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People who speak or perform (表演) before the public sometimes may suffer from (经受) "Stage Fright" (怯场). Stage fright makes a person ____________. In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget _________ one should say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or _____________.

Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to _________ themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad __________.

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths _______ helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's __________ to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and ________ what helped and what did not. _________ they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim (目的) is only to __________ stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

1.A. joyful      B. proud     C. nervous  D. hopeless

2.A. when       B. what      C. how      D. whether

3.A. others      B. other     C. another  D. the other

4.A. cure        B. control  C. hold      D. protect

5.A. experience  B. activity  C. process  D. event

6.A. usually    B. too       C. also      D. sometimes

7.A. sure        B. terrible  C. necessary  D. all right

8.A. put out    B. find out  C. look for  D. search for

9.A. As           B. While     C. Before    D. Until

10.A. change     B. produce C. improve  D. reduce

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要告诉了我们很多人都有怯场的经历。专家戴安娜尼克尔斯给我们分析了产生这一问题的原因，并提出了相应的建议。

1.1】C考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：“舞台恐惧使人紧张。“此题考查形容词，A. joyful 愉快的；B. proud 自豪的；C. nervous紧张的；D. hopeless无望的。联系前后文，故选C。

2.2】B考查特殊疑问词及语境的理解。句意：在最坏的情况下，可以让一个人的心灵去忘记一个人应该说什么，或表演什么。此题考查特殊疑问词，A. when什么时候；B. what什么；C. how怎样；D. whether是否。根据句意，故选B。

3.3】C考查代词及语境的理解。句意：演员、音乐家、舞蹈家、律师、甚至广播节目主持人都曾经遭受过怯场。此题考查固定短语at one time or another曾经。根据句意，故选C。

4.4】B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：她帮助演员学会控制自己。此题考查动词，A. cure 治疗；B. control控制；C. hold举行，举办；D. protect保护。根据句意，故选B。

5.5】A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：她说，其他人在经历可怕的经历后，有了发展阶段的恐惧。此题考查名词，A. experience经历；B. activity活动；C. process过程；D. event事件。根据句意，故选A。

6.6】C考查副词及语境的理解。句意：深呼吸可以帮助你控制你的身体。此题考查副词，A. usually通常；B. too也，放于句末；C. also也，放于句中；D. sometimes有时候。根据句意，故选C。

7.7】D考查副词和形容词及语境的理解。句意：犯错误也是可允许的。此题考查动词，A. sure确信；B. terrible可怕的，糟糕的；C. necessary必要的；D. all right可允许的。根据句意，故选D。

8.8】B考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：每次演出后，他们讨论发生了什么，并找出什么起到了帮助，什么没有起到帮助。此题考查动词短语，A. put out扑灭；B. find out查出，找出；C. look for寻找；D. search for搜索。根据句意，故选B。

9.9】A考查连词辨析及语境的理解。句意：随着他们越来越多的表演，他们的恐惧感会越来越少和甚至降至50%。此题考查连词，A. As随着；B. While当什么时候；C. Before 在之前；D. Until直到。故选A。

10.10】D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：尼克尔斯小姐说，这个目标只是为了减少舞台的恐惧感，而不是完全消除它。此题考查动词，A. change改变；B. produce生产；C. improve提高；D. reduce减少。根据句意，故选D。

考点：考查人物传记类短文。