Question

    “A public-speaking competition will be held next Monday. Each student will give a two-minute speech,” Mr. Taylor said.

The idea of _____ in front of the class made me _____. On the bus home, I asked Tanya, “What will I give a speech about?”

“I don’t know. What can you ______ for two minutes?” she said.

“______!” I said. “All I’ll be able to _____ is my shaky legs and voice!”

I tried thinking and thinking. Maybe ...

“Yes!” I said. “I’ll talk about how scared I am of public speaking.”

For the whole ____, I felt nervous and worried. I wished for road-closing snow and I even ____ flying to South America.

The day came. It hadn’t ______, and I hadn’t gone on vacation. Fifty students went into the hall.

“Andrew Addison.” My name was called.

I stood up. I begged my legs to stop shaking but they didn’t _____.

“He-ll-o,” I said. Someone laughed quietly.

I _____ again, “Hello.”

Better — _____ I still sounded like a scared dog.

I looked at my notes but they were unclear in my hands. No _____ there. What was my first line? I closed my eyes.

Yes! That was it. “I _____ public speaking,” I said. Some laughed.

“My hands shake.” Another _____. I showed the _____ my shaking legs. Everyone laughed. I looked at Tanya and she gave me a big smile. My speech flooded back to me. My knees settled and my hands _____.

“Many people feel like ____ when they have to give a speech,” I stopped for a second. “But I guess I’m the only one who _____ bought a ticket to Brazil.” I was on a roll and my two minutes _____.

Laughter and clapping floated around me _____ I finished my speech. I had given my audience an excellent speech.

1.A.singing B.dancing C.speaking D.writing

2.A.excited B.frightened C.interested D.bored

3.A.talk about B.learn of C.find out D.wait for

4.A.Anything B.Everything C.Something D.Nothing

5.A.give away B.think about C.get into D.work out

6.A.morning B.week C.month D.year

7.A.considered B.risked C.enjoyed D.missed

8.A.rained B.cleared C.snowed D.blown

9.A.decide B.feel C.understand D.listen

10.A.failed B.tried C.cried D.moved

11.A.but B.or C.because D.so

12.A.time B.luck C.help D.money

13.A.regret B.choose C.forget D.hate

14.A.laugh B.joke C.game D.example

15.A.teachers B.students C.doctor D.audience

16.A.shook B.relaxed C.closed D.hurt

17.A.dreaming B.preparing C.disappearing D.celebrating

18.A.even B.almost C.also D.still

19.A.flew B.stopped C.started D.grew

20.A.since B.for C.as D.if

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者所在学校要举行演讲比赛，作者很害怕这样的演讲，但作者最终战胜了自己，给听众作了一次精彩的演讲。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一想到要在全班同学面前演讲，我就害怕。A. singing唱歌；B. dancing跳舞；C. speaking演讲；D. writing写。由“A public-speaking competition will be held next Monday ”可知，下周一将举行公开演讲比赛。所以作者想到要在全班同学面前演讲，就害怕。故选C项。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一想到要在全班同学面前演讲，我就害怕。A. excited兴奋的；B. frightened害怕的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. bored无聊的。由下文“I’ll talk about how scared I am of public speaking”可知，作者害怕在全班同学面前演讲。Scared与frightened 为同义词。故选B项。

3.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“我不知道。你能用两分钟谈论什么?”她说。A. talk about谈论；B. learn of了解；C. find out发现；D. wait for等待。由“I’ll talk about”可知，Tanya在问作者能用两分钟谈论什么。故选A项。

4.考查代词词义辨析。句意：什么也谈论不了。A. Anything任何事情；B. Everything每件事情；C. Something一些事情；D. Nothing没有什么。由“for two minutes”可知，两分钟很短，什么也谈论不了。故选D项。

