It was the men's skating finals of the Winter Olympics when I was 16. Someday I'd be in the Olympics.____21____ , it was my dream.
That night I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the___22___ between the Brians: American Brian Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them___23___to win. Naturally I was for Brian Boitano, a northern Californian like me. We had skated ___24___the same ice. I held my breath in amazement.Boitano ___25___ successfully. The gold medal! I jumped in the ____26____when his score went up.
But what happened next is what I'll never forget. Brian Boitano sat in front of the camera with his coach, ___27___ by a group of journalists. He was talking about his career and his medal, talking to the whole world. A terrible ___28___ feeling went through me. I could never be in the Olympics, I thought. I could not talk in public like that. Just the idea of a press conference ___29___ me.
I loved skating partly because I didn't have to talk. I could ____30____ myself with my jumps and dances better. I didn't have to stand up and give a speech like some teachers expected. I could feel the blood ____31____ to my face if I thought a teacher was going to call me. I ____32____ at my shoes. I was sure I'd make a(n) ____33____of myself.
The next day I was at the rink (溜冰场) as usual. I was practicing a combination of jumps that had once seemed ____34____. I worked very hard the next few years, on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart ____35____every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. They became ____36____ faces. And they got to know me. So when my big ____37____came four years after Brian's, I was ready.
Sometimes I think my biggest accomplishment was not winning the gold _____38_____talking to the press afterwards. When you do the thing you iear most, you put an end to fear.
Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. Fear can ____39____ a dream. What are you afraid of?What scares you more than anything else? This year, walk ____40____ up to it and conquer it,step by step.
21. A. In fact B. As a consequence C. Ahead of D. As well
22. A. case B. appointment C. battle D. conflict
23. A. applied B. attended C. suspected D. deserved
24. A. on B. for C. off D. in
25. A. arranged B. performed C. processed D. approved
26. A. capsule B. air C. excitement D. photograph
27. A. rejected B. treated C. assisted D. surrounded
28. A. sinking B. delighted C. motivated D. willing
29
A. attracted B. impressed C. terrified D. updated
30. A. enjoy B. express C. clarify D. adjust
31. A. flow B. pour C. slide D. rush
32. A. stared B. glared C. concentrated D. polished
33. A. guest B. victim C. fool D. amateur
34. A. thrilling B. complex C. impossible D. splendid
35. A. lightened B. pounded C. settled D. broke
36. A. enthusiastic B. greedy C. eager D. familiar
37. A. moment B. ceremony C. assignment D. accomplishment
38. A. or B. also C. but D. and
39. A. achieve B. kill C. blame D. lack
40. A. very B. away C. from D. right
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者逐步克服自己社交恐惧的事迹。
【21题详解】
考查介词短语。句意：事实上，那是我的梦想。A. In fact事实上；B. As a consequence因此；C. Ahead of领先；D. As well也。滑冰作为作者的梦想，这是一个事实。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我躺在客厅的地板上，兴奋地看着布莱恩的战斗。A. case案例；B. appointment任命；C. battle战斗；D. conflict冲突。根据后文，此处应该是作者在观看一场比赛，也就是“战斗”。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们俩都应该赢。A. applied申请；B. attended参加；C. suspected怀疑；D. deserved值得。前文提到两个人都是世界冠军，此处是两者都应该赢。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我们在同一块冰上滑冰。A. on上；B. for给，对；C. off关闭；D. in进入。在冰上滑冰应为“skate on”。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：博伊塔诺表演成功。A. arranged安排；B. performed表现；C. processed处理；D. approved批准。后文提到他分数提高，可知他赢了，故他表现很好。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他的分数提高时，我跳到了空中。A. capsule胶囊；B. air空气；C. excitement兴奋；D. photograph照片。根据常识，作者跳起来当然是跳到了空中。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：布莱恩·博伊塔诺和他的教练坐在镜头前，周围是一群记者。A. rejected拒绝；B. treated治疗；C. assisted辅助；D. surrounded包围。一般常识可知，公众人物在被采访时的时候，一般都是被记者所包围的。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一种可怕的沉沦感穿过我。