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 (选拔试演). 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 (预约) 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.
| 小题1: | | A．sing | B．dance | C．speak | D．report |
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| 小题2: | | A．member | B．actress | C．player | D．character |
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| 小题3: | | A．weakly | B．rapidly | C．smoothly | D．slowly |
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| 小题4: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．After all | D．In all |
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| 小题5: | | A．hated | B．enjoyed | C．appreciated | D．regretted |
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| 小题6: | | A．honest | B．shy | C．polite | D．patient |
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| 小题7: | | A．avoid | B．focus | C．pay | D．attract |
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| 小题8: | | A．few | B．a few | C．several | D．many |
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| 小题10: | | A．forced | B．requested | C．encouraged | D．reminded |
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| 小题11: | | A．accept | B．play | C．offer | D．learn |
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| 小题12: | | A．role | B．matter | C．interest | D．grade |
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| 小题14: | | A．anger | B．pain | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题15: | | A．purpose | B．way | C．idea | D．importance |
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| 小题16: | | A．memorizing | B．organizing | C．checking | D．improving |
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| 小题17: | | A．disliked | B．loved | C．expected | D．bore |
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| 小题18: | | A．consideration | B．description | C．selection | D．understanding |
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| 小题19: | | A．practiced | B．planned | C．performed | D．delivered |
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| 小题20: | | A．part | B．play | C．speech | D．position |
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