2024-2025学年度阜阳职业技术学院单招《英语》过关检测试卷含答案详解【研优卷】

阜阳职业技术学院单招《英语》过关检测试卷考试时间：90分钟；命题人：教研组考生注意：1、本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分，考试时间90分钟2、答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、班级填写在试卷规定位置上3、答案必须写在试卷各个题目指定区域内相应的位置，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第I卷（选择题60分）一、单选题（20小题，每小题3分，共计60分）1、WelcometoLondon!Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutthiswonderfulcity.London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,isthebiggestcityinWesternEuropewithover7millionpeople.ItsitsbytheRiverThames.Londonhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Peopleallovertheworldarefamiliarwiththecity'sreddouble-decker(双层的)busesandblacktaxis.PeopleTheBritishEmpireusedtorulearoundtheworld,somanypeoplefromaroundtheworldmovedtoLondon.Theyhavebroughtwiththemtheirownlanguagesandcultures.Morethan300differentlanguagesarespokeninLondon.CultureLondonisknownforitsmuseums.OneimportantmuseumisBritishMuseum.Itistheoldestpublicmuseumintheworld.TherearetwomainartmuscumsinLondon:theNationalGalleryandtheTateGallery.Besides,Londonisalsohometoarts,suchastheatreandmusic.TheGlobeTheatre,whichwaspopularinthelate16thand17thcenturies,wasopenedforperformancesofWilliamShakespeare'splays.TouristattractionsLondonhasmanywonderfulplacestovisit.Forexample,thewell-knownClockTower,a320-foot-hightower,wascalledtheBigBen.AnotherfamousLondonbuildingisBuckinghamPalace.Themembersofroyal(皇家的)familyofEnglandlivethere.Besides,HydeParkisthelargestopenareaincentralLondon.

ThemembersofroyalfamilyofEnglandlivein（）.A.theBigBenB.BuckinghamPalaceC.HydeParkD.BritishMuseum答案:B解析:根据文章内容，“AnotherfamousLondonbuildingisBuckinghamPalace.ThemembersofroyalfamilyofEnglandlivethere.”这句话明确指出了英国皇室成员居住在白金汉宫（BuckinghamPalace），因此选项B为正确答案。2、Chinesepeoplehavebeenusingpaperforover（）years.A.thousandsB.twothousandC.thousandsofD.thousand答案:B解析:这道题考查数词的用法。在英语中，“twothousand”表示“两千”，“thousandsof”表示“成千上万的”。根据题意，中国人使用纸超过了具体的两千年，A选项“thousands”和D选项“thousand”单独使用不符合表达习惯，所以答案选B。3、从下列选项中找出其括号部分与所给单词括号部分读音相同的选项。（）(ch)urchA.(ch)anceB.(ch)emicalC.a(ch)eD.(ch)aracter答案:A解析:这道题考查单词中“ch”的读音。在英语发音规则中，“church”中“ch”发/tʃ/音。选项A“chance”中“ch”也发/tʃ/音；选项B“chemical”中“ch”发/k/音；选项C“ache”中“ch”不发音；选项D“character”中“ch”发/k/音。所以答案是A。4、It'll________onlytenminutes________walktotheshop.A.usetoB.taketoC.haveforD.getto答案:B解析:这道题考查固定句型“Ittakes+时间+todosth.”，表示“做某事花费……时间”。在本题中，“It'lltakeonlytenminutestowalktotheshop.”意思是“走到商店仅需十分钟”。A选项“useto”用法错误；C选项“havefor”不符合此句型；D选项“getto”通常表示“到达”，与题意不符。所以应选B选项。5、Computerscanwork（）fasterthanman.A.millionoftimesB.millionsoftimesC.sometimeD.many答案:B解析:这道题考查倍数表达。在英语中，“millionsof”表示“数百万的”，是固定搭配，用于形容数量巨大。“times”表示“倍”，“millionsoftimes”即“数百万倍”。A选项“millionoftimes”表述错误；C选项“sometime”表示“某个时候”；D选项“many”不能用于这种倍数表达。所以答案选B，Computerscanworkmillionsoftimesfasterthanman表示“电脑工作速度比人快数百万倍”。6、（）theclouds,youwouldfindtheairplaneintheskyeasily.A.HaditnotbeenforB.IfitwerenotC.IfithadnotbeenforD.Wereitnotfor答案:D解析:这道题考查虚拟语气的倒装。在虚拟条件句中，若were置于句首，可省略if。正常语序为Ifitwerenotfortheclouds。A、C选项时态不符，B选项语序错误。D选项Wereitnotfor符合虚拟语气的倒装规则，所以选D。7、---What'sthatonthewall?

