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10．A.teammate C．opponent
B．coach D．judge
解析：选B。作者更刻苦地训练并全心全意地听教练(coach)的指导。 11．A.faced C．admired
B．recognized D．reminded
解析：选A。作者在锦标赛上又迎战那个女孩。face“与……比赛，迎战”；recognize“认出”；admire“钦佩，仰慕”；remind“使想起，提醒”。
12．A.courageous C．delighted
B．afraid D．alone
解析：选B。由于上次比赛造成了阴影，作者感到害怕，但教练的鼓励让作者有了些信心。courageous“勇敢的，无畏的”；afraid“害怕的”；delighted“高兴的”；alone“独自”。
13．A.lacked C．remembered
B．borrowed D．developed
解析：选D。作者在教练的鼓励下产生了一些自信。lack“缺乏”；borrow“借”；remember“记得”；develop“产生”。
14.A.judgment C．advice
B．praise D．criticism
解析：选C。根据下文中的“His voice ______ me around the ring(竞技场)，attacking at key moments”可知，教练在竞技场周围指导，作者没有像上次比赛那样恐慌而是听取教练的建议(advice)。
15.A.directed C．kept
B．forced D．showed
解析：选A。教练在竞技场周围指导作者。direct“指导”；force“强迫”；keep“保持”；show“展示，表明”。
16.A.and C．so
B．or D．but
解析：选D。作者头脑里想的不是输赢，而是尽全力打好比赛。not...but...“不是……而是……”。
17.A.paid back C．called back
B．paid off D．called off
解析：选B。根据前文中的“Eventually, I won.”可知，作者的努力最终得到了回报。pay back“偿还”；pay off“取得成功，奏效”；call back“回电话”；call off“取消”。
18.A.different
B．common
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解析：选D。作者的对手有同样的(same)极瘦体形，但不会让作者感到害怕了。 19.A.accept C．receive
B．ignore D．oppose
解析：选A。接受人外有人这个事实很重要。accept“接受”；ignore“忽视”；receive“收到”；oppose“阻挠”。
20.A.behavior C．words
B．description D．appearances
解析：选D。这次经历也让作者懂得了不要以貌取人。behavior“行为”；description“描写”； word“说的话”；appearance“外貌，外表”。
Part B：短文语法填空
It was the day of the poetry festival, and I was 1.________ (excite). At my old school, I had won the poetry ribbon every year. I do write good poetry. When Mrs. Baker called on me, I stood up. I didn't even bother to look at my paper. I'd spent so much time 2.________ (perfect) the rhymes, and counting the 3.________ (beat), that I knew the poem by heart. I had just started the third verse when I noticed Mrs. Baker was glaring at me. “Linda, you 4.________ (suppose) to be reading an original work, a poem you made up yourself, not reciting something you learned.” I opened my mouth to explain, but no words came out. “You will leave the room and will not return until you are ready 5.________ (apologize)，” said Mrs. Baker. “Now. Go！” I turned and left the room. I'd been standing outside for about half an hour when Joseph, another school teacher, came over to ask me why. Now, as Joseph waited 6.________ me to answer, he looked so kind and sympathetic 7.________ I poured out the whole story, trying not to cry. “Linda, accepting defeat, when you should stand up for 8.________ (you), can become a very dangerous habit. You know you are the only Linda Brown in the whole world.” 9.________ eyes smiling into mine, I took a deep breath and 10.___ _____ (knock) on the classroom door, ready to face Mrs. Baker — ready to recite my poem.
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【参考答案】
1．excited 考查形容词。根据下文可知，作者擅长写诗并且每年都会获奖。因此，在诗歌节时，作者应该感到很兴奋。此处应用exite的过去分词修饰人，表示“感到……的”。故填excited。
2．perfecting 考查非谓语动词。perfect意为“使完美”。此处为spend some time (in) doing sth.“花时间做某事”。故填perfecting。
3．beats 考查名词的数。根据空格前的“rhymes, and counting”可知，此处是指数节拍，beat在此处为可数名词。故填beats。
4．are supposed 考查固定搭配。根据空格后的“to”和空格前的主语“you”可知，此处构成“be supposed to do”的固定结构，意为“理应做……”。故填are supposed。 5．to apologiz(s)e 考查固定搭配。空格前有“are ready”，与空格处构成be ready to do sth.“准备好做某事”。故填to apologiz(s)e。
6．for 考查介词。根据语境可知，此处是指约瑟夫等着作者回答。wait for sb. to do sth.意为“等着某人做某事”，符合语境。故填for。
7．that 考查连词。根据语境可知，空格处与其前的“so”构成“so ... that”结构，引导结果状语从句，意为“如此……以至于……”。故填that。
8．yourself 考查代词。本句是指约瑟夫鼓励作者说“当你应该站起来为自己据理力争时你却接受了失败，这会成为一个非常危险的习惯”。故填反身代词yourself。
9．His 考查形容词性物主代词。根据空格后“eyes smiling into mine”可知，此处是指约瑟夫的眼睛在对作者(的眼睛)微笑。故填His。
10．knocked 考查动词的时态。根据空格前的并列结构“took a deep breath”可知，此处应为一般过去时。故填knocked。
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