I played a tennis game against my cousin Ed last week, and I will never forget it.
I had played a lot of games before, but it was one of the most games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and suggested we play, I quietly, thinking I was sure to beat him, because I didn’t think Ed could win any games with his fat body.
As long as I can remember: Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, but strangely of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often joked about that, Ed to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could notice. I was so surprised that I was speechless.
My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into . As a result, at the point in our game, when I’d have predicted(预测) I would win the game by 9 to 1, it was 7 to 9 —and Ed was leading. The sudden realization was . We continued to play like two men. When the score was 16 up. I even thought if I could stay alive. When the game finally ended, my cousin and I were lying on the floor on our backs, too tired to move. In some ways, I think that we won: I won the game, but Cousin Ed won my respect.
小题1:
A．tiring
B．interesting
C．moving
D．frightening小题2:
A．cheered
B．screamed
C．performed
D．smiled小题3:
A．proud
B．afraid
C．shy
D．guilty小题4:
A．agreed
B．wanted
C．refused
D．afforded小题5:
A．nearly
B．hardly
C．properly
D．suddenly小题6:
A．size
B．shape
C．height
D．weight小题7:
A．like
B．between
C．around
D．instead小题8:
A．unknown[
B．ungrateful
C．unpleasant
D．unnecessary小题9:
A．mad
B．smart
C．lucky
D．brave小题10:
A．none
B．either
C．both
D．neither
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要讲了我永远无法忘记和Ed在上星期打的那场网球比赛。Ed是一个大腹便便的人，很胖。我本以为能够很轻松地打败他，但是结果却发现比赛很艰巨。我们两个人都赢了：我赢了比赛，但Ed赢得了我的尊敬。
小题1:考查形容词。A. tiring累人的；B. interesting有趣的；C. moving感人的；D. frightening害怕的。句意：我以前打过很多比赛，但是这次是我曾经打过的最累的比赛之一。从后文中得知，Ed打网球打得很好，我们两人棋鼓相当。故选A。
小题2:考查动词。A. cheered欢呼；B. screamed尖叫；C. performed 表演；D. smiled微笑。句意：当Ed第一次打电话给我，建议我们两个打网球时，我静静地微笑，心想我一定能打败他，因为我认为Ed身体这么胖是不能赢得任何比赛的。根据题意，可知我胜券在握，因此我微笑。故选D。
小题3:考查形容词。A. proud自豪的；B. afraid害怕的；C. shy害羞的；D. guilty内疚的。句意：我记得，Ed是家里身体最不健康的，但是奇怪的是他对自己很自豪。从but中，可以看出，虽然他身体胖，但是他对自己很有信心，很自豪。故选A。
小题4:考查动词。A. agreed 同意；B. wanted想；C. refused拒绝；D. afforded承担得起。句意：尽管家人常常拿这个开开玩笑，Ed拒绝买一件更大的T-shirt和减肥。although尽管，可知后半句应有转折。故选C。
小题5:考查副词。A. nearly几乎，将近；B. hardly 几乎不；C. properly合适地；D. suddenly突然。句意：所以当Ed到达我们的比赛场地时，不仅仅衬衫塞在裤子里面，而且你几乎注意不到他的肚子，我是如此吃惊以致于我无语了。从上文中可知，Ed常常露出他的大肚子，而下文说我感到吃惊，说明他的肚子几乎注意不到了。根据题意，故选B。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。A. size大小；B. shape形状；C. height高度；D. weight重量。Get oneself into shape意思是“使自己有个好体型”。 句意：我表兄肯定经过一翻努力使自己有了一个好的体型。故选B。
小题7:考查介词及语境的理解。A. like像；B. between在两者之间；C. around在……周围；D. instead相反。句意：结果在比赛时，我预测我能够以9：1赢得比赛，相反地是7：9，Ed领先。这个结果和我预想的不一样，故用instead。故选D。
小题8:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unknown不被知道的；B. ungrateful不感激的；C. unpleasant使人不高兴的；D. unnecessary不必要的。句意：这个突然的认识让我很不高兴。上文说是Ed领先，我肯定不高兴。故选C。
小题9:考查形容词。A. mad疯狂的，生气的；B. smart聪明的，漂亮的；C. lucky 幸运的；D. brave勇敢的。句意：我们打，就像两个疯狂的人。下文说当比分上了16后，我甚至想我是否能活着。说明打得很疯狂。故选A。
小题10:考查代词及语境的理解。A. none一个也没有；B. either 两者中任意一个；C. both两者都；D. neither两者都不。句意：在某些方面，我想我们两个人都赢了：我赢了比赛，但Ed赢得了我的尊敬。根据题意，故选 C。