Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could   36   play basketball.

     I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball   37   I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one   38   when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not   40   me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said.   41   I went to play basketball with my friends, boys   42    at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling   43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.   44  , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own   46  , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion   48   to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,   49   for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my   50  . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also   51   a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have   52   to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an   53  . After that, just be confident and   54   going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can  55   my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

A. ever	B. often	C. never	D. always
A. when	B. before	C. after	D. since
A. struggled	B. eared	C. enjoyed	D. joined
A. only	B. almost	C. hardly	D. not
A. encourage	B. agree	C. let	D. permit
A. Still	B. Yet	C. Just	D. Even
A. looked	B. glared	C. glanced	D. stared
A. up	B. down	C. excited	D. satisfied
A. Unluckily	B. Naturally	C. Unexpectedly	D. Clearly
A. encouraged	B. forbade	C. ensured	D. explored
A. effort	B. way	C. business	D. direction
A. basketball	B. sports	C. interests	D. dreams
A. stuck	B. referred	C. turned	D. returned
A. but	B. though	C. and	D. however
A. wish	B. life	C. work	D. study
A. experience	B. grow	C. learn	D. play
A. come	B. turned	C. refused	D. happened
A. idea	B. aim	C. opinion	D. effort
A, insist	B. remain	C. keep	D. last
A. inform	B. express	C. ignore	D. connect

完形填空

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could  36  play basketball.

  I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball  37  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  38  when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not  40  me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   41  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  42   at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling  43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.  44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   46  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  49  for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  50 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 51  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  52  to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an  53 . After that, just be confident and  54  going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55  my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

36. A. ever                   B. often                   C. never                D. always

37. A. when               B. before                   C. after                 D. since

38. A. struggled           B. eared                C. enjoyed               D. joined

39. A. only                B. almost               C. hardly               D. not

40. A. encourage          B. agree               C. let                  D. permit

41. A. Still                 B. Yet                   C. Just                 D. Even

42. A. looked                 B. glared                C. glanced             D. stared

43. A. up                  B. down                C. excited               D. satisfied

44. A. Unluckily           B. Naturally              C. Unexpectedly         D. Clearly

45. A. encouraged         B. forbade                C. ensured             D. explored

46. A. effort                B. way                   C. business                D. direction

47. A. basketball           B. sports                 C. interests             D. dreams

48. A. stuck         B. referred                   C. turned               D. returned

49. A. but               B. though                  C. and                  D. however

50. A. wish               B. life                      C. work                  D. study

51. A. experience           B. grow                 C. learn               D. play

52. A. come              B. turned                   C. refused                D. happened

53. A. idea                B. aim                     C. opinion              D. effort

54. A, insist       B. remain                         C. keep                 D. last

55. A. inform        B. express            C. ignore         D. connect               

完形填空

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could  36  play basketball.

  I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball  37  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  38  when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not  40  me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   41  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  42   at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling  43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.  44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   46  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  49  for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  50 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 51  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  52  to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an  53 . After that, just be confident and  54  going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55  my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

36. A. ever                   B. often                   C. never                D. always

37. A. when               B. before                   C. after                 D. since

38. A. struggled           B. eared                C. enjoyed               D. joined

39. A. only                B. almost               C. hardly               D. not

40. A. encourage          B. agree               C. let                  D. permit

41. A. Still                 B. Yet                   C. Just                 D. Even

42. A. looked                 B. glared                C. glanced             D. stared

43. A. up                  B. down                C. excited               D. satisfied

44. A. Unluckily           B. Naturally              C. Unexpectedly         D. Clearly

45. A. encouraged         B. forbade                C. ensured             D. explored

46. A. effort                B. way                   C. business                D. direction

47. A. basketball           B. sports                 C. interests             D. dreams

48. A. stuck         B. referred                   C. turned               D. returned

49. A. but               B. though                  C. and                  D. however

50. A. wish               B. life                      C. work                  D. study

51. A. experience           B. grow                 C. learn               D. play

52. A. come              B. turned                   C. refused                D. happened

53. A. idea                B. aim                     C. opinion              D. effort

54. A, insist       B. remain                         C. keep                 D. last

55. A. inform        B. express            C. ignore         D. connect               

二 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文中所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could   11   play basketball.

     I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball  12   I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one   13   when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were   14   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not   15   me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   16   I went to play basketball with my friends, boys   17    at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling   18   and had lost hope of playing basketball.   19  , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  20  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   21  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   22   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion   23   to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,   24   for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  25  . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also   26   a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have   27   to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an   28  . After that, just be confident and   29   going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can  30   my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

11. A. ever                   B. often                           C. never               D. always

12. A. when               B. before                   C. after                  D. since

13. A. struggled                  B. eared                     C. enjoyed              D. joined

14. A. only                  B. almost                   C. hardly                    D. not

15. A. encourage                 B. agree                    C. let                         D. permit

16. A. Still                  B. Yet                       C. Just                        D. Even

17. A. looked                 B. glared                  C. glanced             D. stared

18. A. up                    B. down                          C. excited                    D. satisfied

19. A. Unluckily                 B. Naturally                C. Unexpectedly     D. Clearly

20. A. encouraged         B. forbade                 C. ensured             D. explored

21. A. effort               B. way                       C. business            D. direction

22. A. basketball                 B. sports                     C. interests                   D. dreams

23. A. stuck                 B. referred                C. turned              D. returned

24. A. but                   B. though                    C. and                        D. however

25. A. wish                 B. life                              C. work                       D. study

26. A. experience                B. grow                     C. learn                      D. play

27. A. come                B. turned                   C. refused             D. happened

28. A. idea                  B. aim                      C. opinion                   D. effort

29. A, insist                 B. remain                   C. keep                 D. last

30. A. inform              B. express                  C. ignore              D. connect