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, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest（竞赛）. My mother asked me to  take part in it. What a(n) ____  idea! 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 win." Finally I decided to have a try and____ the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to ____all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could ____ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Those ____who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother was very happy and cried excitedly.

____ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to make the best from it. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

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

2.A. made faces at     B. looked after       C. laughed at      D. smiled at

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

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

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

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

7.A. remember         B. see              C. spell          D. read

8.A. almost              B. nearly            C. hard           D. hardly

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

10.A. Since             B. Except           C. Before         D. From

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这是一篇励志型文章，讲的是一个自卑的男孩通过一次英语演讲比赛而找回自信的故事。

1.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：当我十四岁的时候,我因为很紧张而不能和别人说话。so 所以；too 太；very非常；quite 相当，很。T oo…to….表示太……而不能……，是一个固定句型，所以选B。

2.C考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：我的同学嘲笑我。made faces at 做鬼脸；looked after照看；laughed at嘲笑；smiled at 微笑。联系下句I was sad but could do nothing.可推知该选C。

3.A考查复合不定代词及语境理解。句意：后来，有件事发生了，它改变了我的一生。something某事；nothing 没事；anything任何事；everything每件事。这里指something happened（有某事发生了），所以选A。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：那是多么可怕的一件事。 interesting有趣的；exciting令人兴奋的；perfect完美的；terrible糟糕的，可怕的。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

5.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：那意味着我将在我学校的老师和同学面前演讲。say说；speak 讲；tell 告诉；talk谈话。联系上文It was an English speech contest（竞赛）. My mother asked me to take part in it.可知该选B。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：最后我选择了“相信自己”这个主题。reached到达；brought带来；chose 选择；thought尽管。此处应选chose the topic（选定了主题）故选C。

7.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我尽我最大的努力记下了我的演讲内容，并且反复练习了一百次。remember 记住；see 看见；spell 拼；read读。根据句意及语境可知该选A。

8.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：当我第一次听到我获得第一名的时候, 我几乎不能相信我的耳朵。almost差不多；nearly将近；hard 困难的；hardly几乎不。根据句意及语境可知该选D。

9.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：那些曾经看不起我的人，现在对我说 “恭喜你” 。girls 女孩；classmates同学；boys男孩；teachers老师。联系前文中My classmates often ____ me.可知该选B。

10.自从那时起所有的事情对我而言都改变了。Since 自从； Except 除了；Before 在……之前；From 从。since then自从那时起，是一个固定的用法，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文。