It was my first college acting class. With great hesitation, sweating hands and an heart,1 walked into the classroom. I had spent my entire life__ public speaking. But now here l was, not only to learn how to speak like someone on _ .but to become them entirely. Theater classes are at many high schools and universities in the US. "Theater kids" are a quite different bunch who always seemed able to a room with their personalities.
__ it was only a beginner-level course, my college class was filled with students who seemed a _ fit for acting. They were confident, funny and _ .The professor, a stout(矮胖)woman with a permanent smile and gentle behavior,__ just as well, She us each with a handshake and welcoming eyes. The class was held in a circular room with situated around the edges. This allowed everyone in the room to have a(n) of whatever performance or lecture was in the center.
After our first-day of introductions, each week we _ in a series of activities designed to help us find our own inner _ .We sang songs, danced to music, and recited _ from our favorite short stories.
The _ was eye opening .I learned that anyone has the to act, and many of us already do in our daily life. In the end, I'm not 一that l would consider myself an actor. But I don't think I ever had more fun in a college class.
A.unsteady B.unsatisfied C.unusual D.unfair
A.practicing B.avoiding C.delivering D.learning
A.refusing B.happening C.preparing D.hesitating
A.stage B.campus C.strike D.trial
A.difficult B.expensive C.advanced D.popular
A.put up B.make up C.light up D.break up
A.Though B.Since C.Unless D.Once
A.strange B.natural C.common D.formal
A.outgoing, B.cautious C.hardworking D.patient
A.served B.prepared C.spoke D.fit
A.inspired B.supplied C.greeted D.comforted
A.blackboards B.tables C.lights D.chairs
A.view B.opinion C.debate D.command
A.leaving B.occurring C.arriving D.declining
A.took B.succeeded C.shared D.participated
A.singer B.actor C.professor D.dancer
A.characters B.proverbs C.lines D.plots
A.adventure B.concert C.competition D.experience
A.gift B.interest C.tendency D.desire
A.content B.sure C.aware D.doubtful
第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach and enjoying the warm sunshine with one end of his fishing pole (鱼竿) placed in the sand.
Then a 21 came walking down the beach to have a 22 from his work. He saw the fisherman and decided to 23 why this fisherman was not working 24 .
“If you want to catch lots of fish, you should be 25 rather than lying on the beach!”
The fisherman asked, looking 26 at the businessman and smiling, “And what will my reward be?”
“Well, you can get big 27 to catch more fish!” the man answered.
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, 28 smiling.
The businessman replied, “Then you will 29 money and you can buy more nets and also a big boat 30 you can get a lot more fish!”
“And then what will my reward be?” the fisherman asked the 31 question with a smiling face again.
The businessman was beginning to get 32 .
“You can buy a bigger boat, and hire (雇) some people to fish for you! Then you will be a rich man,” he said in a higher 33 .
Once again the fisherman smiled at him and asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The businessman was 34 of his question and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand? You can become so 35 that you will never have to work for your living again! You can 36 on this beach and enjoy the 37 .”
The fisherman didn’t 38 the question this time. 39 , he asked “What do you think I’m doing right now?”
Not knowing 40 to say, the businessman left.
21.A. teacher B. doctor C. farmer D. businessman
22.A. look B. rest C. walk D. meeting
23.A. look up B. hunt for C. find out D. watch out
24.A. little B. much C. hard D. early
25.A. learning B. working C. sleeping D. resting
26.A. down B. up C. away D. out
27.A. fields B. space C. nets D. houses
28.A. still B. even C. not D. only
29.A. accept B. receive C. make D. create
30.A. as if B. even though C. so that D. although
31.A. same B. difficult C. special D. different
32.A. frightened B. interested C. hungry D. angry
33.A. voice B. sound C. grade D. place
34.A. fond B. tired C. proud D. worried
35.A. famous B. rich C. happy D. lucky
36.A. sit B. stand C. lie D. run
37.A. sunshine B. moonlight C. cool wind D. sunrise
38.A. reply B. repeat C. consider D. report
39.A. However B. Instead C. So D. Besides
40.A. when B. where C. what D. which
第二节::完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was 1 society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the 2 of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even 3 the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was 4 but he had a(n) 5 of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and 6 wiping off my car. He sat there 7 as I worked. The 8 beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was 9 that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three 10 but profound(深远的) words that I shall never 11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important 12 those three words 13 me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I 14 my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and 15 for the day. Those three little words still ring 16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have 17 , you need help too. No matter how 18 you have, no matter how 19 you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can 20 help.
1. A. thatB. what C. which D. how
2. A. expressions B. manners C. looks D. attitudes
3. A. ride B. buy C. drive D. stop
4. A. generous B. disappointed C. modern D. ragged
5. A. air B. atmosphere C. appearance D. figure
6. A. finished B. stopped C. continued D. began
7. A. quietlyB. casually C. aimlessly D. eagerly
8. A. intenting B. expected C. boring D. supposed
9. A. afraidB. glad C. doubtful D. sure
10. A. simple B. complex C. strange D. rigid
11. A. accept B. forget C. respond D. choose
12. A. unless B. after C. until D. when
13. A. fightened B. moved C. wounded D. hit
14. A. reached in B. searched for C. looked up D. exposed to
15. A. shelter B. clothes C. reward D. blanket
16. A. nice B. ridiculous C. true D. proper
17. A. submitted B. devoted C. applied D. accomplished
18. A. few B. many C. little D. enough
19. A. loaded B. puzzled C. angry D. unsatisfied
20. A. receive B. give C. need D. seek
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his ___36___ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a ___37___ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ___38___ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ___39___ him. The material between his bones became __40__.
