阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and got into a game. I went to all the and showed up even when it was so that your ‘breath froze’ and when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise , so think about yourself in a way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, my shot accuracy and changing my .
Once in a match, we our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going , I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little . But my mom’s words out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I myself.
【小题1】A．onceB．seldomC．usuallyD．even【小题2】A．meetingB．showsC．matchesD．practices【小题3】A．cloudyB．wetC．coldD．windy【小题4】A．sufferedB．explainedC．plannedD．escaped【小题5】A．write B．tellC．readD．report【小题6】A．noticingB．gatheringC．hearingD．analyzing【小题7】A．talkersB．dreamersC．attackers D．losers【小题8】A．positiveB．familiar C．briefD．convenient【小题9】A．testingB．improvingC．questioningD．affecting【小题10】A．aimB．tasteC．habitD．attitude【小题11】A．lost B．controlledC．practicedD．continued【小题12】A．usualB．safeC．secretD．private【小题13】A．offB．inC．byD．up【小题14】A．annoyedB．nervousC．delightedD．bitter【小题15】A．ranB．gave C．stood D．rang【小题16】A．delicateB．extraC．creativeD．casual【小题17】A．chance B．messageC．orderD．note【小题18】A．spared B．requestedC．preparedD．sent【小题19】A．actionsB．reasonsC．wordsD．promises【小题20】A．judgeB．expressC．fortD．doubtB
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(答案→)B
解析：曾经有一些人、有一些话让我们终生难忘。作者的妈妈在他想要放弃时给了他鼓励，使他正视困难积极训练，最终赢得成功。那些话一直伴随他度过很多难关。
【小题1】 考查副词辨析。由and可知前后意思一致，前面提到：我总是那个坐在板凳尽头的人，所以后面的意思应该是：很少进入比赛。而once曾经；seldom很少，表否定；usually通常；even甚至。 故选B。
【小题2】考查名词辨析。通过上下文可以理解为参加了所有的训练项目。而meeting会议；shows表演；matches比赛；practices练习。故选D。
【小题3】考查形容词辨析。cloudy多云；wet潮湿；cold冷；windy多风。而根据后面的froze 可知，是要说天冷连呼吸都冻住了。故选C。
【小题4】考查动词辨析。本句意为：我觉得我已经受够了想放弃。suffered遭受；explained解释； planned计划；escaped逃跑。故选A。
【小题5】考查动词辨析。最终我觉得把 我要离开冰球队这个消息告诉妈妈。write写；tell告诉；read读；report报道。tell sth. to sb.意为：告诉某人某事。故选B。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。 一听到我说得话，妈妈就说了。 noticing注意到；gathering收集；hearing听到；analyzing分析。故选C。
【小题7】考查名词辨析。前文妈妈说：放弃的人从不会成功，而一个成功者从不会放弃。所以后面应该说：妈妈不会养育一个认输的人。talkers说话者；dreamers 梦想者；attackers进攻者；losers失败者、输者。故选D。
【小题8】考查形容词辨析。所以妈妈鼓励我要用积极乐观的态度来对待事情。所以听了妈妈的话，我才更加努力。positive积极的；familiar熟悉的；brief简明扼要的；convenient方便的。故选A。
【小题9】考查动词辨析。句意为：我努力改进自己的射门准确率。testing检测； improving改进；questioning质疑；affecting影响。故选B。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。结合上下文，句意应该是：我改变了我的态度。aim目标； taste品尝；habit习惯；attitude态度。故选D。
【小题11】考查动词辨析。句意：曾经在一次比赛中，我们第一场球输得很惨。而lost失去；controlled控制；practiced练习；continued继续。故选A。
【小题12】考查形容词辨析。句意：我坐在我常坐的地方。usual通常；safe安全；secret秘密；private私人的。故选A。
【小题13】考查动词搭配辨析。句意：教练走过来告诉我上场。go off 走开；go in走进；go by度过；go up上升。故选B。
【小题14】考查动词辨析。句意：对方速度很快，我得承认当时我有一些紧张。annoyed恼火；nervous紧张；delighted高兴；bitter苦。第一次上场，按常理来说应该是紧张。故选B。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。句意：但是妈妈的话就像教堂的钟声一样回响在耳畔。ran跑；gave给；stood站；rang铃响。故选D。
【小题16】考查形容词辨析。句意：很快我发现我以前所做的额外的努力都得到了回报。delicate脆弱的；extra额外的；creative创造性的。casual随意的。故选B。
【小题17】考查名词辨析。句意：好像我得到了得分的机会。chance机会；message信息；order命令、预定；note便条、笔记。故选A。
【小题18】考查名词辨析。句意：别人都回家了，而我还在冰上练习的那些时间为我准备了这一刻。prepare…for 为 …做准备； spared备用；requested请求；prepared准备；sent派遣。故选C。
【小题19】考查名词辨析。句意：我从妈妈的话里学到的这一课一直伴随我很多年。actions行为；reasons理由；words话； promises承诺。故选C。
【小题20】考查动词辨析。句意：每当我面对挑战或者质疑自己事，我都能听到那些话。judge判决；express表达；fort安慰；doubt怀疑。故选D。