Question

Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 1  no one really knows where the word came from. 2 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which 3  moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are 4 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 5  light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by 6  who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made 7  for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 8  used by children in the United States. In fact American children of 9  ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps 10  at all.
　　New York City once held a poetry contest (詩歌比賽) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their 11  and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called 12  poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 13.”
American school children can be seen every day 14 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off 15. Sneakers are 16 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the 17 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between 18 ? Perhaps another young 19“A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a 20.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      however
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      and
2. 2.
   1. A.
      All
   2. B.
      Some
   3. C.
      People
   4. D.
      The others
3. 3.
   1. A.
      appears
   2. B.
      remains
   3. C.
      means
   4. D.
      wants
4. 4.
   1. A.
      excited about
   2. B.
      sure of
   3. C.
      surprised at
   4. D.
      pleased with
5. 5.
   1. A.
      think
   2. B.
      feel
   3. C.
      consider
   4. D.
      suggest
6. 6.
   1. A.
      men
   2. B.
      women
   3. C.
      those
   4. D.
      these
7. 7.
   1. A.
      lovely
   2. B.
      specially
   3. C.
      lively
   4. D.
      cheaply
8. 8.
   1. A.
      only
   2. B.
      greatly
   3. C.
      hardly
   4. D.
      finally
9. 9.
   1. A.
      all
   2. B.
      some
   3. C.
      little
   4. D.
      old
10. 10.
    1. A.
       some shoes
    2. B.
       no shoes
    3. C.
       no children
    4. D.
       some sneakers
11. 11.
    1. A.
       photos
    2. B.
       compositions
    3. C.
       poems
    4. D.
       drawings
12. 12.
    1. A.
       her
    2. B.
       his
    3. C.
       its
    4. D.
       their
13. 13.
    1. A.
       explain
    2. B.
       guide
    3. C.
       hate
    4. D.
       love
14. 14.
    1. A.
       dressing
    2. B.
       wearing
    3. C.
       putting on
    4. D.
       having
15. 15.
    1. A.
       the next day
    2. B.
       at noon
    3. C.
       at bedtime
    4. D.
       in the evening
16. 16.
    1. A.
       forever
    2. B.
       always
    3. C.
       seldom
    4. D.
       sometimes
17. 17.
    1. A.
       much
    2. B.
       many
    3. C.
       most
    4. D.
       more
18. 18.
    1. A.
       sneakers and other shoes
    2. B.
       boys and girls
    3. C.
       children and sneakers
    4. D.
       winners and sneakers
19. 19.
    1. A.
       girl
    2. B.
       man
    3. C.
       woman
    4. D.
       winner
20. 20.
    1. A.
       sneaker
    2. B.
       friend
    3. C.
       poem
    4. D.
       shoe

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文介紹了運動鞋很受孩子們的歡迎，文章中對此現象進行了解釋和說明。
1.B 連詞辨析。有人說sneaker是網球鞋另外一種說法，但是沒有人知道這個詞的來源。
2.B 名詞辨析。A所有人B一些人C人們D其他人；一些人說它來自古英語動詞“sneak”。
3.C 動詞辨析。A出現B保持C意味著D想要；這個詞意味著安靜地迅速地移動。
4.B 形容詞短語。A對…興奮B確信C感到驚訝D對…高興；我們敢確信的事情是我們穿…
5.B 動詞辨析。A認為B感覺C考慮D建議；你會感覺到輕松，愿意參加活動。
6.C 名詞辨析。A男性B女性C那些人D這些人；運動鞋受打網球，籃球和其它運動人喜歡。
7.B 副詞辨析。A可愛B特別C生動D便宜；一些新的設計是特別為那些動作慢的人設計的。
8.B 副詞辨析。A僅僅B主要C幾乎不D最后；有點像主要是受美國的孩子們的歡迎。
9.A 詞義辨析。A所有B一些C少D老，舊；美國所有年齡段的孩子都喜歡穿運動鞋。
10.B 句意分析。除了不穿鞋，所有的孩子都喜歡穿著運動鞋參加活動。
11.C 上下文串聯。根據a poetry contest說明是在詩歌里贊揚運動鞋。
12.A 上下文串聯。根據下一行的she said說明這是一個女性，故使用her。
13.C 動詞辨析。A解釋B指導C憎恨D愛；當你穿上運動鞋的時候，你就沒有了恨。
14.C 動詞辨析。Dress后面只能接人做賓語；put on表示動作；have on表示狀態。故wear正確；指美國的孩子每天都被看見穿著各種顏色的運動鞋。
15.C 上下文串聯。根據上文的in the morning說明這里是at bedtime從早到晚。
16.C 副詞辨析。A永遠B一直C很少D有時；根據下文dirtier說明運動鞋很少被洗。
17.D 固定句式。The+比較級…，the+比較級.越…越…；運動鞋越臟，越受到喜愛。
18.C 上下文串聯。根據上文的描述說明孩子很喜歡運動鞋，那么是說明這兩者的關系。
19.D 名詞辨析。A女孩B男人C女性D勝利者；D項把ABC三項都包括在里面了。指另外一個比賽的勝利者發表了對運動鞋的評價。
20.B 名詞辨析。A運動鞋B朋友C詩歌D鞋子；鞋子就是鞋子，但是運動鞋是朋友。
考點：考查社會現象類短文閱讀
點評：本文介紹了運動鞋很受孩子歡迎的現象。本文要求考生具有扎實的英語詞組、短語、習慣用法等英語搭配的知識，這對于理解文章的邏輯關系特別有利。文章的邏輯關系不外乎列舉、原因、結果、讓步、對照、補充、目的、條件等關系。解題時應聯系上下文尋找相關線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養一種捕捉并記憶相關信息的能力。