A. sinking下沉的；B. delighted高兴的；C. motivated有动力的；D. willing愿意的。后文提到作者想到了自己不能参加奥运会等不好的联想，可知作者此时很低落。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一想到要开记者招待会我就害怕。A. attracted吸引；B. impressed给予某人深刻印象；C. terrified使害怕；D. updated更新。前文提到作者不能在公众场合说那种话，可知作者对记者招待会是很恐惧的。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我可以用跳跃和舞蹈更好地表达自己。A. enjoy享受；B. express表达；C. clarify澄清；D. adjust调整。前文提到作者不能说话，可知作者有更好的“表达”自己的方法。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我认为老师会打电话给我，我会感到脸红。A. flow流动；B. pour浇注；C. slide滑动；D. rush冲刺。文中可知作者很害羞，在面对老师的时候，根据常识会脸红，那么造成脸红的原因就是脸部的毛细血管迅速充血，故作者会感到血涌到他的脸上。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我盯着我的鞋。A. stared盯着；B. glared欣慰；C. concentrated关心，关注；D. polished擦。作者低下头，当然是盯着自己的鞋子。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：我肯定我会出丑的。A. guest客人；B. victim受害者；C. fool傻瓜；D. amateur业余爱好者。前文提到作者害怕公众场合，肯定就是害怕自己会出丑，make a fool of为固定搭配，意为“出丑”。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我像往常一样在溜冰场。我正在练习一种曾经看起来不可能的跳跃组合。A. thrilling激动人心的；B. complex复杂的；C. impossible不可能的；D. splendid精彩的。后文提到作者好几年一直在练习这种曾经看起来不可能的跳跃组合动作，故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在记者们和我交谈之后，尽管每次我和他们交谈时我的心都在怦怦跳，但我还是了解了他们。A. lightened减轻；B. pounded连续重击；C. settled定居；D. broke打破。本文一直在讲作者的社交恐惧，可知作者会自然心跳加速。故选B项。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们变成了熟悉的面孔。A. enthusiastic热情的；B. greedy贪婪的；C. eager渴望的；D. familiar熟悉的。记者见得多了当然就熟悉了。故选D项。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以当我的重要时刻在布莱恩去世四年后到来时，我已经准备好了。A. moment时刻；B. ceremony仪式；C. assignment任务；D. accomplishment完成。四年后是一个时间点。故选A项。
【38题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：有时我认为我最大的成就不是赢得金牌，而是在事后与媒体交谈。A. or或者；B. also也是；C. but但是；D. and和。前面提到金牌，后面提到与媒体交谈，可知此处是一个转折。故选C项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：恐惧可以扼杀梦想。A. achieve达到；B. kill杀死；C. blame责怪；D. lack缺乏。根据常识可知，固定搭配：kill a dream“扼杀梦想”。故选B项。
【40题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：今年，一步一步走向它，征服它。A. very非常；B. away远；C. from来自；D. right直接。固定搭配：walk right up to“直接走向”。故选D项。
【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是根据生活常识进行解答。比如：第6小题判断跳起来到哪里，“I jumped in the ____6____when his score went up.”根据常识，作者跳起来当然是跳到了空中。故选B项。
That night I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the___22___ between the Brians: American Brian Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them___23___to win. Naturally I was for Brian Boitano, a northern Californian like me. We had skated ___24___the same ice. I held my breath in amazement.Boitano ___25___ successfully. The gold medal! I jumped in the ____26____when his score went up.
But what happened next is what I'll never forget. Brian Boitano sat in front of the camera with his coach, ___27___ by a group of journalists. He was talking about his career and his medal, talking to the whole world. A terrible ___28___ feeling went through me. I could never be in the Olympics, I thought. I could not talk in public like that. Just the idea of a press conference ___29___ me.
I loved skating partly because I didn't have to talk. I could ____30____ myself with my jumps and dances better. I didn't have to stand up and give a speech like some teachers expected. I could feel the blood ____31____ to my face if I thought a teacher was going to call me. I ____32____ at my shoes. I was sure I'd make a(n) ____33____of myself.
The next day I was at the rink (溜冰场) as usual. I was practicing a combination of jumps that had once seemed ____34____. I worked very hard the next few years, on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart ____35____every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. They became ____36____ faces. And they got to know me. So when my big ____37____came four years after Brian's, I was ready.
Sometimes I think my biggest accomplishment was not winning the gold _____38_____talking to the press afterwards. When you do the thing you iear most, you put an end to fear.
Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. Fear can ____39____ a dream. What are you afraid of?What scares you more than anything else? This year, walk ____40____ up to it and conquer it,step by step.
