五、完形填空
I used to hate being called upon in class. And unless (除非) assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher,I always chose to sit at the 1. ______ of the classroom.
All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher 2. ______ I should try out for the basketball team. At first,I thought it was crazy because I didn't have a good sense of balance. Neither did I have the 3. ______ to keep pace with (与……步调一致) the others and they would laugh at me. If the teacher had not insisted on it,I wouldn't decide to give a try.
Taking the 4. ______ to go to the tryouts was only half of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions,I knew little about the rules of the game,much 5. ______ what I was doing. Sometimes I would get confused (糊涂的) and take a shot at the wrong direction — which made me feel really stupid. 6. ______,I wasn't the only one new at the games,so I decided to pay attention to learning the game,do my best at each practice session,and not be too 7. ______ on myself for the things I didn't know just yet.
I practised and practised. Soon I knew the rules and the moves. Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack (缺乏) of confidence. With time,I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who 8. ______ my efforts (努力) to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 9. ______ self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from 10. ______ 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 per cent sure if I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
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I used to hate being called upon in class. And unless (除非) assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher,I always chose to sit at the 1. ______ of the classroom.
All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher 2. ______ I should try out for the basketball team. At first,I thought it was crazy because I didn't have a good sense of balance. Neither did I have the 3. ______ to keep pace with (与……步调一致) the others and they would laugh at me. If the teacher had not insisted on it,I wouldn't decide to give a try.
Taking the 4. ______ to go to the tryouts was only half of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions,I knew little about the rules of the game,much 5. ______ what I was doing. Sometimes I would get confused (糊涂的) and take a shot at the wrong direction — which made me feel really stupid. 6. ______,I wasn't the only one new at the games,so I decided to pay attention to learning the game,do my best at each practice session,and not be too 7. ______ on myself for the things I didn't know just yet.
I practised and practised. Soon I knew the rules and the moves. Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack (缺乏) of confidence. With time,I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who 8. ______ my efforts (努力) to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 9. ______ self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from 10. ______ 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 per cent sure if I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
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这是一道英语完形填空题，考查的是对英语文章的理解能力以及英语词汇和语法的运用能力。文章主要讲述了作者从一个害怕在课堂上被点名、喜欢坐在教室后面的学生，到加入篮球队后逐渐变得自信的过程。本题需要根据上下文的内容，选择最符合语境的单词填入空白处。
接下来，我们按照题目顺序，逐一分析每个空白处应填入的单词：
1. 根据文章中的“unless (除非) assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher,I always chose to sit at the...”，可以推断出作者喜欢坐在老师不容易点到的地方，因此选项B “back”最符合语境。
2. 文章提到“It began when a teacher...I should try out for the basketball team.”，这里需要一个动词表示老师的建议，因此选项C “suggested”最符合语境。
3. 文章中提到“I thought it was crazy because I didn't have a good sense of balance. Neither did I have the...to keep pace with the others”，这里需要一个名词表示作者缺乏的能力，因此选项A “ability”最符合语境。
4. 文章中提到“Taking the...to go to the tryouts was only half of it!”，这里需要一个名词表示作者鼓起勇气去参加选拔，因此选项C “courage”最符合语境。
5. 文章中提到“I knew little about the rules of the game, much...what I was doing.”，这里需要一个比较级表示作者对游戏规则的了解程度远低于对自己正在做的事情的了解，因此选项B “less”最符合语境，但考虑到“much less”是一个固定短语，表示“更不用说”，所以选择B更为恰当。
6. 文章中提到“Sometimes I would get confused and take a shot at the wrong direction...I wasn't the only one new at the games”，这里需要一个副词表示作者感到幸运的是自己不是唯一的新手，因此选项D “Luckily”最符合语境。
7. 文章中提到“so I decided to pay attention to learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too...on myself for the things I didn't know just yet.”，这里需要一个形容词表示作者不对自己过于苛责，因此选项B “hard”的“be hard on sb”短语，表示“对某人苛刻”，最符合语境，但考虑到“worried”也可以表示“担忧的”，在语境中也可通，但“hard”更为贴切。
8. 文章中提到“With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who...my efforts to work hard and be a team player.”，这里需要一个动词表示朋友们尊重作者的努力，因此选项D “respected”最符合语境。
9. 文章中提到“With my...self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates.”，这里需要一个动词表示作者的自信心得到了提升，因此选项C “improved”最符合语境。
10. 文章最后提到“I have gone from...in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand”，这里需要一个动词表示作者过去常常躲在教室后面，因此选项D “hiding”最符合语境。
【答案】：
1. B；2. C；3. A；4. C；5. B；6. D；7. B；8. D；9. C；10. D。
这是一道英语完形填空题，考查的是对英语文章的理解能力以及英语词汇和语法的运用能力。文章主要讲述了作者从一个害怕在课堂上被点名、喜欢坐在教室后面的学生，到加入篮球队后逐渐变得自信的过程。本题需要根据上下文的内容，选择最符合语境的单词填入空白处。
接下来，我们按照题目顺序，逐一分析每个空白处应填入的单词：
1. 根据文章中的“unless (除非) assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher,I always chose to sit at the...”，可以推断出作者喜欢坐在老师不容易点到的地方，因此选项B “back”最符合语境。
2. 文章提到“It began when a teacher...I should try out for the basketball team.”，这里需要一个动词表示老师的建议，因此选项C “suggested”最符合语境。
3. 文章中提到“I thought it was crazy because I didn't have a good sense of balance. Neither did I have the...to keep pace with the others”，这里需要一个名词表示作者缺乏的能力，因此选项A “ability”最符合语境。
4. 文章中提到“Taking the...to go to the tryouts was only half of it!”，这里需要一个名词表示作者鼓起勇气去参加选拔，因此选项C “courage”最符合语境。
5. 文章中提到“I knew little about the rules of the game, much...what I was doing.”，这里需要一个比较级表示作者对游戏规则的了解程度远低于对自己正在做的事情的了解，因此选项B “less”最符合语境，但考虑到“much less”是一个固定短语，表示“更不用说”，所以选择B更为恰当。
6. 文章中提到“Sometimes I would get confused and take a shot at the wrong direction...I wasn't the only one new at the games”，这里需要一个副词表示作者感到幸运的是自己不是唯一的新手，因此选项D “Luckily”最符合语境。
7. 文章中提到“so I decided to pay attention to learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too...on myself for the things I didn't know just yet.”，这里需要一个形容词表示作者不对自己过于苛责，因此选项B “hard”的“be hard on sb”短语，表示“对某人苛刻”，最符合语境，但考虑到“worried”也可以表示“担忧的”，在语境中也可通，但“hard”更为贴切。
8. 文章中提到“With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who...my efforts to work hard and be a team player.”，这里需要一个动词表示朋友们尊重作者的努力，因此选项D “respected”最符合语境。
9. 文章中提到“With my...self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates.”，这里需要一个动词表示作者的自信心得到了提升，因此选项C “improved”最符合语境。
10. 文章最后提到“I have gone from...in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand”，这里需要一个动词表示作者过去常常躲在教室后面，因此选项D “hiding”最符合语境。
【答案】：
1. B；2. C；3. A；4. C；5. B；6. D；7. B；8. D；9. C；10. D。