Question

【題目】 "Er, er, er......I’m sorry I forget my words."Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person _________ . In that___________it can make one’s mind go blank and__________ what one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or another.

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___________to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.

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

Miss Nichols asks her _________to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be ______. It’s all right 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 find out what___________ helped and what did not. As they perform more and more, they will ______less and less. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away ________ . This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

【1】A.joyfulB.unhappyC.nervousD.hopeless

【2】A.caseB.moodC.senseD.condition

【3】A.rememberB.forgetC.discussD.show

【4】A.cureB.controlC.holdD.protect

【5】A.satisfiedB.happyC.afraidD.surprised

【6】A.patientsB.childrenC.audienceD.actors

【7】A.perfectB.fineC.goodD.pleasant

【8】A.peopleB.adviceC.wordsD.measures

【9】A.careB.enjoyC.actD.fear

【10】A.practicallyB.partlyC.completelyD.really

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

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【1】句意：舞臺(tái)恐懼癥會(huì)使得一個(gè)人緊張。

A.joyful“歡喜的”；B.unhappy“不高興的”；C.nervous“緊張的”；D.hopeless“無(wú)希望的”。聯(lián)系上下文，故選C。

【2】句意：在那種情形下，會(huì)使人大腦一片空白并忘記應(yīng)該說(shuō)什么。

A.case“情況，實(shí)例”；B.mood“情緒”；C.sense“感覺(jué)”；D.condition“條件，情況”。condition：常用詞，用作單數(shù)形式，表示人或物目前所處的真實(shí)具體狀態(tài)，尤指內(nèi)在狀態(tài)，case: 情況，例證，事實(shí)。故選A。

【3】句意：在那種情況下，它能使人的頭腦變得空白，忘記該說(shuō)什么，該做什么。

A. remember“記住”；B. forget“忘記”；C. discuss “討論”；D. show“表演”。根據(jù)句意可知，此空是“忘記”的意思，故填forget，故選B。

【4】句意：她幫助人們學(xué)會(huì)自控。

.cure“治愈”；B.control“控制”；C.hold“持有，擁有”；D.protect“保護(hù)”。根據(jù)短control oneself“自控”，可知，此空應(yīng)填control，故選B。

【5】句意：Nichols女士說(shuō)“一些人總是害怕在觀眾面前表演�！�

A.satisfied“感到滿意的”；B.happy“高興的”；C.afraid“害怕的”；D.surprised“驚訝的”。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，此空應(yīng)填afraid“害怕的”的意思，故選C。

【6】句意：尼科爾斯小姐讓她的病人告訴自己，他們的演講或表演不一定要完美。

A. patients病人；B. children兒童；C. audience觀眾；D. actors演員。根據(jù)句意可知，此空是“病人”的意思，應(yīng)填patients，故選A。

【7】句意：Nichols女士讓她的病人告訴自己，他們的演講或是表演不必做到完美。

A.perfect“完美的”；B.fine“好的”；C.good“好的”；D.pleasant“愉快的”。根據(jù)空前to be可知，此空應(yīng)填形容詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)意，故選A。

【8】句意：在每次表演之后，他們都會(huì)討論發(fā)生了什么，并找出可以哪些建議可以幫助他們，哪些不能。

A.people“人”；B.advice“建議”；C.words“言語(yǔ)”；D.measures“措施，方法”。聯(lián)系上下文，此空是“建議”的意思，故選B。

【9】句意：隨著他們表演得越來(lái)越多，他們會(huì)越來(lái)越害怕。

A. care關(guān)心；B. enjoy .享受；C. act行動(dòng)；D. fear恐懼。根據(jù)空前will可知，此空應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞原形，結(jié)合句意可知，此空是“恐懼”的意思，故選D。

【10】句意：Nichols女士說(shuō)“目的只是為了減少恐懼感，不是徹底消除�！�

A.practically“實(shí)際地”；B.easily“容易地”；C.completely“完全地”；D.really“真地”。結(jié)合句意，應(yīng)填completely，“完全地”的意思，故選C。