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My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is __1__ to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a __2__ who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that __3__ zone is not around her, she is shy and __4__.
This has been challenging for me __5__. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to __6__ me. But this has been a year of __7__ for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of __8__. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she __9__ her first kids' triathlon (三项全能)．
On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son's birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to __10__ her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to __11__ and to run with her. We got all the equipment she'd need and we kept talking about the __12__. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her __13__， she __14__ my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep calm.
And then it was time for her to go. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart __15__ quickly. My daughter __16__ into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the __17__ with the biggest smile on her face.
I can honestly say that I never felt so __18__ of someone in my entire life. It wasn't because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and __19__ that fear with confidence and fire I hadn't seen before.
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I __20__ that day.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿Kelly是一个做事谨慎、不自信且害羞的人，但是自从她参加了三项全能训练及比赛后，发生了很大的变化，对此作者感到很自豪。
1．A.brave B．eager
C．hesitant D．willing
解析：选C 根据文章首句可知，她需要对各种情况进行热身并且对尝试新事物犹豫不决(hesitant)。
2．A.troublemaker B．leader
C．thinker D．fighter
解析：选B 根据下文中的“who laughs loudly and chants, ‘Girls rule, boys drool.’ But when that ________ zone is not around her, she is shy and ________”可知，当与亲密的朋友在一起的时候，她就成为一位领导(leader)。
3．A.comfort B．danger
C．hardship D．compromise
解析：选A 根据上文中的“ ... laughs loudly and chants”可知，作者的女儿跟朋友在一起时感到很舒服，所以此处为当那个舒适(comfort)区不在她身边的时候。
4．A.scary B．nervous
C．painful D．thrilled
解析：选B 根据上文中的“But when that ________ zone is not around her”可知，她会感到害羞和紧张(nervous)。
5．A.some times B．some time
C．on time D．at times
解析：选D 根据下文中的“‘Shy’ is not a word that I think has ever been used to ________ me”可知，此处表示“这对作者来说有时很有挑战性”。
6．A.attract B．catch
C．describe D．meet
解析：选C 根据上文中的“This has been challenging for me”可知，这对作者来说很有挑战性，说明作者并不总是那么害羞，因此用害羞来描述作者不合适。
7．A.firsts B．seconds
C．finals D．ends
解析：选A 根据下文中的“This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team ... And this year she ________ her first kids' triathlon (三项全能)．”可知，但对作者的女儿来说，这是她有很多第一次(firsts)的一年，让她充满了新的自信。
8．A.circumstance B．confidence
C．coincidence D．dependence
解析：选B 参见上题解析。confidence“自信”。
9．A.defeated B．lost
C．completed D．quitted
解析：选C 根据上文中的“This year she moved to lap lane in swimming ... ride a bike without training wheels.”可知，今年作者的女儿取得了很多成绩，此处与前文形成并列，所以此处为今年她首次完成了(completed) 她的三项全能。
10．A.arrange B．attend
C．achieve D．accompany
解析：选B 为了Kelly去参加(attend)她的第一次三项全能比赛，我们全家人在早晨很早的时候就出门了。
11．A.bus B．bike
C．taxi D．motorcycle
解析：选B 根据第二段中的“This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels.”可知选B。
12．A.race B．life
C．test D．assignment
解析：选A 根据第二段中的“And this year she ________ her first kids' triathlon (三项全能)．”可知，作者的女儿是在进行比赛，所以此处为我们购买了她需要的所有设备，我们一直在谈论比赛(race)。
13．A.chance B．turn
C．failure D．success
解析：选B 根据上文中的“But as we waited the two hours ...”及第四段第一句“And then it was time for her to go.”可知，作者和女儿正在等待，所以此处表示“在轮到女儿之前”。
14．A.held B．pressed
C．squeezed D．scratched
解析：选A 上文说作者的女儿是一个谨慎害羞的孩子，所以在向作者表达爱意的时候不免有些紧张，所以此处为她紧紧地拉着(held)作者的腿，告诉作者她很爱作者。
15．A.settled B．arose
C．sank D．rose
解析：选D 根据上文中的“From the second she jumped into the water”可知，作者的女儿参加比赛，作为家长会感到很紧张，即此处表示“我的心迅速地提了起来(rose)”。
16．A.translated B．transplanted
C．transformed D．transported
解析：选C 根据下文中的“She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the ________ with the biggest smile on her face.”可知，作者的女儿已经有了很大的改变，因此transformed符合语境。
17．A.stand B．summit
C．deadline D．finish
解析：选D 从开始到结束(finish)的整个过程中，她都一直处于主导地位，而且脸上始终带着灿烂的微笑。
18．A.ashamed B．sensible
C．proud D．critical
解析：选C 女儿从一个害羞没有自信的女孩变成很有自信的女生，作为家长，作者感到很自豪。
19．A.seized B．conquered
C．grasped D．possessed
解析：选B 此处表示“用自信和激情克服了(conquered)恐惧，这是我以前从没见过的”。
20．A.won B．thought
C．reserved D．removed
解析：选A 根据上文中的“All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling.”可知，女儿的胜利使作者感到很自豪，所以尽管女儿可能戴着决赛的奖牌，但作者觉得那天是自己赢(won)了。
