Question

【題目】A controversial call was given towards the end of the baseball game. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home（本壘） and, thinking he had just ________ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ________!”Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ________ why the call was wrong. Before his ________ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench—________.

Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ________. Like most of us do when we are faced with the ________ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ________ it.”

However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ________ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ________ that coach back up to the school—not to ________ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my ________.” It takes true courage to stand up to face the ________ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ________ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ________, it was meant simply as a way to stay ________ to his own heart.

The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy — ________ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ________ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ________ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”

Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ________ of the heart.

【1】A. brokenB. scoredC. hit D. completed

【2】A. downB. inC. off D. out

【3】A. judgeB. fanC. coach D. player

【4】A. temperB. strengthC. mood D. spirit

【5】A. peacefulB. paleC. hopeful D. disappointed

【6】A. explanationB. argumentC. performance D. behavior

【7】A. satisfactionB. guiltC. embarrassmentD. pride

【8】A. doesB. hatesC. likes D. receives

【9】A. untilB. becauseC. when D. if

【10】A. accompaniedB. sentC. brought D. tracked

【11】A. repairB. cleanC. destroy D. drive

【12】A. faultB. rudenessC. mistake D. carelessness

【13】A. promiseB. impolitenessC. effortD. attempt

【14】A. situationB. excuseC. announcement D. apology

【15】A. praiseB. rememberC. hear D. see

【16】A. trueB. stillC. calm D. sensitive

【17】A. settingB. actingC. lookingD. holding

【18】A. regretfulB. braveC. nervous D. right

【19】A. offeredB. awardedC. presentedD. charged

【20】A. matterB. descriptionC. bottom D. expression

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】C

【16】A

【17】B

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

試題分析：文章記敘了Paul Harvey對一場有爭議的判罰，及從一開始的不理解到最后有勇氣面對這場判罰，并向教練道歉，領悟到道歉不只是承認自己的錯誤，更重要的是讓人忠誠于自己的內心。

【1】B 考查動詞。結合前面的“告訴跑出本壘”，可知Harvey認為自己能“得分”。 score(在比賽中)得分。

【2】D 考查副詞。可他站起來時，聽到卻是“你出局了”。out(棒球等)出局。

【3】C 考查名詞。結合下文Harvey跟蹤coach到學校并向他道歉可知，此處他想向coach解釋一下。

【4】A 考查名詞。結合下文Harvey道歉可知，此處做的是不理智的行為，故選temper（脾氣）�！霸谒�的脾氣失控之前”。

【5】B 考查形容詞。此時的Harvey很生氣，氣的臉色“蒼白”。

【6】D 考查名詞。在其他人離開后，平靜下來的Harvey意識到自己的“行為”behavior的影響。

【7】C 考查名詞。當事人自己認為能得分，結果卻是“出局”，這令當事人很尷尬（embarrassment）。句意：像大多數人一樣，當面對我們的行動帶來的尷尬時，他本可能也只是讓這件事過去。說，“（在那種情況下）每個人都會那么做”。

【8】A 考查動詞。結合下文everyone else does it。

【9】B 考查連詞。可他知道僅僅因為其他人都這么做，并不能使這種行為正確。前后兩句是因果關系。

【10】D 考查動詞。結合下文the boy tracked this man，track意為“跟蹤；追蹤”。因此Harvey就跟著教練回到學校，不是為了發(fā)泄而砸destroy他的車，而是為了道歉。

【11】C 考查動詞。他是想道歉，而不是砸教練的車。故選C。

【12】A 考查名詞。It is my fault. 這是我的過錯。fault強調責任或性格上的弱點；mistake強調日常生活中判斷和看法的錯誤，如：It was a mistake buying that house. 買那套房子是個錯誤。所以本題不能選mistake，只能選fault。

【13】B 考查名詞。結合后半句“I was wrong. I’m sorry.”可知此處應是不好的內容。impoliteness意為“無禮；失禮”，符合語境。

【14】D 考查名詞。由this判斷所填名詞應指代前面提到的內容“道歉”。

【15】C 考查動詞。句意：使道歉獨特的不是讓世人聽到（hear），它僅僅是讓人忠誠于自己的內心。

【16】A 考查形容詞。true to意為“忠實于，信守”。

【17】B 考查動詞。act out意為“（用行動）把……表示出來”。

【18】D 考查形容詞。發(fā)泄自己的怒火時，感覺自己的做法是“正確”的。

【19】C 考查動詞。be presented with面對。

【20】A 考查名詞。a matter of……的情況、問題或事情。