---It'saphoto（）.A.ofmyfather'sandmotherB.ofmyfather'sandmother'sC.ofmyfatherandmother'sD.ofonefriendofmine答案:C解析:这道题考查名词所有格的用法。在英语中，“aphotoof...”表示“......的照片”。A选项形式错误；B选项表示父母各自的照片；C选项表示父母共同的照片；D选项与题干不符。根据题意，墙上的照片是父母的，应是父母共同的照片，所以选C。8、---Washisfatherstrictwithhimwhenhewasatschool?

---Yes.Hehadneverpraisedhim（）hebecameoneofthetopstudentsinhisgrade.A.afterB.unlessC.untilD.when答案:C解析:这道题考查连词的用法。在英语中，“not...until...”是常见的结构，表示“直到......才......”。题中“Hehadneverpraisedhim”是否定句，“until”符合语境，意思是直到他成为年级尖子生，他父亲才表扬他。A选项“after”表示在......之后；B选项“unless”除非；D选项“when”当......时候，均不符合题意。9、BuddyisbeinglookedonasaheroonFridayafter（1）hisowner'slifeby（2）thesleepingman（3）afire.ThecatgavesomeofhisownninelivestohisownerwhenafirestartedintheirhouseinTorontoonThursday.Thecat（4）onthemanandmoved（5）enoughtowakehimup.The75-year-oldman,wholiveswithBuddy,isbeingtreatedin（6）forburnstohisfaceandhands.“He's（7）ahero.（8）hehadn'twokenhimup,hecouldhave（9）thatfire,”saidKellyHand,whohasbeenlookingafterBuddyataTorontoanimalhospital.“Thisis（10）foreat.Itwouldbemorelikelythatadogwoulddo（11）likethis.Buddy（12）theanimalhospital（13）singedfurand（14）inblacksoot.Heisnowtakingsome（15）andwillbewellsoon,”saidHand.

第(9)选（）A.hurtB.diedC.savedD.kept答案:B解析:根据语境，“hecouldhave（9）thatfire”表达的是如果没有Buddy叫醒他，他可能会在火灾中遭遇不幸。选项B“died”表示死亡，符合语境，即如果没有被及时叫醒，他可能会丧生于火灾中。其他选项如“hurt”表示受伤，“saved”表示被救，“kept”表示保持，均不符合此语境。10、TherearesomedangerousfishesintheriverandI'vewarnedJack（）there.A.nottoswimB.tonotswimC.toswimD.toswimnot答案:A解析:这道题考查“warnsb.nottodosth.”（警告某人不要做某事）的固定用法。在英语语法中，否定词“not”要放在“to”之前。A选项“nottoswim”符合这一用法。B、D选项的“not”位置错误，C选项“toswim”没有体现“不要”的意思。所以应选A选项，即“nottoswim”。11、—Simonfailedtheexamagain.

