Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   _________ .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   _________ 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 flowing _________  from her.

_________ , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She _________being in front of other people. She was very __________ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to _________ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   _________ friends. She had excellent grades, _________  she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and _________ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to _________ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the _________  drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you _________ do it. The trick is to look past the _________  to 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 the   _________ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, _________ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she _________ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   _________ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she _________ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the _________ was hers.

1.A. sing         B. dance       C. speak        D. report

2.A. member        B. actress    C. player       D. character

3.A. weakly        B. rapidly    C. smoothly  D. slowly

4.A. At first      B. In fact     C. After all    D. In all

5.A. hated         B. enjoyed    C. appreciated  D. regretted

6.A. honest        B. shy        C. polite       D. patient

7.A. avoid         B. focus     C. pay          D. attract

8.A. few          B. a few     C. several      D. many

9.A. or           B. so          C. for          D. but

10.A. forced     B. requested   C. encouraged  D. reminded

11.A. accept     B. play      C. offer        D. learn

12.A. role       B. matter      C. interest    D. grade

13.A. can          B. must       C. may         D. should

14.A. anger        B. pain       C. sadness      D. fear

15.A. purpose     B. way         C. idea         D. importance

16.A. memorizing  B. organizing C. checking    D. improving

17.A. disliked     B. loved       C. expected    D. bore

18.A. considerationB. description C. selection  D. understanding

19.A. practiced  B. planned     C. performed  D. delivered

20.A. part         B. play        C. speech       D. position

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：Roberta原来是个害羞的女孩，不愿当众表现。一次表演戏剧的机会母亲鼓励她参加，她全力以赴，最后取得了成功。

1.C考查动词。A. sing 唱；B. dance跳；C. speak说，表演；D. report报道。根据she was Portia, a strong–willed in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. 可知Roberta在表演莎士比亚剧作威尼斯商人中的角色，下文的She was speaking也告诉了我们答案，根据情境选C.

2.D考查名词。A. member成员；B. actress女演员；C. player运动员；D. character角色。此处指Roberta表演Portia这个角色，故选D.

3.C 考查副词。A. weakly虚弱地；B. rapidly 迅速地；C. smoothly流畅地；D. slowly慢慢地。因为她感觉特别好，所以那些台词流畅地涌出来，故选C.

4.B考查固定短语。A. At first 首先；B. In fact事实上；C. After all 毕竟，终究；D. In all总共，合计。句意：事实上，Roberta从来没有在选拔试演之前表演过。此处表示事实，故选B.

5.A考查动词。A. hated 憎恨；B. enjoyed喜爱；C. appreciated欣赏，感激；D. regretted遗憾。她以前没有表演过是因为她不喜欢在人前表现，故选A.

6.B考查形容词。A. honest诚实的；B. shy害羞的；C. polite礼貌的；D. patient 耐心的。根据上句她不喜欢在人前表现可知她是害羞的女孩，故选B.

7.D考查动词。A. avoid 避免；B. focus集中；C. pay付款；D. attract吸引。句意：她从没有认为自己在某方面做的足够好会吸引别人的注意力。根据句意选D.

8.A 考查形容词。A. few很少；B. a few几个；C. several 几个；D. many许多。此处指她多数时间是独处，很少有朋友。根据句意选A.

9.D考查连词。A. or或者；B. so所以；C. for 为了；D. but 但是。她成绩很好但总感觉错过了什么。前后句是转折关系，故选D.

10.C考查动词。A. forced强迫；B. requested请求；C. encouraged鼓励；D. reminded提醒。此处指母亲鼓励她参加选拔试演，故选C.

11.B考查动词。A. accept 接受；B. play 扮演；C. offer提供；D. learn学习。母亲鼓励她说：我认为没有人比你更适合扮演这个角色。此处指扮演剧中角色，故选B.

12.B 考查名词。A. role角色，任务；B. matter 事件；C. interest兴趣；D. grade年级，等级。母亲没有让这件事终止，继续鼓励她参加。故选B.

13.A考查情态动词。A. can能；B. must 必须； C. may可以；D. should 应该。句意：你只是有点害怕，每个人都会害怕。你知道你能行的。此处表示有能力，故选A.

14.D考查名词。A. anger生气；B. pain痛苦；C. sadness悲伤；D. fear恐惧。这个表演能让你超越过去的恐惧找到你热衷做的事。上文一直在讲恐惧，故选D.

15.C考查名词。A. purpose目的；B. way方法；C. idea想法；D. importance重要性。她读了剧本发现为里面丰富的词汇所表现的想法而感到兴奋。 根据句意选C.

16.A考查动词。A. memorizing记忆；B. organizing组织；C. checking检验；D. improving提高。句意：私下里她练习Portia的角色，一遍一遍地重复台词。此处指记台词，故选A.

17.B考查动词。A. disliked不喜欢；B. loved热爱；C. expected预期；D. bore使烦扰。此处指他热爱表演时的每一分钟。根据句意选B.

18.D考查名词。A. consideration考虑；B. description描述；C. selection选择；D. understanding理解。每次她说出那些台词都会有一种新的理解。指对文字、角色的理解，故选D.

19.C考查动词。A. practiced练习；B. planned打算；C. performed表演；D. delivered递送。在选拔试演的那天，她为听众表演了两段Portia著名的台词。根据情境选C.

20.A. part角色；B. play 游戏，比赛；C. speech演讲；D. position位置。此处指她表演完以后，领导当即宣布这个角色就是她的。故选A.

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

完型填空题的命题特点及答题方法：

1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力

完型填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。

2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力

解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。第41小题考查动词。A. sing 唱；B. dance跳；C. speak说，表演；D. report报道。根据she was Portia, a strong–willed 42 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. 可知Roberta在表演莎士比亚剧作威尼斯商人中的角色，下文的She was speaking也告诉了我们答案，根据情境选C.

3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如第54小题考查名词。A. anger生气；B. pain痛苦；C. sadness悲伤；D. fear恐惧。这个表演能让你超越过去的恐惧找到你热衷做的事。上文一直在讲恐惧，故选D.

4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如第46小题考查形容词。A. honest诚实的；B. shy害羞的；C. polite礼貌的；D. patient 耐心的。根据上句她不喜欢在人前表现可知她是害羞的女孩，故选B.

5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。第49小题考查连词。A. or或者；B. so所以；C. for 为了；D. but 但是。她成绩很好但总感觉错过了什么。前后句是转折关系，故选D.