5.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我唯一能想到的就是我颤抖的双腿和颤抖的声音!。A. give away泄露；B. think about思考；C. get into进入；D. work out锻炼。由“my shaky legs and voice ”可知，作者很害怕演讲，唯一能想到的就是颤抖的双腿和颤抖的声音。故选B项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：整整一个星期，我感到紧张和担心。 A. morning早晨；B. week周；C. month月；D. year年。由上文“next Monday”可知，整整一个星期，作者感到紧张和担心。故选B项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望能因下雪封路，甚至考虑飞到南美去。A. considered思考；B. risked冒险；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. missed想念。由下文“Many people feel like disappearing when they have to give a speech,”可知，很多人在不得不发表演讲时，都想消失。所以作者在考虑飞到南美去，以此逃避这个演讲比赛。故选A项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：天没下雪，我也没去度假。A. rained下雨；B. cleared放晴；C. snowed下雪；D. blown吹。由“I wished for road-closing snow ”可知，作者希望能因下雪封路，但是天并没有下雪。故选C项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我恳求我的腿停止颤抖，但他们不听。A. decide决定；B. feel感觉; C. understand理解；D. listen听。由“I begged my legs to stop shaking but ”可知，作者要求自己的腿停止颤抖，但他们不听作者的，前后语意转折，故选 listen“听”。故选D项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我又试了一次，“你好”。A. failed失败；B. tried尝试；C. cried哭; D. moved移动。由““He-ll-o,”和“ hello”可知，作者吞吞吐吐说出了“He-ll-o,”，第二次又试了一次，才说出“ hello”。故选B项。

11.考查连词词义辨析。句意：好多了——但我听起来还是像一只受惊的狗。A. but但是；B. or或者；C. because因为；D. so所以。分析句意可知，前后语意转折，所以用连词but。故选A项。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有用。 A. time时间；B. luck运气；C. help有用；D. money金钱。由“I looked at my notes but they were unclear in my hands ”可知，作者看了看笔记，但手里笔记看不清楚。所以这些都不起作用了。故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我讨厌公开演讲”我说。A. regret后悔；B. choose选择；C. forget忘记；D. hate讨厌。由前文可知，作者害怕演讲，但又不得不演讲，所以作者讨厌演讲。故选D项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我的手在颤抖。”又一阵笑声。A. laugh笑；B. joke笑话；C. game游戏; D. example例子。由“Some laughed ”可知，当作者说“我的手在颤抖”，台下又是一阵笑声。故选A项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我向观众展示了我颤抖的双腿。A. teachers老师；B. students学生; C. doctor医生；D. audience观众。由“I had given my audience an excellent speech”可知，作者向观众展示了自己颤抖的双腿。故选D项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的膝盖稳定了下来，双手放松了。A. shook晃动; B. relaxed放松；C. closed关闭；D. hurt使疼痛。由“My knees settled”可知，作者的膝盖稳定了下来，双手放松了。故选B项。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：很多人在不得不发表演讲时，都想消失。A. dreaming做梦；B. preparing准备; C. disappearing消失；D. celebrating庆祝。由“But I guess I’m the only one who ___18___ bought a ticket to Brazil ”可知，很多人在不得不发表演讲时，都想消失，作者就是一个唯一一个差点买了去巴西的机票的人，也就是作者在不得不发表演讲时，也想消失。故选C项。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：但我想我是唯一一个差点买了去巴西的机票的人。A. even甚至；B. almost几乎；C. also也; D. still仍然。由前文可知，作者很害怕演讲，甚至考虑飞到南美去，但是作者还是站在了演讲台上，所以作者是一个差点买了去巴西的机票的人。故选B项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很幸运，我的两分钟很快就过去了。 A. flew飞逝；B. stopped停止; C. started停止D. grew生长。由“I finished my speech ”可知，作者完成了演讲，也就是两分钟很快就过去了。故选A项。

20.考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我结束演讲时，笑声和掌声在我周围回荡。A. since自从；B. for 因为；C. as当……时候；D. if如果。分析句意可知，本句为as引导的时间状语从句，表示“finished my speech和floated”两个动作同时发生。故选C项。