Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 37 , Chuck Hart. 38_ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 39_ , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s 40 on the side of the box. He realized that something was 41 as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 42 for his amazing work in the munity.
Travis’s hands 43 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 44 by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 46 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said 47 “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 48 . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 49 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 50 ? ”
“ No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) 51 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your 53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 54 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 55 .
【小题1】A．surprisedB．ashamedC．excitedD．worried【小题2】A．teamB．playerC．coachD．game【小题3】A．UnlessB．IfC．BecauseD．Although【小题4】A．skillB．performanceC．behaviorD．action【小题5】A．nameB．photoC．signD．model【小题6】A．strangeB．wrongC．trueD．funny【小题7】A．knownB．encouragedC．adoptedD．influenced【小题8】A．fellB．frozeC．shookD．folded【小题9】A．questionedB．noticedC．teasedD．attacked【小题10】A．mustn’tB．needn’tC．wouldn’tD．couldn’t【小题11】A．pulled upB．put upC．took upD．turned up【小题12】A．peacefullyB．hesitantlyC．delightedlyD．naturally【小题13】A．choiceB．effortC．mentD．mistake【小题14】A．believeB．missC．admireD．remember【小题15】A．dangerB．angerC．sorrowD．trouble【小题16】A．teammateB．adultC．kidD．student【小题17】A．soB．andC．butD．or【小题18】A．honorB．courageC．nameD．belief【小题19】A．clearlyB．carefullyC．patientlyD．differently【小题20】A．giftB．smileC．wishD．lessonC
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(答案→)C
解析：Travis 一直希望能有一双和队友们一样的印有球星Chuck Hart名字的运动鞋，生日那天他却失望地发现父亲买给他的是另一位球星代言的运动鞋，但是Travis仍然尽力表现得很高兴。后来他父亲的一番话让他的思想有了改变，对鞋有了新的认识。
【小题1】C形容词辨析。A 惊讶的；B 羞愧的；C 激动的；D 担心的。从情理推断当Travis一直盼望着能有一双和队友们同样品牌的运动鞋时，他看到生日礼物是双鞋的时候心情会非常激动，C选项正确。
【小题2】B名词辨析。A 团队；B 运动员；C 教练；D 比赛。从下文Hart was criticized …he was a great player.判断B选项正确。
【小题3】D连词辨析。A 除非；B 如果；C 因为；D 尽管。从语境可知前句他因为体育道德差和声名狼藉的行为受到人们指责和后面他是个伟大的运动员是转折关系，所以D选项正确。
【小题4】C名词辨析。A 技能，技巧；B 表演，表现；C 行为；D 行动。从下文In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior;可知他不在乎Hart的行为，只想要他的名字出现在自己的鞋上。正确答案是C 。
【小题5】A名词辨析。A 名字；B 照片；C 标识；D 模型。从下文Travis, I know…, but I saw the names of the two guys 可知鞋上印有球星的名字。A选项正确。
【小题6】B形容词辨析。A奇怪的；B 错误的；C 真实的；D 滑稽的。从上文可知他开始非常兴奋，但是这时意识到不是他想要的球星的鞋子，所以是感到事情不对头。故B选项正确。
【小题7】A形容词辨析。A 出名的；B 受到鼓舞的；C 收养的；D 受到影响的。从下文父亲的解释可知这个球星也是非常有名的。所以A选项正确。
【小题8】B动词辨析。A掉下，摔倒；B 僵住；C摇晃；D 折叠。从下文his heart stopped可知Travis此时心情复杂，思索着如何去面对队友们，所以手也停止了动作，故B选项正确。
【小题9】C动词辨析。A 质问，审问；B 发现，注意到；C 耻笑，戏弄；D 攻击。从上下文可知队友们都穿这个品牌的运动鞋，出于青少年攀比的心理，如果他没有这样的鞋队友们应该是笑话他，所以C选项正确。
【小题10】D情态动词辨析。A 禁止；B 没必要；C 不会；D 不能够。从文章的叙述可知Travis是个懂事的孩子，怕父亲伤心，所以他觉得不能让父亲知道他的失望。所以D选项正确。
【小题11】A动词短语辨析。A 车减速停下；B 举起，搭建；C 占据，从事；D 出现，调大。从Travis slowly opened the car door.可以判断他是到了学校，车子停下来。所以A选项正确。
【小题12】B 副词辨析。A 和平地；B 犹豫地；C 高兴地；D 自然地。从父亲说的话“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…”中的省略号判断父亲此时在想如何给孩子解释这件事，故B选项正确。
【小题13】A名词辨析。A 选择；B 努力；C 评论；D 错误。从下文可知父亲是从Travis喜欢的鞋子和他自己喜欢的鞋子中选了一双，所以此处应该是make a choice 做出了选择。A选项正确。
【小题14】C动词辨析。A 相信；B 想念；C 钦佩，赞赏；D 记住。从下文He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight可知Ryann是个品质高尚有团队精神的运动员，父亲希望Travis也成为这样的人，所以父亲应该是欣赏Robert Ryann，故C选项正确。
【小题15】D名词辨析。A危险；Ｂ生气，愤怒；Ｃ难过；Ｄ麻烦。从下文可知Robert Ryann从不和教练顶嘴，从不打架而且合作意识强，所以是从不惹麻烦。所以D 选项正确。
【小题16】C名词辨析。Ａ队友；Ｂ成年人；Ｃ 小孩；Ｄ 学生。按情理推测孩子生日时收到不喜欢的礼物，一般会表现出来，但是Travis却表现的非常克制，丝毫没有表现出失望的样子，句意：当你收到你不喜欢的鞋子时，本来可能会表现的像个小孩子一样，所以C选项正确。
【小题17】C连词辨析。Ａ 所以，于是；Ｂ 并且；Ｃ 但是；Ｄ或者，否则。从语境可知此处you were polite and made the best of it.和上文是转折关系。所以C选项正确。
【小题18】C名词辨析。Ａ荣誉； B 勇气；C 名字；D 信仰，信念。从上下文可知运动鞋上是球星的名字，所以父亲希望Travis有一天也会因为优秀而使自己的名字出现在运动鞋上。
【小题19】D副词辨析。A 清楚地；B 仔细地；C 耐心地；D不同地。从上文可知父亲的话使Travis改变了认识，所以看鞋时的心态不一样了，D选项正确。
【小题20】A名词辨析。A礼物；B微笑；C 愿望；D 课，教训。从第一段可知鞋子是作为生日礼物送给他的，此处的礼物既指鞋子也指父亲对孩子推心置腹的一席话。A为正确选项。