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 (選拔試演). 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 (預(yù)約) 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.
小題1: | A.sing | B.dance | C.speak | D.report |
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小題2: | A.member | B.a(chǎn)ctress | C.player | D.character |
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小題3: | A.weakly | B.rapidly | C.smoothly | D.slowly |
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小題4: | A.At first | B.In fact | C.After all | D.In all |
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小題5: | A.hated | B.enjoyed | C.a(chǎn)ppreciated | D.regretted |
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小題6: | A.honest | B.shy | C.polite | D.patient |
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小題7: | A.a(chǎn)void | B.focus | C.pay | D.a(chǎn)ttract |
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小題8: | A.few | B.a(chǎn) few | C.several | D.many |
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小題10: | A.forced | B.requested | C.encouraged | D.reminded |
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小題11: | A.a(chǎn)ccept | B.play | C.offer | D.learn |
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小題12: | A.role | B.matter | C.interest | D.grade |
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小題14: | A.a(chǎn)nger | B.pain | C.sadness | D.fear |
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小題15: | A.purpose | B.way | C.idea | D.importance |
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小題16: | A.memorizing | B.organizing | C.checking | D.improving |
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小題17: | A.disliked | B.loved | C.expected | D.bore |
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小題18: | A.consideration | B.description | C.selection | D.understanding |
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小題19: | A.practiced | B.planned | C.performed | D.delivered |
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小題20: | A.part | B.play | C.speech | D.position |
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