Question

【題目】完型填空

People who speak or perform (表演) before the public sometimes may suffer from (經受) "Stage Fright" (怯場). Stage fright makes a person ____________. In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget _________ one should say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or _____________.

Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to _________ themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad __________.

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths _______ helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's __________ to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and ________ what helped and what did not. _________ they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim (目的) is only to __________ stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

【1】A. joyful B. proud C. nervous D. hopeless

【2】A. when B. what C. how D. whether

【3】A. others B. other C. another D. the other

【4】A. cure B. control C. hold D. protect

【5】A. experience B. activity C. process D. event

【6】A. usually B. too C. also D. sometimes

【7】A. sure B. terrible C. necessary D. all right

【8】A. put out B. find out C. look for D. search for

【9】A. As B. While C. Before D. Until

【10】A. change B. produce C. improve D. reduce

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要告訴了我們很多人都有怯場的經歷。專家戴安娜尼克爾斯給我們分析了產生這一問題的原因，并提出了相應的建議。

【1】C考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：“舞臺恐懼使人緊張。“此題考查形容詞，A. joyful 愉快的；B. proud 自豪的；C. nervous緊張的；D. hopeless無望的。聯系前后文，故選C。

【2】B考查特殊疑問詞及語境的理解。句意：在最壞的情況下，可以讓一個人的心靈去忘記一個人應該說什么，或表演什么。此題考查特殊疑問詞，A. when什么時候；B. what什么；C. how怎樣；D. whether是否。根據句意，故選B。

【3】C考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：演員、音樂家、舞蹈家、律師、甚至廣播節(jié)目主持人都曾經遭受過怯場。此題考查固定短語at one time or another曾經。根據句意，故選C。

【4】B考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：她幫助演員學會控制自己。此題考查動詞，A. cure 治療；B. control控制；C. hold舉行，舉辦；D. protect保護。根據句意，故選B。

【5】A考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：她說，其他人在經歷可怕的經歷后，有了發(fā)展階段的恐懼。此題考查名詞，A. experience經歷；B. activity活動；C. process過程；D. event事件。根據句意，故選A。

【6】C考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：深呼吸可以幫助你控制你的身體。此題考查副詞，A. usually通常；B. too也，放于句末；C. also也，放于句中；D. sometimes有時候。根據句意，故選C。

【7】D考查副詞和形容詞及語境的理解。句意：犯錯誤也是可允許的。此題考查動詞，A. sure確信；B. terrible可怕的，糟糕的；C. necessary必要的；D. all right可允許的。根據句意，故選D。

【8】B考查動詞短語及語境的理解。句意：每次演出后，他們討論發(fā)生了什么，并找出什么起到了幫助，什么沒有起到幫助。此題考查動詞短語，A. put out撲滅；B. find out查出，找出；C. look for尋找；D. search for搜索。根據句意，故選B。

【9】A考查連詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：隨著他們越來越多的表演，他們的恐懼感會越來越少和甚至降至50%。此題考查連詞，A. As隨著；B. While當什么時候；C. Before 在之前；D. Until直到。故選A。

【10】D考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：尼克爾斯小姐說，這個目標只是為了減少舞臺的恐懼感，而不是完全消除它。此題考查動詞，A. change改變；B. produce生產；C. improve提高；D. reduce減少。根據句意，故選D。