Confidence is very important. It can help you develop a healthy attitude (态度). But how can we be more confident?___1___
Speak louder.
When you are not confident, you may speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. ___2___ Your voice can help you become more confident.
___3___
Taking exercise makes you tired, but relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself.
Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well. Did you finish your homework on time? ___4___ Give yourself praise for the good things you have done.
Don’t be afraid of failure (失败).
___5___ It will be easier for you to become more confident if you understand that. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
A Play sports.
B. Failure is part of life.
C. Here are some suggestions.
D. Did you give your friends help?
E. Try to speak loud enough to make people hear you.
1.1.
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B
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解析:选C。此空位于段首,需要为后文的内容做出铺垫或总结。根据后文的内容“Speak louder.”,“Taking exercise...”,“Encourage yourself.”和“Don’t be afraid of failure.”可知,这里是在列举一些建议,因此,需要一个句子来引出这些建议。选项C“Here are some suggestions.”意为“这里有一些建议”,符合语境,因此C项正确。
2.2.
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B
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解析:选E。此空的前文提到“When you are not confident, you may speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you.”,即当你不自信时,你的声音可能很低,其他人几乎听不到。这里需要一个与提高声音有关的句子。选项E“Try to speak loud enough to make people hear you.”意为“试着说得足够大声,让别人能听到你”,与前文形成了对比,并给出了一个具体的建议,因此E项正确。
3.3.
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B
C
D
解析:选A。此空需要为一个段落选出主题句。根据后文“Taking exercise makes you tired, but relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.”可知,这个段落主要讲述的是运动对增强自信心的作用。选项A“Play sports.”意为“做运动”,可以作为这个段落的主题句,因此A项正确。
4.4.
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B
C
D
解析:选D。此空的前文提到“Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well. Did you finish your homework on time?”,这里列举了一个建议,即写下你一天中所做的事情,看看有多少事情你做得很好,并问了一个问题“你按时完成作业了吗?”。这里需要一个与列出的事情相关的问题来继续这个建议。选项D“Did you give your friends help?”意为“你帮过你的朋友吗?”,与前面的句子结构相似,且符合列出好事情的主题,因此D项正确。
5.5.
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解析:选B。此空的前文提到“Don’t be afraid of failure.”,即不要害怕失败。这里需要一个与失败有关的句子来进一步解释或支持这个观点。选项B“Failure is part of life.”意为“失败是生活的一部分”,与前面的句子形成了逻辑上的连贯,因此B项正确。