Question

    It was the school's Talent Show, and it was the first time for Abby to perform with The Racket. Abby had got used to singing with the group and she no longer felt at all _______ during practices, but the idea of _______ on the stage （舞台）was making her head hurt. They had spent the last month working hard to _______ the songs, so that they could put up a pretty good show, and everyone was confident at their final practice.

Abby sat backstage and saw her bandmates hopping around and high-fiving each other. She couldn't tell if they were just excited or trying to work out their nerves, but Abby knew how she felt: frightened. She kept _______ walking onstage, opening her mouth to sing, but nothing would come out.

Headmaster Gruber announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome The Racket!" As the band members headed out onstage, Abby's legs moved and carried her over to the microphone, but her mind seemed to be flying somewhere nearby. And before she even knew it, the first song was halfway done. It all came _______. All of the practice was paying off. Abby knew the songs so well, she really didn't have to think much about what she was doing. Suddenly she realized that she was _______ the moment. She just carried on like the audience （观众）wasn't really there, and it was no different than being at practice.

The highlight of the performance came during the song written by the band —"Let's make a racket!" At the end, the audience jumped to their feet and sang with _______.

As The Racket ran offstage, Headmaster Gruber smiled at them and said, " I have a feeling I know who's going to take the prize for Audience Favorite this year. "

Abby wasn't too worried about the prize, though. She knew she had already got something even better: the _______ to perform.

1.A.confused B.impatient C.nervous D.tired

2.A.dancing B.singing C.speaking D.walking

3.A.perfect B.record C.choose D.teach

4.A.trying B.regretting C.remembering D.imagining

5.A.naturally B.gradually C.directly D.immediately

6.A.enjoying B.celebrating C.facing D.missing

7.A.memory B.pride C.attention D.admiration

8.A.right B.opportunity C.confidence D.decision

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.C

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文，主要讲述一次学校的特长展示表演，艾比和乐队练习了一个月，但是上台前她还是很紧张。上台之后，歌曲演出很精彩，将整个表演推向了高潮。但是她并不关心奖项，对她来说，演出的机会更加重要。

1.

句意：艾比已经习惯和小组一起唱歌，她在练习中不再感到紧张。但是一想到要在舞台上跳舞，她就头痛。

confused困惑的；impatient不耐心的；nervous紧张的；tired劳累的。根据下文“but Abby knew how she felt: frightened.”可知，她想到要上台时是紧张害怕的，而在练习中，不再紧张，故选C。

2.

句意：艾比已经习惯和小组一起唱歌，她在练习中不再感到紧张。但是一想到要在舞台上唱歌，她就头痛。

dancing跳舞；singing唱歌；speaking说话；walking走路。根据上文“she no longer felt at all ___1___”可知，她练习唱歌已经不再紧张，但是唱歌这件事让她头痛，故选B。

3.

句意：他们上个月努力完善这首歌，因此他们可以有一个相当好的演出，而且每个人对于他们最后的练习都很有信心。

perfect完善；record记录；choose选择；teach教。根据下文“confident at their final practice”可知，这一个月以来，他们一直在练习这首歌，即完善，故选A。

4.

句意：她想象着在舞台上走路，开口唱歌，但是什么也唱不出来。

trying尝试；regretting后悔；remembering记得；imagining想象。他们此时还没有上台，所以她只能想象，故选D。

5.

句意：它来地那么自然。

naturally自然地；gradually逐渐地；directly直接地；immediately立即，马上。根据下文“Abby knew the songs so well, she really didn't have to think much about what she was doing.”可知，她不用想就会做，表明歌曲非常自然，故选A。

6.

句意：突然，她意识到她正在享受这一刻。

enjoying享受；celebrating庆祝；facing面对；missing错过。根据下文“it was no different than being at practice”可知，她跟练习时没有区别，表明她忘记了紧张，享受在其中，故选A。

7.

句意：最后，观众都站起来，赞赏地一起唱起来。

memory记忆；pride骄傲；attention注意；admiration赞赏。根据“The highlight of the performance came”可知，这首歌带来了整场表演的高潮，所有人都喜欢这个表演，故选D。

8.

句意：她知道她得到了一些更好的东西：表演的信心。

right权力；opportunity机会；confidence信心；decision决定。根据上文“Abby wasn't too worried about the prize, though.”她不太担心奖品。因为对她来说演出的信心更加重要，故选C。