Question

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was___ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often____me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,___ happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a (n)___ ideal! It meant I had to___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to   .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics（题目）. At last I     the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to     all the speech and practiced it over 100 times.     my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not    my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声)     the teachers and students. Those    who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried       .

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell    to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person      for a country.

1.A. so           B. too         C. very           D. quite

2.A. made faces at  B. looked after C. caught up with    D. laughed at

3.A. something   B. nothing      C. anything         D. everything

4.A. interesting   B. exciting      C. terrible          D. wonderful

5.A. write        B. speak        C. tell             D. say

6.A. win         B. lose       C. beat            D. pass

7.A. reached       B. brought     C. chose           D. thought

8.A. remember    B. see         C. spell             D. hear

9.A. At          B. To         C. With            D. As

10.A. hit         B. hurt       C. say              D. believe

11.A. about     B. on          C. to              D. from

12.A. teachers    B. classmates   C. boys            D. girls

13.A. angrily     B. sadly       C. quietly           D. excitedly

14.A. me        B. my         C. mine            D. myself

15.A. however   B. but also     C. so that           D. as a result

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍“我”以前在与大家交流的时候都会紧张，因此同学们经常嘲笑。但是一次母亲决定让我去能加演讲比赛，开始很紧张，但是母亲与我选好题目之后进行了大量的练习。在比赛中我成功的取得了第一名，老师与同学们都为我祝贺，其中也有曾经嘲笑过我的同学。现在无论做什么，我都尽力告诉自己要相信自己同时也能做好。无论是个还是国家都是一样的。

1.A. so如此；B. too太；C. very非常；D. quite十分。分析上文：我是太紧而不能与任何人进行交流。考查too……to….,故选B

2.】考查语境的理解。A. made faces at做鬼脸；B. looked after照顾；C. caught up with赶上；D. laughed at嘲笑。分析因为我与同学交流会紧张，因此他们经常嘲笑我。故选D

3.代词及语境的理解。A. something某事；B. nothing无事；C. anything任何一件事；D. everything每件事。分析句意：不久，某事发生了。它改变了我的生活。因此为某个事件。故选A

4.】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. interesting有趣的；B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. terrible可怕的；D. wonderful精彩的。联系上文：参加英语演讲比赛，本来与人交流就紧张，现在听到这个消息是多么的可怕呀。因此为可怕。故选C

5.A. write写；B. speak讲；C. tell告诉；D. say说。分析句意：它意味着我不得不在全体师生面前讲话。故选B

6.】考查动词及语境的理解。A. win赢；B. lose丢失；C. beat打败；D. pass过。分析这是母亲的一段鼓励的话语，加油。相信你自己。你要确信你能赢。从选项与内容分析只有第一项符合。故选A

7.A. reached到达；B. brought拿来；C. chose选择；D. thought想。联系上下文：确定要参加比赛，那么选择题目，从句意得知是最后选择了题目为相信你自己。因为是过去的事件，因此用选择的过去式。故选C

8.】考查动词及语境的理解。A. remember 记住；B. see看；C. spell拼写；D. hear听。分析句意：我尽我最大的努力去记住全部的演讲内容，并且训练了100多次。记住为remember.故选A

9.】考查介词及语境的理解。A. At在；B. To去；C. With 和；D. As作为。分析句意：在母亲的爱的帮助下，我在比赛中做得很好。在……帮助下用with.故选C

10.A. hit击打；B. hurt伤到；C. say说；D. believe相信。分析句意：我不能相信自己的耳朵，当听到我取得了第一名。因为“我”面对交流很紧张，从没有想过会夺得得第一，因此听到结果，会不相信自己的耳朵。故选D

11.介词及语境的理解。A. about大约；B. on在……之上；C. to去；D. from从。分析句意：我听到了来自师生们的喝彩声。来自为from.故选D

12.A. teachers老师们；B. classmates同学们；C. boys男孩们；D. girls女孩们。联系上文：以前有的同学嘲笑我，现在曾经嘲笑我的同学也对我说：“祝贺”。故选B

13.】考查副词及语境的理解。A. angrily生气地；B. sadly伤心地；C. quietly安静地；D. excitedly兴奋地。分析句意：妈妈与我拥抱并且兴奋的哭了。取得了好成绩是没有想到的，一定是兴奋的哭了。故选D

14.】考查代词及语境的理解。A. me我（宾格）；B. my我的（形容词性物主代词）；C. mine我的（名词性物主代词）；D. myself我自己（反身代词）。联系上文，从此我做任何事情时，都尽力去告诉我自己去相信，并且能做好。告诉自己，运用反身代词。故选D

15.】考查语境的理解。A. however但是；B. but also而且；C. so that因此；D. as a result结果。考查固定句型：not only……but also不但……而且。故选B

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