Question

14．I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher，I always chose to sit at the （1）Dof the classroom．
All this（2）Bafter 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（3）Abecause I didn't have a good sense of balance，nor did I have the （4）Cin keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my"（5）Afor it"，I wouldn't have decided to give it a try．
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the （6）Bof it!When I first started attending the practice sessions，I didn't even know the rules of the game，much （7）Awhat I was doing．Sometimes I'd get （8）Dand take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid．（9）B，I wasn't the only one"new"at the game，so I decided to（10）Aon learning the game，do my best at each practice session，and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't know"just yet"．
I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the rules and the"moves"．Being part of a team was fun and（11）C．Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of（12）C．With time，I learned how to play and made friends in the process．I never had so much fun!
With my（13）Bself-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from"（14）D"in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself，
to raising my hand-even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent（15）CI had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．

1．A．front	B．middle	C．corner	D．back
2．A．continued	B．changed	C．settled	D．started
3．A．idea	B．plan	C．belief	D．saying
4．A．interest	B．chance	C．competence	D．difficulty
5．A．going	B．looking	C．cheering	D．applying
6．A．point	B．half	C．rest	D．basis
7．A．less	B．later	C．worse	D．further
8．A．committed	B．inspired	C．embarrassed	D．confused
9．A．Interestingly	B．Fortunately	C．Obviously	D．hopefully
10．A．focus	B．act	C．rely	D．try
11．A．puzzling	B．confusing	C．motivating	D．tiring
12．A．fun	B．enthusiasm	C．confidence	D．interest
13．A．expressed	B．improved	C．preserved	D．recognized
14．A．dreaming	B．playing	C．relaxing	D．hiding
15．A．lucky	B．happy	C．sure	D．satisfied

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述自己过去不喜欢引起别人重视，到后来在老师建议下参加了篮球队，而从比赛中学会了如何交友，并最终变得积极乐观的故事．

解答 1-5 DBACA   6-10 BADBA  11-15 CCBDC
1：D考查名词，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．
2：B考查动词   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
3：A考查名词    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
4：C考查名词   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C，have the compentence to do sth．有能力做某事．固定短语．
5：A  考查动词短语   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
6：B．细节理解  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．
7：A 考查固定短语   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．
8：D．考查形容词  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．
9：B．考查形容词     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
10：A．考查短语   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…
11：C 考查上下文联系   根据句意，作者不断的练习，不久就知道了规则和动作．作者能成为团队中一员，开心的同时感觉动力十足．
12：C考查名词    作者参加的这些比赛使他战胜了缺乏自信的毛病．故选C，confidence信心
13：B．考查动词   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
14：D．考查动词   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
15：C．考查形容词    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．

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