Question

I played a tennis game against my cousin Ed last week, and I will never forget it.
I had played a lot of games before, but it was one of the most        games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and suggested we play, I       quietly, thinking I was sure to beat him, because I didn’t think Ed could win any games with his fat body.
As long as I can remember: Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, but strangely        of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often joked about that, Ed        to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could        notice. I was so surprised that I was speechless.
My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into       . As a result, at the point in our game, when I’d have predicted(預測) I would win the game by 9 to 1, it was        7 to 9 —and Ed was leading. The sudden realization was       . We continued to play like two       men. When the score was 16 up. I even thought if I could stay alive. When the game finally ended, my cousin and I were lying on the floor on our backs, too tired to move. In some ways, I think that we        won: I won the game, but Cousin Ed won my respect.
小題1:

A．tiring

B．interesting

C．moving

D．frightening

小題2:

A．cheered

B．screamed

C．performed

D．smiled

小題3:

A．proud

B．afraid

C．shy

D．guilty

小題4:

A．agreed

B．wanted

C．refused

D．afforded

小題5:

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．properly

D．suddenly

小題6:

A．size

B．shape

C．height

D．weight

小題7:

A．like

B．between

C．around

D．instead

小題8:

A．unknown[

B．ungrateful

C．unpleasant

D．unnecessary

小題9:

A．mad

B．smart

C．lucky

D．brave

小題10:

A．none

B．either

C．both

D．neither

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要講了我永遠無法忘記和Ed在上星期打的那場網球比賽。Ed是一個大腹便便的人，很胖。我本以為能夠很輕松地打敗他，但是結果卻發現比賽很艱巨。我們兩個人都贏了：我贏了比賽，但Ed贏得了我的尊敬。
小題1:考查形容詞。A. tiring累人的；B. interesting有趣的；C. moving感人的；D. frightening害怕的。句意：我以前打過很多比賽，但是這次是我曾經打過的最累的比賽之一。從后文中得知，Ed打網球打得很好，我們兩人棋鼓相當。故選A。
小題2:考查動詞。A. cheered歡呼；B. screamed尖叫；C. performed  表演；D. smiled微笑。句意：當Ed第一次打電話給我，建議我們兩個打網球時，我靜靜地微笑，心想我一定能打敗他，因為我認為Ed身體這么胖是不能贏得任何比賽的。根據題意，可知我勝券在握，因此我微笑。故選D。
小題3:考查形容詞。A. proud自豪的；B. afraid害怕的；C. shy害羞的；D. guilty內疚的。句意：我記得，Ed是家里身體最不健康的，但是奇怪的是他對自己很自豪。從but中，可以看出，雖然他身體胖，但是他對自己很有信心，很自豪。故選A。
小題4:考查動詞。A. agreed   同意；B. wanted想；C. refused拒絕；D. afforded承擔得起。句意：盡管家人常常拿這個開開玩笑，Ed拒絕買一件更大的T-shirt和減肥。although盡管，可知后半句應有轉折。故選C。
小題5:考查副詞。A. nearly幾乎，將近；B. hardly 幾乎不；C. properly合適地；D. suddenly突然。句意：所以當Ed到達我們的比賽場地時，不僅僅襯衫塞在褲子里面，而且你幾乎注意不到他的肚子，我是如此吃驚以致于我無語了。從上文中可知，Ed常常露出他的大肚子，而下文說我感到吃驚，說明他的肚子幾乎注意不到了。根據題意，故選B。
小題6:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. size大小；B. shape形狀；C. height高度；D. weight重量。Get oneself into shape意思是“使自己有個好體型”。 句意：我表兄肯定經過一翻努力使自己有了一個好的體型。故選B。
小題7:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. like像；B. between在兩者之間；C. around在……周圍；D. instead相反。句意：結果在比賽時，我預測我能夠以9：1贏得比賽，相反地是7：9，Ed領先。這個結果和我預想的不一樣，故用instead。故選D。
小題8:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. unknown不被知道的；B. ungrateful不感激的；C. unpleasant使人不高興的；D. unnecessary不必要的。句意：這個突然的認識讓我很不高興。上文說是Ed領先，我肯定不高興。故選C。
小題9:考查形容詞。A. mad瘋狂的，生氣的；B. smart聰明的，漂亮的；C. lucky   幸運的；D. brave勇敢的。句意：我們打，就像兩個瘋狂的人。下文說當比分上了16后，我甚至想我是否能活著。說明打得很瘋狂。故選A。
小題10:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. none一個也沒有；B. either  兩者中任意一個；C. both兩者都；D. neither兩者都不。句意：在某些方面，我想我們兩個人都贏了：我贏了比賽，但Ed贏得了我的尊敬。根據題意，故選 C。