Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in middle school. We each were asked to give an oral        in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became      and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介绍). I was a      student and I did not realize I was doing it.

After I completed my presentation, I       did or even wanted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school.        I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and build        over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (励志演讲). I would go to       seminars (研讨会) and found I was feeling better and better about myself. This       me to want to reach out and help others in need.

After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for       . He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to       , you should be persistent(坚持不懈的). So I became very persistent.

I wrote to his office many times and they        called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to       a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their       skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n)       . I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and        a meeting.

At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my        . I did not even want to introduce myself. But by       this was just the false evidence appearing real, I      my fear and within a short period of time I was President of that Toastmasters.

Don’t get       in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are         but false evidence appearing real, which are made broken.

1.A. presentation B. test        C. announcement   D. promise

2.A. upset      B. nervous     C. curious         D. excited

3.A. careful     B. lazy        C. young         D. slow

4.A. always       B. often       C. sometimes      D. never

5.A. Until       B. Before     C. As            D. Once

6.A. health       B. confidence C. business        D. strength

7.A. disturbed    B. surprised   C. inspiring      D. satisfying

8.A. frightened  B. encouraged  C. confused       D. prevented

9.A. practice     B. experience C. pleasure       D. advice

10.A. achieve     B. challenge   C. devote        D. succeed

11.A. probably    B. hardly      C. immediately   D. finally

12.A. manage      B. contact     C. organize        D. control

13.A. speaking    B. listening  C. reading         D. writing

14.A. mirror      B. company     C. audience       D. teacher

15.A. arranged   B. suggested  C. attended        D. hosted

16.A. appearance B. behavior   C. position       D. fear

17.A. forgetting B. doubting   C. realizing   D. regretting

18.A. faced       B. loved       C. understood     D. questioned

19.A. interested B. hurt        C. changed         D. drowned

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.C

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：通过作者“恐惧，胆怯”的经历，告诉人们“恐惧没什么可怕的，它只是虚假证据的显现”。

1.A考查名词。A. presentation展示，描述；B. test测试；C. announcement宣布；D. promise诺言。在全班学生面前，我们被要求做口语描述。故选A。

2.B考查形容词。A. upset烦恼；B. nervous紧张不安；C. curious好奇的；D. excited感到兴奋的。轮到我时，紧张不安。故选B。

3.C考查形容词。A. careful细心的；B. lazy懒的；C. young年轻的；D. slow慢的。我是一个年轻的学生，我并没意识到我在做什么。故选C。

4.D考查副词。A. always总是；B. often经常；C. sometimes有时候；D. never从来没有。我展示完之后从来没有想过在学校里再有一次口语描述。故选D。

5.C考查状语从句的连词。句意：随着我的渐渐长大，我意识到我想提高我的性格。故选C。

6.B考查名词。A. health健康；B. confidence自信；C.business生意；D. strength力气，力量。克服恐惧，增强自信。故选B。

7.C考查形容词。A. disturbed干扰的；B. surprised感到惊讶的；C. inspiring令人受鼓舞的；D. satisfying令人满意的。根据上文“增强自信”，可知参加令人受鼓舞的研讨会。故选C。

8.B考查动词。A. frightened感到害怕；B. encouraged鼓励；C. confused困惑；D. prevented假装。这鼓励我伸出手去帮助需要的人。故选B。

9.D考查名词。A. practice 练习；B. experience经验，经历；C. pleasure快乐；D. advice建议。我决定写信向他征求建议。故选D。

10.A考查动词。A. achieve取得；B. challenge挑战；C. devote致力于；D. succeed成功。如果有事情你想实现，你应该坚持不懈。故选A。

11.D考查副词。A. probably很可能；B. hardly 几乎不；C. immediately立刻；D. finally最后。我给他的办公室写了很多次信，最后他们给我回了电话。故选D。

12.B考查动词。A. manage管理；B. contact使接触；C. organize组织；D. control控制。他们提供给我帮助，指导我帮助当地的Toastmasters。故选B。

13.】A考查动词。A. speaking说；B. listening听；C. reading读；D. writing写。提高他们说的技能。故选A。

14.】C考查名词。A. mirror镜子；B. company公司；C. audience观众；D. teacher教师。在观众面前展示。故选C。

15.C考查动词。A. arranged安排；B. suggested建议；C. attended参加，照顾；D. hosted主持。出席一个会议。故选C。

16.D考查名词。A. appearance外貌，出现；B. behavior行为；C. position位置；D. fear害怕。起初我坐在隐蔽的位置，害怕极了。故选D。

17.C考查动词。A. forgetting忘记；B. doubting怀疑；C. realizing意识到；D. regretting遗憾。通过意识到这只是虚假证据的显现，我面对恐惧，在短的时间内成为那个组织的领导。故选C。

18.A考查动词。A. faced面对；B. loved爱；C.understood明白；D. questioned询问。我面对恐惧，在短的时间内成为那个组织的领导。故选A。

19.D考查动词。A. interested感兴趣；B. hurt伤害；C. changed变化；D. drowned淹没。 不要被过去不愉快的经历所带来的恐惧淹没。故选D。

20.B考查不定代词。A. something某事；B. nothing什么也没有；C. everything 每件事；D. anything任何事。恐惧没什么可怕的，它只是虚假证据的显现。故选B。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读