I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 36 assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom. All this 38 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 39 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions（练习赛）, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 45 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 48 “just yet”. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “53” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：
小题1:从前文得知“我”过去常常很讨厌在班级上被人点名，因为“我”不喜欢引起别人的注意。除非老师给我指定了座位，否则“我”总是坐在教室的后排。可知答案D。unless “除非…否则”
小题2:根据前文，应该是“我”选择坐在教室后排。choose →chose 选择C。
小题3:根据后面作者的描述，所有的这一切在“我”加了一个篮球队以后发生了改变。changed 改变 continued 继续 settled 解决安顿 started 开始
小题4:句意：起先，“我”认为这是老师的这个建议是一个疯狂的想法（idea），因为“我”没有好的平衡感。故选 A。belief 信念
小题5:根据句意，应该是“我” 也没有能力与别的队员保持步调一致，他们会取笑“我”的。故选D
have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事。固定短语。
小题6: go for it! 努力去做吧！固定搭配，句意：要不是老师坚持让我去努力的话，“我”不会再去尝试的。 look for 寻找 cheer for 为…欢呼 apply for 申请
小题7:.句意：鼓起勇气去参加选拔赛仅仅只是这个想法的开始，即只完成了事情的一半。
小题8:根据句意：当“我”第一次参加练习赛时，我甚至连比赛规则都不知道。故选C。
小题9:much less 更不用说。而别的答案均没有此意思。句意：更不用说，“我”要做什么了。
小题10:. get confused变得困惑。motivated 积极的 embarrassed 尴尬的 committed 坚定的
根据句意：有时候“我”变得很困惑，在错误的一边进行了投篮，这样使我感到非常愚蠢。
小题11:.根据上下文意思，作者说自己是幸运的，因为他不是唯一一个新手。B符合，幸运的。
A.令人有趣地，C.明显地， D.充满希望地
小题12:.句意：我决定集中精力来学习这项运动。focus on 集中精力 rely on 依赖 try on试穿 act on 作用于…
小题13:根据句意，作者并没有对自己现在不知道的东西，要求过去苛刻。答案选D
小题14:根据句意，作者不断的练习，不久就知道了规则和动作。前文提到过作者连对规则都不懂，所以这里应该选rule （规则）。
小题15:作者参加的这些比赛使他战胜了缺乏自信的毛病。故选B
小题16:.作者学会了如何打球，如何在此过程中交朋友。process 过程 movement 运动 operation 运营situation情形
小题17:.作者不断提高的自信，得到了老师，同学的赞扬。improved提高的，改进过 adj. express表达 preserve保存 recognize识别
小题18:.根据句意，作者从老是躲在教室后排的学生，不愿引起注意的学生变成了爱举手回答问题的学生。hide 躲藏
小题19:. form… to 从…到 故选A
小题20:.作者现在经常举手回答问题，甚至有时候自己并不是100%确定答案是正确的时，也积极回答问题。故选C。
点评：本文讲述自己过去不喜欢引起别人重视，到后来在老师建议下参加了篮球队，而从比赛中学会了如何交友，并最终变得积极乐观的故事。答题时首先花1-2分钟整体将文章扫读一遍，弄清楚大意，再逐一作答，答题中着重上下文的意思理解，将自己设身处地的放在作者的角度思考问题，答案就会迎刃而解了。