—That'snotsurprising.Computergames___toomuchofhistime.A.takeoutB.takeawayC.takeoffD.takeup答案:D解析:这道题考查动词短语的辨析。“takeout”意为“取出”；“takeaway”是“拿走”；“takeoff”指“起飞、脱下”；“takeup”有“占据”之意。在本题中，说电脑游戏占据了他太多时间，所以用“takeup”。根据语境，西蒙考试又没通过，原因是电脑游戏占据时间，D选项符合。12、Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverythinggoeswrong.Adaymaybeginwellenough,butsuddenlyeverythingseemstogetoutofcontrol.Itseemsasifasingleunimportanteventmaycauseanumberofthingstohappen.Letussupposethatyouarepreparingamealandkeepinganeyeonthebabyatthesametime.Thetelephoneringsandthismeansyourtroublesarebeginning.Whileyouareonthephone,thebabypullsthetableclothoffthetable,destroyingyourhalfpreparedmeal.Youhanguphurriedlyandattendtoyourbaby.Meanwhile,themealgetsburnt.Asifthiswerenotenoughtobringyoutotears,yourhusbandarrives,unexpectedlybringingthreegueststodinner.

Thingscangowrongonanumberofpeopleontheroad.Duringtherushhouroneeveningtwocarshiteachotherandbothdriversbegantoargue.Thewomandriverbehindthetwocarshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenlygotintoapanic(恐慌)andstoppedhercar.Thismadethedriverfollowingherstopsuddenly.Hiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecake.Asshewasthrownforward,thecakewentrightthroughthewindowandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,atruck-driverhadtostophistruckallofasudden.Thetruckwascarryingemptybeerbottlesandhundredsofthemslidoffthebackofthetruckontotheroad.Thisledtoyetanotherangryargument.Meanwhile,thetrafficpiledupbehind.Ittookthepolicenearlyanhourtogetthetrafficonthemoveagain.Inthemeanwhile,thetruck-driverhadtosweepuphundredsofbrokenbottles.Onlytwodogswereenjoyingthemselvesfromtheaccident,fortheywerehappilyhavingwhatwasleftofthecake.Itwasjustoneofthosedays!

