Question

【題目】 Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."

When I was 14, I was ____ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest（競(jìng)賽）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ____ idea! It meant I had to ____ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Finally I decided to have a try and____ the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to ____all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could ____ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Those ____who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother was very happy and cried excitedly.

____ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to make the best from it. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

【1】A. so B. too C. very D. quite

【2】A. made faces at B. looked after C. laughed at D. smiled at

【3】A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything

【4】A. interesting B. exciting C. perfect D. terrible

【5】A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk

【6】A. reached B. brought C. chose D. thought

【7】A. remember B. see C. spell D. read

【8】A. almost B. nearly C. hard D. hardly

【9】A. girls B. classmates C. boys D. teachers

【10】A. Since B. Except C. Before D. From

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這是一篇?jiǎng)?lì)志型文章，講的是一個(gè)自卑的男孩通過一次英語演講比賽而找回自信的故事。

【1】B考查副詞及語境理解。句意：當(dāng)我十四歲的時(shí)候,我因?yàn)楹芫o張而不能和別人說話。so 所以；too 太；very非常；quite 相當(dāng)，很。T oo…to….表示太……而不能……，是一個(gè)固定句型，所以選B。

【2】C考查動(dòng)詞短語及語境理解。句意：我的同學(xué)嘲笑我。made faces at 做鬼臉；looked after照看；laughed at嘲笑；smiled at 微笑。聯(lián)系下句I was sad but could do nothing.可推知該選C。

【3】A考查復(fù)合不定代詞及語境理解。句意：后來，有件事發(fā)生了，它改變了我的一生。something某事；nothing 沒事；anything任何事；everything每件事。這里指something happened（有某事發(fā)生了），所以選A。

【4】D考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：那是多么可怕的一件事。 interesting有趣的；exciting令人興奮的；perfect完美的；terrible糟糕的，可怕的。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選D。

【5】B考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：那意味著我將在我學(xué)校的老師和同學(xué)面前演講。say說；speak 講；tell 告訴；talk談話。聯(lián)系上文It was an English speech contest（競(jìng)賽）. My mother asked me to take part in it.可知該選B。

【6】C考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：最后我選擇了“相信自己”這個(gè)主題。reached到達(dá)；brought帶來；chose 選擇；thought盡管。此處應(yīng)選chose the topic（選定了主題）故選C。

【7】A考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：我盡我最大的努力記下了我的演講內(nèi)容，并且反復(fù)練習(xí)了一百次。remember 記��；see 看見；spell 拼；read讀。根據(jù)句意及語境可知該選A。

【8】D考查副詞及語境理解。句意：當(dāng)我第一次聽到我獲得第一名的時(shí)候, 我?guī)缀醪荒芟嘈盼业亩�朵�?/span>almost差不多；nearly將近；hard 困難的；hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)句意及語境可知該選D。

【9】B考查名詞及語境理解。句意：那些曾經(jīng)看不起我的人，現(xiàn)在對(duì)我說 “恭喜你” 。girls 女孩；classmates同學(xué)；boys男孩；teachers老師。聯(lián)系前文中My classmates often ____ me.可知該選B。

【10】A考查介詞及語境理解。句意：自從那時(shí)起所有的事情對(duì)我而言都改變了。Since 自從； Except 除了；Before 在……之前；From 從。since then自從那時(shí)起，是一個(gè)固定的用法，所以選A。