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【題目】A Michigan boy Colin said he didn’t want to hold his 11th birthday party because he had no friends. This week Colin and his family went to a restaurant for dinner. They saw the players and coaches of the Kalamazoo Wings and felt surprised they were there.

The team talked with Colin and ________ him a one-day contract (合同). They told Colin they would allow him to join their team for their home game on Sunday. Colin would get his own jersey (球服), and even play with the players.

Colin has a condition that makes it difficult for him to relate to (與……相處) other people. This makes it a _____ for him to make friends with kids of his age. Children and adults with this condition are often highly intelligent (聰明的), but get confused (煩惱的) in social situations. They often have trouble ________ jokes.

So his mother created a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. However, the page went viral (中毒的) and drew more than 2 million “l(fā)ikes”. The page has become famous and many people have read it and have _____ about him.

“It’s been just overwhelming (勢不可擋的),” said Colin’s mom. “It’s been hard to adjust (調整) to suddenly being ________. I have a pretty wild imagination, but I didn’t think that would

________.”

The ________ in Colin has been his mom’s best reward for her efforts. “I have seen him grow recently because he knows he has 2.1 million friends and that it is what nobody else around him has experienced. ________ this, his self-confidence has grown greatly. It doesn’t annoy (使煩惱) him that some kids don’t ________ him because he has 2.1 million friends.”

As to Colin’s one-day contract with the team, K-Wings Head Coach Nick Bootland said, “Obviously (明顯的) there are things that are much ________ than the game. If we can put a smile on a young boy’s face who deals with a lot of adversity (逆境), we’re excited about being given that chance.”

【1】A. madeB. paidC. gotD. offered

【2】A. challengeB. knowledgeC. promiseD. competition

【3】A. sharingB. tellingC. hearingD. understanding

【4】A. laughedB. thoughtC. knownD. looked

【5】A. famousB. hopefulC. importantD. rich

【6】A. appearB. happenC. agreeD. achieve

【7】A. needB. interestC. characterD. growth

【8】A. Instead ofB. Because ofC. In fear ofD. According to

【9】A. blameB. followC. respectD. like

【10】A. fartherB. betterC. biggerD. harder

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

一位密歇根男孩男孩說，他不想開11歲的生日聚會，因為他沒有朋友。這周，科林和他的家人在餐館里與 Kalamazoo Wings對的運動員和教練們見了面�？屏终f：“我知道我們要去餐館，但其余的我并沒有想到”。

球隊給這個男孩提供了一份一日合同，允許他作為Kalamazoo Wings隊的成員參加周天的主場比賽�？屏帜玫搅藢儆谒�自己的球隊線衣�？屏旨瓤梢源虮�球又可以跟球員們在休息區(qū)坐在一起。

科林跟其他人交流有障礙，這讓他很難與同齡的孩子交朋友。高智商的兒童和成人經常會在社交上出現問題。他們對一些幽默難以理解。

因此，他母親創(chuàng)建了一個“生日快樂 科林”的Facebook主頁。這個主頁贏得了超過200萬的贊。科林的母親說，能看科林的成長就是最好的回報�！拔铱吹搅怂�很大的改變，因為他知道了他有200萬個朋友。他的自信也增長了不少�！�

【1】句意：團隊和科林交談,給了他一天的合同。本題考查動詞辨析及語境理解。Made做，使…; paid支付；got得到；offered提供，offer sb sth給某人提供某物，故選D。

【2】句意：和同齡的孩子交朋友對他來說是個挑戰(zhàn)。本題考查名詞辨析及語境理解。Challenge挑戰(zhàn)； knowledge知識；promise允諾；competition比賽，根據前文Colin has a condition that makes it difficult for him to relate to (與……相處) other people.可知科林與人相處是有困難的，所以這次機會對他來說是個挑戰(zhàn)，故選A。

【3】句意：他們經常在理解玩笑方面有麻煩。本題考查動詞辨析及語境理解。Sharing分享； telling說； hearing聽； understanding理解；根據前文Children and adults with this condition are often highly intelligent (聰明的), but get confused (煩惱的) in social situations可知人們都可以很好的相處，但是在玩笑不被理解的情況下，會很困惑的，故選D。

【4】句意：這個主頁已經出名了，很多人看過這個故事，并且知道了科林這個人。本題考查動詞辯詞及語境理解。Laughed大笑； thought思考、認為； known知道； looked看，聯系上下文可知，科林是因為他媽媽的分享而被眾人所知，故選C。

【5】句意：“已經變得勢不可擋”科林媽媽說“很難調整到突然出名的狀態(tài)�！北绢}考查形容詞辨析及語境理解。Famous有名的； hopeful有幫助的； important重要的； rich富裕的，根據前文可知科林的主頁火了，他也隨著出名，故選A。

【6】句意：我的想象力很豐富，但我沒想到會發(fā)生這樣的事。本題考查動詞辨析及語境理解。Appear出現； happen發(fā)生； agree同意； achieve實現，聯系上下文可知科林的出名是不可預料的，突然性的，故選B。

【7】句意：科林的成長成為對她媽媽努力的最好的回報。本題考查名詞辨析及語境理解。need 需要； interest興趣； character 特征； growth成長，根據后文I have seen him grow recently because he knows he has 2.1 million friends and that it is what nobody else around him has experienced.可知科林成長了很多，故選D。

【8】句意：由于這個，他的自信心也增長了很多。本題考查介詞短語及語境理解。Instead of取而代之； Because of因為；In fear of害怕…；According to根據，這里的this 代指上文he knows he has 2.1 million friends and that it is what nobody else around him has experienced，所以是因果關系，故選A。

【9】句意：他不大信心沒有孩子喜歡他了，因為他有210萬的朋友了。本題考查動詞辨析及語境理解。Blame責備； follow跟隨； respect尊重 ；like喜歡，根據第一段第一句 A Michigan boy Colin said he didn’t want to hold his 11th birthday party because he had no friends.可知沒有人喜歡他，和他交朋友，但是現在不會了，故選D。

【10】句意：很明顯有些事情比比賽重要的多了。本題考查形容詞比較級及語境理解。farther 更遠，更深；better更好；bigger更重要，更大； harder更難，根據后文If we can put a smile on a young boy’s face who deals with a lot of adversity (逆境), we’re excited about being given that chance.可知教練認為如果能給處于逆境的年輕男孩臉上增添微笑，他們會很興奮有這樣的機會，會比比賽更重要，故選C。