第二节 完形填空

　　Tom felt pleased to get a role for the school play. It wasn’t a 16 role; after all, this was only his first year at high school. It just felt good to be in the play, even if he had only four or five lines.

　　“Do them in front of a mirror,” his drama teacher had advised him. “Watch how you look;

　　17 as often as you can.” Tom did just that.

　　He worked and worked at it. It was fun and exciting rehearsing(排练). He 18 the time with other students. Then finally the big night came.

　　However, things felt 19 . The theater was full of people. He could hear the noises of the audience. He looked around at other experienced actors and found the 20 they’d shown at rehearsal seemed to have disappeared. Had they got their makeup right? What if they forgot their lines? They talked about their 21 and the whole of the backstage area seemed to be buzzing with tension and worry.

　　When, suddenly, Tom heard his cue(提示) and went on the stage. The lights were bright in his eyes; he couldn’t 22 the audience but knew there were hundreds of people out there all watching him. The 23 that had flowed so easily didn’t want to come and when they did he found himself hurrying into them. He tried to 24 down his thoughts and his words but, thinking about doing that, he suddenly realized he had 25 a sentence. What should he do? Go back and start from the beginning? Try and add the sentence in where he was, or just

　　26 it and go on as though nothing had happened?

　　He chose to carry on, but when he finished and left the stage his hands felt sweaty and his heart was racing. He didn’t think about what he had 27 —performing his first solo part in a major production. Instead he was 28 himself up for the sentence that he’d missed.

　　The audience, of course, didn’t know he had missed a sentence. They made no sounds of laughter at his 29 . His fellow actors, after the play had finished, were so busy talking about their own performances that no one 30 on Tom’s missed sentence—apart from his drama teacher.

　　“Well done,” she said. “Acting is a like learning to ride a bike. You may fall off a few times,

　　31 each time you get back on you do it better. Your performance may not have been

　　32 but, for your first time, it was great.”

　　Tom felt 33 . It seemed like his teacher was saying it is okay to learn. You don’t have to be perfect, especially when you start something 34 .

　　Tom caught the look of his face in a mirror. It was smiling back at him with a sense of

　　35 . He looked at his face smiling back at him and raised two hands with his thumbs up.

　　16. A. fresh B. small C. major D. hard

　　17. A. create B. practice C. discuss D. write

　　18. A. remembered B. killed C. arranged D. enjoyed

　　19. A. different B. smooth C. interesting D. natural

　　20. A. patience B. confidence C. politeness D. respect

　　21. A. anxiety B. sadness C. disappointment D. anger

　　22. A. hear B. notice C. see D. touch

　　23. A. shouts B. tears C. songs D. words

　　24. A. slow B. take C. put D. pull

　　25. A. repeated B. missed C. completed D. explained

　　26. A. correct B. show C. mention D. ignore

　　27. A. predicted B. understood C. achieved D. changed

　　28. A. beating B. locking C. raising D. cheering

　　29. A. goal B. plan C. mistake D. decision

　　30. A. worked B. brought C. agreed D. commented

　　31. A. for B. yet C. or D. so

　　32. A. moving B. vivid C. real D. perfect

　　33. A. curious B. relieved C. proud D. ashamed

　　34. A. new B. unusual C. important D. dangerous

　　35. A. belonging B. appreciation C. satisfaction D. responsibility

　　参考答案：

　　第一节 单项填空

　　1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B

　　6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C

　　11.B 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.B

　　第二节 完形填空

　　16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B

　　21.A 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B

　　26.D 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.D

　　31.B 32.D 33.B 34.A 35.C