閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.
As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.
Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.
“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.
I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.
I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!
小題1:          
A．slowB．rightC．readyD．tired
小題2:          
A．a(chǎn)nswerB．mindC．planD．role
小題3:          
A．climbsB．jumpsC．kicksD．walks
小題4:          
A．nervousB．strangeC．surprisedD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題5:          
A．BecauseB．UnlessC．ButD．Though
小題6:          
A．a(chǎn)rguesB．doubtsC．decidesD．understands
小題7:          
A．sameB．nextC．lastD．only
小題8:          
A．seaB．riverC．lakeD．pool
小題9:          
A．closeB．wipeC．coverD．hurt
小題10:      
A．roofB．lineC．boardD．ladder
小題11:      
A．dancingB．smilingC．openingD．stopping
小題12:      
A．wayB．hopeC．mistakeD．turn
小題13:      
A．ParentsB．KidsC．ClassmatesD．Teachers
小題14:      
A．movingB．laughingC．studyingD．changing
小題15:      
A．looking forB．waiting forC．paying forD．caring for
小題16:      
A．imagineB．rememberC．seeD．watch
小題17:      
A．neverB．seldomC．sometimesD．a(chǎn)lways
小題18:      
A．offeringB．a(chǎn)greeingC．learningD．refusing
小題19:      
A．dropsB．shakesC．breaksD．rests
小題20:      
A．surfaceB．doorC．beachD．sky

小題1:          C
小題2:          B
小題3:          B
小題4:          A
小題5:          C
小題6:          A
小題7:          D
小題8:          D
小題9:          A
小題10:      C
小題11:      B
小題12:      D
小題13:      B
小題14:      A
小題15:      B
小題16:      C
小題17:      D
小題18:      C
小題19:      A
小題20:      A

試題分析：
小題1:          有后面的句子climbs onto the diving board可以知道這個女孩準(zhǔn)備好了，句子意思“穿粉色游泳衣的那個女孩準(zhǔn)備好了爬到跳水板”，所以選C
小題2:          固定句型，chang one’s mind意思“改變主意”，句子意思“她會改變主意嗎”，所以選B
小題3:          由前面的句子climbs onto the diving board可以知道她在跳，句子意思“粉紅色的那個女孩往下跳”，所以選B
小題4:          由前面的句子Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder?可以知道當(dāng)那個女孩往下跳水時，作者很緊張，句子意思“我非常緊張”，所以選A
小題5:          由前面的句子You don’t have to do this, I tell myself和后面的句子next week is the pool party可以知道是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，句子意思“但是下周是泳池派對”，所以選C
小題6:          考查單詞意思，argues意思“議論”， doubts意思“懷疑”， decides意思“決定”，understands意思“理解”，句子意思“我的腦子在議論（意思就是在想）”，所以選A
小題7:          由前面的句子Three kids to go until my turn to dive可以知道出作者以外，其他的人都敢跳水，句子意思“你將是僅有的一個不敢跳水”，所以選D
小題8:          由前面的句子Three kids to go until my turn to dive可以知道跳水肯定是挑在水池里，句子意思“當(dāng)我正在思考著，另外一個女孩跳進來水池里”，所以選D
小題9:          由前面的句子I feel very nervous和句子Then it’s my little brother可以知道作者很害怕，以至于閉上眼睛，句子意思“我閉上眼睛”，所以選A
小題10:      由前面的句子go on the diving board.可以知道是跳水板，句子意思“睜開眼睛看到他從跳水板跳下來”，所以選C
小題11:      由后面的句子Nothing scares that kid可以知道我禁不住笑起來，句子意思“我禁不住笑起來”，所以選B
小題12:      由后面的句子I climb onto the diving board可以知道輪到我了，句子意思“這時我意識到輪到我跳水了”，所以選D
小題13:      由前面的句子Three kids to go until my turn to dive可以知道是孩子們在潛水，句子意思“孩子們在游泳池的另一端正在潛水”，所以選B
小題14:      由前面的句子Kids are diving at the other end of the pool可以知道每個人都可以活動的，句子意思“除了我每個人都可以活動”，所以選A
小題15:      由作者站在跳水板上一直不跳可以知道其他的小孩在問你在等什么，句子意思“其他的小孩在問你在等什么？”，所以選B
小題16:      考查單詞意思, imagine意思“想象”，remember意思“記得”，see意思“看見”，指看見，watch意思“看”，指用眼睛跟隨某物，以便對每個變化、運動等進行觀察，句子意思“這時我看見特拉維斯正站在水池旁”，所以選C
小題17:      考查單詞意思，never意思“從不”，seldom意思“很少”，sometimes意思“有時”，always意思“總是”，句子意思“我總是告訴他”，所以選D
小題18:      考查單詞意思，offering意思“提供”，agreeing意思“同意”，learning意思“學(xué)習(xí)”，refusing意思“拒絕”，句子意思“我總是告訴他什么時候?qū)W著系鞋帶或?qū)懰拿帧保赃xC
小題19:      由最后一句I DID IT可以知道作者跳下去了，句子意思“我的身體落下”，所以選A
小題20:      考查單詞意思，surface意思“表面”，door意思“門”，beach意思“海灘”，sky意思“天空”，句子意思“我把我自己拉倒水的表面之前我在水里游了一會”，所以選A
點評：本文敘述了作者不敢跳水，但是在其他孩子的鼓勵下，作者終于從跳水板上跳下來的故事。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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A．a(chǎn)dvises kids to spend less time watching TV
B．explains why reading is good for us
C．tells us that reading is good for children
D．suggests that parents spend more time with their kids
小題2:.Why does introducing books to kids between 1 and 5 years old help them greatly?
A．Because this is a good way to keep them away from television.
B．Because it makes them become interested in going to school.
C．Because it helps them learn much faster when they are older.
D．Because it is usually the age when intellectual capabilities form.
小題3:.It is implied in the passage that _____.
A．the writer read a lot of books when he was a child
B．parents should never force their children to do anything
C．the formative years may begin at one and a half years old
D．a(chǎn) child's formative years are earlier than before
小題4:.In the writer’s opinion, _____.
A．children should read all kinds of books
B．children should only read books with pictures
C．books can help children become cleverer
D．bedtime stories make children love their parents more

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