Question

    Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help _______ what happened last year.

Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n) _______: Curiosity quickly _______, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was _______ a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too _______ to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.

I thought I might continue to _______ in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the _______ of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could sing my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I _______ among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made it to the finals together with three other contestants. _______ more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to ________ for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.

Finally, the big day came. When I ________ the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by ________ sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became ________ again, I began to sing.

The music started, which drew me back to reality. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the ________ in the darkness.  From then on, I had my fans, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door to a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be ________.

1.A.conveying B.evaluating C.recalling D.scanning

2.A.alarm B.disaster C.growth D.turning

3.A.distributed B.faded C.choked D.split

4.A.digitally B.elegantly C.practically D.vitally

5.A.shy B.sharp C.shallow D.sceptical

6.A.crash B.struggle C.sacrifice D.withdraw

7.A.application B.detail C.poster D.sample

8.A.came out B.chewed out C.dropped out D.stood out

9.A.As B.Though C.While D.When

10.A.approve B.applaud C.qualify D.vote

11.A.filled in B.swelled up C.wound up D.got up

12.A.circulating B.linking C.crossing D.waving

13.A.calm B.dull C.quiet D.stable

14.A.lights B.devices C.receivers D.circumstances

15.A.alone B.casual C.abnormal D.accessible

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。作者回忆了自己新到北京十一中学时，不能适应新的环境，把自己封闭起来。但是通过参加歌唱比赛，作者看到了同学们对他的支持和鼓励，觉得自己不再孤单。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：看着舞台上精彩的表演，我不禁回想起去年发生的事情。

A. conveying传达；B. evaluating评估；C. recalling回忆；D. scanning扫描。根据下一段“Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department.”可知，下文作者讲述自己新到北京十一中学时的情况。所以作者不禁回想起去年发生的事情。故选C项。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在BNDS的第一个月几乎是一场灾难：好奇心很快就消失了，取而代之的是繁重的作业。 A. alarm警报；B. disaster灾难；C. growth成长；D. turning转向。根据后面的“a heavy workload”“a total stranger in a new environment”可知，作者到一个新学校，不适应新环境，课业又很繁重，因此觉得第一个月很艰难，就像一场灾难。故选B项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在BNDS的第一个月几乎是一场灾难：好奇心很快就消失了，取而代之的是繁重的作业。 A. distributed分布，分配；B. faded消褪；C. choked窒息；D. split分裂。新到一个环境，好奇心很快就没有了。故选B项。

4.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，在这个新环境里，我实际上是一个完全陌生的人。A. digitally数字化地；B. elegantly优雅地；C. practically实际上；D. vitally至关重要地。作者觉得自己实际上对这个环境非常陌生。故选C项。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我遇到麻烦时，我很害羞，不敢向任何人求助。A. shy害羞的；B. sharp尖锐的；C. shallow浅的；D. sceptical怀疑的。根据下文“If I was not brave enough to communicate in words.”可知，作者不敢与人交流，应该是害羞的性格。故选A项。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以为我会继续独自在黑暗中挣扎。A. crash碰撞；B. struggle挣扎；C. sacrifice牺牲；D. withdraw撤退。根据上文“I shut the door to the outside world.”可知，作者把自己封闭起来，因此觉得自己好像生活在黑暗中，苦苦挣扎。故选B项。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以为我会继续独自在黑暗中挣扎，直到有一天，我看到了年度歌唱比赛的海报。A. application应用；B. detail细节；C. poster海报；D. sample样本。
根据“the annual singing contest”可知，应该是关于歌唱比赛的海报。故选C项。

8.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：幸运的是，我从100多名选手中脱颖而出，进入了前32名。 A. came out出来；B. chewed out训斥；C. dropped out中途退出；D. stood out突出，显眼，杰出。根据“…entered the top 32”可知，作者比其他参赛者更杰出，才能进入前32 名。故选D项。

9.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：随着越来越多的学生知道我参加了比赛，他们去看我的表演，自愿为我投票，然后在社交媒体上分享我的演唱视频。A. As随着；B. Though虽然；C. While当……时候；D. When当……时候。此处用as意思为“随着”，强调时间的推移。本句为as引导的时间状语从句。

故选A项。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着越来越多的学生知道我参加了比赛，他们去看我的表演，自愿为我投票，然后在社交媒体上分享我的演唱视频。A. approve赞成；B. applaud鼓掌； C. qualify使具有资格；D. vote投票。根据后半句“then shared my singing videos on social media”可知，同学们自愿在网上为作者投票，分享他唱歌的视频，表示对他的支持。故选D项。

11.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：终于，重要的一天到了。当我鼓足勇气走上舞台时，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。A. filled in填满；B. swelled up膨胀；C. wound up上紧发条，卷起；D. got up起床。根据“walk onstage”可知，此处是短语get up the nerve“鼓起勇气”。 作者上台表演，感到很紧张。故选D项。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：黑暗的剧院突然被挥舞的喝彩棒照亮了，它们就像黑暗天空中的星星。A. circulating循环；B. linking连接；C. crossing交叉；D. waving挥手。同学们挥舞着手里的喝彩棒为作者加油。故选D项。

13.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当它再次变得安静，我开始唱歌。A. calm平静的；B. dull沉闷的；C. quiet安静的；D. stable稳定的。根据“I began to sing”可知，等观众安静下来，作者就开始演唱。故选C项。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我可能不记得我去年唱了什么歌，但我永远不会忘记黑暗中的灯光。A. lights灯光；B. devices设备；C. receivers接收器；D. circumstances环境，状况。根据上文“The dark theater was suddenly lit up by ___12___ sticks,”可知，作者忘不了的是同学们挥舞喝彩棒给他加油和鼓励。故选A项。

15.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我知道我会留在北京十一中学，我不会孤单。A. alone独自的；B. casual随意的；C. abnormal异常的；D. accessible易接近的。根据上一句“I had my fans, made friends”可知，作者有了歌迷，有了朋友，不会再觉得孤单。故选A项。