I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn"t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom. All this 3 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 4 because I didn"t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. Without the teacher who kept insisting on my " 6 for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions (练习赛), I didn"t 9 know the rules of the game, not to mention what I was doing. Sometimes I"d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid. 1 , I wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to 2 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t 3 "just yet". I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 4 and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 5 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process (过程) - friends who respected my 6 to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my 7 self-confidence comes more praise (赞扬) from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 8 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand-even when I sometimes wasn"t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. |
( )1.A. as ( )2.A. hoped ( )3.A. continued ( )4.A. idea ( )5.A. right ( )6.A. going ( )7.A. point ( )8.A. enjoying ( )9.A. even ( )10. A. terrified ( )11. A. Interestingly ( )12. A. focus ( )13. A. want ( )14. A. steps ( )15. A. roles ( )16. A. efforts ( )17. A. expressed ( )18. A. dreaming ( )19. A. by ( )20. A. lucky | B. until B. agreed B. changed B. plan B. chance B. looking B. half B. preparing B. still B. exhausted B. Fortunately B. spy B. do B. orders B. part B. curiosity B. improved B. playing B. for B. happy | C. unless C. meant C. settled C. belief C. ability C. cheering C. rest C. attending C. yet C. pleased C. Obviously C. rely C. support C. rules C. mind C. wish C. confirmed C. relaxing C. with C. sure | D. once D. chose D. started D. saying D. patience D. applying D. basis D. watching D. ever D. puzzled D. Hopefully D. try D. know D. games D. value D. strength D. recognized D. hiding D. to D. satisfied | 阅读理解。 | For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people"s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed. "I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it"s easy to take people in," he said. One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her. "He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection," she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn"t think there was anything wrong. "I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn"t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my cars." Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. " shocked and horrified" that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders. "I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence." Judge Adams warned York. | 1. York was proud of the fact that ___________. | A. a surgeon let him watch an operation. B. he could perform some duties of a doctor. C. he had cheated doctors for so long D. people thought he could become a real doctor | 2. York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________. | A. watching other doctors work B. talking to doctors and nurses C. getting some training and experience D. observing doctors while he was a patient | 3. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital? | A. She had swallowed something and almost died. B. She had to have and emergency operation. C. She had been injured in a road accident. D. She had lost consciousness while driving. | 4. The judge"s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he __ _. | A. pretended to be a psychiatrist B. tried to get away from prison C. was proud of what he had done D. studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist | 完形填空。 | I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so 1 as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was 2 the street from our home and I would often 3 the kids as they played during breaks. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in 4 as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just 5 their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but nobody could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling(运球)and shooting over and over again, sometimes 6 dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked me in eyes and without a moment of 7 she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I 8 that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My 9 told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don"t count." Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine. Well, I had to admit that she was 10 . I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. 11 I asked what was wrong. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I am just too 12 ." The coaches (教练) told her that at 5"5" she would probably 13get to play for a top ranked team- much less offered a scholarship - so she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I 14her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She 15 her head from her hands and told me that her father said those 16 were wrong. They just did not understand the 17 of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college and if she truly wanted a scholarship, nothing could stop her except one thing-her own 18 . He told her again, "If the dream is big enough, the facts don"t count." The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college basketball coach. She was indeed offered a 19 , and admitted to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had 20 of and worked toward for all those years. It"s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don"t count.
