一、词汇运用
认真阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态,使短文通顺、连贯。
Spud Webb is one of the most amazing basketball ^{(1)}. Although he was ^{(2)} player in the NBA at that time,he became a ^{(3)} of the team and proved that ^{(4)} is not the only thing that leads to success. In the ^{(5)} year of joining the Atlanta Hawks,he won the Slam Dunk Contest. With his great ^{(6)},he has influenced many young players.
Whether it's jumping high for a slam dunk or ^{(7)} a game-winning shot,Spud Webb always ^{(8)} it his all. He was like a little dynamo(发电机) on the court,always full of energy and determination. It just goes to show that size doesn't matter when it ^{(9)} to basketball—it's all about heart and skill. So far,his hard work ^{(10)} him a place in the hearts of basketball fans everywhere.

(1) players
(2) the shortest
(3) leader
(4) height
(5) second
(6) achievements
(7) making
(8) gives
(9) comes
(10) has won

(1) 根据语境，此处指Spud Webb是历史上最令人惊叹的篮球运动员之一，one of后接可数名词复数形式，故填players。
(2) 根据比较范围in the NBA at that time可知，此处表示他是当时NBA最矮的球员，应用形容词最高级形式，故填the shortest。
(3) 根据语境，此处指他成为了球队的领袖，应用名词leader“领袖”，故填leader。
(4) 根据语境，此处指身高不是通向成功的唯一因素，应用名词height“高度”，故填height。
(5) 根据语境，此处指加入亚特兰大老鹰队的第二年，应用序数词second“第二”，故填second。
(6) 根据语境，此处指他取得了巨大的成就，应用名词复数形式achievements“成就”，故填achievements。
(7) 根据语境，此处与jumping high for a slam dunk并列，应用动名词形式making，故填making。
(8) 根据语境，此处指Spud Webb总是全力以赴，应用一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，故填gives。
(9) 根据语境，此处指当谈到篮球时，应用固定句型when it comes to...“当谈到……”，故填comes。
(10) 根据时间状语So far可知，此处应用现在完成时，主语是第三人称单数，故填has won。

() 1. Spud is ______ unusual basketball player and practising hard is ______ useful way to improve his skills.
A.an；a
B.an；an
C.a；a
D.a；an

A

首先分析第一个空，unusual的发音是 /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/，是以元音音素开头的单词，所以应该用不定冠词an。接着分析第二个空，useful的发音是 /ˈjuːsfl/，是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以应该用不定冠词a。根据这两个分析，可以确定答案为A选项，即“an；a”。

() 2. Kate's dad is getting old. She will go back to see him ______ she has time.
A.so
B.whenever
C.although
D.but

B

本题考查连词词义辨析。so意为“所以”，表示因果关系；whenever意为“无论何时”，引导时间状语从句；although意为“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句；but意为“但是”，表示转折关系。根据句意“凯特的爸爸年纪越来越大了。她一有时间就会回去看他。”可知，这里表示“无论何时有时间”，应用whenever引导时间状语从句。

() 3. Poor thing! Jack ______ down while he ______ on the ice. He got hurt badly.
A.was falling；was skating
B.was falling；skated
C.fell；was skating
D.has fallen；was skating

C

首先分析句子，句子描述的是Jack在冰上滑冰时摔倒了，并且他伤得很重。这是一个过去发生的事件，所以主要动词应该用过去式。接着看选项中的两个动词形式，第一个空是描述Jack摔倒的动作，应该是一个瞬间动作，所以使用过去式“fell”；第二个空是描述Jack在冰上滑冰的状态，这是一个持续的动作，且发生在摔倒的同时，所以应该用过去进行时“was skating”。对比选项，A选项“was falling”是过去进行时，表示正在摔倒，与句意不符；B选项“skated”是一般过去时，不能表示滑冰的持续状态；D选项“has fallen”是现在完成时，表示摔倒的动作已经完成，但与句意不符。所以C选项“fell；was skating”符合句意。

() 4. We hardly knew anything about it ______ you told us just now.
A.when
B.because
C.until
D.after

C

"hardly...until..."为固定搭配，意为“直到……才……”，符合句意“直到你刚才告诉我们，我们才对它有所了解”。其他选项代入后语义不通。

() 5. —You know there is different weather in different places in China. It's hotter in Hunan Province than in Jiangsu Province all the year round.
—Yeah,it's ______ hotter in Hainan Province than in Hunan Province.

A.quite
B.more much
C.even more
D.much

D

形容词比较级前可用much修饰表示程度加深。hotter已为比较级，A项quite不修饰比较级；B项more much表述错误；C项even more后接原级，此处hotter为比较级，不符合；D项much可修饰比较级hotter，符合语法规则。