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 to1. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed2 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 flowing3 form her.
4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She5 being in front of other people. She was very6 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to7 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making8 friends. She had excellent grades,9 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and10her to join in.
"I can't think of anyone else better suited to11 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?"
Her mother wouldn't let the12drop. "You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you13 do it. The trick is to look past the14to 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 the15of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,16the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she17every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new18 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she19 two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the20was hers.
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In your life，nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck．Everything to test the limits of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a smoothly paved， ，flat road to nowhere．Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless．
If someone you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to．If someone loves you，love them back ，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them．
Make every day count．Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you will never be able to experience it again．
A．takes B．occurs C．shows D．breaks
A．busy B．muddy C．straight D．enjoyable
A．wins B．interests C．influences D．hurts
A．look through B．1earn about C．watch out D．adjust to
A．unconditionally B．desperately C．intentionally D．instantly
A．arms B．mouth C．brain D．eyes
A．success B．failure C．moment D．challenge
A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success
A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended
A．approached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted
A．picked up B．took out C．reached for D．handed in
A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold
A．away B．forward C．aside D．below
A．attitude B．order C．attention D．politeness
A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generously
A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged
A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing
A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck
A．by nature B．by design C．in turn D．in circles
A．bought B．appreciated C．sacrificed D．shared
Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only art treasures to their collection．
One year，as winter approached， engulfed（吞没） the nation，and the young man left to in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was in action．The art collector awaited more news， he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．
Upset and ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a with a large package in his hands．
He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a of your son .I was the one he was when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”
As the two began to ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s， of fine art．“I am no ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”
As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （画像）of his son．Though the world would consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face detail．
Overcome with emotion，the man the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the he had been given．
A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest
A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war
A．save B．protect C．serve D．build
A．missing B．acting C．fighting D．dying
A．calmly B．anxiously C．quietly D．secretly
A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting
A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed
A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened
A．sad B．puzzled C．angry D．worried
A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller
A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend
A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding
A．argue B．move C．talk D．eat
A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding
A．artist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter
A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still
A．for B．of C．in D．on
A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated
A．down B．up C．aside D．off
A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were together on a road when they came to a very poor village．
The first could not stand seeing the , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．
The second rich man, seeing the worrying situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little to them．He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time．Then, he left．
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, and went straight through the poverty-stricken village without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was that they themselves had been there to offer help．
However, to their great surprise, three days later, they the third rich man, who was coming in the direction．He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been carrying, were now completely full of farming tools and bags of ．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．
A．standing B．traveling C．gathering D．running
A．land B．welfare C．richness D．poverty
A．villagers B．servants C．others D．rest
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．possessed C．offered D．received
A．turned around B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
A．opposite B．same C．similar D．familiar
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she _________ some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in _________ the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the _________ of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look on her face, she paused and said,"Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought __________ I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves...and ______ of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a(an) _________that we must make the most out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to__________, she went on,"So I would like you all to make me a _________...from now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see---it________ be a scent(香味)--perhaps of__________ baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the __________ the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please, look for these things, and remember them.
"For, _________ it may sound silly to some people, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for ________. We must make _______important to notice them, for at any time...it can all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room _________ .That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what a deep _________ she made on all us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all __________.
Take notice of something _________you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. _______ as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often _______, but the things we didn't do.
A．enjoyed B．shared C．changed D．connected
A．through B．on C．across D．along
A．back B．front C．feet D．edge
A．what B．which C．when D．where
A．no one B．every C．none D．any
A．sign B．signal C．symbol D．scene
A．cry B．sweat C．run D．water
A．present B．promise C．discovery D．contribution
A．should B．must C．could D．need
A．eventually B．freshly C．gradually D．slightly
A．way B．method C．access D．process
A．because B．since C．unless D．although
A．responsibility B．granted C．fun D．pleasure
A．one B．that C．them. D．it
A．happily B．silently C．sadly D．tiredly
A．expression B．depression C．impression D．progress
A．notice B．forget C．overlook D．remember
A．special B．nice C．beautiful D．typical
A．While B．Though C．For D．If
A．like B．regret C．neglect D．remember