六、词汇运用
将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
first, turn, fail, pressure, great, disappointed
When I first joined the school debate club, I was full of confidence. However, in my first competition, I 23. completely. I realised that my arguments had been weak. After the match, I felt quite 24. at the result. My teacher noticed me and said, "A failure doesn't matter. Just cheer up and keep going!"
Her words inspired me a lot. So I began to practise harder to take my mind off my 25. . Slowly, my thoughts became clear and I improved 26. . When the next competition came, I stood on the stage again—this time, I did quite a good job. How proud I felt when I won 27. place!
Now I know that setbacks are not the end but new 28. points on the road to success. Whenever I face challenges, I remember that failure is just a step toward becoming stronger.

23. failed 24. disappointed 25. pressure 26. greatly 27. first 28. turning

【分析】
首先通读短文，理解文章讲述作者参加辩论比赛从失败到成功的经历。接着逐个分析空格：1. 23空描述过去的比赛，时态为一般过去时，结合“比赛”语境选动词fail的过去式；2. 24空在系动词feel后，需填描述人的感受的形容词；3. 25空对应固定搭配take one's mind off sth，需填名词；4. 26空修饰动词improved，需用副词；5. 27空对应固定短语first place；6. 28空对应固定短语turning points，需用动名词形式。
【解析】
23. 由“first competition”可知时态为一般过去时，结合“比赛失败”的语境，填fail的过去式failed。
24. 主语为I，feel是系动词，后接形容词作表语，结合“对结果失望”的语境，填disappointed。
25. 固定搭配take one's mind off sth意为“转移注意力”，此处需填名词，结合“不再想压力”的语境，填pressure。
26. 此处修饰动词improved，需用副词，great的副词形式为greatly，填greatly。
27. 固定短语first place意为“第一名”，结合“赢得”的语境，填first。
28. 固定短语turning points意为“转折点”，此处需用动名词作定语，填turn的动名词形式turning。
【答案】23. failed 24. disappointed 25. pressure 26. greatly 27. first 28. turning
【知识点】1. 动词的过去式 2. 形容词与副词的用法 3. 固定短语搭配
【点评】本题为词汇运用基础题，考查学生对词汇的语境理解、词性变形及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则选择词汇适当形式，注重基础词汇的灵活运用。
【难度系数】0.6