Gary is very popular in his college and nearly everybody knows him. He is a basketball starand has played in quite a few important matches held in his home state. And for this reason, he has bee the (21) of the college, envy of the boys, and hero of the girls. Among his many (22) is a girl called Nola.
Nola is Gary’s classmate, and Professor Johnson’s daughter. Mr. Johnson is a strict father, and in a family where a sports star is not (23) regarded, Nola never dares to mention Gary’s name. In school, they seldom speak to each other and always keep a certain (24).
Nola’s family lives on the campus and there is a big sports ground near their (25) . Every afternoon, after school, Gary would spend at least one hour practicing basketball before returning (26). Nola lives on the third floor, and from their (27) she can see the sports ground. As a (28) , Nola would sit in a chair on the balcony, reading or doing her homework everyday (29) she es home. Sometimes she would raise her head to watch Gary shoot or (30) how many times he can hit the basket.
Gary doesn’t seem to pay any attention to Nola on the balcony.
One afternoon, Nola moved her chair into the room (31) the breeze outside. But she could still hear the noise from the sports ground. The (32) suddenly stopped and the sports ground became very quiet. Nola thought it (33) and looked out through the window.
She saw Gary bending down there and (34) something on the ground with a piece of chalk. What was he writing? She (35). Gary finished writing and (36), he picked up his bag and dragged his way home.
After Gary left, Nola went (37) quickly and walked quietly to the sports ground. When she got to the place where Gary had just (38), she found these words, “Nola, why didn’t you watch me play?”
She picked up the (39) end on the ground and added below the line, “(40) yes, I did.”
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(答案→)B
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【小题1】B 名词辨析。A信号；B骄傲；C成功；D期待；这里是指他成为了学院的骄傲。
【小题2】A 词义辨析。A崇拜者；B女朋友；C亲戚；D同事。这里是指Nola是他众多的崇拜者之一。
【小题3】C 副词辨析。这里是指在Johnson教授的家里，体育明星是得不到高度评价的。
【小题4】B 上下文串联。根据上文可知他们很少交流，总是保持一定的距离。
【小题5】A 名词辨析。这里是指在Nola家附近有一个很大的体育场。
【小题6】B 词义辨析。这里是指在回家之前Gary总是要练至少一个小时的篮球。
【小题7】C 上下文串联。根据31空上一行可知Nola是在阳台上看Gary练球。
【小题8】C 名词辨析。根据下一句可知当她回家以后，她在阳台上读书做作业是一个习惯。
【小题9】A 连词辨析。解析同上。
【小题10】D 动词辨析。Count数；这里是指Nola数Gary击球的次数。
【小题11】D 动词辨析。根据下面的breeze可知她搬动椅子是为了避开风。
【小题12】B 名词辨析。这里是指外面的声音突然没有了，Nola感觉非常奇怪。
【小题13】C 形容词辨析。解析同上。
【小题14】B 上下文串联。根据下文的chalk可知是写，用粉笔自然应该是些东西。
【小题15】A 动词辨析。Nola想知道Gary所写的内容。
【小题16】D 上下文串联。上文提及Gary弯腰，那么这里应该是指他写完以后站起来。
【小题17】A 副词辨析。Nola本来是在阳台上，现在走下阳台来看Gary所写的内容。
【小题18】D 动词辨析。这里是指Nola来到Gary所待的地方。
【小题19】C 上下文串联。根据上文提到的Gary用粉笔在写东西，Nola也用粉笔写下一下内容。
【小题20】B 连词辨析。上一句是一个否定的疑问句。在回答的时候yes要翻译为不；句意为：不，我在看。