《2025年小题狂做九年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

B(无锡中考)
Lupe Medrano, a shy girl, was a straight-A student. Though Lupe had a sharp mind, she could not, no matter how much she tried, run as fast as the other girls. The truth was that Lupe was no good in sports.
“I'll never be good at sports.” She felt angry one rainy day as she lay on her bed, looking at the shelf her father had made to hold her awards. “I wish I could win something, anything, even marbles (弹珠).”
At the word “marbles”, she sat up. “That's it. Maybe I could be good at playing marbles, and marbles is a sport.” She rushed out of her room and found the marbles in her brother's room.
She practiced shooting softly at first. The marble rolled from her thumb(拇指) and clicked against the targeted(作为目标的) marble. But the target wouldn't budge. She tried again and again, but the power from her thumb made the targeted marble roll only an inch or two.
She realized her thumb was weak and then decided to squeeze(捏) a rubber eraser one hundred times, hoping it would strengthen her thumb.
The weeks passed quickly. Lupe worked so hard that one day, while she was drying dishes, her mother asked why her thumb was swollen(肿胀的).
“It's muscle,” Lupe explained, “I've been practicing for the marbles championship.”
“You, honey?” Her mother, Mrs Medrano, knew Lupe was no good in sports.
“Yeah, I beat Alfonso, and he's pretty good.”
When her father, Mr Medrano, heard this, he was very happy and encouraged Lupe.
Practice, practice, practice. Lupe got better and better. Then the day of the championship came. She beat her first competitor easily, and won one marble, and then one after another. At last, Lupe was in the final to play against a girl in a baseball cap. The girl never even looked at Lupe.
“I don't know, Dad. She looks tough.”
“You can do it,” her father encouraged. “Just think of the marbles, not the girl, and let your thumb do the work.”
It was a tough fight. But finally Lupe won the most marbles and became the winner!
“I did it!” Lupe said under her breath. She rose from her knees, which hurt from bending all day, and hugged her father.
Back home, in her own bedroom, she was happy. She had always won praise because of her brains, but winning in sports was a new experience. She thanked her tired thumb. “You did it, thumb. You made me champion.” As its reward, Lupe went to the bathroom, filled the bathroom sink with warm water, and let her thumb swim as it pleased. Then she climbed into bed and fell into her sweet dreams.
1. What does the underlined word “budge” mean in this story?
A. Jump.
B. Spin.
C. Float.
D. Move.
2. How did Lupe feel when she saw the girl in a baseball cap?
A. Sad.
B. Ashamed.
C. Curious.
D. Worried.
3. Which is the best title for this story?
A. The thumb
B. A sharp mind
C. The marbles
D. A new experience

答案： 1. D 提示:词义猜测题。根据下句“She tried again and again, but the power from her thumb made the targeted marble roll only an inch or two.”可知,她试了一次又一次,但拇指的力量使目标弹珠只滚动一两英寸,说明她开始练习时,目标弹珠并没有动,由此可推测“budge”此处与“move”的意思一致,表示“移动”。
2. D 提示:推理判断题。根据第十二段鲁佩的话“I don't know, Dad. She looks tough.”和第十三段中爸爸鼓励的话“You can do it”可知,此时鲁佩觉得对手很强,感到有些担忧。
3. C 提示:标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了一个叫鲁佩·梅德拉诺的女孩学习打弹珠的故事。鲁佩很聪明,但她在体育方面不如其他女孩,于是她转向学习打弹珠。通过不懈的努力,并在爸爸的鼓励之下,她最终赢得锦标赛的冠军。由此可见,本文的情节主要围绕“弹珠”展开。因此,选项 C“弹珠”符合题意。