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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

科目 英语   题型 完型填空   难度 较易
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A.forced B.refused C.adjusted D.gathered

A.order B.pay C.call D.search

A.weather B.scenery C.storm D.burden

A.used B.promised C.deserved D.happened

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A.to B.through C.over D.for

A.operating B.cycling C.turning D.rushing

A.check B.carry C.find D.board

A.street B.ground C.floor D.platform

A.paused B.crossed C.reached D.parked

A.wet B.weak C.sick D.hurt

A.ashamed B.discouraged C.surprised D.puzzled

A.while B.when C.where D.after

A.hardly B.casually C.absolutely D.finally

A.devotion B.reaction C.investigation D.relation

A.accurate B.vital C.brief D.humorous

A.promise B.appreciatio C.advice D.guidance

A.troubles B.signals C.rules D.signs

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A.whom B.who C.that D.whoever

A.competitions B.games C.meetings D.events

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A.youngest B.oldest C.tallest D.strongest

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A.prize B.poem C.experience D.ball

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