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
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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.
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第30至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Would you like the chance to discover a place of mystery and beauty in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, consider a trip to Shangri-la!
The world “Shangri-la” first 31 in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon by the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three 32 joined together, snow-capped mountains 33 to the sky, 34 fields of long grass covered the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay 35 forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow, tower 36 the land. These snowy mountain tops 37 a beautiful picture that will make any viewer speechless.
Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look 38 jewels. Sheep, cows and horses and animals feed 39 on the green grass and the forests around are 40 to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature and the outside world is forgotten.
31 A came B appeared C produced D found
32 A lakesB countries C riversD railways
33 A reached B expanded C spread D stretched
34 A but B so C because D and
35 A calm B still C young D the same
36 A over B above C on D beyond
37 A are B form C develop D show
38 A asB ifC like D for
39 A simply B deeply C finally D mainly
40 A family B room C family D home
第二节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. Immediately my mind traveled back many years.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of 31 on my shoulder. Finally, I came to that Company, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had taken me there to 32 his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
Shaking off the rain, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 33 in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” Then, he took me to a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 34 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in 35 . “We’d like a pair of 36 socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a 37 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to 38 I love you.”
I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed that somehow things would be 39 . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a40 .
31. A. newspapers B. magazines C. books D. tools
32. A. tell B. say C. answer D. ask
33. A. dirt B. water C. hole D. mud
34. A. bought B. fitted C. sold D. comforted
35. A. it B. them C. one D. this
36. A. new B. old C. big D. small
37. A. pen B. paper C. card D. notebook
38. A. admit B. know C. consider D. express
39. A. mistaken B. right C. all right D. possible
40. A. rule B. cake C. thing D. difference
二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the16side of this line. When I hold17the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to18independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)19mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s20: “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was21to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a22time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and23courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face24with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,25she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)26one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen27suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a28mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother29every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit30.
I31the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:32, sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.33, she is well-equipped and eager to34the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the35we both needed.
16. A. left B. right C. either D. each
17. A. onto B. up C. back D. out
18. A. keep B. refuse C. taste D. bear
19. A. awkward B. relaxing C. lively D. beautiful
20. A. comment B. word C. concept D. response
21. A. received B. invited C. treated D. accepted
22. A. good B. great C. hard D. easy
23. A. taken B. underlined C. offered D. emphasized
24. A. lit up B. built up C. turned up D. made up
25. A. imagining B. thinking C. hoping D. adding
26. A. only B. just C. even D. single
27. A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly
28. A. sharp B. normal C. different D. typical
29. A. encouraging B. evaluating C. disagreeing D. agreeing
30. A. anxious B. excited C. sad D. tense
31. A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied
32. A. competence B. honesty C. confidence D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Still D. Besides
34. A. determine B. embrace C. discover D. control
35. A. character B. strength C. relief D. independence
第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Drama（戏剧）and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to 36 their creativity and have fun while leaving their 37 and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with 38 , television and video games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a 39 effect on communication. They prevent children communicating with others. 40 , drama puts the children enthusiastic about communication back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to 41 with others in a more meaningful way 42 drama encourages speech development, awareness of body language and allows children to become more 43 aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are using their 44 and so are moving away from reality to 45 their own story. Drama is a vehicle 46 which children can express themselves more freely to make education fun
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Children gain 47 by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. They are able to 48 to many issues and situations such as poverty, recycling and global warming. Drama and 49 have a strong link as drama can 50 children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history and English and so they can 51 a more rounded education.
As a drama teacher, I have witnessed a child at his first class holding on to his parent’s arm— 52 to let go. Then to see the same child running into my class with a smile is an 53 sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise（即兴创作）and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine 54 drama. Besides learning the history of the theatre, drama 55 dance, music, and directing, etc. These classes are especially designed to be of great fun.
36. A. express B. exposeC. experience D. explore
37. A. depressionB. happiness C. shyness D. sadness
38. A. cinema B. radio C. media D. drama
39. A. positive B. negativeC. sensitive D. subjective
40. A. However B. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Meanwhile
41. A. compareB. discuss C. connectD. compete
42. A. though B. asC. if D. before
43. A. mentally B. physicallyC. emotionally D. socially
44. A. determination B. consideration C. communication D. imagination
45. A. create B. tell C. read D. believe
46. A. through B. beyond C. across D. for
47. A. success B. hope C. admiration D. confidence
48. A. stick B. turnC. respond D. reply
49. A. language B. educationC. play D. entertainment
50. A. persuadeB. require C. encourage D. train
51. A. have B. continue C. provide D. give
52. A. tired B. unwillingC. sorry D. pleased
53. A. ordinaryB. excellent C. odd D. imaginary
54. A. over B. aboveC. after D. within
55. A. possesses B. appliesC. covers D. links
第三节：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36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 .” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 39 He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 41 , his father didn’t push, but waited．
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 .That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around!
He started 47 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big 51 .In 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 54 , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 55 .
36．A．exercise B．fortun C．knowledge D．wealth
37．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
38．A．Like B．With C．ToD．As
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39．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
40．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player