.完形填空(記敘文)

　　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(裝備) 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(協(xié)調(diào)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：

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是記敘文。身為網(wǎng)球教練的作者休假完畢返程時遇到汽車延誤，在烈日下等車時還被周邊的孩子扔石頭，作者靈機(jī)一動拿出自己的網(wǎng)球給孩子們，在等車的間隙給他們上了一堂網(wǎng)球課。

　　1. B　解析：wonderful與hard work之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)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“準(zhǔn)備(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“坐飛機(jī)(flew)”到的Panama City.

　　4. B　解析：由下文作者拿出網(wǎng)球和球拍教孩子們打球的內(nèi)容可知，作者帶了自己的“網(wǎng)球(tennis)”裝備。

　　5. C　解析：由The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal可知，作者“到了(arrived)”營地。

　　6. D　解析：由上文的I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp可知，作者在此“沖(surfing)”浪。

　　7. C　解析：由we learned that our bus back to Panama City可知，這里說的是作者“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，這里是說烈日“襲向(beating down on)”作者，唯一的“陰涼處(shade)”在汽車終點站工作人員“辦公室(office)”的旁邊。

　　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)”年輕人。

　　14. B　解析：作者讓那些年輕人朝球拍扔球“而不要(instead of)”朝自己扔石頭。

　　15. A　解析：由下文提到的越來越多的人開始加入的事實可知，這些年輕人“喜歡(enjoy)”網(wǎng)球。

　　16. B　解析：“因為(As)”這個大點的男孩協(xié)調(diào)性好，所以作者給了他一個球拍打球。

　　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，這次網(wǎng)球聚會才剛剛“開始(started)”。

　　19. A　解析：由came out for a lesson可知，車站的工作人員“離開了(left)”自己的崗位。

　　20. A　解析：在等車的間隙教別人打網(wǎng)球，“時間過得很快(In what seemed like no time)”。