Ⅲ .完形填空

A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium.

At 5：30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room (更衣室). My __1__ of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were __2__ with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.

Approaching my locker, I noticed my teammates __3__ . Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling __4__ it were a film of the opposing team's play. Some seemed a bit more __5__， using the time to tell jokes. A few stared at the field, __6__ what will happen in 120 minutes.

Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o'clock. He told the team how __7__ this game was for the season, between two of the state's top teams—my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School. His words gave the team impulse(冲动) it needed to __8__.

At 7：10 pm, warmups finished, we went over the game __9__ and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours.

The sound of the national anthem (庄严正式的歌曲)__10__ that we were only minutes from the action. Our coach usually made a final __11__ . But tonight was different. On this clear night he __12__ looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let's go and get them.” Even __13__ the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already __14__ our way out of the door.

Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a __15__ of our school's winning tradition. When I smiled and __16__ my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman.

Seconds later, the team ran onto the __17__ , moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium. We enjoyed a noisy __18__ from fans and the fight song played by our school band. Breathing in the __19__ of one of the biggest

game of the year, I felt we were sure to win. I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and __20__ that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.

1．A. thoughts              B. ideas                C. pictures                 D. minds

2．A. covered                B. mixed               C. replaced                 D. filled

3．A. exercising             B. struggling         C. preparing               D. previewing

4．A. in case                  B. even though     C. as long as              D. as if

5．A. relaxed                 B. worried             C. frightened              D. impressed

6．A. dreaming              B. wishing             C. expecting               D. imagining

7．A. useless                 B. difficult             C. available                 D. important

8．A. warm up               B. pick up             C. get up                   D. rise up

9．A. route                    B. flame               C. plan                       D. forecast

10．A. urged                 B. insisted             C. suggested             D. stressed

11．A. speech                B. preparation       C. decision                 D. change

12．A. finally                  B. simply               C. actually                 D. eventually

13．A. when                   B. before              C. as                         D. since

14．A. leading                B. dragging           C. showing                 D. making

15．A. player                 B. friend                C. part                       D. team

16．A. held out              B. took out           C. got out                  D. brought out

17．A. field                    B. stage               C. yard                       D. garden

18．A. success               B. reply                C. achievement            D. welcome

19．A. atmosphere         B. experience        C. expectation             D. examination

20．A. accepted             B. admitted           C. realized                   D. recognized

答案及解析：

1．A.我原来想到的要做的事被即将到来的比赛代替。在英语中想到的事情用one‘s thoughts of sth.。

2. C. be replaced with被某事物取代，是repalce sth with sth的被动形式。

3. C. 下文提到一些队友在长凳上休息，一些在……，说明队友在做准备。

4. D.从it were a film of the opposing team‘s play可知意思是说好像天花板上正在上演与对手的比赛录像，并且用虚拟语气。as if“好像”，从句中用虚拟语气。

5. A. 从空格后的讲笑话可知一些队友很放松。

6. D. 还有一些人盯着场地，在想象即将会发生什么事情。

7. D. 教练在作动员，告诉我们这场比赛的重要性。

8. A. 教练的讲话给了球队要热身的冲动。从下文At 7：10 pm, warmups finished可知答案为warm up 。

9. C. 热身后我们回顾了我们制订的比赛方案，plan可“计划，方案”讲。

10. C. 庄严正式的歌曲表明我们离行动只有几分钟的时间了。

11. A. 这一次我们的教练没有像以往一样做赛前动员，make a speech 做讲话，作动员。

12. B. 这次教练只是环顾了四周，看看队员然后说道：“让我们出发去击败他们。”

13. B. 甚至他还没来得及说出“get”，我们就准备好要走出休息室了，考查before,“还没来得及……就……”。

14. D. 考查短语make one‘s way out of sp.走出某个地方；make one’s way to sp.走向某处。

15. C. a part of sth/sb一部分。该句的意思是说一些球迷伸出手来碰我们的手，渴望成为我们中的一员。

16. A. hold out 伸出；take out 拿出； get out出去；bring out 阐明。结合句意选A.伸出手。

17. A. 几秒种后球队跑向球场。field球场。

18. D. 球员进场，通常球迷会欢呼作为欢迎。所以选welcome.

19. A. atmosphere气氛，氛围。我呼吸着这场伟大比赛的气氛，我确信我们会赢得这场比赛。

20. C. 作者认识到了比赛的意义，点出了自己热爱足球的原因。realize认识到。