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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（練習賽）, 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

【答案】

 

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】試題分析：

1.從前文得知“我”過去常常很討厭在班級上被人點名，因為“我”不喜歡引起別人的注意。除非老師給我指定了座位，否則“我”總是坐在教室的后排�？芍�答案D。unless  “除非…否則”

2.根據前文，應該是“我”選擇坐在教室后排。choose →chose  選擇C。

3.根據后面作者的描述，所有的這一切在“我”加了一個籃球隊以后發生了改變。changed 改變   continued 繼續  settled 解決安頓  started 開始

4.句意：起先，“我”認為這是老師的這個建議是一個瘋狂的想法（idea），因為“我”沒有好的平衡感。故選 A。belief 信念

5.根據句意，應該是“我” 也沒有能力與別的隊員保持步調一致，他們會取笑“我”的。故選D   

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

6. go for it! 努力去做吧！固定搭配，句意：要不是老師堅持讓我去努力的話，“我”不會再去嘗試的。  look for 尋找   cheer for 為…歡呼   apply for 申請

7..句意：鼓起勇氣去參加選拔賽僅僅只是這個想法的開始，即只完成了事情的一半。

8.根據句意：當“我”第一次參加練習賽時，我甚至連比賽規則都不知道。故選C。

9.much less 更不用說。而別的答案均沒有此意思。句意：更不用說，“我”要做什么了。

10.. get confused變得困惑。motivated 積極的  embarrassed 尷尬的 committed 堅定的

根據句意：有時候“我”變得很困惑，在錯誤的一邊進行了投籃，這樣使我感到非常愚蠢。

11..根據上下文意思，作者說自己是幸運的，因為他不是唯一一個新手。B符合，幸運的。

A.令人有趣地，C.明顯地， D.充滿希望地

12..句意：我決定集中精力來學習這項運動。focus on 集中精力  rely on 依賴 try on試穿  act on 作用于…

13. 根據句意，作者并沒有對自己現在不知道的東西，要求過去苛刻。答案選D

14.根據句意，作者不斷的練習，不久就知道了規則和動作。前文提到過作者連對規則都不懂，所以這里應該選rule （規則）。

15.作者參加的這些比賽使他戰勝了缺乏自信的毛病。故選B

16..作者學會了如何打球，如何在此過程中交朋友。process 過程 movement 運動 operation 運營situation情形

17..作者不斷提高的自信，得到了老師，同學的贊揚。improved提高的，改進過 adj.  express表達   preserve保存 recognize識別

18..根據句意，作者從老是躲在教室后排的學生，不愿引起注意的學生變成了愛舉手回答問題的學生。hide 躲藏

19.. form… to  從…到  故選A

20..作者現在經常舉手回答問題，甚至有時候自己并不是100%確定答案是正確的時，也積極回答問題。故選C。

考點：記敘文

點評：本文講述自己過去不喜歡引起別人重視，到后來在老師建議下參加了籃球隊，而從比賽中學會了如何交友，并最終變得積極樂觀的故事。答題時首先花1-2分鐘整體將文章掃讀一遍，弄清楚大意，再逐一作答，答題中著重上下文的意思理解，將自己設身處地的放在作者的角度思考問題，答案就會迎刃而解了。