| 完形填空。 | Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak.
Now she was Portia, a strong-willed 21 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 smoothly from her.
22 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She
23 being in front of other people. She was very 24 at school. She had never
thought she was good enough at anything to 25 much attention. She stayed
mostly to herself, making 26 friends. She had excellent grades, 27 she always
thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta"s mother had heard about it and 28
her to join in.
"I can"t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the
plays you used to act out for us?"
Roberta looked down. "I am not interested."
Her mother wouldn"t let the 29 drop. "You"re just a little scared (害怕).
Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the fear
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 30 of speaking
such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia"s part, 31 the lines by repeating
them over and over. It wasn"t hard; she 32 every minute of it. Every time she
spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare
had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 33 two of Portia"s famous speeches for the
auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 34
was hers. | ( )1. A. member
( )2. A. At first
( )3. A. hated
( )4. A. honest
( )5. A. avoid
( )6. A. few
( )7. A. or
( )8. A. hoped
( )9. A. role
( )10. A. purpose
( )11. A. memorizing
( )12. A. disliked
( )13. A. practiced
( )14. A. part | B. actress
B. In fact
B. enjoyed
B. shy
B. focus
B. a few
B. so
B. requested
B. matter
B. way
B. organizing
B. loved
B. planned
B. play | C. player
C. After all
C. appreciated
C. polite
C. pay
C. several
C. for
C. encouraged
C. interest
C. idea
C. checking
C. expected
C. performed
C. speech | D. character
D. In all
D. regretted
D. patient
D. attract
D. many
D. but
D. made
D. grade
D. importance
D. improving
D. bore
D. delivered
D. position |
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| 阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息,每空限填数字或一个单词。 | David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975. When he was a young boy, David started playing football
for a local team. At that time nobody expected him to become a top footballer, as he was too thin. However , David was much more interested in football than in school. He said that he knew what he wanted and that Manchester United was the dream.
David always wanted to play for the Red Devils, so in 1991 he left his family and home and moved to
Manchester to join United as a trainee. "It was though, but well worth in the end." David said. He signed
as a professional for United in 1993 and since then he was won lots of awards. He has gained international
fame and earned millions of pounds. In the year 2000 he was voted the second best player in the world!
David has proved that he"s got natural talent. This, along with hard work, has made him develop a
wonderful technique in a very short time. Anyone who has seen him play will tell you that he has scored
some spectacular goals.
David Beckham
| Time | Events | | In 1975 | Born in (1) ____________. | | A young boy | Started (2) ____________ football for he local team. | | More interested in football than in school. | | Manchester United was the (3) ____________. | | In 1991 | Left family to (4) __________ Manchester United. | | In (5) __________ | Become a professional player. | | Won lots of awards. | | In 2000 | Was voted one of the best players in the world. | Xiao Bao performed on Asia Uncut, one of Asia"s largest English-language talk shows, in
Shanghai on January 28, 2010.
Xiao Bao was born prematurely (早产) and weighed just a little more than 1 kg at birth.
Doctors suggested that his mom should play music for him and encourage him to do more exercise.
When Xiao Bao was about one year old, his mom found he liked moving his body to music, even
to the songs of mobile phones. When Xiao Bao was two years old, his mom took him to the Baby
Show, a TV program in Hebei Province where they lived. Xiao Bao performed quite well. The
choreographer (舞蹈教练) advised his mom to take him to take dancing courses (课程). So,
the mom quit her job and took Xiao Bao to a dancing class in Beijing. Xiao Bao learned street
dance there. He later took part in the program "6+1" on July 19, 2009 and became a star.
"I took him to the dancing school and shows," his mom said. "When you see him dancing, you
will find how happy he is.
"But Xiao Bao"s mom knows that he now isn"t living a normal life as a child. "Every day, there
are many adults telling him how smart he is. He has no friends of his own age." She is taking Xiao
Bao to a kindergarten (幼儿园) soon and the dancing courses will go on, because they make him
really happy. | | 根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 | | 1. When did Xiao Bao begin to show his interest in music? | A. When he was born.
B. When he was one year old.
C. When he was two years old.
D. When he was four years old. | | 2. Where does Xiao Bao come from? | A. Shanghai.
B. Beijing.
C. Hebei.
D. Tianjin. | | 3. What does the underlined word "quit" mean in English? | A. looked for
B. depended on
C. picked up
D. gave up | | 4. Xiao Bao"s mom is sending him to a kindergarten to _____. | A. learn street dance
B. show off his shows to other kids
C. make him have a normal life as a child
D. stop him from communicating with adults | | 5. What can we learn from this passage? | A. Xiao Bao has a great interest in dancing.
