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六、首字母填空
词数: 226 体裁: 人物传记 核心素养: 思维品质
话题: 永不放弃 难度: 中 建议用时: 7分钟
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small, but he had a big d 1 —to play in the NBA.
While attending junior high, Spud t 2 out for the school team. However, he was refused at first because he was too small. He did not l 3 heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height. He practised even harder and waited for his turn. His hard work p 4 off. He became the star of the team.
In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas. However, no university would invite him to play basketball s 5 he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he l 6 his team to the national championship. This brought him to the a 7 of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded in getting a s 8.
After he graduated, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm t 9 than he was. He was forced to play in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took n 10 of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter—you can do almost anything if you never give up.
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10.
词数: 226 体裁: 人物传记 核心素养: 思维品质
话题: 永不放弃 难度: 中 建议用时: 7分钟
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small, but he had a big d 1 —to play in the NBA.
While attending junior high, Spud t 2 out for the school team. However, he was refused at first because he was too small. He did not l 3 heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height. He practised even harder and waited for his turn. His hard work p 4 off. He became the star of the team.
In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas. However, no university would invite him to play basketball s 5 he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he l 6 his team to the national championship. This brought him to the a 7 of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded in getting a s 8.
After he graduated, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm t 9 than he was. He was forced to play in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took n 10 of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter—you can do almost anything if you never give up.
1.
dream
2. tried
3. lose
4.
paid
5. since
6. led
7.
attention
8. scholarship
9. taller
10.
notice
答案
1. dream 2. tried 3. lose 4. paid 5. since 6. led 7. attention 8. scholarship 9. taller 10. notice
解析
【分析】
1. 第1空：根据语境“他身材很小，但有一个大的______——去NBA打球”，结合首字母d，可知是“梦想”，填dream；
2. 第2空：初中时他尝试参加校队，固定搭配try out for（参加选拔），结合过去时态，填tried；
3. 第3空：被拒绝后没有灰心，固定搭配lose heart（灰心），did not后接动词原形，填lose；
4. 第4空：努力得到回报，固定搭配pay off（取得成功、得到回报），此处用过去式，填paid；
5. 第5空：大学不邀请他打篮球，原因是他身高仅170cm，表原因的连词，结合首字母s，填since；
6. 第6空：他带领球队获得全国冠军，固定搭配lead...to...（带领……获得……），过去式led，填led；
7. 第7空：这让他引起北卡州立大学的关注，固定搭配bring sb to attention（使某人受到关注），填attention；
8. 第8空：结合上大学的语境，成功拿到奖学金，填scholarship；
9. 第9空：由than可知用形容词比较级，NBA球员比他高20多厘米，结合首字母t，填taller；
10. 第10空：NBA注意到他，固定搭配take notice of（注意到），填notice。
【解析】
结合语境、固定搭配、时态、词性变化等知识逐一解答：
1. 由“to play in the NBA”可知是他的篮球梦想，故填dream；
2. 固定搭配try out for表“参加选拔”，结合过去时态，填tried；
3. 固定搭配lose heart表“灰心”，did not后接动词原形，填lose；
4. 固定搭配pay off表“取得回报”，此处用过去式，填paid；
5. 前后句为因果关系，表原因用连词since，填since；
6. 固定搭配lead...to...表“带领……获得……”，过去式为led，填led；
7. 固定搭配bring sb to attention表“使某人受到关注”，填attention；
8. 结合上大学的语境，此处指拿到奖学金，填scholarship；
9. 由than可知用形容词比较级，表“更高的”填taller；
10. 固定搭配take notice of表“注意到”，填notice。
【答案】
1. dream 2. tried 3. lose 4. paid 5. since 6. led 7. attention 8. scholarship 9. taller 10. notice
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、动词时态、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为人物传记类首字母填空，围绕Spud Webb的篮球追梦历程展开，既考查学生对固定搭配、词汇时态等基础知识的掌握，又传递了“永不放弃”的正能量，难度适中，符合中等水平学生的能力要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1空：根据语境“他身材很小，但有一个大的______——去NBA打球”，结合首字母d，可知是“梦想”，填dream；
2. 第2空：初中时他尝试参加校队，固定搭配try out for（参加选拔），结合过去时态，填tried；
3. 第3空：被拒绝后没有灰心，固定搭配lose heart（灰心），did not后接动词原形，填lose；
4. 第4空：努力得到回报，固定搭配pay off（取得成功、得到回报），此处用过去式，填paid；
5. 第5空：大学不邀请他打篮球，原因是他身高仅170cm，表原因的连词，结合首字母s，填since；
6. 第6空：他带领球队获得全国冠军，固定搭配lead...to...（带领……获得……），过去式led，填led；
7. 第7空：这让他引起北卡州立大学的关注，固定搭配bring sb to attention（使某人受到关注），填attention；
8. 第8空：结合上大学的语境，成功拿到奖学金，填scholarship；
9. 第9空：由than可知用形容词比较级，NBA球员比他高20多厘米，结合首字母t，填taller；
10. 第10空：NBA注意到他，固定搭配take notice of（注意到），填notice。
【解析】
结合语境、固定搭配、时态、词性变化等知识逐一解答：
1. 由“to play in the NBA”可知是他的篮球梦想，故填dream；
2. 固定搭配try out for表“参加选拔”，结合过去时态，填tried；
3. 固定搭配lose heart表“灰心”，did not后接动词原形，填lose；
4. 固定搭配pay off表“取得回报”，此处用过去式，填paid；
5. 前后句为因果关系，表原因用连词since，填since；
6. 固定搭配lead...to...表“带领……获得……”，过去式为led，填led；
7. 固定搭配bring sb to attention表“使某人受到关注”，填attention；
8. 结合上大学的语境，此处指拿到奖学金，填scholarship；
9. 由than可知用形容词比较级，表“更高的”填taller；
10. 固定搭配take notice of表“注意到”，填notice。
【答案】
1. dream 2. tried 3. lose 4. paid 5. since 6. led 7. attention 8. scholarship 9. taller 10. notice
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、动词时态、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为人物传记类首字母填空，围绕Spud Webb的篮球追梦历程展开，既考查学生对固定搭配、词汇时态等基础知识的掌握，又传递了“永不放弃”的正能量，难度适中，符合中等水平学生的能力要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
