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 my1 took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was2 to more, my interests in the world of dance3 varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a4 in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a5; I became a member of the company6 back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely7 any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief8 I was halfway through rehearsals (排練) on my first day. I never actually9 to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely10. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of11. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to12 up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme13 to detail (細節(jié)) and stress on practice that set us14. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals15 a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new16 of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical17 were pushed much further than I thought18. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great19 of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a20 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. 1.
    1. A.
      hobby
    2. B.
      plan
    3. C.
      dream
    4. D.
      word
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      connected
    2. B.
      expanded
    3. C.
      exposed
    4. D.
      extended
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      rarely
    2. B.
      certainly
    3. C.
      probably
    4. D.
      consistently
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      director
    2. B.
      trainer
    3. C.
      leader
    4. D.
      dancer
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      symbol
    2. B.
      memory
    3. C.
      truth
    4. D.
      reality
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      bouncing
    2. B.
      dating
    3. C.
      turning
    4. D.
      tracking
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      lacks
    2. B.
      adds
    3. C.
      makes
    4. D.
      brings
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      since
    3. C.
      until
    4. D.
      when
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Cared
    2. B.
      Expected
    3. C.
      Asked
    4. D.
      Decided
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      motivated
    2. B.
      relaxed
    3. C.
      convinced
    4. D.
      astonished
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      challenges
    2. B.
      profits
    3. C.
      advantages
    4. D.
      adventures
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      put
    2. B.
      mix
    3. C.
      build
    4. D.
      pick
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      Attention
    2. B.
      association
    3. C.
      attraction
    4. D.
      adaptation
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      apart
    2. B.
      aside
    3. C.
      off
    4. D.
      back
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      over
    2. B.
      by
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      beyond
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      function
    2. B.
      meaning
    3. C.
      expression
    4. D.
      usage
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      boundaries
    2. B.
      problems
    3. C.
      barriers
    4. D.
      efforts
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      necessary
    2. B.
      perfect
    3. C.
      proper
    4. D.
      possible
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      talent
    2. B.
      honor
    3. C.
      potential
    4. D.
      responsibility
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      victory
    2. B.
      trend
    3. C.
      tradition
    4. D.
      desire
CCBDD BACBD ADAAC BADBD
文章講述了“I”的夢想發(fā)生變化的過程。
1.C。夢想,在第39題之前也有提到,前后呼應(yīng)。
2.C。固定搭配,expose to,引申為越來越多的接觸到dancing。
3.B。隨著作者年齡的增長,接觸的食物越來越多,興趣發(fā)生了變化,用certainly。
4.D。前后線索。
5.D。夢想成為現(xiàn)實。
6.B。固定搭配,date back to 追溯至。
7.A。作者不相信自己已經(jīng)被錄取了,缺少現(xiàn)實感。
8.C。直到自己身處培訓(xùn)之前,都不敢相信自己被錄取了,用until
9.B。我從未期望得到這份工作,用expected。
10.D。由shaking with excitement聯(lián)系到此空為“吃驚”的含義。
11.A。之后面臨著許多挑戰(zhàn),用challenge。
12.D。pick up 固定搭配,表示學(xué)習(xí)。
13.A。concentration是關(guān)鍵詞,前后線索,用attention。
14.A。set apart使……與眾不同,作者認為自己所在dancing team與其它不同的地方在于對細節(jié)的關(guān)注和精力的高度集中。
15.C。介詞考查,修飾rehearsal,有繁忙日程規(guī)劃的預(yù)演。
16.B。重新理解了hard work的含義,用meaning。
17.A。有動詞push為線索,推斷出搭配的為界限。
18.D。之前想過的可能的強度,用possible。
19.B。能夠成為公司的一員感到十分榮幸,用honored。
20.C。注意后邊的時態(tài),has inspired,還有關(guān)鍵詞generations of,所以為一個傳統(tǒng)。
考點:考查人生百味類完型
點評:本類完型填空的考查關(guān)鍵要看上下文的串聯(lián)和聯(lián)系,也要注意詞義的辨析。要注意在特定語境中動詞的使用和搭配。
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