第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.

About 2 years ago, I was 41 in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships (锦标赛). I was very 42 in myself My opponent (对手) was skinny. The thoughts in my head were something like "She's so 43 of course you'll win". As the match started, my opponent's true 44 came out. She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me, 45 three points in the first five seconds. I was so shocked, 46 and forgot everything my coach said. I was kicking 47 , in hopes of not losing. But 48 hit me. I lost 21-5.1 had never lost before. I was afraid of the girl, and to me, her name was 49 with defeat.

The experience lasted with me. I worked and trained harder than before. I listened to my 50 wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident. The following year, I _51 the same girl once again at the state championships. I was 52 But with encouragement from my coach, I 53 some confidence. When the fight started, I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's 54 . His voice 55 me around the ring (拳击场), attacking at key moments. The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing, 56 doing my best. Eventually, I won. My hard work, and listening to my coach all 57 . My opponent had the 58 skinny figure, but did not frighten me anymore.

From this experience, I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality. It is important to 59_ the fact that there are people better than you. But with this idea in mind, you can work hard to become that person mat is better. This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their 60 .

41. A. competing B. struggling C. playing D. quarrelling

42. A. proud B. confident C. content D. ashamed

43. A. young B. tiny C. strong D. ugly

44. A. expression B. sense C. personality D. figure

45. A. taking B. catching C. reaching D. scoring

46. A. surprised B. panicked C. tired D. excited

47. A. angrily B. bravely C. blindly D. cautiously

48. A. reality B. courage C. imagination D. memory

49. A. filled B. associated C. mixed D. compared

50. A. coach B. teammate C. opponent D. judge

51. A. recognized B. faced C. admired D. reminded

52. A. afraid B. courageous C. delighted D. alone

53. A. lacked B. borrowed C. developed D. remembered

54. A. judgment B. praise C. encouragement D. advice

55. A. showed B. forced C. kept D. directed

56. A. but B. or C. so D. and

57. A. paid back B. called off C. called back D. paid off

58. A. different B. same C. rare D. common

59. A. oppose B. ignore C. receive D. accept

60. A. appearances B. words C. description D. behavior