3.（2011·北京卷）完形填空

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And ? 36 ? ?otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always ? ?37 ? to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this ? ?38 ? ?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 ? 39 ? ?because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the ? 40 ? to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ ? 41 ? for ?it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the ? ?42 ? of it! When I first started ? ?43 ? ?the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much ? ?44 ?what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get ?? 45 ? ?and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. ? 46 ? ?, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to? ?47 ???on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t ? ?48 ? “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ? 49 ? and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive ? 50 ? in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the ? 51 ? ? — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my ? ?52 ? ?self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from ? “ ?53 ?” ? in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, ? 54 ? raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent ? 55 ? I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

36. A. as ? ? ? ? ? ?B. until ? ? ? ? ? ? C. unless ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. though

37. A. hoped ? ? ? ? B. agreed ? ? ? ? ? C. meant ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. chose

38. A. continued ? ? ?B. changed ? ? ? ? ?C. settled ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. started

39. A. idea ? ? ? ? ? B. plan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. saying

40. A. right ? ? ? ? ?B. chance ? ? ? ? ? C. ability ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ce

41. A. going ? ? ? ? ?B. looking ? ? ? ? ?C. cheering ? ? ? ? ? ? D. applying

42. A. point ? ? ? ? ? B. half ? ? ? ? ? ? C. rest ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. basis

43. A. enjoying ? ? ? ? B. preparing ? ? ? ?C. attending ? ? ? ? ? ?D. watching

44. A. less ? ? ? ? ? ? B. later ? ? ? ? ? C. worse ? ? ? ? ? ?D. further

45. A. committed ? ? ? ?B. motivated ? ? ?C. embarrassed ? ? ? D. confused

46. A. Interestingly ? ? ? B. Fortunately ? ? C. Obviously ? ? ? ? D. hopefully

47. A. focus ? ? ? ? ? ?B. act ? ? ? ? ? ?C. rely ? ? ? ? ? ?D. try

48. A. want ? ? ? ? ? ? B. do ? ? ? ? ? C. support ? ? ? ? ?D. know

49. A. steps ? ? ? ? ? ?B. orders ? ? ? ? ?C. rules ? ? ? ? ? ? D. games

50. A. roles ? ? ? ? ? B. part ? ? ? ? ? C. mind ? ? ? ? ? ?D. value

51. A. process ? ? ? ? B. operation ? ? ? C. movement ? ? ? ?D. situation

52. A. expressed ? ? ?B. improved ? ? ? C. preserved ? ? ? D. recognized

53. A. dreaming ? ? ? B. playing ? ? ? ? C. relaxing ? ? ? ? D. hiding

54. A. by ? ? ? ? ? ?B. for ? ? ? ? ? ?C. with ? ? ? ? ? D. to

55. A. lucky ? ? ? ? B. happy ? ? ? ? ?C. sure ? ? ? ? ? D. satisfied

【答案】CDBAC ? ABCAD ?BADCB ? ABDDC