完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade
36 and, for the
past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room
37 to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a
38 , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my
39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it
40 : I
stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I
41 that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected
42 .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the
43 comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too
44 to admit I had a problem.
45 my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never
46 . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I
47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would
48 sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be
49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who
50 their speech problems. I
51 the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a
52 person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and
53 to myself that it will never hold me back.
54 , I know that I’m not the only one who
55 , because nobody is perfect.
小题1:
| A．play | B．game | C．dance | D．concert |
小题2:
| A．desiring | B．waiting | C．struggling | D．hesitating |
| 小题3: | | A．test | B．performance | C．suggestion | D．judgment |
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| 小题4: | | A．sight | B．angle | C．news | D．turn |
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| 小题5: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．broke | D．remained |
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小题6:
| A．urged | B．promised | C．admitted | D．repeated |
| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．surprising | C．puzzling | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．ashamed | B．willing | C．weak | D．eager |
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| 小题10: | | A．Though | B．As | C．Before | D．Unless |
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小题11:
| A．failed | B．disappeared | C．burst | D．combined |
| 小题12: | A． insisted on | B．put off | C．approved of | D．gave up |
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| 小题13: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．sometime | D．constantly |
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| 小题14: | | A．normal | B．special | C．usual | D．ali ve |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．refused | C．overcame | D．avoided |
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小题16:
| A．doubted | B．changed | C．hid | D．faced |
| 小题17: | | A．stronger | B．greater | C．wiser | D．purer |
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小题18:
| A．explain | B．prove | C．respond | D．scream |
| 小题19: | | A．On the contrary | B．On the other hand | C．Above all | D．At most |
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小题20:
| A．attempts | B．argues | C．suffers | D．risks |