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groupsD.anyonemayhavetroubleanyday答案:C解析:文章通过描述一系列连锁反应的事件，如准备饭菜时接电话导致孩子捣乱、饭菜被毁，以及路上发生的交通事故引发的一系列后续问题，展示了小事件如何引发一系列更大的麻烦。作者通过这些例子意在表达，一旦有事情出错，往往会引发一连串的麻烦，即“troublesoftencomeingroups”，与选项C“troublesalwayscomeingroups”（麻烦总是接踵而至）相符。虽然A项“asmallmattermaycausegreattrouble”（小事可能会引发大麻烦）在文中也有所体现，但它没有全面概括作者想要表达的核心观点，即麻烦往往不是单独出现，而是成组出现。B项“accidentsmayhappenanytime”（事故可能随时发生）和D项“anyonemayhavetroubleanyday”（任何人可能在任何一天遇到麻烦）均未准确反映文章主旨。13、Hecan________speakEnglish________speakChinese.A.so;thatB.notonly;butalsoC.both;andD.neither;or答案:B解析:这道题考查关联词的用法。“notonly...butalso...”表示“不仅......而且......”，用于连接两个并列成分。A选项“so...that...”表示“如此......以至于......”，不符合题意。C选项“both...and...”连接两个主语时，谓语动词用复数，与本题不符。D选项“neither...or...”表述错误，应为“neither...nor...”。根据句子“Hecan...speakEnglish...speakChinese.”的意思，B选项“notonly...butalso...”最能准确表达其逻辑关系。14、Youwillmissthelastbus______youhurryup.A.becauseB.ifC.unlessD.until答案:C解析:这道题考查连词的用法。unless意为“除非”，引导条件状语从句。在本题中，“Youwillmissthelastbus”（你会错过末班车）和“youhurryup”（你快点）之间存在条件关系，即除非你快点，否则会错过末班车。A选项because表原因；B选项if表如果；D选项until表直到。综合来看，C选项unless最符合句子逻辑。15、Bythistimenextyear,we（）allthelandintoricefields.A.hadturnedB.willhaveturnedC.haveturnedD.havebeenturning答案:B解析:这道题考查将来完成时的用法。将来完成时表示在将来某个时间之前已经完成的动作。Bythistimenextyear是将来的一个时间点，在这个时间点之前完成的动作要用将来完成时。A是过去完成时，C是现在完成时，D是现在完成进行时，都不符合题意。所以答案选B，willhaveturned表示到明年这个时候，我们将已把所有土地都变成稻田。16、（）IhearKennyG'srecordingGoingHome,Ialwaysthinkofmyhometown.A.WhileB.SinceC.UntilD.Whenever答案:D解析:这道题考查连词的用法。“Whenever”有“无论何时”的意思。在这个句子中，“WheneverIhearKennyG'srecordingGoingHome,Ialwaysthinkofmyhometown.”表示“无论何时听到肯尼·基的《GoingHome》，我总会想起我的家乡”，强调任何时候听到都会引发联想。其他选项“While”表示“当……时候”；“Since”表示“自从”；“Until”表示“直到”，都不符合句子语境。所以选D。17、Who'stheboy（）underthetree?A.standB.tostandC.standingD.stood答案:C解析:这道题考查非谓语动词的用法。在英语语法中，“standing”在此处作后置定语，修饰“theboy”，表示“正站在树下的那个男孩”。“stand”是动词原形，不能作定语；“tostand”表目的或将来；“stood”是过去式，不符合此处语境。所以应选“standing”。18、Foodismostimportantforlife.Withoutitmanwoulddieofhunger（1）theneedforfood,manalsohasneedforhousetoprotecthim（2）heatandcold,windandrain.Thefirstman'shomeswereverysimple.Thesizeandkindofhousesatthattimewerelimited（3）hisbuildingskillandalsobythethingsforhimtouse.Insomeplaces,man'shomewouldbe（4）morethanalargeholeinthesideofahill,withafireatthegatetogivehimlight,tocookfoodandtokeepdangerousanimalsaway.Butnowin（5）century,housebuildingworkhasbecomeanimportantindustry.Modernsciencemakesitpossibleformantobuildsomanylarge（6）forgovernmentoffices,shops,schools,hotels,hospitals,churches.…Asthepopulationoftheworldgrows（7）housesofmanykindsareneeded.Thehousewiththree（8）fortheaveragefamilywouldnotbe（9）foraveryrichfamily.Theaveragefamiliesalsowanttolivecomfortably.Sopeoplearetryingtheirbesttoimprovetheirhouses（10）itisexpensive,Differentkindsofmodernhousesarebeingdesignedandsomeofthemhavebeenbuiltupforrichfamiliestolivein,andalsosomeforaveragefamilies.

第(7)选（）A.manyandmanyB.muchandmuchC.moreandmoreD.mostandmost答案:C解析:在句子“Asthepopulationoftheworldgrows（7）housesofmanykindsareneeded”中，描述的是随着世界人口的增长，对房屋的需求也在增长。这里需要一个能够表达“越来越多”的短语来修饰“houses”。选项C“moreandmore”恰好符合这一需求，表示数量上的不断增加。而选项A“manyandmany”、选项B“muchandmuch”和选项D“mostandmost”在语法和表达上均不符合语境。因此，正确答案是C。19、Certainpeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearound.Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyou'veknownthemhalfyourlife.Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon,Andonceweknowwhatitis,wecantrytodoitourselves.

Howisitdone?Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,they'llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,andmakefriendswiththemquickly.

Firstofall,goodtalkershaveaskedquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusiness-womansay,“Atbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It'sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing,”Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.

Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn't.Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolisten,carefullyandattentively.

Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthathe'sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it'stimeforyoutochangethesubject.

Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou'resayinggoodbye,youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,“I'vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou.”Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don'tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey'veknownyouhalftheirlives.

