Question

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    37   to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    38    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   39    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   40   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “   41   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the    42   of it! When I first started  43   

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get     45    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   46    , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    47     on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t    48   “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the   49   and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive   50   in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the   51     — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    52    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   “53”   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   54  

raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent   55   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.   A. as       B. until          C. unless               D. though

2.   A. hoped   B. agreed         C. meant               D. chose

3.   A. continued    B. changed    C. settled              D. started

4.   A. idea         B. plan       C.belief               D. saying

5. A. right     B. chance          C. ability             D.patience

6.   A. going     B. looking      C. cheering           D. applying

7.  A. point      B. half             C. rest               D. basis

8. A. enjoying   B. preparing     C. attending            D. watching

9.   A. less       B. later           C. worse            D. further

10. A.committed   B. motivated      C. embarrassed       D. confused

11.A. Interetingly  B. Fortunately     C. Obviously         D. hopefully

12.   A. focus      B. act            C. rely            D. try

13.   A. want        B. do           C. support          D. know

14.    A. steps     B.orders          C. rules             D. games

15.    A. roles       B. part           C. mind            D. value

16.   A.process    B. operation       C. movement        D. situation

17. A. expressed   B. improved       C. preserved       D. recognized

18. A.dreaming       B. playing         C. relaxing         D. hiding

19.   A. by            B. for            C. with           D. to

20. A. lucky         B. happy          C. sure           D. satisfied

Answer

1. C          

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9. A          

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.A

17. B          

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

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3.

考查动词，根据文章叙述，在参加了运动队后我之前的状况显然是改变了。选择B。

4.考查名词，老师建议我参加篮球队这显然是一个想法，而我认为这很疯狂。5.考查名词，与其他人保持同步这是我的一种“能力”的体现，这与“权利”、“机会”或者“耐心”没有任何关联。

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7.

8.考查动词，根据动作的先后顺序，我显示鼓起勇气参加了选拔赛，而后文又说我不懂规则，那么昭示着我此时正在训练赛中，选择C，参加比赛

9.

10.

11.考查副词，修饰后一句“我不是唯一的新人”，选择B。

12.考查动词，该动词与介词on构成词组修饰后句“学习打球”。

13.考查动词，修饰后句“just yet”（恰好现在），那么我不满现状而加倍努力训练，现在又说恰好现在的状态我不对自己太过苛责，那么首先可排除“支持”，无关选项；而因为我在发奋努力训练，现在“想要”或者“支持”的东西自然是要严格要求的，那么排除A、B，最终选择D，不对自己恰在此时知道的东西过多苛责。

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16.考查名词，破折号的作用是解释说明，那么知道尊重我的努力的朋友一定是看到我的成长的朋友，也即我在这个过程中认识的朋友，于是选择A。

17.

18.

19.

都会去举手，这表示一种将要做的动作，于是选择D。

20.

考查形容词，even的出现提示让步关系可以知道，我举手甚至再不百分百确定答案的时候，于是选择C。