答案 A [我仍然利用到他教(taught)我的东西。write“写”；question“提问”；promise“承诺”。] 16.A.fact C.manner

B.step D.skill

答案 D [当你下象棋时，你学到的最重要的技能(skill)是如何作出好决定。fact“事实”；step“步骤”；manner“方式”。] 17.A.grades C.impressions

B.decisions D.comments

答案 B [参见上题解析。grade“分数”；decision“决定”；impression“印象”；comment“评论”。] 18.A.analyze C.rebuild

B.describe D.control

答案 A [每一步你不得不分析(analyze)情况。describe“描述”；rebuild“重建”；control“控制”。] 19.A.announce C.block

B.signal D.evaluate

答案 D [在所有选择中评估(evaluate)出最好的选择。announce“宣布”；signal“发信号”；block“阻止，限制”。] 20.A.role C.concern

B.desire D.behavior

答案 A [我作为记者这一角色(role)，这些话今天听起来仍然是真实的。desire“欲望”；concern“关心”；behavior“行为”。]

B

(2018·苏北四市高三第一次调研)

My mother has always been involved in early-childhood education.She often set the scene for children to __1__ the joy of physical activity，getting them excited and __2__ to learn.

Mum was so proud of me after I __3__ the triathlon at the 2000 Olympics，but before the dust __4__，she grabbed me，saying: “Now this is your __5__.Use it.” She wasn’t speaking from an economic point of view but talking about the

__6__ of my being a role model，encouraging kids to __7__ their dreams. Since the Olympics，I have __8__ more than 100 schools.I talk to the kids about “living a life less __9__，” a concept passed on to me by my parents—the idea of __10__ being average.I tell them that what you believe，you will __11__. As I was a kid，my mother came to every __12__—not to pressure me but to __13__ me.One of my favorite sports-related memories was when I was __14__ in the Canadian Triathlon Championships.As I ran by a big truck，I saw my mother __15__ on top of one of its huge wheels，cheering for me.I find it sad when people say their parents have never seen them __16__.

When I was at the University，I completed only one semester and then decided to __17__ so I could race professionally fulltime.Mum was the first person I called.It was a__18__ moment.I wasn’t sure how she would react.

“Mum，I have this opportunity，and I think I’m going to take it.What do you think？”

She was as __19__ as ever.It turned out to be a good __20__.Supporting your children，trusting their decisions，giving well-thought-out advice—those are definitely important qualities. 1.A.experience C.express

B.evaluate D.expect

答案 A [“使孩子体会活动的乐趣”，experience指体验、经历。] 2.A.afraid C.relaxed

B.ready D.reluctant

答案 B [ready to learn准备好学习，A恐惧，D不情愿的，与上文妈妈营造的学习氛围相矛盾，C放松的，与原文相关性小。] 3.A.won C.played

B.chose D.watched

答案 A [“赢得了2000年三项全能运动的比赛”，赢得比赛使母亲骄傲，故选A。] 4.A.rose C.flew

B.settled D.appeared

答案 B [dust settle，待形势明朗，尘埃落定，文中指成绩公布之前。] 5.A.luck C.crossroad

B.time D.opportunity

答案 D [“这是你的机会，好好利用”。luck幸运，不合题意，crossroad十字路口，并非作抉择，不合题意，time时间，不合题意。] 6.A.demand C.courage

B.happiness D.importance

答案 D [“谈论我成为一个榜样人物的重要性”，其余选项不符合文意。] 7.A.display C.appreciate

B.follow D.abandon

答案 B [follow their dreams 追寻他们的梦想。] 8.A.served C.visited

B.attended D.started

答案 C [根据下文“I told the kids...”可知“我”参观走访了100多所学校。] 9.A.energetic C.miserable

B.colorful D.ordinary

答案 D [ordinary平凡，普通。“living a life less ordinary”意为拒绝平庸的生活。] 10.A.never C.seldom

B.always D.usually

答案 A [The idea of never being average，与上文的拒绝平庸相对应，意为“永不甘于平凡”。] 11.A.neglect C.suspect

B.achieve D.assume

答案 B [“我告诉他们相信什么，就会得到什么。”] 12.A.practice C.game

B.school D.kindergarten

答案 C [game比赛，后文in the Canadian Triathlon Championships可以看出。]

13.A.support

B.reward

C.instruct D.comfort

答案 A [support支持，后文“cheering for me”可以看出。] 14.A.surfing C.jogging

B.jumping D.running

答案 D [后文“as I ran by a big truck”可以看出。] 15.A.sitting C.standing

B.speaking D.performing

答案 C [我看到我妈妈站在大卡车上面(这里表示顺着车轮胎看到了我妈妈)，为我加油！“站在大卡车上”用stand。] 16.A.compete C.separate

B.succeed D.compromise

答案 A [compete比赛，“当人们说他们的父母从不看他们的比赛我觉得这很难过。”] 17.A.drop in C.drop out

B.drop off D.drop back

答案 C [后文“so I could race professionally full time”可以看出，我为了有足够的专业训练时间想要退学drop out。drop in“顺便访问”；drop off“打盹儿”；drop back“后退，落后”。] 18.A.magic C.critical

B.nervous D.serious

答案 B [nervous令人感到焦虑的，“I wasn’t sure how she would react”我不知道她会作何反应，所以有些忧虑。] 19.A.attractive C.imaginative

B.talkative D.supportive

答案 D [supportive支持的。母亲像往常一样支持我。综合上文可以看出一直以来母亲都支持着我的训练与比赛。] 20.A.consideration C.suggestion

B.intention D.decision

答案 D [“it turned out to be a good decision”这是一个很好的决定。后文