( ) 1. A. small ( ) 2. A. in ( ) 3. A. see ( ) 4. A. terror ( ) 5. A. on ( ) 6. A. until ( ) 7. A. hesitation ( ) 8. A. wondered ( ) 9. A. Mom ( )10. A. determined ( )11. A. Quietly ( )12. A. young ( )13. A. soon ( )14. A. recognized ( )15. A. turned ( )16. A. coaches ( )17. A. key ( )18. A. performance ( )19. A. reward ( )20. A. talked | B. strong B. along B. observe B. satisfaction B. over B. in B. silence B. decided B. coach B. enthusiastic B. Secretly B. slow B. never B. judged B. lowered B. statements B. role B. idea B. hand B. dreamed | C. tall C. beside C. notice C. wonder C. by C. after C. rest C. suspected C. Daddy C. optimistic C. Impatiently C. short C. later C. sensed C. shook C. players C. truth C. attitude C. scholarship C. thought | D. fat D. across D. watch D. disappointment D. with D. before D. relief D. declared D. teacher D. smart D. Briefly D. weak D. afterwards D. understood D. lifted D. facts D. power D. ability D. job D. heard | 完形填空。 | Linda was a few minutes late. Wilson 1 the office when she got there. His secretary told her he 2 back in a few minutes. She 3 sit down and wait for a few minutes in outer office. "I"ll never get this job," she 4 herself. For a moment she wanted to 5 the building. Just then, Wilson came 6 the door and hurried into his office. A few minutes 7 his secretary took Linda in and introduced her, Linda apologized 8 . Wilson didn"t seem to 9 .They chatted casually (随便地) for a few seconds and then 10 . He 11 her letter of application. "You"ve never worked in radio or television before, 12 ? "he said. Now she was 13 that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her 14 questions. 15 he seemed impressed with her other qualifications(资格).She was 16 when he asked her if she could start soon. "I wonder if you"d mind 17 next month?" he asked 18 . 19 seemed she had got the job 20 . | ( )1. A. had left ( )2. A. had been ( )3. A. should ( )4. A. told ( )5. A. run out ( )6. A. through ( )7. A. latest ( )8. A. to being late ( )9. A. mind ( )10. A.took down with business ( )11. A.filled out ( )12. A. haven"t you ( )13. A. even more sure ( )14. A. a few such ( )15. A. As her surprise ( )16. A. even more surprise ( )17. A. starting ( )18. A. by a smile ( )19. A. It ( )20. A. not at all | B. has left B. came B. had to B. spoke B run of B. across B. last B. for being late B. listen B. came down tobusiness B. took out B. do you B. much sure B. a few more B. To her surprised B. even much surprise B. to start B. with a smile B. This B. after all | C. was left C. was C. would C. said C. run out of C. cross C. late C. to be late C. notice C. settled down with business C. sent out C. have you C. even sure of C. much a few C. For her surprised C. even more surprised C. start C. by smile C. That C. all | D. would be leaving D. would be D. was able to D. talked D. run away D. along D. later D. for the late D. hear D. got down to business D. threw away D. don"t you D. sure of D. more a few D. To her surprise D. even much surprised D. started D. with smile D. He D. after that | 完形填空。 | The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little 1 . It was Mother"s Day - and she was 800 miles away from her parents. She had called them that morning, and her mother had 2 how colorful their backyard was 3 spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she 4 those lilacs (丁香) in her parents" yard. "I know where we can find some," he said. "Get the 5 and come on." So off they went. Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest 6 and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she 7 some. Finally, they returned to their car for the 8 home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her 9 . When they were near home, she shouted "Stop," got off quickly and 10 to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) 11 patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two 12 , breaking into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her 13 . As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchai r 14 with a smile, and held the lilacs 15 . "Mom," the kids asked, " 16 did you give her our flowers?" "It is Mother"s Day, and she seems so 17 while I have all of you. And anyone would be 18 by flowers." This pleased the kids, but not the husband. The next day he 19 some young lilacs around their yard. I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother"s Day our kids 20 purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a forever touching memory of my life. | ( ) 1. A. moved ( ) 2. A. learned ( ) 3. A. now that ( ) 4. A. missed ( ) 5. A. cars ( ) 6. A. bush ( ) 7. A. bought ( ) 8. A. break ( ) 9. A. friends ( )10. A. looked ( )11. A. loving ( )12. A. hesitated ( )13. A. family ( )14. A. nodded ( )15. A. sadly ( )16. A. why ( )17. A. quiet ( )18. A. calmed ( )19. A. picked ( )20. A. find | B. worried B. imagined B. so that B. grew B. kids B. hill B. picked B. holiday B. patients B. pointed B. elderly B. waited B. mother B. waved B. politely B. when B. confused B. troubled B. dried B. gather | C. angry C. mentioned C. as if C. watered C. clothes C. yard C. set C. trip C. flowers C. drove C. serious C. sat C. path C. left C. quickly C. how C. alone C. disappointed C. planted C. receive | D. blue D. realized D. even if D. showed D. lilacs D. door D. raised D. dinner D. parents D. hurried D. young D. chatted D. school D. cried D. tightly D. where D. patient D. cheered D. hid D. sell |
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