Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   36 .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   37   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   38   form her.
  39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (選拔試演). She   40  being in front of other people. She was very   41   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   42   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   43  friends. She had excellent grades,   44   she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   45   her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   46   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the   47   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   48   do it. The trick is to look past the   49   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment (預(yù)約) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   50   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   51   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   52   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new    53   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she   54   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   55   was hers.  
小題1:
A．singB．danceC．speakD．report
小題2:
A．memberB．a(chǎn)ctressC．playerD．character
小題3:
A．weaklyB．rapidlyC．smoothlyD．slowly
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A．At firstB．In factC．After allD．In all
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A．hatedB．enjoyedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．regretted
小題6:
A．honestB．shyC．politeD．patient
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)voidB．focusC．payD．a(chǎn)ttract
小題8:
A．fewB．a(chǎn) fewC．severalD．many
小題9:
A．orB．soC．forD．but
小題10:
A．forcedB．requestedC．encouragedD．reminded
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．playC．offerD．learn
小題12:
A．roleB．matterC．interestD．grade
小題13:
A．canB．mustC．mayD．should
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ngerB．painC．sadnessD．fear
小題15:
A．purposeB．wayC．ideaD．importance
小題16:
A．memorizingB．organizingC．checkingD．improving
小題17:
A．dislikedB．lovedC．expectedD．bore
小題18:
A．considerationB．descriptionC．selectionD．understanding
小題19:
A．practicedB．plannedC．performedD．delivered
小題20:
A．partB．playC．speechD．position

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:C 
小題11:B
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:C
小題20:A

試題分析：文章講述了Roberta在母親的鼓勵下，克服膽小害羞的弱點，成功地獲得了扮演莎士比亞作品《威尼斯商人》中Portia這個角色。
小題1:從下文“she was speaking with a power”判斷出應(yīng)選speak.
小題2:從文章中看出，Roberta正在扮演莎士比亞“威尼斯商人”中的角色“Portia”。下文中也提到“In secret she practiced Portia’s part”。故選character(part角色)。
小題3:從下文31空后Roberta “repeat the lines over and over”判斷出“臺詞流利地從她口中說出”。故選C。
小題4:緊接著上文“words flowing smoothly from her”,后面作者口氣一轉(zhuǎn)“事實上，在選拔試演之前她以前從來沒有表演過”。at first起初; in fact事實上；after all畢竟，到底；in all共計，總共。
小題5:根據(jù)下文以及她母親說的話“You are just a bit scared. Everyone gets scared”得出“由于膽小/害怕，所以不愿意在眾人面前表現(xiàn)”。
小題6:見20題。shy害羞的；honest誠實的；polite禮貌的；patient耐心的
小題7:本句意思為“她從來沒有想到她有什么擅長的地方來吸引很多注意力�！盿ttract attention吸引注意力；avoid attention避開注意；focus/pay attention 集中注意力于。
小題8:由于“大部分時間自己呆著，結(jié)果朋友很少”，故選few,表示“很少，不多”。
小題9:本句意思為“盡管她成績很優(yōu)秀，可是她總認為缺些什么.”,故選but表轉(zhuǎn)折。
小題10:從下文她母親說的話“你只是有點害怕。你會成功的�！笨闯�，母親是在“鼓勵”她。
小題11:本句意思為“我想不出別的任何人更適合扮演這個角色。”play the part扮演角色
小題12:本句意思為“她母親不想就此擱下這事。”，因此選“matter”。
小題13:can能夠，會; must必需，一定; may可能; should應(yīng)該。見25題。
小題14:根據(jù)上文中的“scared”,可以斷定選fear。
小題15:于是“她讀了這部戲，一想到要說那么多豐富的語言她就很激動�！眎dea想法；purpose目的；way方式；importance重要性
小題16:通過“repeating the lines over and over”來“memorizing(記住)”臺詞。
小題17:因為“喜歡”，才不難，故選loved.
小題18:本句意思為“每次讀，她都對這些臺詞有新的見解，好像莎士比亞從不同的層面寫的Portia.”。故選D.。understanding理解，見解；description描述；selection選擇；consideration考慮
小題19:practise練習(xí)；plan計劃；perform演出，表演；deliver移交，發(fā)表（演講，講話）。根據(jù)句意，“在試演的當(dāng)天，Roberta為觀眾表演了兩段Portia的著名演講。”，而不是“發(fā)表了Portia的著名的演講”。
小題20:根據(jù)句意“演完后，俱樂部的主席宣布Portia這個角色是她的了�！�，選part。
點評：本類完型填空要注意故事方式的脈絡(luò)，以時間為順序等，關(guān)注上下文和詞義辨析。
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For the past two years, 8－year－old Harli Jordean from Stoke Newington, London, has been selling marbles(彈珠)．His successful marble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-related—from affordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensive items like Duke of York solitaire（獨粒寶石）tables—sourced, purchased and processed by the mini－CEO himself.
“I like having my own company. I like being the boss,” Harli told The Mirror.
With profits now in the thousands, “the world's youngest CEO” has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand.
Harli launched Marble King after swapping（交換）marbles at school led to schoolchildren depleting(削減) his marble collection. Yes, he literally（確切地）“l(fā)ost his marbles.” Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.
Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marble－selling website and orders started pouring in.
Tina says her son's obsession(迷戀) with marbles started when he was just 6.
“His obsession became so big we started calling him the Marble King, so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it，” she told The Sun.
“I never thought it would become so popular—we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times.”
The 8－year－old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles.
“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them back a bit. But his dream is still to own Britain's biggest marble shop and open stores around the world.” Tina told The Daily Mail.
“At the minute he is annoying me by asking about creating his won Marble King marbles, so that could well be the next step for him.”
小題1:Why did Harli's marble company become popular as soon as he launched it?
A．Because it was run by “the world's youngest CEO”．
B．Because it filled the gaps of marble business.
C．Because Harli was fascinated with marble collection.
D．Because his mother and brothers helped him a lot.
小題2:How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?
A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.
小題3:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression “scale back”？
A．make smallerB．carry outC．turn downD．frighten away
小題4:What message do the last two paragraphs carry?
A．Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.
B．Harli's mother and brothers are worried about Marble King's future.
C．Marble King marbles will be more popular with marble fans around the world.
D．The “Marble King” has great ambitions for his Marble King Company.

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