Question

Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.

One day Stuart was playing basketball   41   he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went   42   him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and   43   that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t that   44  .

When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him.   45   Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss (投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.

Then Stuart was ready to   46   the basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then   47   practiced basketball and read books together.

So you can see, when   48   happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also   49   showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do.   50   you can find new things to do.

41. A. until                    B. when                C. after                 D. where

42. A. on seeing            B. to call                C. to visit                     D. to look

43. A. saw                    B. looked               C. read                  D. found

44. A. good                   B. bad                   C. better                D. worse

45. A. But                            B. However           C. Finally               D. So

46. A. take part                    B. win                   C. lose                  D. join in

47. A. always                B. never                C. seldom                     D. much

48. A. anything good    B. something nice C. something bad   D. anything wrong

49. A. try                     B. practice             C. enjoy                D. like

50. A. On the way         B. By the way      C. All the way        D. In this way

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本篇短文通過講述一對雙胞胎兄弟互相學習的故事，向人們說明了“禍兮，福之所倚”的道理。

41. B 根據題意知，在打籃球的時候摔了腿，其他選項不符合邏輯，故選B。

42. C 去做某事應是go to do sth, 看望某人用visit。

43. D根據短文內容是通過讀書發現了或找到了更好的打籃球的方法。

44. B結合上句可知他認為書不是那么的不好。

45. C從兩句的意思看出兩句不是轉折關系或因果關系，故選C。

46. B 用排除法做此題。參加“take part in” 或“join”，兩詞不能交叉使用，故排除A 和D。結合下句可知應是贏得了比賽，而不是輸掉了比賽。

47. A 結合上下句應是總是在一起練習打球，讀書。

48. C 根據內容“當壞事發生時，好事也可能在發生”，選C。

49. A根據句義“你應盡力向別人展示你喜歡的東西，別人也會展示給你他們喜歡的東西”。

50. D固定詞組的考察。On the way, 在路上；by the way, 順便說一下，用于轉換話題；in this way, 用這種方法。