跟蹤導(dǎo)練（二）2

完形填空

I always knew my father was good at basketball. While growing up， I spent many with my father on outdoor basketball courts， night hid the ball from our eyes.

Despite my fathers patient ， basketball never catches my imagination. ， volleyball and reading did， and I have records of my own . Some are statistics； some photographs. My mother took a photo when I was so after a tournament that I fell asleep on a plate of spaghetti. Another is a memory of my dad me from a book and saying， “Dinnertime.”

When I said， “Already？” he laughed so that tears rolled down his cheeks. I had been for eight hours.

I have realized this is how everything is done. If you want to be in your field， you put in the time. You and sweat when most other people dont.

Now， as an English ， I know more about how people . During the semester， I always let my students write for one hour. Most days I witness the change from distraction to as joy occupies their minds. I specific accomplishments—the ones to which they many hours. I told the student surprised by winning the local librarys fiction contest， “Your hard work .”

Pride in achievement. Joy in effort. My father them on the basketball court and then taught them to me. So I believe in and hard work. And I believe in the pursuit （追求） of excellence.

1. A. mornings B. evenings C. weeks D. years

2. A. until B. when C. before D. after

3. A. encouragement B. effort C. request D. comfort

4. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However

5. A. embarrassment B. growth C. achievements D. sports

6. A. excited B. discouraged C. satisfied D. tired

7. A. shaking B. preventing C. saving D. protecting

8. A. freely B. loudly C. hard D. long

9. A. sleeping B. reading C. playing D. writing

10. A. enthusiastic B. responsible C. outstanding D. talented

11. A. struggle B. suffer C. survive D. relax

12. A. beginner B. lover C. professor D. writer

13. A. shoot B. succeed C. compete D. teach

14. A. concentration B. intention C. substitution D. option

15. A. realize B. share C. excuse D. praise

16. A. devoted B. killed C. wasted D. gained

17. A. went off B. went up C. paid off D. paid up

18. A. spread B. applied C. created D. learned

19. A. confidence B. practice C. faith D. strength

20. A. selfless B. attempted C. aimless D. determined

語(yǔ)法填空

The following true story happened several years ago in the Pairs opera house. A famous singer had agreed （sing）， and ticket sales were increasing. As a matter of fact， the night of the concert found the house packed and all the （ticket） sold. The feeling of excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said，“Ladies and gentlemen， thank you for your （enthusiasm） support. I am afraid because of illness， the man whom you come to hear will not be performing tonight. However， we have found a person to take （he） place. He will provide you with same joy.” Hearing this， the crowd shouted in （disappoint） and failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-ins name.

The stand-in performer tried his best. When he had finished， there was nothing silence. No one applauded. （sudden）， a little boy stood up and shouted， “Daddy， I think you are wonderful！” In a moment， the crowd （break） into thunderous applause.

We all need people in our lives are willing to stand up once in a while and say， “I think you are wonderful！”

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