Question

Inspiration

“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ___ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was ____ to more, my interests in the world of dance ____ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a ___ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a ____; I became a member of the company ____ back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief ____ I was halfway through rehearsals (排練) on my first day. I never actually ___ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely ___. I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of _ _. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to _ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme ____ to detail and stress on practice that set us ____. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new ___ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical ____ were pushed much further than I thought _ _. I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ____ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a ___ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.A. hobby B. plan C. dream D. word

2.A. connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended

3.A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. consistently

4.A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer

5.A. symbol B. memory C. truth D. reality

6.A. bouncing B. dating C. turning D. tracking

7.A. lacks B. adds C. makes D. brings

8.A. while B. since C. until D. when

9.A. Cared B. Expected C. Asked D. Decided

10.A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished

11.A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures

12.A. put B. mix C. build D. pick

13.A. Attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation

14.A. apart B. aside C. off D. back

15.A. over B. by C. with D. beyond

16.A. function B. meaning C. expression D. usage

17.A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts

18.A. necessary B. perfect C. proper D. possible

19.A. talent B. honor C. potential D. responsibility

20.A. victory B. trend C. tradition D. desire

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：小女孩在三歲時(shí)第一次找到了自己的夢想，渴望有一天成為舞蹈公司的舞者，當(dāng)她有幸成為其中一員時(shí)，看到了這家歷史悠久的公司的一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)—不斷進(jìn)步不斷激勵(lì)人們每天去追求夢想。

1.】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. hobby 愛好B. plan計(jì)劃 C. dream 夢想D. word單詞；話語。在3歲看到首都舞蹈公司的表演后，第一次找到了自己的夢想，在24題和最后一句鼓勵(lì)每個(gè)人都追求自己的夢想，前后呼應(yīng)。選C.

2.2】考查動(dòng)詞和語境理解。A connected 連接B. expanded 擴(kuò)展C. exposed 暴露D. extended延伸。隨著年齡的增長，我接觸到更多。固定搭配，expose to，引申為越來越多的接觸到dancing。選C.

3.3】考查副詞和語境理解。A. rarely 很少B. certainly當(dāng)然 C. probably可能 D. consistently一貫地。隨著作者年齡的增長，接觸到的事物越來越多，對舞蹈世界的興趣發(fā)生了變化，用certainly。選B.

4.4】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. director 導(dǎo)演 B. trainer 訓(xùn)練者C. leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者 D. dancer舞者。根據(jù)第一句看到舞蹈表演想要成為其中一員。這個(gè)夢想自己從來沒有放棄。前后線索。選D.

5.5】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. symbol 象征B. memory記憶 C. truth 事實(shí)D. reality現(xiàn)實(shí)。18歲的一個(gè)夏天接到一個(gè)電話使得我的夢想成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。選D.

6.6】考查動(dòng)詞和語境理解。 A. bouncing 彈跳B. dating約會 C. turning轉(zhuǎn)彎 D. tracking跟蹤。我成為了追溯至1925年的舞蹈公司的一員。固定搭配，date back to 追溯至。選B.

7.7】考查動(dòng)詞和語境理解。 A. lacks 缺乏B. adds增加C. makes 制作D. brings帶來�，F(xiàn)在回首往昔，作者不相信自己已經(jīng)被錄取了，缺少現(xiàn)實(shí)感。選A.

8.8】考查連詞和語境理解。A. while 當(dāng)時(shí)；盡管；然而 B. since自從；因?yàn)?C. until直到 D. when當(dāng)。直到自己身處培訓(xùn)之前，都不敢相信自己被錄取了，用until。選C.

9.9】考查動(dòng)詞和語境理解。 A. Cared關(guān)心 B. Expected期望 C. Asked 詢問 D. Decided決定。我從未期望能夠得到這份工作，用expected。選B.

10.0】考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. motivated 有動(dòng)力的 B. relaxed放松的 C. convinced 確信的D. astonished驚訝的。在得到這個(gè)職位后，自己驚訝的顫抖起來。由shaking with excitement聯(lián)系到此空為“吃驚”的含義。選D.

11.1】考查名詞和語境理解。. A. challenges 挑戰(zhàn)B. profits 利潤C(jī). advantages 優(yōu)點(diǎn)D. adventures冒險(xiǎn)。當(dāng)然今后面臨著許多的挑戰(zhàn)，用challenge。選A.

12.2】考查動(dòng)詞和語境理解。. A. put 放置B. mix 混合C. build 建立D. pick挑選。我發(fā)現(xiàn)快速集中學(xué)習(xí)非常重要。pick up 固定搭配，表示學(xué)習(xí)。選D.

13.3】考查名詞和語境理解。. A. Attention 注意B. association 聯(lián)系 C. attraction 吸引D. adaptation適應(yīng)；改編。就是這種對細(xì)節(jié)高度關(guān)注和高壓練習(xí)使得我和其他舞者不同。concentration是關(guān)鍵詞，前后線索，用attention。選A.

14.4】考查介詞和語境理解。. A. apart 分離B. aside 一邊C. off 遠(yuǎn)離D. back后面。set apart使…與眾不同，作者認(rèn)為自己所在dancing team與其他人不同的地方在于對細(xì)節(jié)的關(guān)注和精力的高度集中。選A.

15.5】考查介詞和語境理解。A. over 超過B. by 通過C. with 和D. beyond超過。介詞考查，修飾rehearsal，有繁忙日程規(guī)劃的預(yù)演，一天要有5場表演。選C.

16.6】考查名詞和語境理解。A. function 功能B. meaning意義C. expression 表達(dá)D. usage使用。我重新理解了hard work的含義，用meaning。選B.

17.7】考查名詞和語境理解。A. boundaries 界限B. problems 問題C. barriers 障礙D. efforts努力。我原以為努力就是體能的界限被提升到可能的強(qiáng)度。有動(dòng)詞push為線索，推斷出搭配的為界限。選A.

18.8】考查形容詞和語境理解。A. necessary 必須的B. perfect 完美的C. proper合適的D. possible可能的。之前想過的可能的強(qiáng)度，用possible。選D.

19.9】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. talent 天才B. honor紀(jì)念C. potential 潛力D. responsibility責(zé)任。今天當(dāng)我再看這個(gè)令人難以置信的公司時(shí)，能夠成為公司的一員我感到十分榮幸，用honored。選B.

20.20】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. victory 勝利B. trend 趨勢C. tradition 傳統(tǒng)D. desire愿望。注意后邊的時(shí)態(tài)，has inspired，還有關(guān)鍵詞generations of，所以能激勵(lì)年輕一代小女孩和公司繼續(xù)發(fā)展成長成為公司的一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)。選C.

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