Question

    That was the end of the term. When we were studying something about DNA, Mr. Hunt, the science teacher, told us to prepare for a debate（辩论）. I was a little worried. We found we were against a group which was filled with native English-speaking students, while there was only one American boy in our group. However, we didn’t dread the challenge. Our topic was “Should college accept students based on their DNA traits（特征）?”We opposed this thought.

I took the role of Q&A. When I went back to the dormitory(寝室）, I asked for help from an experienced debater in college. He taught me how to express ideas, search for information on different websites and list the points.

After a week’s preparation, I stood on the stage with a well-thought plan in my mind. Then I noticed that the hope of our group, the American boy, was sick that day. His position of first speaker was empty. I had to take his position and plan my materials and data again. Before the debate, I kept asking myself what if I couldn’t understand what they were saying, and what if they included some idioms（惯用语）that I didn’t even know. I was even nervous. But when I stood in front of the whole class, I saw trust and encouragement from my group members. I started to cool down. I fluently stated our opinions and asked questions. When our opponents（对手）had their opening speech, I wrote down some points to retort（反驳）them. Although Mr. Hunt didn’t tell me who won the debate, I believe I have already learned a lot. Never lose confidence and you will surely win.

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

1.Why was the writer worried that day?

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2.What does the underlined word “dread” mean in Chinese?

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3.What did the experienced debater teach the writer to prepare for the debate?

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4.When did the writer calm down?

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5.What does the writer want to tell us?

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Answer

1.Because I found we were against a group which was filled with native English-speaking students, while there was only one American boy in our group.

(Because there was only one native English-speaking student in his group.)

2.惧怕/非常害怕/极为担心

3.He taught him how to express ideas, search for information on different websites and list the points.

4.When he saw trust and encouragement from his group members.

5.Never lose confidence and you will surely win.

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者在知道了这次辩论的话题之后，她着急了，因为她的小组只有一个讲英语的人。于是，为了准备辩论，作者向有经验的辩论手虚心请教，并在网上搜索资料。本文告诉了读者永远不要失去信心，那么你肯定会赢。

1.根据文中I was a little worried. We found we were against a group which was filled with native English-speaking students, while there was only one American boy in our group. 我有点担心。我们发现我们对决的是一群说英语的学生，而在我们的小组里只有一个美国男孩。所以作者才会有些担心，故答案为Because I found we were against a group which was filled with native English-speaking students, while there was only one American boy in our group.

2.根据文中However, we didn’t dread the challenge. 然而，我们并不……挑战。可知，这里的dread应该指的是“害怕，恐惧，畏惧”，故答案为：惧怕/非常害怕/极为担心。

3.根据文中He taught me how to express ideas, search for information on different websites and list the points. 他教我如何表达想法，在不同的网站上搜索信息并列出要点。可知作者请教的人教他如何表达且在不同的网站搜索信息并列出要点，故答案为He taught him how to express ideas, search for information on different websites and list the points.

4.根据文中I was even nervous. But when I stood in front of the whole class, I saw trust and encouragement from my group members. I started to cool down. 我甚至很紧张。但当我站在全班同学面前时，我看到了我的团队成员的信任和鼓励。我开始冷静下来。可知在看到团队成员对作者的信任和鼓励时，他冷静下来了，故答案为When he saw trust and encouragement from his group members.

5.根据文中Although Mr. Hunt didn’t tell me who won the debate, I believe I have already learned a lot. Never lose confidence and you will surely win. 虽然亨特先生没有告诉我谁赢得了辩论，但我相信我已经学到了很多。永远不要失去信心，你一定会赢的。可知作者想告诉我们永远不要失去信心，一定会赢，故答案为Never lose confidence and you will surely win.