二、单词拼写与运用(共10小题,计10分)
根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确、语言通顺。
1. France and Switzerland are E countries.
2. You did a good job, Cathy! You got the highest s in the math exam.
3. They became good friends soon although they had different family b.
4. The reporter is going to i the famous singer tomorrow.
5. At the meeting, the head teacher made a long s.
6. He is a humorous and wise teacher and no students will be ( 缺席) from his class.
7. The famous star refused to talk about his ( 私人的) life.
8. By reading the ( 介绍) to the book, he knows what it is about.
9. He did his best to be the ( 骄傲) of his parents.
10. I can't remember ( 确切地) when people built the house, but it must be very old.

1.European
2.score
3.backgrounds
4.interview
5.speech
6.absent
7.private
8.introduction
9.pride
10.exactly

1.根据“France and Switzerland ”以及countries，结合首字母可知两国是欧洲的国家，European“欧洲的”，形容词作定语。
2.根据“You did a good job”和“in the math exam”，结合首字母s，推出是数学考试中得分高，score“分数”，名词 。
3.根据“They became good friends soon”以及“different family”，结合首字母b，推出是不同的家庭背景，background“背景”，可数名词，此处用复数形式。
4.根据“The reporter”以及“the famous singer”，结合首字母i，推出记者要采访歌手，interview“采访”，be going to+动词原形。
5.根据“At the meeting”以及“the head teacher made a long”，结合首字母s，推出在会议上校长做长期演讲（speech）。
6.“缺席”英文表达是absent，be absent from“缺席……”，固定搭配。
7.“私人的”英文表达是private，形容词作定语修饰life。
8.“介绍”英文表达是introduction，the introduction to...“……的介绍”。
9.“骄傲”英文表达可以是pride（名词），the pride of...“……的骄傲”。
10.“确切地”英文表达是exactly，副词修饰动词remember。

三、完形填空(共10小题,计10分)
阅读下面的短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I used to hate being asked to answer questions or do something in class because I didn't like being
paid attention to. I always chose to sit at the 1 of the classroom.
All this changed after I joined a sports team. My teacher suggested I 2 for the basketball
team. At first, I thought it was a 3 idea because I didn't have an advantage over others in height,
nor did I have the ability to play basketball well. But the teacher 4 advising me to go for it, so I
decided to have a try. When I first 5 the practice course, I didn't even know some basic rules of
the game. Sometimes I was so nervous that I even got the ball in our own team's basket. That made me
feel really 6 . Luckily, I wasn't the only "new" at the game. Then I 7 to put my heart in-
to learning the game and do my best during the practice. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the
rules and the "moves". Being part of a team was 8 . As time goes by, I learned how to play and
made friends. I never had so much 9 ! And I started to feel better about myself.
Now I have more self-confidence in myself. Even if I am not sure about the answer, I raise my
hand 10 "hiding" in the back of the classroom. So, let's change from now on. It will really make
us much better.
()1. A. back
B. front
C. middle
D. side
()2. A. work out
B. try out
C. take out
D. hand out
()3. A. fair
B. common
C. bright
D. crazy
()4. A. stopped
B. minded
C. kept
D. considered
()5. A. attended
B. watched
C. forgot
D. planned
()6. A. happy
B. stupid
C. proud
D. hopeful
()7. A. agreed
B. continued
C. decided
D. hated
()8. A. tiring
B. boring
C. worrying
D. exciting
()9. A. fun
B. regret
C. wealth
D. trouble
()10. A. along with
B. instead of
C. because of
D. except for

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

1. 根据前文“不喜欢被关注”，可知选“back”（后面）。2. “try out for”为固定搭配，意为“参加选拔”，符合语境。3. 由“没有身高优势，篮球打得不好”可知认为是“crazy”（疯狂的）想法。4. “keep doing sth”表示“持续做某事”，老师持续建议，所以选“kept”。5. “attend the practice course”意为“参加练习课程”，符合文意。6. “把球投进自己队篮筐”会让人觉得“stupid”（愚蠢的）。7. “decide to do sth”表示“决定做某事”，决定用心学习。8. 成为团队一员是“exciting”（令人兴奋的）。9. “have fun”意为“玩得开心”，符合交到朋友后的感受。10. “instead of”表示“代替”，举手代替躲在后面。