5. A. studied B. expected C. improved D. practiced

6. A. title B. prize C. reward D. scholarship

7. A. good B. brave C. active D. careful

8. A. lack B. block C. count D. appear

9. A. guided B. watched C. preferred D. encouraged

10. A. faith B. peace C. victory D. profession

11. A. sunk B. buried C. covered D. dropped

12. A. up B. away C. back D. around

13. A. coach B. judge C. teacher D. captain

14. A. sent B. offered C. promised D. suggested

15. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. frightened

16. A. cruel B. strict C. unfair D. wrong

17. A. cause B. power C. value D. pressure

18. A. really B. entirely C. gradually D. naturally

19. A. voted B. admitted C. appointed D. introduced

20. A. joined in B. gone through C. benefited from D. dreamed about

【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，记叙了一位身材矮小的女生通过自己的不懈努力实现篮球之梦和大学之梦的故事，告诉我们梦想的力量之大。

【1题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她似乎个小，但是成功跳投，把篮球送入篮筐。A. small小的； B. upset沮丧的；C. strong强壮的；D. determined坚决的。根据本句but she managed to shoot jump shots可知，虽然个小，但是依然很厉害，故选A。

【2题详解】

考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然男孩们努力阻止，但是没人成功。A. as因为；B. and 和；C. but但是；D. for为了。根据"nobody could"可知，"没人能阻止她"与"男生们总是试图阻止她"之间是转折关系。故选C。