.完形填空(记叙文)
During the winter of 2002, I had the opportunity to teach tennis in Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. My experience teaching and staying on the island was wonderful, __1__ it was also hard work!
After several weeks of teaching, I was __2__ for a vacation! I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton. I __3__ to Panama City with my tennis bag and off we went to the remote Bay of Chiriqui.
To get to the camp, we had to load Clayton's surfboards and my __4__ gear(装备) on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally __5__.
The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal. I rented a board and we had an unbelievable week __6__ good waves.
On our __7__ trip, we learned that our bus back to Panama City had been delayed. The sun was __8__ down on us, and the only __9__ was under a canvas canopy(帆布罩篷), next to the bus terminal attendant's __10__.
As I walked over to the shaded area, a couple of kids started throwing __11__ at me. Thinking quickly, I reached into my __12__ and opened a can of tennis balls. I __13__ the youngsters and gave them the tennis balls. I got them to throw the balls onto the racket __14__ throwing rocks at me. They seemed to __15__ that.
Then an older boy got interested. He joined the game. __16__ he seemed a bit more coordinated(协调的) than the youngsters, I gave him a racket and got him to try to hit the ball onto the catching racket.
Soon, his bus arrived, and he was on his __17__. But the clinic had just __18__. Families from across the street came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant __19__ her post and came out for a lesson, too.
In what seemed like no __20__， my bus arrived. Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights.
1. A. unless B.but
C. because D.so
2. A. guilty B.blessed
C. known D.ready
3. A. rode B.drove
C. walked D.flew
4. A. hiking B.tennis
C. boarding D.swimming
5. A. relaxed B.stopped
C. arrived D.united
6. A. admiring B.expecting
C. watching D.surfing
7. A. shopping B.field
C. return D.business
8. A. cutting B.breaking
C. beating D.calming
9. A. station B.shade
C. seat D.entrance
10. A. camp B.car
C. office D.house
11. A. rackets B.balls
C. sticks D.rocks
12. A. bag B.pocket
C. can D.suitcase
13. A. approached B.blamed
C. passed D.pushed
14. A. except for B.instead of
C. by means of D.in case of
15. A. enjoy B.dislike
C. worry D.understand
16. A. If B.As
C. Though D.After
17. A. side B.phone
C. way D.trip
18. A. faded B.changed
C. finished D.started
19. A. left B.cleaned
C. searched D.protected
20. A. time B.effort
C. problem D.opinion
答案：
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。身为网球教练的作者休假完毕返程时遇到汽车延误，在烈日下等车时还被周边的孩子扔石头，作者灵机一动拿出自己的网球给孩子们，在等车的间隙给他们上了一堂网球课。
1. B 解析：wonderful与hard work之间是转折关系。
2. D 解析：由下文的I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton可知，作者“准备(ready)”去休假。
3. D 解析：由本文的Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights可知，作者是“坐飞机(flew)”到的Panama City.
4. B 解析：由下文作者拿出网球和球拍教孩子们打球的内容可知，作者带了自己的“网球(tennis)”装备。
5. C 解析：由The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal可知，作者“到了(arrived)”营地。
6. D 解析：由上文的I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp可知，作者在此“冲(surfing)”浪。
7. C 解析：由we learned that our bus back to Panama City可知，这里说的是作者“返程(return trip)”中的事情。
8. C 9. B
10. C 解析：由下文的As I walked over to the shaded area可知，这里是说烈日“袭向(beating down on)”作者，唯一的“阴凉处(shade)”在汽车终点站工作人员“办公室(office)”的旁边。
11. D 解析：下文的throwing rocks at me是提示。
12. A 解析：上文的my tennis bag是提示。
13. A 解析：由gave them the tennis balls可知，作者“走向(approached)”年轻人。
14. B 解析：作者让那些年轻人朝球拍扔球“而不要(instead of)”朝自己扔石头。
15. A 解析：由下文提到的越来越多的人开始加入的事实可知，这些年轻人“喜欢(enjoy)”网球。
16. B 解析：“因为(As)”这个大点的男孩协调性好，所以作者给了他一个球拍打球。
17. C 解析：由his bus arrived可知，他要上“路(way)”了。
18. D 解析：由Families from across the street came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant可知，这次网球聚会才刚刚“开始(started)”。
19. A 解析：由came out for a lesson可知，车站的工作人员“离开了(left)”自己的岗位。
20. A 解析：在等车的间隙教别人打网球，“时间过得很快(In what seemed like no time)”。
