阅读理解 阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案（本大题共15分，每小题1.5分）
Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world.
Karen’s The Constant State of Desire was first performed at The Kitchen in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experienced women have because of men. It soon because controversial(备受争议的). Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men to much and was out of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life.
Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day. She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could “read”her performances more carefully.
1.According to the reading, what might “The Kitchen”be_____________?
A. a theatre. B. a restaurant.
C. a newspaper. D. a performance.
2.Why would The Constant State of Desire be controversial?
A. It seriously criticized men.
B. Karen was not well prepared.
C. The women who performed with Karen were our of control.
D. Karen said something bad about newspapers during the performance.
3.What did Karen Finley want to do by performing?
A. To make more friends. B. To become a superstar.
C. To show people her ideas. D. To make money for poor women.
完型填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy ,felt shy when he was making a speech last week. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of ___classmates.
“I was wrong. It was very different and much _____than talking to my classmates during playtime,’’ Li said. “I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴）and wanted to leave the classroom____”
Li is not alone. many middle school students now have the same ___;they can talk about their ideas freely____their best friends after class, but can’t speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of ____.
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their ____,such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to._____he also gives some advice to students. “During your free time you should ____more.When you’re speaking in public, take it easy, Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly.” Zhou said.” That ___a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident.
1.A. her B. my C. his
2.A. harder B. easier C. better
3.A.slowly B. quickly C. sadly
4.A.answer B. subject C. problem
5.A.except B. beside C. with
6.A.listening B. speaking C. reading
7.A.mouths B. eyes C. minds
8.A.But B. So C. And
9.A.play B. practice C. write
10.A. reports B. keeps C. makes
–Didn’t you take part in the charity walk?
--_____________. I really learned a lot.
A.Yes; I did B. No; I did
C. Yes; I didn’t D. No; I didn’t
–Who’s the lady ________in red?
--I guess she is Miss Li by what she .
A.worn; wears B. putting on; dresses
C. dressed; wears D. is; dressed
Excuse me，could you tell me how long___________ the book?
A.I can borrow B. can I borrow
C. I can keep D. I could keep
My father __________Shanghai for years, he will be back in two months.
A.has been to B. has gone to
C. has gone in D. has been in
