Question

完形填空。

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a young boy, I was   ________  shy 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. My mother asked me to   ________  it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to   ________   the contest.”  Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.” I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100  ________ . With my mother’s great love, I did  ________in the contest.  I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers   ________  the teachers and all the students. Those classmates  who once looked down on（看不起） me, now all said“  ________  ” to me.  My  mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  ________  to have confidence. This is not only for a person but also for a country.

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

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

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

4.A. take part in  B. join          C. get          D. make

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

6.A. words       B. topics        C. times         D. sentences

7.A. well        B. good         C. bad           D. weak

8.A. for           B.  at           C.  from          D.  to

9.A. Good luck.   B. Best wishes. C. Thank you.   D. Congratulations.

10.A. us          B.  me           C. mine           D. myself

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：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.A考查副词与语境理解。A. too 太；B. So如此；C. Quite非常；D. Very非常，句意：在我很小的时候我太害羞不能和任何人谈话。根据句意及语境此题考查固定短语too…to….表示太……而不能……故选A。

2.D考查副词与语境理解。A. made faces做鬼脸；B. looked after照顾；C. caught up with赶上； D. laughed at嘲笑。句意：我的同学们经常嘲笑我。根据语境是同学们经常嘲笑作者，故选D。

3.B考查不定代词与语境理解。A. Nothing没有事情；B. Something一些事情；C. Everything每件事情；D. Anything任何事情。句意：后来一些事情发生了，这改变了我的生活。这里指something happened（有某事发生了），故选B。

4.A考查动词短语与语境理解。A. take part in参加；B. Join加入；C. Get得到；D. Make制造。句意：我的妈妈让我参加它（比赛）。根据句意这里指参加这一比赛，故用take part in。

5.B考查动词与语境理解。A. Lose丢失；B. Win赢；C. Pass传递；D. Beat打败。句意：你确信能赢这次比赛。因为这是妈妈鼓励他的话，确信一定赢，赢比赛应用win，故选B。

6.C考查名词与语境理解。A. Words单词；B. Topics题目；C. Times次数；D. Sentences句子。句意：我尽最大努力记住所有的演讲内容并练习了100多变。这里指练习了100多遍。故选C.

7.A考查副词与语境理解。A. Well好，副词；B. Good好，形容词；C. Bad坏；D. Weak虚弱。句意：在妈妈的关爱下，我演得非常好。根据语境此空应用副词well修饰动词，故选A。

8.C 考查介词与语境理解。for 为了；B. at 在……点；C.From来自；D. To去。句意：我听到来自老师和学生们的欢呼声。根据句意及语境是欢呼声是来自老师和学生们，故选C。

9.D考查情景交际与语境理解。A. Good luck. 好运；B. Best wishes.美好祝愿；C. Thank you.谢谢；D. Congratulations.祝贺。句意：那些曾经看不起我的同学们现在都对我说：“祝贺”。根据语境此题应选D。

10.B. Me我；C. Mine我的；D. Myself我自己，句意：我尽力告诉我自己要有自信。根据语境是作者告诉自己要自信，故选D。

考点：故事类短文