Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 36 no one really knows where the word came from. 37 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which 38 moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are 39 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 40 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by 41 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made 42 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 43 used by children in the United States. In fact American children of 44 ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps 45 at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their 46 and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called 47 poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 48 .”
American school children can be seen every day 49 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off 50 . Sneakers are 51 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the 52 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between 53 ? Perhaps another young 54 in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a 55 .”
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解析：本文介绍了运动鞋很受孩子们的欢迎，文章中对此现象进行了解释和说明。
【小题1】B 连词辨析。有人说sneaker是网球鞋另外一种说法，但是没有人知道这个词的来源。
【小题2】B 名词辨析。A所有人B一些人C人们D其他人；一些人说它来自古英语动词“sneak”。
【小题3】C 动词辨析。A出现B保持C意味着D想要；这个词意味着安静地迅速地移动。
【小题4】B 形容词短语。A对…兴奋B确信C感到惊讶D对…高兴；我们敢确信的事情是我们穿…
【小题5】B 动词辨析。A认为B感觉C考虑D建议；你会感觉到轻松，愿意参加活动。
【小题6】C 名词辨析。A男性B女性C那些人D这些人；运动鞋受打网球，篮球和其它运动人喜欢。
【小题7】B 副词辨析。A可爱B特别C生动D便宜；一些新的设计是特别为那些动作慢的人设计的。
【小题8】B 副词辨析。A仅仅B主要C几乎不D最后；有点像主要是受美国的孩子们的欢迎。
【小题9】A 词义辨析。A所有B一些C少D老，旧；美国所有年龄段的孩子都喜欢穿运动鞋。
【小题10】B 句意分析。除了不穿鞋，所有的孩子都喜欢穿着运动鞋参加活动。
【小题11】C 上下文串联。根据a poetry contest说明是在诗歌里赞扬运动鞋。
【小题12】A 上下文串联。根据下一行的she said说明这是一个女性，故使用her。
【小题13】C 动词辨析。A解释B指导C憎恨D爱；当你穿上运动鞋的时候，你就没有了恨。
【小题14】C 动词辨析。Dress后面只能接人做宾语；put on表示动作；have on表示状态。故wear正确；指美国的孩子每天都被看见穿着各种颜色的运动鞋。
【小题15】C 上下文串联。根据上文的in the morning说明这里是at bedtime从早到晚。
【小题16】C 副词辨析。A永远B一直C很少D有时；根据下文dirtier说明运动鞋很少被洗。
【小题17】D 固定句式。The+比较级…，the+比较级.越…越…；运动鞋越脏，越受到喜爱。
【小题18】C 上下文串联。根据上文的描述说明孩子很喜欢运动鞋，那么是说明这两者的关系。
【小题19】D 名词辨析。A女孩B男人C女性D胜利者；D项把ABC三项都包括在里面了。指另外一个比赛的胜利者发表了对运动鞋的评价。
【小题20】B 名词辨析。A运动鞋B朋友C诗歌D鞋子；鞋子就是鞋子，但是运动鞋是朋友。