5. 【2011·重慶主城八區(qū)調(diào)研】 完形填空

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.?

Though Michael was the ? ?36 ? ?of the class when he entered high school, his ? ?37 ? ?continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play ? ?38 ? ?if he didn’t want to.

However, Michael loved football and was ? ?39 ? ?to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never ? ?40 ? ?a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替補(bǔ)隊(duì)員) all four years. His ? ?41 ? ?father was always in the stands, with words of ? ?42 ? ?for him.?

It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly ? ?43 ? ?the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael ? ?44 ? ?the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for ? ?45 ? ?immediately.

In the third quarter, when the team was ten points ? ?46 ? , a silent young man eagerly ? ?47 ? ?onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so ? ?48 ? .

“Coach, please let me ? ?49 ? . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach ? ?50 ? . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) ? ?51 ? . He helped his team win finally.

When the team was cheering for their ? ?52 ? , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me ? ?53 ? ?you did it?”

Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He ? ?54 ? ?a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could ? ?55 ? ?me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”?

36. A. strongest B. smallest C. biggest D. youngest

37. A. coach B. players C. classmates ? ? D. father

38. A. football ? ?B. games ? ?C. practices D. basketball

39. A. required ? ?B. determined ? ?C. satisfied D. reminded

40. A. failed B. lost C. missed ? ? D. won

41. A. sympathetic ? ?B. upset C. faithful D. optimistic

42. A. encouragement ? ?B. judgment C. wisdom D. amusement

43. A. after B. since C. towards D. before

44. A. went through ? ?B. turned over ? ?C. got over D. tore up

45. A. school ? ?B. home C. field D. class

46. A. ahead B. beside ? ?C. behind ? ? D. away

47. A. walked ? ?B. ran C. stepped D. slipped

48. A. quietly B. sadly C. punctually ? ? ? ?D. soon

49. A. go B. fight C. work ? ?D. play

50. A. left B. refused C. agreed ? ? ? ?D. cried

51. A. star B. son C. amateur ? ?D. trainer

52. A. victory B. award ? ?C. memorial ? ?D. unity

53. A. why B. when C. where D. how

54. A. spread B. skipped C. forced D. stopped

55. A. hear B. see C. feel D. make

36—40 BDABC 41—45 CADAB ? 46—50 CBDDC ? 51—55 AADCB?