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Question

When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team．That meant（21）___Miller King，who was the best（22）___at our school．
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out．I carried my football everywhere for（23）___．
Just before September，Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm．I went to see him after he came back from（24）___．He looked very（25）___，but he didn′t cry．
That season，I（26）___all of Miller′s records while he（27）___ the home games from the bench．We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player，（28）___I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller′s（29）___．
One afternoon，I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller（30）___going over a fence-which wasn′t（31）___to climb if you had both arms．I′m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept（32）___from．But even that chanllenge he accepted．I（33）___him move slowly over the fence．When we were finally（34）___on the other side，he said to me，”You know，I didn′t tell you this during the season，but you did（35）___．Thank you for filling in for（36）___．”
His words freed me from my bad（37）___．I thought to myself，how even without an arm he was more of a leader．Damaged but not defeated，he was（38）___ahead of me．I was right to have（39）___him．From that day on，I grew（40）___and a little more real．

21．A．cheering for   B．beating out    C．relying on   D．staying with
22．A．coach          B．student        C．teacher      D．player
23．A．practice       B．show           C．comfort      D．pleasure
24．A．school         B．vacation       C．hospital     D．training
25．A．pale           B．calm           C．relaxed      D．ashamed
26．A．held           B．broke          C．set          D．tried
27．A．reported       B．judged         C．organized    D．watched
28．A．and            B．then           C．but          D．thus
29．A．decision       B．mistake        C．accident     D．sacrifice
30．A．stuck          B．hurt           C．tried        D．lost
31．A．steady         B．hard           C．fun          D．fit
32．A．praise         B．advice         C．assistance   D．apology
33．A．let            B．helped         C．had          D．noticed
34．A．dropped        B．ready          C．trapped      D．safe
35．A．fine           B．wrong          C．quickly      D．normally
36．A．us             B．yourself       C．me           D．them
37．A．memories       B．ideas          C．attitudes    D．dreams
38．A．still          B．also           C．yet          D．just
39．A．challenged     B．cured          C．invited      D．admired
40．A．healthier      B．bigger         C．cleverer     D．cooler．

Answer 1

B D A C A B D C C A B C B D A C D A D B
文章是一篇与足球有关的故事，作者想成为球队里最棒的球员，并向最优秀的球员Miller看齐，为了实现梦想，作者刻苦训练，在Miller受伤之后，作者脱颖而出，有价值球员，作者的表现得到了Miller的认可．
21．B 考查动词短语辨析．Cheer for为…欢呼，beat out打败，rely on依靠，stay with和…待在一起，根据become the star on our football team可知，要想成为球队里的明星，就要打败最优秀的球员，故选B．
22．D考查名词辨析．根据who was the best   22  at our school．可知全校最好的球员是Miller King，故选D．
23．A考查名词辨析．作者随身带着足球是为了练习，而不是为了（show）演出，表现，节目；（comfort）安慰以及（pleasure）乐趣；故选A．
24．C考查名词辨析．Miller意外受伤，失去了右臂，作者在他出院后去看他，故选C．
25．A考查形容词辨析．根据“but he didn’t cry”可知，Miller的情况不太乐观，即脸色苍白；故选A．
26．B考查动词辨析．根据“records记录”可知，作者破了Miller的纪录，即break the record；故选B．
27．D考查动词辨析．while he   27  the home games from the bench受伤后的Miller坐在长凳上观看（watched）比赛，故选D．
28．C考查并列连词．I was named most valuable player和I often had crazy dreams形成对比，作者虽然被封为最有价值球员，但是他总是做噩梦，使用表示转折的连词but；故选C．
29．C考查名词辨析．A．decision决定；B．mistake错误；C．accident事故；D．sacrifice牺牲．让作者感到内疚的是，仿佛是自己应该为Miller的事故负责，作者觉得有点胜之不武，故选C．
30．A考查形容词辨析．A．stuck；B．hurt；C．tired劳累的；D．lost丢失的．saw Miller  30   going over a fence作者看到Miller在翻篱笆，只有一只手臂的Miller翻篱笆很困难，因此应该是被卡在篱笆上了，故选A．
31．B考查形容词辨析．A．steady稳定的；B．hard困难的；C．fun有趣的；D．fit合适的，健康的．if you had both arms．手臂健全的人翻篱笆不费吹灰之力，故选B．
32．C考查名词辨析．A．praise表扬；B．advice建议；C．assistance帮助；D．apology道歉．作者认为Miller最不愿接受作者的帮助，the last最不可能的，故选C．
33．B考查动词辨析．根据“he accepted”可知，Miller接受了作者的帮助，故选B．
34．D考查形容词辨析．作者和Miller两人成功翻过篱笆，safe表示成功的，故选D．
35．A考查副词辨析．Miller认为作者表现得很好，副词fine修饰动词did；故选A．
36．C考查代词辨析．Miller感谢作者填补了他的空缺，作介词的宾语用me；故选C．
37．D 考查名词辨析，得到了Miller的认可后，作者的噩梦（dreams）也不见了踪影，故选D．
38．A 考查副词辨析，虽然受伤了，但却不会被打败，作者认为Miller仍然是最强的，此处使用表示转折的连词still；故选A．
39．D考查动词辨析．A．challenged挑战；B．cured治愈；C．invited邀请；D．admired敬佩，赞赏，欣赏．I was right to have  39 him．作者认为自己敬佩Miller没有做错，故选D．
40．B考查形容词比较级．A．healthier更健康的；B．bigger更大的，更重要的，更成功的；C．cleverer更聪明的；D．cooler更酷的，更凉的．从那天起，作者长大了许多，更重视自己的存在了，故选B．