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one答案:A解析:在提问之后，为了更有效地了解对方并推进对话，应该明确接下来适合问什么问题。这有助于根据对方的回答调整提问的方向和深度，从而更好地进行交流和建立联系。因此，在提问后，不应只是静静地等待回答（B选项），也不应立即继续问更多问题（C选项）或改变话题（D选项），而是应该思考并明确下一步的提问内容。20、Computer

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earns(gets)£35,000ayear,designingnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveachequecard.（1）,hehasbeentoldtowait（2）twoyears,untilheis18.The16-year-oldboyworksforasmall（3）inLiverpool,（4）theproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David'scompanyreleases(发行)twonewgamesfortheexpanding(扩展)homecomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodo（5）hismoney.（6）hissalary,gotbyinvesting(投资)newprogramswithin（7）schedules，withbonus(奖金)paymentsandprofit-sharing(分红)，hecannotdriveacar，orobtaincreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago.“Igotthejobbecausethepeoplewho（8）thecompanyknewIhadalreadywrittensome（9）,”hesaid.“Isuppose£35，000soundsalotbutactuallythat'sbeingpessimistic(悲观的).Ihopeitwill（10）tomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoney（11）recordsandclothes,andgiveshismother£20aweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentonworking.“（12）,computingwasnotpartofmystudiesat（13）,”hesaid,“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandnever（14）stayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded,“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIthinkearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarket（15）disappear.”

第(10)选（）A.reachB.raiseC.comeD.increase答案:C解析:在句子“Ihopeitwill（10）tomorethanthatthisyear”中，根据语境理解，表达的是希望今年的收入能够“达到”或“实现”超过某个数量的期望。选项C“come”在这里表示达到或实现某个数量或程度，与语境相符。而其他选项，如A“reach”虽然也有到达的意思，但在这种表示收入或数量增加的语境中，不如“cometo”自然；B“raise”通常用于表示提高、举起，与语境不符；D“increase”表示增加，但更多用于描述数量或程度的自然增长，而不是期望或目标的达成。因此，正确答案是C。第Ⅱ卷（非选择题40分）二、填空题（10小题，每小题3分，共计30分）1、[未知题型(5)]单句改错。I'dA(like)verymuchB(come)butIC(have)anexamD(on)Mondaymorning．答案:B，tocome2、DearFiona,

Howareyouthesedays?IaminBeijingforsixmonths.Andeverythingisgoingwellwith_____(11)_____.Buttobehonest,Iamalittle_____(12)_____thesedays.Myhusband,Ben,isbusywithhis_____(13)_____,too.Everyday,he_____(14)_____himabouttwo_____(15)_____togettohisoffice.It's_athalfpastsixandthengoestoworkbybus.Usuallyittakes_____(16)_____fromourhome.Andmy_____(17)_____isonlytwoyearsold.Sheistoo_____(18)_____,soIcan'tgotoworkandhavetolookafterherathome.

It'steno'clocknow,butwejust_____(19)_____thedinner.Whatarewedoingnow?Benis_____(20)_____thedishesinthekitchen.Heistired,_____(21)_____hestillhelpsmewhenhegetshome.I_____(22)_____tellmygirlastorytohelphersleep.Afterwritingtoyou,Ineedtoprepare_____(23)_____fortomorrowmorning.AndthenIcan_____(24)_____myselfandthengotobed.ThedayaftertomorrowisSaturday.AndI'llgobackhomethen._____(25)_____toseeyousoon.

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根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案填入文中(24)处。（）A.walkB.relaxC.exerciseD.follow答案:B解析:这道题考查对词汇的理解和运用。文中描述了主人公一天的忙碌，准备完明天的事就该放松自己然后睡觉。A选项“walk”意为行走；C选项“exercise”意为锻炼；D选项“follow”意为跟随。B选项“relax”有放松之意，符合语境，所以选B。3、[未知题型(5)]Thegirlisgoodat（）(draw)．答案:drawing4、[未知题型(5)]单句改错。TomandJaneA(went)onB(do)theirC(homework)D(till)midnight．答案:B，doing5、[未知题型(5)]Weusebroomsforsweepingthefloor．（改为被动语态）[]答案:Broomsareusedfor

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floor．6、[未知题型(5)]（汉译英）他尽自己最大的努力以赶上班上的同学。(catchupwith)答案:Hetriedhisbesttocatchupwithhisclassmates．7、Mr.Hope,thecleaneratourschool,walkswithalimp(跛脚).Watchinghimwalkslowlyaroundourschool,Ioftenwonderedwhyhelimped.

