专题02 完形填空10篇(第二期)-备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(北京专用)

备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(北京专用) 第二期 专题02 完形填空10篇 （2023上·北京房山·高三北京市房山区良乡中学校考一模）I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the back of the classroom. All this 1 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 2 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the ability to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 3 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started 4 the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much worse what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 5 and take a shot at the wrong direction, which made me feel really stupid. 6 I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to focus on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 7 “just yet”. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 8 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process-friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my improved self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ 9 ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand——even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 10 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. 1．A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started 2．A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying 3．A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying 4．A．enjoying B．preparing C．at