Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（线条）of light cast by the blinds of the tall  36  send shafts（杆状物）of light through the dusty air. I take a  37  and the concrete and paint  38  tickle my nose. I  39  everything about this room.
　　Some of the  40  time of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic, but the  41  is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to  42  to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost  43  think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your  44  ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually  45 .
　　When I’m on stage, everything else disappears. All the worries and  46  of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present,  47  it’s the excited kind, not the uneasy  48  of being different and alone.
　　I  49  love to work backstage and on lighting. I  50  you could find another girl who would work on a dusty ladder  51  to ropes and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of  52  to know that I succeed in an area where  53  people — and actually no girls — do.
　　Like others, I’m often insecure, not  54  who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the  55  I get from theater.

36. A. walls                B. doors                   C. windows                D. roofs

37. A. deep breath      B. last look                C. long walk      D. short break

38. A. looks         B. smells               C. tastes                  D. sounds

39. A. forget               B. make            C. love            D. own

40. A. lost                B. busy          C. tiring                    D. best

41. A. stage               B. school                  C. office                  D. home

42. A. prove               B. expect       C. pretend               D. refuse

43. A. constantly       B. seriously         C. hardly         D. honestly

44. A. competitive   B. acting           C. creative       D. communicating

45. A. reminded        B. encouraged          C. judged       D. offered

46. A. responses      B. anxieties              C. pressures            D. complaints

47. A. but                    B. however               C. and           D. though

48. A. sight       B. thought              C. feeling       D. fact

49. A. seldom              B. absolutely        C. relatively            D. almost

50. A. hope                 B. admit            C. promise         D. doubt

51. A. added             B. applied              C. related                D. attached

52. A. duty                  B. pride                   C. humor           D. relief

53. A. many     B. few              C. little                     D. some

54. A. sure of           B. afraid of               C. strict at                 D. interested in

55. A. chance          B. energy               C. benefit        D. confidence

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___  send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.  People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7  ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and  __8  ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___9  ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事实上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1. A. doors                B. windows         C. roofs             D. walls

2. A. smells          B. tastes           C. sounds           D. looks

3. A. hate                    B. love             C. miss              D. forget

4. A. room           B. office           C. building         D. stage

5. A. pretend         B. expect           C. want              D. decide

6. A. hardly         B. seriously         C. constantly         D. happily

7. A. thought of       B. judged                C. taken care of      D. feeling

8. A. happiness         B. anxieties          C. chances         D. pressures

9. A. feeling         B. idea             C. hope              D. fact

10. A. seldom         B. almost          C. relatively           D. absolutely

11. A. hope          B. doubt           C. think             D. suspect

12. A. up for          B. out at           C. up to             D. down to

13. A. pride           B. duty             C. humor           D. sight

14. A. cruelly         B. tensely                C. friendly         D. mildly

15. A. fond of         B. afraid for        C. sure of          D. interested in

 

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___  send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.  People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7  ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and  __8  ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___9  ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事实上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

 1. A. doors                 B. windows          C. roofs              D. walls

 2. A. smells           B. tastes            C. sounds            D. looks

 3. A. hate                    B. love              C. miss               D. forget

 4. A. room            B. office            C. building          D. stage

 5. A. pretend         B. expect           C. want               D. decide

 6. A. hardly          B. seriously          C. constantly          D. happily

 7. A. thought of        B. judged                 C. taken care of       D. feeling

 8. A. happiness          B. anxieties           C. chances           D. pressures

 9. A. feeling          B. idea              C. hope               D. fact

10. A. seldom         B. almost          C. relatively            D. absolutely

11. A. hope            B. doubt            C. think              D. suspect

12. A. up for           B. out at            C. up to              D. down to

13. A. pride            B. duty              C. humor            D. sight

14. A. cruelly          B. tensely                 C. friendly          D. mildly

15. A. fond of         B. afraid for         C. sure of            D. interested in