In less than one week after his return, he could not ___41___. Every move that he ___42___ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never __43___ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ___44___ Mr. Cousins thought that ___45___ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ___46___, he felt that happy thoughts or ___47___ might cure his illness.
He began to ___48___ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ___49___ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. ___50___ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could ___51___ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping ___52___ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ___53___ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for ___54___. After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to ___55___.
36. A. time B. holiday C. sleep D. work
37 A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
38. A. top B. degree C. problem D. limit
39. A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
40. A. weak B. ill C. false D. painful
41. A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
42. A. made B. did C. took D. gave
43. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
44. A. effort B. hope C. treatment D. arrangement
45. A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
46. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
47. A. sleep B. travel C. laughter D. television
48. A. rescue B. operate C. try D. experiment
49. A. day B. week C. month D. year
50. A. Promising B. Deciding C. Doubting D. Recognizing
51. A. invent B. begin C. continue D. prove
52. A. until B. whenever C. unless D. so that
53. A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
54. A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
55. A. power B. sense C. health D. happiness
第二节: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。
This is a true story. Rex White lived in a 36 some distance from the coast, so he 37 to drive to Lytham and leave his car in a car park beside the river. Then he 38 row out to the pilot boat, and wait for the 39 ship that it was his duty to guide.
Early one morning, Mr. White 40 to Lytham from a night on duty, only to 41 he couldn't start his car. He had driven from his village the evening before and left his car in the car park 42 . Now with his work finished; how he 43 to drive home to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed! 44 , no matter what he did, he could not get the engine to start.
It was a cold and windy night; there was no garage 45 to which he could turn for help. He was just about to 46 , and spend the rest of the night in his car, when a bright idea 47 him. He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the 48 of the wind, opened ail four doors, 49 it along a short way, and then jumped in. The doors acted like 50, and in no time the wind had taken him 51 out of the car park and away down the beach road. When he 52 the starter-switch once more, the engine roared to 53 immediately. All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the 54 .
He went to bed later than usual, 55 he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate. Mr. White was not a seaman for nothing.
36. A. city B. town C. village D. family
37. A. decided B. had C. managed D. asked
38. A. could B. should C. would D. might
39. A. old B. foreign C. big D. particular
40. A. returned B. got C. went D. walked
41. A. accept B. tell C. find D. remember
42. A. once more B. as usual C. at last D. as well
43. A. prepared B. supposed C. hurriedD. desired
44. A. Sadly B. Surprisingly C. Naturally D. Finally
45. A. inside B. around C. away D. ahead
46. A. shout atB. break down C. give out D. give up
47. A. knocked B. beat C. kicked D. struck
48. A. position B. direction C. speed D. strength
49. A. pulled B. rode C. pushed D. followed
50. A. brakes B. engines C. energies D. batteries
51. A. nearly B. right C. almost D. hardly
52. A. opened B. checked C. tried D. provided
53. A. effect B. way C. use D. life
54. A. windows B. doors C. lights D. systems
55. A. but B. or C. and D. so
第二节完型填空(共20小题,小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Dear Doctor,
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to 36 home and raise our three children.Then four years ago, our youngest 37 went to school and I thought I might go back to 38.
My husband was very 39 and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the 40 , and said he thought I could be a great 41 in business.
After several weeks of job-hunting, I found my 42 job, which is working for a small public relations firm.At first, my husband was very 43 of me and would tell his friends, "My clever little wife can 44 that company she's working for."
But as his joking words were close to 45 , my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now 46 more money than he is.I can buy my 47 clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always 48 of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very 49.
We 50 about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(an) 51.
I love my husband very much, and I do not want him to 52 lower, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know 53.Can you give me some 54 ? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my 55 and my new career?
Please help.
"DISTRESSED"
36.A.look B.stay C.see D.study
37.A.person B.man C.child D.lady
38.A.school B.factory C.study D.work
39.A.restricted B.opposite C.disappointed D.supportive
40.A.group B.house C.firm D.husband
41.A.success B.failure C.mother D.helper
42.A.awkward B.convenient C.useful D.present
43.A.warm B.fond C.proud D.comfortable
44.A.run B.walk C.hire D.sell
45.A.awareness B.beliefs C.reality D.ambition
46.A.making B.building C.producing D.growing
47.A.cheap B.own C.important D.incredible
48.A.agreed B.believed C.dreamed D.supposed
49.A.unhappy B.confident C.discouraging D.certain
50.A.communicate B.strike C.fight D.change
51.A.absence B.end C.exam D.question
52.A.gain B.add C.feel D.suffer
53.A.what B.where C.why D.how
54.A.duties B.advice C.fun D.enjoyment
55.A.husband B.child C.friendship D.boss