Question

(2006年黄冈)

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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

　　When I was a young boy, I was 1 shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often 2 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 3 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to 4 it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak 5 all the teachers and students of my school!

　　“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 6 .” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I 7 the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 8 . With my mother's great love, I did 9 in the contest. I could hardly believe my 10 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) 11 the teachers and students. Those classmates 12 once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations!” 13 me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

　　 14 then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell 15 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

(1)A．too

B．so

C．quite

D．very

(2)A．made faces at

B．looked after

C．caught up with

D．laughed at

(3)A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

(4)A．take part in

B．join

C．get

D．make

(5)A．with

B．to

C．among

D．before

(6)A．lose

B．win

C．pass

D．beat

(7)A．brought

B．reached

C．thought

D．chose

(8)A．words

B．times

C．topics

D．sentences

(9)A．well

B．good

C．bad

D．interested

(10)A．result

B．speech

C．eyes

D．ears

(11)A．from

B．of

C．for

D．to

(12)A．when

B．what

C．which

D．who

(13)A．to

B．at

C．with

D．on

(14)A．Except

B．Since

C．Before

D．From

(15)A．someone

B．me

C．everyone

D．myself

Answer 1

答案：A;D;B;A;D;B;D;B;A;D;A;D;A;B;D
解析：

解析：[文章大意]我以前一开口说话就很紧张，后来在妈妈的鼓励和关爱下，我参加了一次演讲比赛，并获得了冠军。从那以后，一切都发生了改变：无论我做任何事情，都告诉自己要有信心，在心中发现自我。 (1) 由下文“I was sad but could do nothing.”可知我和别人说话时会神经紧张。too... to意为“太……而不能”。 (2) make faces at意为“对某人做鬼脸”；look after意为“照看、照顾”；catch up with意为“追上，赶上”；laugh at意为“嘲笑”。 (3) 由下文的“It changed my life. It was an English speech contest.”可知某事发生了。 (4) 由下文可知母亲要作者参加演讲比赛。参加某项活动应用take part in，参加某种组织用join。 (5) 作者与别人说话时特别紧张，以及由“What a terrible idea！”可知，演讲应在全校的师生面前，应选D。 (6) beat表示在比赛中打败某人，意为“赢”，此时，其宾语只能是表示人或团队的词语；win表示“赢”，其宾语是表示比赛、奖品等内容的词语，win还可作不及物动词用，后面不接宾语，表示“获胜”；lose的意思是“失败、输”；pass表示“通过、及格”。妈妈是在鼓励作者相信自己，肯定会赢得演讲比赛的胜利，应选B。 (7) 根据上文“Then mother and I talked about many different topics.”可知作者选择了“Believe in yourself”作为自己的演讲题目。 (8) 指练习多达100多次。 (9) do well in意为“在某方面做得好”。 (10) 当作者听到自己得了冠军的消息时，几乎不相信自己的耳朵。 (11) 既然是获得了冠军，作者听到的应是同学们和老师的欢呼和喝彩。 (12) 由上文的“My classmates often laughed at me.”可知这里是指以前瞧不起作者的这些同学。who once looked down on me是定语从句。 (13) say“Congratulation”to sb.意为“向某人表示祝贺”。 (14) since then意为“其后、从此一直”。 (15) 根据下文“I will find myself”可知是告诉自己要自信。

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