28.閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的 A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
I couldn't have been better prepared for the talk,my first presentation as a college student.I had learned my speech(1)
.The day before the talk,alone in my room,I felt(2)
.But as soon as I was invited to the stage,I was overwhelmed by a fear I had(3)
too many times before——the fear of getting(4)
because of my stutter(口吃).
It began when I was a child.I felt ashamed and(5)
as little as possible at school.I put a lot of(6)
into math and science;in these subjects,I could(7)
my teachers with written exams and reports rather than spoken ones.
But by the time I got to middle school,my stutter had made me a(8)
for bullying(欺凌),which hurt my academic performance.(9)
,I went to a cooking school,where I hoped my cooking would speak for itself.
I saw my future as a(10)
until a nutrition class,when the teacher's lecture(11)
me of my love of science.I found that my thirst for learning more biology was(12)
than my fear of stuttering during oral exams.I started to work in a research lab and tried speech therapy (治療).With the help of my therapist,I(13)
realized the real problem was not the stutter itself;it was my fear of stuttering.It took me about a year to(14)
during one weekly meeting that I love myself as I am.
Now,instead of(15)
public speeches,I actively seek opportunities to be on the stage.And if I happen to stutter along the way,so be it.
(1) |
A.by heart |
B.on purpose |
C.by mistake |
D.on duty |
(2) |
A.nervous |
B.surprised |
C.confident |
D.energetic |
(3) |
A.forgotten |
B.experienced |
C.a(chǎn)rranged |
D.considered |
(4) |
A.stuck |
B.broken |
C.lost |
D.bored |
(5) |
A.planned |
B.moved |
C.studied |
D.talked |
(6) |
A.feeling |
B.money |
C.power |
D.effort |
(7) |
A.interest |
B.embarrass |
C.satisfy |
D.disappoint |
(8) |
A.target |
B.celebrity |
C.hit |
D.leader |
(9) |
A.However |
B.Instead |
C.Therefore |
D.Moreover |
(10) |
A.professor |
B.chef |
C.biologist |
D.director |
(11) |
A.warned |
B.cured |
C.informed |
D.reminded |
(12) |
A.lighter |
B.stronger |
C.smaller |
D.longer |
(13) |
A.naturally |
B.immediately |
C.gradually |
D.frequently |
(14) |
A.speak out |
B.cut in |
C.take down |
D.put up |
(15) |
A.expecting |
B.a(chǎn)voiding |
C.improving |
D.doubting |