第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　I will never forget that at the age of nine I was asked to deliver a speech entitled A Challenge in My Life before the whole class!

　You can imagine how___1___(terrible)shy I was the moment I thought of that-with so many eyes___2___(fix) upon me. I have no choice but___3___(prepare) for it, though. First, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part___4___(lie)in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began ____5____ I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my ____6____ (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back. After ____7____ seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding匢 made it! From then on, my fear of talking before ___8___ big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way ____9____ success is our fear. Overcome it,___10___ you will be able to achieve your goals.

【答案】1. terribly 2. fixed 3. prepare 4. lay 5. when/as 6. listeners

7. what 8. a 9. to 10. And

【解析】

【分析】

本文通过作者的经历告诉我们了一个道理：遇到困难时，要努力克服，这样我们就能达到自己的目标。

【1题详解】

考查词形变化。本空需要一个副词去修饰后面的形容词shy，故答案为terribly。

【2题详解】

考查词形变化。fix one's eyes on sth./sb.是固定表达，意思是"把眼光放在某人或某物上"。fix和eyes是动宾关系，所以本空用过去分词表被动。故答案为fixed。句意：你可以想象那么多双眼睛盯着我，我是多么地害羞。

【3题详解】