Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   1.Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   2in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

3from her.

4.Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  5being in front of other people.She was very   6at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  7much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  8friends.She had excellent grades,   9she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   10her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   13do it.The trick is to look past the   14to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the  15of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  16the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  17every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  18of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   19two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   20was hers.

1.A.sing                B.dance            C.speak             D.report

2.A.member          B.actress               C.player                D.character

3.A.weakly          B.rapidly               C.smoothly          D.slowly

4.A.At first            B.In fact               C.After all         D.In all

5.A.hated           B.enjoyed           C.appreciated           D.regretted

6.A.honest          B.shy               C.polite                D.patient

7.A.avoid           B.focus             C.pay               D.attract

8.A.few             B.a few             C.several               D.many

9.A.or              B.so                    C.for               D.but

10.A.forced         B.requested         C.encouraged            D.reminded

11.A.accept         B.play              C.offer             D.learn

12.A.role               B.matter                C.interest              D.grade

13.A.can                B.must              C.may               D.should

14.A.anger          B.pain              C.sadness               D.fear

15.A.purpose            B.way               C.idea              D.importance

16.A.memorizing                         B.organizing

C.checking                              D.improving

17.A.disliked           B.loved             C.expected          D.bore

18.A.consideration                          B.description

C.selection                             D.understanding

19.A.practiced          B.planned           C.performed         D.delivered

20.A.part               B.play              C.speech                D.position

Answer

1.C

解析:speak意为“讲话,演讲”。根据下文中的She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced可判断出Roberta深呼吸了一下开始讲话。sing 意为“唱歌”。dance 意为“跳舞”。report 意为“告知,报告,汇报”,表示向领导汇报某事。

2.D

解析:character意为“角色”。根据下文中的in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice可判断出她在莎士比亚The Merchant of Venice扮演Portia的角色。member 意为“一分子,成员，会员，社员，议员，委员”。actress 意为“女演员”。player 意为“游戏的人，选手”。

3.C

解析:smoothly意为“平稳地”。根据上文中的She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced可判断出话语流利地从她的口中说出来。weakly 意为“虚弱地,软弱地”。rapidly 意为“迅速地”。slowly 意为“慢慢地,迟缓地”。

4.B

解析:in fact意为“事实上”。根据下文中的She hated being in front of other people.可判断出事实上Roberta在选拔试演之前从来没有演出过。at first 意为“起先”。after all 意为“毕竟”。in all 意为“总共”。

5.A

解析:hate 意为“不愿,不喜欢”。根据下文中的She was very shy at school.可判断出她不愿意在别人面前讲话。enjoy 意为“享受……之乐,欣赏,喜爱”。appreciate 意为“欣赏,鉴赏,赏识”。regret 意为“遗憾,抱歉，后悔,悔恨，痛惜,惋惜”。

6.B

解析:shy 意为“害羞”。根据下文中的She stayed mostly to herself可判断出她很害羞。honest 意为“诚实的，正直的,耿直的，坦率的,坦白的,正派的,公正的”。polite 意为“有礼貌的，殷勤的,恳切的，文雅的，有教养的”。patient 意为“能忍耐的,有耐性的，容忍的”。

7.D

解析:attract意为“吸引”。根据其宾语much attention可判断出她从来没认为自己有那么大的吸引力。avoid 意为“避,回避,避免,逃避，防止”。focus 意为“集中注意力于”。pay 意为“付清,偿清,缴纳”。

8.A

解析:few前不加冠词a表示否定,意为“几乎没有”。根据上文中的She stayed mostly to herself可判断出她几乎没有朋友。a few表示肯定,意为“几个”。several 意为“几个的，(二以上)多个的，数个的”。many 意为“许多的”。都与上文的内容矛盾。

9.D

解析:but意为“但是”。根据She had excellent grade与she always thought that something was missing的意思可判断出它们是转折关系。

10.C

解析:encourage意为“鼓励”。根据她妈妈说的话:I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?可判断出她妈妈鼓励她去参加选拔试演。force 意为“强制,迫使,逼迫”。request 意为“(郑重或正式)请求,要求,恳求,恳请”。remind 意为“使想起,使记起,提醒”。

11.B

解析:play the part表示“(在剧中)担任角色”。根据上文的内容可判断出Roberta担任了莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》中的角色。accept 意为“受,接受,收(礼等),领(情等)”。offer 意为“提供，提出，提议，伸出(手等)”。learn 意为“学,学到,学会，习得”。

12.B

解析:matter意为“事情”。根据下文中的她妈妈说的话可判断出她妈妈不愿意放弃这件事。role 意为“(演员扮演的)角色”。interest 意为“兴趣,关注，爱好”。grade 意为“(学校考试的)评分等级”。

13.A

解析:can意为“能够”。根据上文中的Roberta’s mother had heard about it and encouraged her to join in.可判断出表示“你能够做这件事。”must 意为“必须,要,应当”。may 意为“或许,也许,可能”。should 意为“应该”。

14.D

解析:fear意为“害怕”。根据上文中的You’re just a little scared.可判断出回忆过去的恐惧，找到你做某事的热爱。anger 意为“怒,愤怒”。pain 意为“痛,疼痛，(精神上的)痛苦,忧虑,烦闷,悲痛”。sadness 意为“悲哀,悲伤,忧愁,忧伤”。

15.C

解析:idea 意为“主意,想法,念头”,可指日常生活中的想法、念头、意见、意图,也可指学术中的概念、观念、思想,一般较具体,清楚。表示她读过这个剧本并且被演讲如此丰富的语言的想法所激动。purpose 意为“目的,宗旨,意向”。way 意为“方法,手段”。importance 意为“重要性”。

16.A

解析:memorize 意为“记忆”。根据下文中的by repeating them over and over可判断出她把Portia的台词一遍遍地朗读进行记忆。organize 意为“组织,编组,创立,创办,发起”。check 意为“检查”。improve 意为“改良,改善,增进”。

17.B

解析:love意为“热爱”。根据下文中的Every time she spoke the words,she had a new understanding of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many level.可判断出她热爱每一分钟。dislike 意为“不喜欢,讨厌,反感”。expect 意为“期待,预期,预料”。bore 意为“使厌烦,烦扰,打扰”。

18.D

解析:understanding意为“理解”,表示她每读一遍台词,就对要扮演的角色有新的理解。consideration 意为“考虑,考察，讨论,商量”。description 意为“记述,叙述,描写，记载”。selection 意为“选择，挑选，选拔”。

19.C

解析:perform意为“表演”。根据上文的内容可判断出她向观众表演了Portia的最著名的两段话。practice 意为“实行,实践,实施”。plan 意为“计划,设计”。deliver 意为“递送,投递,送(信等);传达,传(话等)”。

20.A

解析:part意为“角色”。由于Roberta演出的成功,所以她被吸收到戏剧俱乐部，宣布Portia这个角色由Roberta担任。play 意为“戏剧，话剧,戏”。speech 意为“演说,演讲，发言”。position 意为“地位,身份，职位，职务”。