Question

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

All this 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 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 tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

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

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

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

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

2.A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D. chose

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

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

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

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. less B. later C. worse D. further

10.A. committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. confused

11.A. Interestingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. Hopefully

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

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

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

15.A. role B. part C. mind D. value

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

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

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

19.A. by B. for C. with D. To

20.A. lucky B. happy C. sure D. Satisfied

Answer 1

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】文章讲述我从一个不愿意表现自己的人，自从参加篮球训练以后满满地找回了自信，变得信心满满的故事。

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2. 希望；B. 同意；C. 意味着；D. Chose选择。结合上文来看，作者不愿意引起注意，所在除非老师指定座位，作者总是选择坐到教室后面。故选D

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6. for 努力得到；look for 寻找；cheer for为…欢呼；apply for申请；根据句意可知是教练让我参加篮球队。故选A

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12. 聚焦于…;B对…起作用；C依赖于…D试穿。根据句意可知我把注意力都聚焦于学习与篮球有关上。故选A

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19. to… 从…到…。.故选D

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