Ⅴ. 完形填空。
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 1 classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very difficult and much 2 than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 3."
Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 4: they can talk about their ideas freely 5 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public.
According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 6.
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 7, such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 8 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time, you should 9 more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak out your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 10 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident."
()1. A. her
B. my
C. his
()2. A. harder
B. easier
C. better
()3. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. sadly
()4. A. answer
B. subject
C. problem
()5. A. except
B. beside
C. with
()6. A. listening
B. speaking
C. reading
()7. A. mouths
B. eyes
C. minds
()8. A. Or
B. So
C. And
()9. A. play
B. practise
C. write
()10. A. reports
B. keeps
C. makes

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C

【分析】
做完形填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕中学生当众演讲紧张的问题及解决建议展开），再逐空结合上下文语境、语法规则（如人称代词、比较级）、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系词来选择答案，确保选项符合文章整体逻辑。
【解析】
1. 考查人称代词：主语Li Jun是男性，修饰classmates需用形容词性物主代词his，故选C。
2. 考查形容词比较级：由than可知用比较级，前文提到“it was wrong（我错了）”，说明当众演讲比和同学玩耍时说话更难，harder符合语境，故选A。
3. 考查副词词义：语境为想快速离开教室，quickly（快速地）符合；slowly（缓慢地）、sadly（悲伤地）不符合，故选B。
4. 考查名词词义：此处指很多中学生有同样的问题，problem（问题）符合；answer（答案）、subject（科目）不符合，故选C。
5. 考查固定搭配：talk with sb是固定搭配，意为“和某人交谈”，符合语境；except（除了）、beside（在……旁边）不符合，故选C。
6. 考查动名词词义：前文提到当众说话难，原因是学校重写作轻表达，speaking（说话）符合；listening（听）、reading（读）不符合，故选B。
7. 考查固定搭配：open one's mouth是固定搭配，意为“开口说话”，符合语境；eyes（眼睛）、minds（思想）不符合，故选A。
8. 考查逻辑关系词：前后为并列关系，前面说学校给机会，后面说给学生建议，用and连接；or（或者）、so（所以）不符合，故选C。
9. 考查动词词义：语境为多练习，practise（练习）符合；play（玩）、write（写）不符合，故选B。
10. 考查固定搭配：make a speech是固定搭配，意为“做演讲”，符合语境；reports（报道）、keeps（保持）不符合，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、形容词比较级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为初中英语完形填空，围绕中学生当众演讲的话题展开，重点考查语境理解、基础语法及常用固定搭配，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.6