A. include包括；B. spoil溺爱；C. test测试；D. judge判断。根据下文"in something that had been in the family forever．"可知他们想要我参与家庭传统的运动中。故选A。

【16】考查连接词辨析。句意：一旦我明白了这点，我不再将它当成是辛苦的事情。A. Before在……之前；B. Although尽管；C. Unless除非；D. Once一旦。根据下文"I got this" 可知一旦我明白了这点，我不再将它当成是辛苦的事情。故选D。

【17】考查动词词义辨析。句意：一旦我明白了这点，我不再将它当成是辛苦的事情，而是珍惜它是联系的经历。A. expected期待；B. described描述；C. treasured珍惜；D. recognized辨认。根据上文"I stopped treating it as work"可知，我不再将它当成是辛苦的事情，而是珍惜它是联系的经历。故选C。

【18】考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，我经常主动提出和我爸爸或爷爷一起打棒球。A. fail失败；B. offer主动提出；提供；C. forget忘记；D. hesitate犹豫。根据下文"to play baseball with my bad or grandpa"．我经常主动提出和爸爸或爷爷打棒球。故选B。

【19】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从家人那里得到的强迫训练和严厉的爱教会了我一个有用的人生经验:在下结论之前先找出某人做某事的原因。A. forced强迫；B. regretted遗憾；C. disturbed干扰；D. ended结束。根据上文"practices"可知，这些练习是强迫的，故选A。

【20】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我从家人那里得到的强迫训练和严厉的爱教会了我一个有用的人生经验:在下结论之前先找出某人做某事的原因。A. team队伍；B. school学校；C. neighborhood邻居；D. family家庭。根据上文"had been in the family"可知，我从家人那里得到的严苛的爱教给我一个道理。故选D。