21. A. In fact B. As a consequence C. Ahead of D. As well
22. A. case B. appointment C. battle D. conflict
23. A. applied B. attended C. suspected D. deserved
24. A. on B. for C. off D. in
25. A. arranged B. performed C. processed D. approved
26. A. capsule B. air C. excitement D. photograph
27. A. rejected B. treated C. assisted D. surrounded
28. A. sinking B. delighted C. motivated D. willing
29
A. attracted B. impressed C. terrified D. updated30. A. enjoy B. express C. clarify D. adjust
31. A. flow B. pour C. slide D. rush
32. A. stared B. glared C. concentrated D. polished
33. A. guest B. victim C. fool D. amateur
34. A. thrilling B. complex C. impossible D. splendid
35. A. lightened B. pounded C. settled D. broke
36. A. enthusiastic B. greedy C. eager D. familiar
37. A. moment B. ceremony C. assignment D. accomplishment
38. A. or B. also C. but D. and
39. A. achieve B. kill C. blame D. lack
40. A. very B. away C. from D. right
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者逐步克服自己社交恐惧的事迹。
【21题详解】
考查介词短语。句意：事实上，那是我的梦想。A. In fact事实上；B. As a consequence因此；C. Ahead of领先；D. As well也。滑冰作为作者的梦想，这是一个事实。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我躺在客厅的地板上，兴奋地看着布莱恩的战斗。A. case案例；B. appointment任命；C. battle战斗；D. conflict冲突。根据后文，此处应该是作者在观看一场比赛，也就是“战斗”。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们俩都应该赢。A. applied申请；B. attended参加；C. suspected怀疑；D. deserved值得。前文提到两个人都是世界冠军，此处是两者都应该赢。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我们在同一块冰上滑冰。A. on上；B. for给，对；C. off关闭；D. in进入。在冰上滑冰应为“skate on”。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：博伊塔诺表演成功。A. arranged安排；B. performed表现；C. processed处理；D. approved批准。后文提到他分数提高，可知他赢了，故他表现很好。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他的分数提高时，我跳到了空中。A. capsule胶囊；B. air空气；C. excitement兴奋；D. photograph照片。根据常识，作者跳起来当然是跳到了空中。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：布莱恩·博伊塔诺和他的教练坐在镜头前，周围是一群记者。A. rejected拒绝；B. treated治疗；C. assisted辅助；D. surrounded包围。一般常识可知，公众人物在被采访时的时候，一般都是被记者所包围的。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一种可怕的沉沦感穿过我。A. sinking下沉的；B. delighted高兴的；C. motivated有动力的；D. willing愿意的。后文提到作者想到了自己不能参加奥运会等不好的联想，可知作者此时很低落。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一想到要开记者招待会我就害怕。A. attracted吸引；B. impressed给予某人深刻印象；C. terrified使害怕；D. updated更新。前文提到作者不能在公众场合说那种话，可知作者对记者招待会是很恐惧的。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我可以用跳跃和舞蹈更好地表达自己。A. enjoy享受；B. express表达；C. clarify澄清；D. adjust调整。前文提到作者不能说话，可知作者有更好的“表达”自己的方法。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我认为老师会打电话给我，我会感到脸红。A. flow流动；B. pour浇注；C. slide滑动；D. rush冲刺。文中可知作者很害羞，在面对老师的时候，根据常识会脸红，那么造成脸红的原因就是脸部的毛细血管迅速充血，故作者会感到血涌到他的脸上。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我盯着我的鞋。A. stared盯着；B. glared欣慰；C. concentrated关心，关注；D. polished擦。作者低下头，当然是盯着自己的鞋子。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：我肯定我会出丑的。A. guest客人；B. victim受害者；C. fool傻瓜；D. amateur业余爱好者。前文提到作者害怕公众场合，肯定就是害怕自己会出丑，make a fool of为固定搭配，意为“出丑”。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我像往常一样在溜冰场。我正在练习一种曾经看起来不可能的跳跃组合。A. thrilling激动人心的；B. complex复杂的；C. impossible不可能的；D. splendid精彩的。后文提到作者好几年一直在练习这种曾经看起来不可能的跳跃组合动作，故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在记者们和我交谈之后，尽管每次我和他们交谈时我的心都在怦怦跳，但我还是了解了他们。A. lightened减轻；B. pounded连续重击；C. settled定居；D. broke打破。本文一直在讲作者的社交恐惧，可知作者会自然心跳加速。故选B项。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们变成了熟悉的面孔。A. enthusiastic热情的；B. greedy贪婪的；C. eager渴望的；D. familiar熟悉的。记者见得多了当然就熟悉了。故选D项。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以当我的重要时刻在布莱恩去世四年后到来时，我已经准备好了。A. moment时刻；B. ceremony仪式；C. assignment任务；D. accomplishment完成。四年后是一个时间点。故选A项。
【38题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：有时我认为我最大的成就不是赢得金牌，而是在事后与媒体交谈。A. or或者；B. also也是；C. but但是；D. and和。前面提到金牌，后面提到与媒体交谈，可知此处是一个转折。故选C项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：恐惧可以扼杀梦想。A. achieve达到；B. kill杀死；C. blame责怪；D. lack缺乏。根据常识可知，固定搭配：kill a dream“扼杀梦想”。故选B项。
【40题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：今年，一步一步走向它，征服它。A. very非常；B. away远；C. from来自；D. right直接。固定搭配：walk right up to“直接走向”。故选D项。
【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是根据生活常识进行解答。比如：第6小题判断跳起来到哪里，“I jumped in the ____6____when his score went up.”根据常识，作者跳起来当然是跳到了空中。故选B项。
