Question

【题目】I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 【1】 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 【2】 to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this 【3】 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 【4】 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 【5】 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 【6】 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 【7】 of it! When I first started 【8】 the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 【9】 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 【10】 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 【11】 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 【12】 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 【13】 “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 【14】 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 【15】 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 【16】 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my 【17】 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from 【18】 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 【19】 raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 【20】 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

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

A. hoped B. Agreed C. meant D. chose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. Confused

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】【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】 自信是通往成功之路的第一步。作者由于缺乏自信，甚至都不愿意坐在教室的前排，直到参加篮球队后，通过努力，信心大增，最终战胜了自己，建立了良好的自信心。

【1】 第一句话告诉我们作者讨厌上课被提问，因为他不喜欢被别人注意，所以如果老师不给他指定座位，那么他总会选择坐在教室的后排。Unless = if...not如果不；符合句意；as因为；until直到……才；though尽管，均不符合题意。

【2】 如果老师不指定座位，那么作者就会选择坐在教室后排。Choose选择；hope希望；agree同意；mean打算。

【3】 根据下文可知，作者参加篮球队后一切都发生了变化。Change变化：continue继续；settle解决；start开始，均不符合题意。

【4】根据下文I didn，t have a good sense of balance可知作者觉得这个想法很疯狂。Idea主意；plan计划；belief信念；saying谚语。

【5】 根据下文they would tease me可知作者没有信心，觉得自己不能与其他队员一起并驾齐驱。这里应指做某事的能力，故用ability。Right权利；chance机会；patience耐心。

【6】 要不是老师坚持要我大胆一试，我绝不会尝试的。Go for it大胆尝试；hK)k for寻找；cheer for为……而欢呼；apply for申请。

【7】 鼓起勇气去训练只是成功了一半( half)，，point点；rest休息；basis基础，均不符合题意。

【8】 attend the practice sessions上训练课。Enjoy欣赏；prepare准备；watch观看。

【9】 第一次上训练课作者不了解比赛规则，甚至都不知道自己在做些什么。Iess更少；later后来；worse更糟；further更进一步。

【10】 根据下文take a shot at the wrong direction可知作者弄混了( con-fused)：、commit委托；motivate激发；embarrass使困窘。

【11】 作者为自己并不是这场比赛中唯一的一个“新手”而感到庆幸。Fortunately庆幸地；interesting有趣地；obviously显然地；hopefully满怀希望地。

【12】 根据下文do my best at each practice session可知作者下定决心学好篮球，把精力都集中在学习篮球上c）focus on集中精力／注意力于……，符合语境；act on对……起作用；rely on依靠；try on试验，均不符合题意。

【13】 作者决定不会再为自己还不知道( know)某些事情而过分为难自己。

【14】 上文I didn’t even know the rules of the game提示设空处应为rules。

【15】 句意：很快，我骨子里的那份竞技性逐渐压过了我的自信心缺乏。Part部分，份；role角色；mind头脑，智力；value价值。

【16】 随着时间的推移，我学会了怎么玩，并且还学会了在玩的过程中( process)结交新朋友。Operation操纵；movement运动；situation情形，境遇，均与原文不符。

【17】 我的自信心应得以提高( improve)；而不是express表达，preserve保存，保藏，recognize认出。

【18】 根据下文not wanting to call attention to myself可知作者把自己“藏”在教室后面，故用hide;而不是dream梦想；play玩耍；relax放松。

【19】 根据上文I have gone from...可知设空处应该用to，from…to…为习惯搭配，故正确答案为D项。

【20】 句意：有时候我并不是百分之百确信( sure，自己的答案正确。Lucky幸运的；happy高兴的；satisfied满意的，均与原文不符。