Question

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11   with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12   the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13  , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”

“This is the only move you know,   14   this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15   his teacher. So he kept training.

Several months   16  , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17   won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger,   19  , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20  . Worried that the boy   21   get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22  .”

As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23   him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.

24   the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”

“You won for  25   reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

1.A. class         B. learn             C. lessons            D. work

2.A. why             B. what              C. when             D. how

3.A. doing   B. running           C. writing            D. training

4.A. so       B. but               C. or                D. until

5.A. asked for B. depended on        C. believed in         D. came out

6.A. later      B. ago               C. before             D. after

7.A. slowly  B. easily             C. carefully           D. hardly

8.A. None  B. Both              C. All                D. Either

9.A. weaker     B. worse              C. cuter              D. stronger

10.A. win      B. lose               C. take               D. throw

11.A. might     B. can               C. must              D. should

12.A. stop    B. play               C. stay               D. continue

13.A. fail      B. win               C. get                D. beat

14.A. In    B. At                C. On                D. For

15.A. one    B. two               C. three              D. four

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

1.根據下文的內容，可推知答案為C，表示開始課程。

2.根據后文的內容可知答案為A，表示作者不知什么原因，而不教。

3.根據后文的內容So he kept training.可知答案為D，表示訓練的意思。

4.根據上下文內容關系為轉折關系，故選but，即選B

5.believe in sb 為信任某人，符合上下文語境。故選答案為C

6.一段時間+later，表示一段時間以后，故選答案為A。

7.根據前文的內容To his surprise,說明獲得獎項很容易，可知答案為B

8.根據后文的內容   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success.可知答案為C，表示所有的。

9.根據上下文的內容可知答案為D，表示更強壯，故選D

10.根據后文的內容可知答案為B，表示要輸的意思。

11.might 為may 的過去式，表示猜測的意思，故選答案為A

12.根據后文的內容As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard.可知答案為D

13.beat sb，表示將某人打敗的意思，根據上下文，符合題意。故選D

14.on the way home ，表示在去家的路，為固定詞組搭配。故選C

15.根據后文的內容First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”可知答案為B，表示有兩個理由。