Question

【題目】Changing Makes You More Confident

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 _______ to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this changed 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 _______ idea because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the _______ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "going for it", I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.

When I first started _______ the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much less what I was doing. Sometimes I'd get confused and take a shot at the wrong _______ - which made me feel really stupid. Fortunately, I wasn't the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to focus on 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 _______ and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating (激勵(lì), 動(dòng)力). With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process-friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. 1 never had so much fun!

With my improved self-confidence comes more _______ from teachers and classmates. I have gone from "_______" 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 sure. I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

【1】A.hopedB.agreedC.meantD.chose

【2】A.goodB.crazyC.commonD.bright

【3】A.abilityB.nightC.chanceD.patience

【4】A.enjoyingB.preparingC.attendingD.watching

【5】A.directionB.decisionC.competitionD.discussion

【6】A.stepsB.rulesC.ordersD.games

【7】A.praiseB.adviceC.comfortD.courage

【8】A.dreamingB.talkingC.fightingD.hiding

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，講述自己過(guò)去不喜歡引起別人重視，到后來(lái)在老師建議下參加了籃球隊(duì)，而從比賽中學(xué)會(huì)了如何交友，并最終變得積極樂(lè)觀的故事。

【1】句意：我總是選擇坐在教室的后面。

hoped希望；agreed同意；meant意味著；chose選擇。根據(jù)上文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,可知，我過(guò)去很討厭在課堂上被點(diǎn)名，主要是因?yàn)槲也幌矚g被人關(guān)注。除非老師給我安排了座位，結(jié)合I always __1__ to sit at the back of the classroom.可知應(yīng)該是我總是選擇坐在教室的后面，此處表達(dá)的是“選擇”，故答案選D。

【2】句意：起初，我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)瘋狂的想法。

good好的；crazy瘋狂的；common普通的；bright明亮的。根據(jù)下文because I didn't have a good sense of balance, 因?yàn)槲覜](méi)有很好的平衡感，可知，起初我認(rèn)為這個(gè)老師的建議是一個(gè)瘋狂的想法，故答案選B。

【3】句意：我也沒(méi)有能力與別的隊(duì)員保持步調(diào)一致，他們會(huì)取笑我的。

ability能力；night夜晚；chance機(jī)會(huì)；patience耐心。根據(jù)nor did I have the __3__ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me.可知句意為：我也沒(méi)有能力與別的隊(duì)員保持步調(diào)一致，他們會(huì)取笑我的。 have the ability to do sth是固定短語(yǔ)，意為“有能力做某事”，故答案選A。

【4】句意：當(dāng)我第一次參加訓(xùn)練課程的時(shí)候，我甚至不知道游戲規(guī)則。

enjoying享受；preparing準(zhǔn)備；attending參加；watching觀看。根據(jù)下文I didn't even know the rules of the game, 我甚至不知道游戲規(guī)則。結(jié)合When I first started __4__ the practice sessions,可知句意為：當(dāng)我第一次參加訓(xùn)練課程的時(shí)候，故答案選C。

【5】句意：有時(shí)我會(huì)感到困惑，朝著錯(cuò)誤的方向進(jìn)行了投籃——這讓我覺(jué)得自己很愚蠢。

direction方向；decision決定；competition比賽；discussion討論。聯(lián)系上文語(yǔ)境，我第一次參加訓(xùn)練課程的時(shí)候，甚至不知道游戲規(guī)則。結(jié)合Sometimes I'd get confused and take a shot at the wrong __5__- which made me feel really stupid.可知句意為：有時(shí)我會(huì)感到困惑，朝著錯(cuò)誤的方向進(jìn)行了投籃，這樣使我覺(jué)得自己很愚蠢。故答案選A。

【6】句意：很快我就知道了規(guī)則和“招式”。

steps步驟；rules規(guī)則；orders命令；games游戲。根據(jù)上文I practiced and practiced. 可知，作者不斷的練習(xí)，不久就知道了規(guī)則和動(dòng)作。前文提到過(guò)作者連游戲的規(guī)則都不懂，所以這里rule “規(guī)則”符合語(yǔ)境；故答案選B。

【7】句意：隨著我自信心的提高，老師和同學(xué)對(duì)我的表?yè)P(yáng)也越來(lái)越多。

praise贊揚(yáng)；advice建議；comfort安慰；courage勇氣。根據(jù)With my improved self-confidence comes more __7__ from teachers and classmates.可知，作者不斷提高的自信，得到了老師、同學(xué)的贊揚(yáng)，所以用praise，故答案選A。

【8】句意：我已經(jīng)從“躲在”教室后面，不想引起別人的注意，到舉手——即使有時(shí)我不是百分之百肯定。

dreaming夢(mèng)想；talking談?wù)摚?/span>fighting打架；hiding隱藏。根據(jù)上文可知，作者總是選擇坐在教室的后面。結(jié)合I have gone from "__8__" 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 sure.可知句意為：我已經(jīng)從“躲在”教室后面，不想引起別人的注意，到舉手——即使有時(shí)我不是百分之百肯定。hide意為躲藏，from為介詞，后接動(dòng)詞的ing形式，故答案選D。

做完形填空首先要通讀全文，了解大意，一篇完形填空的文章會(huì)有許多空格，所以，必須先通讀一遍，才能大概了解文章內(nèi)容，千萬(wàn)不要看一句，做一句。其次要逐句分析，前后一致，選擇答案時(shí)，要考慮整個(gè)句子的內(nèi)容，包括搭配、時(shí)態(tài)、語(yǔ)法等。這篇完型要多注意：填空時(shí)多聯(lián)系上下文，注意固定搭配，答案全部填完后，再通讀一遍文章，檢查是否通順流暢了，用詞是否得當(dāng)，意思是否正確。如，第2小題，根據(jù)下文because I didn't have a good sense of balance, 因?yàn)槲覜](méi)有很好的平衡感，所以，起初我認(rèn)為這個(gè)老師的建議是一個(gè)瘋狂的想法，故答案選B。第6小題，根據(jù)上文I practiced and practiced. 可知，作者不斷的練習(xí)，不久就知道了規(guī)則和動(dòng)作。前文提到過(guò)作者連游戲的規(guī)則都不懂，所以這里rule “規(guī)則”符合語(yǔ)境；故答案選B。