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1、淮安市范集中学2012届高三英语艺术班作业纸班级_学号_姓名_得分_编号054课题Reading日期I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt 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 wh
2、en a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didnt 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 wouldnt ha
3、ve decided to give a try.Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions, I didnt even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes Id get 45 and take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 4
4、6 , I wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didnt 48 “just yet”.I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very
5、 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 respect 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 ha
6、ve 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 wasnt 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. though37. A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D.
7、 chose38. A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started39. A. idea B. plan C.belief D. saying40. A. right B. chance C. ability D.patience41. A. going B. looking C. cheering D. applying42. A. point B. half C. rest D. basis43. A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching44. A. less B. later C. wo
8、rse D. further45. A.committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. confused46. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. hopefully47. A. focus B. act C. rely D. try48. A. want B. do C. support D. know49. A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games50. A. roles B. part C. mind D. value51. A.process B. operat
9、ion C. movement D. situation52. A. expressed B. improved C. preserved D. recognized53. A.dreaming B. playing C. relaxing D. hiding54. A. by B. for C. with D. to55. A. lucky B. happy C. sure D. satisfiedA“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane,
10、 but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retir
11、ement community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and
12、in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldnt believe it. One June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed
13、up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five mi