B. Xiao Bao"s mom will stop his dancing courses.
C. Xiao Bao started to learn dancing at the age of one.
D. Xiao Bao became famous after performing on Asia Uncut. | | 阅读下面的短文，按信息表中的要求填写信息。 | My name is Li Hua. Jack is my good friend. Before he started high school, he used to spend a lot
of time playing games with me. But now he is always busy. He used to like doing sports, but now he
likes painting very much. He used to be on the basketball team. Now, he is a member of an art club.
He used to be afraid of swimming, but now he is a good swimmer. His parents said they used to do
the same thing when they were children. When his parents were children, they used to play games
with their friends and like sports very much. So Jack and his parents are good friends. | | Information Card | | How did Jack use to get along with his life? | | How is Jack getting along with his life now? | | He spent a lot of time playing games. | He 1_____. | | He liked sports. | He likes 2 _____ . | | He used to be on the 3_____team. | He is a member of 4_____. | | He used to be afraid of 5_____ . | He is a good swimmer. | | 阅读理解。 | 
She is a beautiful actress . Her name is Lin Yichen and her English name is Ariel Lin, She was born in Taiwan on
October 29, 1982. She is 160cm tall. And her favorite colors are black and white.
As an actress, Ariel Lin is very successful. At the age of 27, she won the Best Female (女性的) Lead Actor
award (奖) at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards. Now Lin takes on a new challenge - she becomes a singer. In 2009,
Lin came to Beijing to promote (宣传) her first album called Meeting with Happiness. It came out in July.
For her first album, Lin was in a recording studio (录音棚) for a month. She worked seven to eight hours a day.
That was really a hard time.
"I had to eat a lot so that I could keep going," said Lin.
Lin hopes she will sing better and better as time g oes on.
"People say singers should sing with both emotion (感情) and skills," she said.
"It"s an amazing thing to express yourself just with your voice and it"s also wonderful when you make it," she
added.
With her strong will (意志), she must become better and better in the future. Good luck to this young girl! | | 1. What does the underlined word "strong" mean in Chinese? | A. 开放的
B. 保守的
C. 薄弱的
D. 坚强的 | | 2. When did Ariel Lin win the Best Female Lead Actor award at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards? | A. In 2010.
B. In 2009.
C. In 2007.
D. In 1982. | | 3. How long was Ariel Lin in the recording studio for her first album? | A. For seven hours.
B. For eight hours.
C. For eight days.
D. For around 30 days. | | 4. Which is NOT true about Ariel Lin? | A. She likes red best.
B. She was born in Taiwan.
C. She is not o nly an actress.
D. She is medium height. | | 5. What can we learn about Ariel Lin from this passage? | A. She is a great musician.
B. She prefers singing to acting.
C. She is a hard-working girl.
D. She comes from a rich family. | | 任务型阅读。根据短文内容，补全下列句子，每空词数不限。 | 
Have you ever dreamed of entering a magic world (魔法世界) through a cartoon? Cartoonist
(漫画家) Wu Miao, has done this in his book series, Tales of Tarsylia (《塔希里亚故事集》).
Tales of Tarsylia tells us how four different wizards (法师) grow up in a kingdom of magic. They do
different magic tricks and go on all kinds of adventures.
Wu became interested in Japanese cartoons when he was in junior high school. Before that, he loved
reading science novels. He decided to put the two together in his drawings.
But his tastes changed as he grew older. "As I read more, I became unhappy with Japanese cartoons.
They are just about characters fighting with each other," said Wu. "I want more."
"The most important thing for a cartoonist is to be patient," said Wu. "You have to put up with (忍受)
the loneliness and get ready for a hard life if necessary. It"s not the well-paid work that some people
imagine. " | 1. Tales of Tarsylia was written by a cartoonist named _____.
2. Tales of Tarsylia tells us the story of _____ different wizards who go on all kinds of adventures.
3. Before Wu became interested in Japanese cartoons, he loved reading _____.
4. Wu thinks Japanese cartoons are filled with characters who _____.
5. Wu thinks being a cartoonist may not be a job that you can get a lot of _____ from. |
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