阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35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 ___16___. Now she was Portia, a strong–willed ___17___ in 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 ___18___ form her.

___19___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She ___20___ being in front of other people. She was very ___21___ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ___22___ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making ___23___ friends. She had excellent grades, ___24___ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and ___25___ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to ___26___ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the ___27___ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you ___28___ do it. The trick is to look past the ___29___ to 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 ___30___ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, ___31___ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she ___32___ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new ___33___ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she ___34___ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ___35___ was hers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. memorizing B. organizing         C. checking           D. improving

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

A. consideration B. description       C. selection           D. understanding

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

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

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

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   16   .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   17    in 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

   18    from her.

  19  .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  20    being in front of other people.She was very   21    at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  22   much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  23   friends.She had excellent grades,   24    she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   25    her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26    the 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   27    drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   28   do it.The trick is to look past the   29    to 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  30  of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  31   the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  32    every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  33    of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   34    two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   35    was hers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.memorizing                 B.organizing        C.checking     D.improving

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

A.consideration       B.description   C.selection     D.understanding

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

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

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35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   16   .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   17    in 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

   18    from her.

  19  .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  20    being in front of other people.She was very   21    at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  22   much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  23   friends.She had excellent grades,   24    she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   25    her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26    the 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   27    drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   28   do it.The trick is to look past the   29    to 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  30  of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  31   the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  32    every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  33    of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   34    two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   35    was hers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31.A.memorizing                                             B.organizing

C.checking                                                      D.improving

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

33.A.consideration                                           B.description

C.selection                                                       D.understanding

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

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

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   36 .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   37   in 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   38   form her.
  39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   40  being in front of other people. She was very   41   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   42   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   43  friends. She had excellent grades,   44   she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   45   her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   46   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the   47   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   48   do it. The trick is to look past the   49   to 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   50   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   51   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   52   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new    53   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she   54   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   55   was hers.