专题10 2018年3月真题 -备战2023高考英语完形填空助力高考词汇积累（天津卷真题版）

专题10 2018年3月真题 --备战2023高考英语完形填空助力高考词汇积累（天津卷真题版） Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my ___16___, I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they __17__ me, as if “Quiet” were part of my __18__. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be __19__. Last September, however, that all __20__. I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could __21__ what we had written. I __22__ listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the __23__ to do that.” One day, I was really __24__ with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those __25__ little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? __26__, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to __27__ my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes. I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice _28_. I could hear it _29_as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at. __30__, I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist. The next day, I did it __31__. Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that __32__ my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most __33__, social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I __34__ read my poetry out loud at a reading club. Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I __35__ to be heard. 16．A．embarrassment B．excitement C．humor D．silence 17．A．heard from B．talked of C．called on D．looked for 18．A．name B．opinion C．duty D．business 19．A．seen B．heard C．followed D．protected 20．A．disappeared B．returned C．