Question

【題目】An American boy said he didn’t want an 11th birthday party because he had no friends.

Colin has trouble communicating with other people. This makes it ______ for him to make friends with kids of his age. Children and adults with such trouble often have a high IQ, ______ they have problems in social situations. They often have trouble understanding jokes.

So his mother ______ a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. It drew more than 2 million “l(fā)ikes”. Colin’s mother said the best reward (回報) for her _____ was seeing Colin grow. “I have seen him change greatly because he knows he has 2 million friends. His self-confidence (自信) has ______.”

Later, the boy who had 2 million “l(fā)ikes” got a(n) ______ present — a change to be a professional hockey (冰球) player.

Colin and his family visited the players and coaches of the Kalamazoo Wings at a_______. Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”

The team provided the boy ______ a one-day contract (合同). It would allow him to join the Kalamazoo Wings for their home game on Sunday. Colin would play the game hockey and _______sit with the players at the rest area.

“There are things that are much bigger than the game. If we can put a smile on a kid’s face that ______ a lot of trouble, we’re excited about that chance,” said the Kalamazoo Wings head coach Nick Bootland.

【1】A. easy??? B. difficult??? C. interesting??? D. boring

【2】A. and??? B. but??? C. so??? D. until

【3】A. created??? B. invented??? C. discovered??? D. examined

【4】A. courage??? B. hobbies??? C. efforts??? D. wealth

【5】A. broken??? B. dropped??? C. grown??? D. gone

【6】A. strange??? B. upset??? C. exciting??? D. educational

【7】A. club??? B. school??? C. palace??? D. restaurant

【8】A. to??? B. with??? C. of??? D. for

【9】A. even??? B. ever??? C. still??? D. already

【10】A. deals with??? B. parts with??? C. comes up with??? D. gets on with

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】A

【10】A

【解析】Colin在與其他人交流上有麻煩，于是他的媽媽為他創(chuàng)建了一個Facebook的網(wǎng)頁，這個頁面非常成功，收獲了超過200萬個贊。Colin還得到了一次去Kalamazoo Wings冰球隊打球的機(jī)會。

【1】句意：這使得對于他來說和他那個年齡的小孩交朋友是很困難的。easy 容易的；difficult困難的；interesting 有趣的；boring無聊的。根據(jù)上句話Colin has trouble communicating with other people可知，Colin在與人交流上有麻煩，所以和別人交朋友是困難的，故選B。

【2】句意：有這樣的煩惱的小孩或者是成年人經(jīng)常智商很高，但是他們在社交活動中經(jīng)常有問題。and 和，而且；but但是；so因此，所以；until直到…時候。根據(jù)句意….often have a high IQ,… they have problems in social situations可知，這里是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，故選B。

【3】句意：因此他的媽媽創(chuàng)建了一個叫“Colin生日快樂”的Facebook 網(wǎng)頁。created 創(chuàng)建；invented發(fā)明；discovered 發(fā)現(xiàn)；examined檢查。根據(jù)空后的名詞Facebook page可知，這里是說創(chuàng)建了一個頁面，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】句意：Colin的媽媽說對于她的努力最好的回報就是Colin的成長。courage? 勇氣；hobbies嗜好，愛好；efforts努力；wealth財富。根據(jù)上文So his mother ___3___ a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. It drew more than 2 million “l(fā)ikes”.可知，Colin的媽媽因為他沒有朋友，而努力想要改變這種情況，她創(chuàng)建了Facebook的頁面，吸引了很多人點贊。因此這里說的是對于Colin的媽媽做出的努力的回報是…，故選C。

【5】句意：他的自信增加了。broken 打破的；dropped下降的；grown 成長的，增加的；gone消失不見的。根據(jù)上文I have seen him change greatly because he knows he has 2 million friends.可知，Colin改變了，有了很多的朋友，所以他的自信增加了。故選C。

【6】句意：后來這個有200多萬個贊的小男孩得到了一個令人激動的禮物—成為一個職業(yè)冰球運(yùn)動員。strange 奇怪的；upset不安的，心煩意亂的；exciting 令人興奮的；educational有教育意義的。根據(jù)下文Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”可知，Colin得到的禮物是成為一個職業(yè)的冰球運(yùn)動員，這是他沒有預(yù)料到的，所以是令他很激動的一個禮物。故應(yīng)選C。

【7】句意：Colin和他的家人在一個餐館里拜訪了Kalamazoo Wings的球員和教練。club 俱樂部；school 學(xué)校；palace宮殿；restaurant餐館 。根據(jù)下句話Colin said, “I knew we were going to the restaurant, but I was not expecting the rest.”可知，他們?nèi)チ艘粋�餐館，故應(yīng)選D。

【8】句意：這只球隊給Colin提供了一個一天的合同。to 到…; with 和…一起；of…的；for為了，因為。這里使用的短語是provide sb. with sth.提供給某人某物，故應(yīng)選B。

【9】句意：Colin可以打冰球，甚至和休息區(qū)的球員們坐在一起。even 甚至；ever曾經(jīng)；still仍然；already已經(jīng)。根據(jù)句意可知，這里表示遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系，故應(yīng)選A。

【10】句意：如果我們能讓一個孩子臉上掛著微笑，處理他的麻煩，我們很激動能有這個機(jī)會。deals with 處理，應(yīng)對；parts with與…分開；comes up with想出，提出；gets on with與某人相處�？蘸笫�a lot of trouble，因此這里是應(yīng)對麻煩，故選A。