Question

Anna’s Talent Show

It was very late, but Anna was still awake. She lay on her bed, thinking about the coming talent show tryouts(选拔赛）．

As the organizer, she had thought the talent show would be exciting, but she had not been prepared for the _______. For the past week, many students had been trying to convince(使…信服) her of their talents and hoping to_______her decisions about who should be in the show.

Anna knew who really had talent, but some of them were her friends. If she chose them, some students might doubt whether her decisions were fair.

“I’ll just tell everyone not to talk to me until after the talent show,” she thought. “I’ll explain that I have to remain neutral(中立的)and make sure the best acts are chosen. And everyone will _______ me. Won’t they?” With that thought she fell asleep. As soon as Anna arrived at school the next morning, Josh rushed up to her.

“I’ve been practicing on the guitar,” he told her. “You’ll love my new song!” Anna smiled weakly. “Thanks, Josh.” she said in a quiet voice and_______turned away.  

Just then Patti came up and said, “I’m working on a new monologue. You’ll love it!” Anna sighed. She believed Patti, but if she included everyone, the whole school would be in the show.    Anna asked her closest friend, Margaret, for_______. Margaret thought for a few moments. “Maybe you can find teachers to be the judges for the tryouts. But remember to keep their names secret so that students won’t_______ them.” “You’ve saved the day, Margaret. Thanks!” Anna took a deep breath and smiled. “That’s the perfect_______.” Early the next day, Anna visited several teachers. They were all happy to help. Anna then spread the news that anonymous(匿名的) judges would decide the winners of the tryouts. Her worries were gone, and she felt_______again.

1.A.reports B.problems C.lessons D.performances

2.A.know B.change C.influence D.follow

3.A.surprise B.remember C.help D.understand

4.A.quickly B.happily C.hopefully D.carefully

5.A.advice B.praise C.information D.agreement

6.A.support B.trouble C.criticize D.recognize

7.A.excuse B.competition C.solution D.explanation

8.A.proud B.excited C.satisfied D.confident

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

【解析】

本文讲述了安娜的苦恼，她作为才艺展示选拔赛的组织者，不知道该选谁不该选谁，身边的人都想要进入，但是她不能让所有人都进入。玛格丽特建议她找老师帮忙，有了老师的帮助，她完美的解决了这个问题。

1.句意：作为组织者，她认为这个才艺展示会是令人兴奋的，但是她还没准备好这些问题。A. reports报告；B. problems问题；C. lessons课程；D. performances表演。根据下文Anna knew who really had talent, but some of them were her friends. If she chose them, some students might doubt whether her decisions were fair. 安娜知道谁真正有才华，但其中有些人是她的朋友。如果她选择了这些，一些学生可能会怀疑她的决定是否公平。可知，她身边的朋友干扰了她选择人进入展示，这是她的问题，故选B。

2.句意：在过去的一周,许多学生一直试图使她信服自己的才能,希望影响她的决定谁应该参加展示。A. know知道；B. change改变；C. influence影响；D. follow跟随。根据下文“I’ve been practicing on the guitar,” he told her. “You’ll love my new song!”我一直在练习吉他，你会爱上我的新歌的；和Just then Patti came up and said, “I’m working on a new monologue. You’ll love it!”我正在练习一个独角戏，你会爱上它的。可知，她身边的朋友一直在跟她展示自己，希望影响她的决定，故选C。

3.句意：我会解释我不得不保持中立，确保选择最好的表演，这样每个人会理解我。A. surprise使吃惊；B. remember记住；C. help帮助；D. understand理解。根据本题语境，保持中立，希望大家的理解，故选D。

4.句意：她轻轻的说然后快速地转开了。A. quickly快速地；B. happily开心地；C. hopefully有希望地；D. carefully仔细地。根据下文Anna sighed. She believed Patti, but if she included everyone, the whole school would be in the show. 安娜叹了口气。她相信帕蒂的话，但如果她把每个人都包括在内，整个学校都会参与进来。可知，安娜对于来跟她说话的同学的态度是想拒绝的，所以乔希跟他说话的时候，她回答完就快速地转过去了，故选A。

5.句意：安娜向她最好的朋友，玛格丽特，寻求建议。A. advice建议；B. praise表扬；C. information信息；D. agreement同意。根据上文可知，安娜有苦恼，所以她向最好的朋友寻求建议，故选A。

6.句意：但是记得把他们的名字保密，这样的话学生们不会打扰他们。A. support支持；B. trouble麻烦；C. criticize批评；D. recognize认出。根据上文可知，学生们一直在向安娜展示自己，希望影响安娜的决定，所以现在要把老师的名字保密，让学生不能影响老师，故选B。

7.句意：那是完美的解决办法。A. excuse借口；B. competition竞赛；C. solution解决办法；D. explanation解释。根据上下文语境可知，安娜的好朋友玛格丽特给她提供了一条建议，安娜认为建议很好，是好的解决办法，故选C。

8.句意：她的担忧消失了，她现在又感觉很兴奋。A. proud骄傲的；B. excited兴奋的；C. satisfied满意的；D. confident自信的。根据上文she had thought the talent show would be exciting,她认为这个才艺展示很让人兴奋。可知，她感觉是兴奋的，故选B。