OnedayIsawtwoboyslaughingatMr.Hope.Theheadmasterwasvery_____(11)_____.Hetookallofustohisofficeandshowedusapictureofayoungmanstandingbyalong,thinboat.“ThisisMr.Hopewhenhewas_____(12)_____,”saidtheheadmaster.

Inthe1968Olympics,Mr.Hopehadracedtothefinalround.Hisonlyrealcompetitorwasanotherracer,Jack.Therace_____(13)_____.Otherboatsweresoonfar_____(14)_____Mr.HopeandJack.Mr.HopeandJackwereracingneckandnecktowardthefinishingline.

Theracewasgoingwellwhen_____(15)_____,Mr.Hopeheardahugesound.HelookedaroundandsawthatJack'sboatwas_____(16)_____inthewaterfast.Jackwasunabletomove.Hewasin_____(17)_____

Theotherboatswerealongwayback,andMr.Hopewastheonlyonewhocouldhelp.Withoutstoppingto_____(18)_____,hejumpedintothewaterandtriedtosaveJack.

Theotherboats_____(19)_____themontheirwaytothefinishingline,leavingthetwomen_____(20)_____inthewater.JackwasfinallysavedbutMr.Hope's_____(21)_____wasbadlycutbythebrokenwood.

Mr.Hopedidn'tfinishtherace.He_____(22)_____gotagoldmedal(金牌)attheOlympics.Hisbodywasnotthesameaftertherace,_____(23)_____hewasalwayslimpedsincethen.

Astheystoodtherelistening,boththeboysfeltsorry_____(24)_____themselves.Weall_____(25)_____thatMr.Hopewasahero.HeisanOlympicchampionforever.

根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案填入文中(16)处。（）A.goingdownB.goingbackC.goingoutD.goingon答案:A解析:在文中描述的场景中，Jack的船出现了问题，根据后文的“Jackwasunabletomove.Hewasin_____”可以推断出，Jack处于危险之中，无法移动，这是因为他的船正在快速下沉。所以“goingdown”表示“正在下沉”的意思，符合语境，是正确答案。而其他选项“goingback”表示“回去”，“goingout”表示“出去”，“goingon”表示“继续”，都不符合文中描述的紧急救援情况。8、[未知题型(5)]单句改错。ThereA(are)aglassofwater,B(twobooks)andC(anapple)D(on)thetable．答案:A，is9、Mr.Hope,thecleaneratourschool,walkswithalimp(跛脚).Watchinghimwalkslowlyaroundourschool,Ioftenwonderedwhyhelimped.

OnedayIsawtwoboyslaughingatMr.Hope.Theheadmasterwasvery_____(11)_____.Hetookallofustohisofficeandshowedusapictureofayoungmanstandingbyalong,thinboat.“ThisisMr.Hopewhenhewas_____(12)_____,”saidtheheadmaster.

Inthe1968Olympics,Mr.Hopehadracedtothefinalround.Hisonlyrealcompetitorwasanotherracer,Jack.Therace_____(13)_____.Otherboatsweresoonfar_____(14)_____Mr.HopeandJack.Mr.HopeandJackwereracingneckandnecktowardthefinishingline.

Theracewasgoingwellwhen_____(15)_____,Mr.Hopeheardahugesound.HelookedaroundandsawthatJack'sboatwas_____(16)_____inthewaterfast.Jackwasunabletomove.Hewasin_____(17)___