广东省普宁二中20122013学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题(无答案).docVIP

普宁二中高二级第二学期第次月考英语试卷（2013.） 命题人： 审题：45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1 of the classroom. All this 2 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 3 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 5 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 6 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 8 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun! With my 13 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from 14 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. 1. A. front B. back C. corner D. middle 2. A. continued B. started C. settled D. changed 3. A. plan B. idea C. belief D. saying 4. A. interest B. chance