Question

Imagine that you’re an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. You’ve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you.   1.The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.

If you’ve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It’s one of the most common types of fear.  2..You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.

3. .The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “fight for flight” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.

4.Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因).  5. .Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.

A. Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.

B. Stage fright is really part of the body’s reaction to stress.

C. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.

D. Maybe you don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.

E. These might make your heart race even faster.

F. There’s a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.

G. However, the good news about stage fright is that there are a way to deal with it.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.G

5.F

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。怯场是人的常见恐惧之一。不一定在舞台上，其他场合也可能会怯场。本文对此提供了一些解决怯场的小建议。

1.根据前文：你上场了，聚光灯照在你身上，因此，你要开始表演了。再根据后文The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.可知，你很紧张，故前面肯定是说什么都说不出来。故选A。

2.根据后文You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.可知，不一定是在舞台上才会体会到怯场，在打比赛时，演讲时甚至是在班级讲话时，都会感受到这一恐惧。故选D。

3.本空属于主题句。本段频繁出现关键词reaction，怯场只是身体对压力做出的反应。故选B。

4.本空属于主题句。根据后一句Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety.可知，作者提出了有办法来让你镇静下来，解决你的怯场问题。故选G。

5.根据前一句stay away from drinks that contain caffeine。可知，咖啡因会让人更加兴奋，心跳更快，肯定不会镇静下来。故选F。