Question

II. 完型填空。（15分，每小题1.5分）

    Life is not easy, but I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was young, I was__________ nervous that I couldn’t talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was __________ and couldn’t do anything. Later, one thing changed my life. My mother asked me to __________ an English speech contest (比赛). What a(n)__________ idea! It meant I had to speak in front of many teachers and students!

“Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to succeed(成功).” Then, mother and I __________ many different topics(话题). __________, I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I _____________ to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 times.__________my mother’s great love, I was successful. When I heard the news, I almost couldn’t believe my __________, when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Some students looked down on (瞧不起) me before, but they all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother cried excitedly and__________.

   Since then, when I do anything, I try to tell myself to be confident.

1.A. so    B. too    C. very

2.A. popular    B. upset    C. lively

3.A. do well in    B. take part in    C. look forward to

4.A. interesting    B. good    C. terrible

5.A. talked to    B. talked with    C. talked about

6.A. In a word    B. In a hurry    C. In the end

7.A. tried my best    B. cheered up    C. went out

8.A. With    B. Under    C. From

9.A. ears    B. nose    C. eyes

10.A. sadly    B. happily    C. angrily

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了作者在妈妈的帮助下在演讲比赛中克服紧张，战胜自己的经历。作者想告诉我们做任何事情首先要有信心。

1.考查固定句型及语境理解。so..that+从句，如此……以至于……。too... to...“太......而不能......”，to后加动词原形。句意：我如此的紧张以至于不能和任何人说话。结合句意，故选A。

2.考查形容词或者语境的理解。A. popular 受欢迎的； B. upset沮丧；C. lively可爱的。该句上文同学们嘲笑我，可知我沮丧，而且也无能为力。故选B。

3.考查动词短语或者语境的理解。A. do well in擅长； B. take part in参加； C. look forward to盼望着。根据后文可知句意：我的妈妈要求我参加一个英语演讲比赛。结合后文，故选B。

4.考查形容词或者语境的理解。A. interesting有趣的； B. good好的； C. terrible糟糕的。根据上文作者的表现，可知她认为妈妈的主意是很糟糕的。故选C。

5.考查动词短语或者语境的理解。A. talked to 和某人交谈； B. talked with 和某人交谈； C. talked about谈论……。然后我和妈妈谈论了不同的话题。结合句意及结构，故选C。

6.考查短语或者语境的理解。A. In a word总之； B. In a hurry匆忙地； C. In the end最后。最后，我选择了“相信自己”这一话题。结合句意，故选C。

7.考查动词短语或者语境的理解。A. tried my best尽力； B. cheered up 使振作； C. went out出去。我尽力记住整个演讲，练习了上百遍。结合句意，故选A。

8.考查介词或者语境的理解。A. With 和……，带有……；B. Under 在……下面； C. From从……。有了妈妈伟大的爱，我成功了。结合句意，故选A。

9.考查名词或者语境的理解。A. ears耳朵； B. nose鼻子； C. eyes眼睛。当我听到这个消息，我几乎不能相信我的耳朵。结合句意，故选A。

10.考查副词或者语境的理解。A. sadly悲伤地；B. happily愉快地； C. angrily生气地。我的妈妈激动而愉快地哭了。根据故事发展可知妈妈在听到这个消息时愉快而激动地哭了，故选B。