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   I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    assigned（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 the courage to go to the tryouts was only the   42   of it! When I first started  43    the practice sessions（练习赛）, 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 practice 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 motivating. 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 respected 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. though              D. unless

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

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

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

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

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. further         B. later            C. worse               D. less

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A 

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】试题分析：

1.从前文得知“我”过去常常很讨厌在班级上被人点名，因为“我”不喜欢引起别人的注意。除非老师给我指定了座位，否则“我”总是坐在教室的后排。可知答案D。unless  “除非…否则”

2.根据前文，应该是“我”选择坐在教室后排。choose →chose  选择C。

3.根据后面作者的描述，所有的这一切在“我”加了一个篮球队以后发生了改变。changed 改变   continued 继续  settled 解决安顿  started 开始

4.句意：起先，“我”认为这是老师的这个建议是一个疯狂的想法（idea），因为“我”没有好的平衡感。故选 A。belief 信念

5.根据句意，应该是“我” 也没有能力与别的队员保持步调一致，他们会取笑“我”的。故选D   

have the ability to do sth.  有能力做某事。固定短语。

6. go for it! 努力去做吧！固定搭配，句意：要不是老师坚持让我去努力的话，“我”不会再去尝试的。  look for 寻找   cheer for 为…欢呼   apply for 申请

7..句意：鼓起勇气去参加选拔赛仅仅只是这个想法的开始，即只完成了事情的一半。

8.根据句意：当“我”第一次参加练习赛时，我甚至连比赛规则都不知道。故选C。

9.much less 更不用说。而别的答案均没有此意思。句意：更不用说，“我”要做什么了。

10.. get confused变得困惑。motivated 积极的  embarrassed 尴尬的 committed 坚定的

根据句意：有时候“我”变得很困惑，在错误的一边进行了投篮，这样使我感到非常愚蠢。

11..根据上下文意思，作者说自己是幸运的，因为他不是唯一一个新手。B符合，幸运的。

A.令人有趣地，C.明显地， D.充满希望地

12..句意：我决定集中精力来学习这项运动。focus on 集中精力  rely on 依赖 try on试穿  act on 作用于…

13. 根据句意，作者并没有对自己现在不知道的东西，要求过去苛刻。答案选D

14.根据句意，作者不断的练习，不久就知道了规则和动作。前文提到过作者连对规则都不懂，所以这里应该选rule （规则）。

15.作者参加的这些比赛使他战胜了缺乏自信的毛病。故选B

16..作者学会了如何打球，如何在此过程中交朋友。process 过程 movement 运动 operation 运营situation情形

17..作者不断提高的自信，得到了老师，同学的赞扬。improved提高的，改进过 adj.  express表达   preserve保存 recognize识别

18..根据句意，作者从老是躲在教室后排的学生，不愿引起注意的学生变成了爱举手回答问题的学生。hide 躲藏

19.. form… to  从…到  故选A

20..作者现在经常举手回答问题，甚至有时候自己并不是100%确定答案是正确的时，也积极回答问题。故选C。

考点：记叙文