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When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me. During those years, I grew much ___13___ than most of my peers (同龄人）.Being so tall made me feel ___14___. In order to keep the focus off my unusual __15___, I went along with the crowd who would __16___ other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were __17___at others, and not at me.
Once before a ___18__ class, my friends and I played a __19___ trick on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed. I thought it was going to be funny, ___20___ it all ended up that no one thought it was. My parents didn’t always think that my ___21___ was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rules”: to ___22___others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was ___23___ other kids, and in turn hurting my ___24___ as someone to be looked up to. My friends were looking up to me ___25___ I was tall, but what did they see? "
My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ___26___ to others. They taught me to set my own goals, and to do the ___27___ at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was ___28___ to be — to be a big man in ray heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to ___29___ myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents ___30___ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were ___31___.
“Be a leader, Shaquille, not a(n)___32___. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”
13. A. stronger B. braver C. wiser D. taller
14. A. uncomfortable B. confident C. independent D. proud
15. A. hair B. height C. weight D. eyesight
16. A. play tricks on B. put their hands on C. benefit from D. have mercy on
17. A. punished B. shouted C. awarded D. directed
18. A. music B. basketball C. football D. swimming
19. A. kind B. magic C. hurtful D. ridiculous
20. A. so B. or C. and D. but
21. A. nerve B. dream C. behavior D. belief
22. A. treat B. admire C. praise D. hate
23. A. threatening B. hurting C. existing D. multiplying
24. A. reputation B. body C. attitude D. feeling
25. A. when B. though C. because D. if
26. A. friend B. comfort C. help D. example
27. A. biggest B. least C. best D. worst
28. A. chosen B. elected C. born D. meant
29. A. write B. devote C. question D. risk
30. A. believed B. imagined C. promised D. forgot
31. A. determined B. right C. gentle D. wrong
32. A. learner B. follower C. organizer D. inventor
完形填空解析
【答案】13. D 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. A
23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B
When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me. During those years, I grew much ___13___ than most of my peers (同龄人）.Being so tall made me feel ___14___. In order to keep the focus off my unusual __15___, I went along with the crowd who would __16___ other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were __17___at others, and not at me.
Once before a ___18__ class, my friends and I played a __19___ trick on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed. I thought it was going to be funny, ___20___ it all ended up that no one thought it was. My parents didn’t always think that my ___21___ was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rules”: to ___22___others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was ___23___ other kids, and in turn hurting my ___24___ as someone to be looked up to. My friends were looking up to me ___25___ I was tall, but what did they see? "
My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ___26___ to others. They taught me to set my own goals, and to do the ___27___ at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was ___28___ to be — to be a big man in ray heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to ___29___ myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents ___30___ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were ___31___.
“Be a leader, Shaquille, not a(n)___32___. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”
13. A. stronger B. braver C. wiser D. taller
14. A. uncomfortable B. confident C. independent D. proud
15. A. hair B. height C. weight D. eyesight
16. A. play tricks on B. put their hands on C. benefit from D. have mercy on
17. A. punished B. shouted C. awarded D. directed
18. A. music B. basketball C. football D. swimming
19. A. kind B. magic C. hurtful D. ridiculous
20. A. so B. or C. and D. but
21. A. nerve B. dream C. behavior D. belief
22. A. treat B. admire C. praise D. hate
23. A. threatening B. hurting C. existing D. multiplying
24. A. reputation B. body C. attitude D. feeling
25. A. when B. though C. because D. if
26. A. friend B. comfort C. help D. example
27. A. biggest B. least C. best D. worst
28. A. chosen B. elected C. born D. meant
29. A. write B. devote C. question D. risk
30. A. believed B. imagined C. promised D. forgot
31. A. determined B. right C. gentle D. wrong
32. A. learner B. follower C. organizer D. inventor
完形填空解析
【答案】13. D 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. A
23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B
