完型填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分,每小题1分)
People who speak or perform before the public
sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person
1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and
forget 2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians,
dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time
or 3 .
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 4 themselves.
Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the
audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad 5 .
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is
to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths 6 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 7 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 8 what
helped and what did not. 9 they perform more and more, they will
fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to 10
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