Robertaappearedonthestage.Shetookadeepbreathandbeganto ...

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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   41  .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   42   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   43   from her.

44  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She  45 being in front of other people. She was very   46 _ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   47   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   48  friends. She had excellent grades,   49   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and   50   her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   51   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   52   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) yone gets scared. You know you   53   do it. The trick is to look past the   54   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   55   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   56   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   57   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   58   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   59   two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   60   was hers. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

58. A. consideration   B. description              C. selection         D. understanding

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

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

【回答】

CDCBA  BDADC  BBADC  ABDCA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空