Ⅰ. 完形填空
Paula, Jeffrey and Emma were good friends. They were reading the script and getting ready to try out for a part in the school 1 . However, when their drama teacher, Mrs Anderson called out the 2 of the students with acting parts, they did not hear their names called.
They were asked to be the set designers. Paula was 3 because she performed well at the tryout(选拔赛). But she had a(n) 4 . "If the girl who got the starring part gets sick or 5 , I'll have the chance. So, I am supposed to know the lines perfectly."
For the next month the set-design team 6 after school every day. Emma and Jeffrey cut, fixed and painted, while Paula sat in the corner, learning the 7 of the starring part. She could see that the sets were going 8 , but she did not think it mattered.
That evening, when the teacher saw the sets before rehearsal(排练), she was 9 because the rainbow had not been painted. So the actors had to rehearse without the sets.
As Paula watched the play rehearsal with no sets, she 10 she was holding it back although she had imagined stepping in at the last minute to save it. Paula decided that 11 she could not act, she could help tell the story with excellent sets.
The set-design team worked every afternoon and evening to get the sets 12 and looking wonderful.
At the end of the play on opening night, their teacher had the design team come out to take a bow. The audience 13 for the set designers just as loudly as they had for the actors. It seemed that the sets were also stars of the show.
From this 14 , Paula came to understand that whether she played a part or worked as the set designer, she could achieve her 15 .
( ) 1. A. trip B. meeting C. play D. camp
( ) 2. A. numbers B. names C. grades D. owners
( ) 3. A. excited B. worried C. patient D. unhappy
( ) 4. A. idea B. action C. dream D. lesson
( ) 5. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
( ) 6. A. met B. rested C. trained D. ran
( ) 7. A. opinions B. lines C. rules D. plans
( ) 8. A. easily B. slowly C. quickly D. normally
( ) 9. A. relaxed B. pleased C. interested D. disappointed
( )10. A. realized B. mentioned C. remembered D. announced
( )11. A. before B. until C. unless D. if
( )12. A. cut B. repaired C. finished D. copied
( )13. A. checked out B. cheered up C. pulled together D. got mad
( )14. A. performance B. teamwork C. volunteering D. experience
( )15. A. success B. promise C. courage D. future
Paula, Jeffrey and Emma were good friends. They were reading the script and getting ready to try out for a part in the school 1 . However, when their drama teacher, Mrs Anderson called out the 2 of the students with acting parts, they did not hear their names called.
They were asked to be the set designers. Paula was 3 because she performed well at the tryout(选拔赛). But she had a(n) 4 . "If the girl who got the starring part gets sick or 5 , I'll have the chance. So, I am supposed to know the lines perfectly."
For the next month the set-design team 6 after school every day. Emma and Jeffrey cut, fixed and painted, while Paula sat in the corner, learning the 7 of the starring part. She could see that the sets were going 8 , but she did not think it mattered.
That evening, when the teacher saw the sets before rehearsal(排练), she was 9 because the rainbow had not been painted. So the actors had to rehearse without the sets.
As Paula watched the play rehearsal with no sets, she 10 she was holding it back although she had imagined stepping in at the last minute to save it. Paula decided that 11 she could not act, she could help tell the story with excellent sets.
The set-design team worked every afternoon and evening to get the sets 12 and looking wonderful.
At the end of the play on opening night, their teacher had the design team come out to take a bow. The audience 13 for the set designers just as loudly as they had for the actors. It seemed that the sets were also stars of the show.
From this 14 , Paula came to understand that whether she played a part or worked as the set designer, she could achieve her 15 .
( ) 1. A. trip B. meeting C. play D. camp
( ) 2. A. numbers B. names C. grades D. owners
( ) 3. A. excited B. worried C. patient D. unhappy
( ) 4. A. idea B. action C. dream D. lesson
( ) 5. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
( ) 6. A. met B. rested C. trained D. ran
( ) 7. A. opinions B. lines C. rules D. plans
( ) 8. A. easily B. slowly C. quickly D. normally
( ) 9. A. relaxed B. pleased C. interested D. disappointed
( )10. A. realized B. mentioned C. remembered D. announced
( )11. A. before B. until C. unless D. if
( )12. A. cut B. repaired C. finished D. copied
( )13. A. checked out B. cheered up C. pulled together D. got mad
( )14. A. performance B. teamwork C. volunteering D. experience
( )15. A. success B. promise C. courage D. future
答案：1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. A
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. A
解析
第 1 题
上下文提到 “试镜（try out）”“剧本（script）”“戏剧老师（drama teacher）”，对应 “学校戏剧（play）”，故选 C。
第 2 题
后文提到 “没听到他们的名字被喊到”，因此此处是 “喊学生的名字（names）”，故选 B。
第 3 题
Paula 在选拔赛表现好却没得到表演角色，因此是 “不开心的（unhappy）”，故选 D。
第 4 题
后文是 Paula 的想法（如果主角生病，自己就能替补），因此此处是 “主意（idea）”，故选 A。
第 5 题
表示 “发生意外（something）”，符合 “主角无法出演” 的语境，故选 C。
第 6 题
布景设计团队放学后 “碰面（met）” 工作，符合语境，故选 A。
第 7 题
Paula 想替补主角，因此要学习 “台词（lines）”，故选 B。
第 8 题
Paula 不参与工作，因此布景进度 “缓慢（slowly）”，故选 B。
第 9 题
彩虹布景没完成，老师会 “失望（disappointed）”，故选 D。
第 10 题
Paula 看到排练因布景受影响，“意识到（realized）” 自己拖了后腿，故选 A。
第 11 题
此处表示 “如果（if）不能表演，就做好布景”，故选 D。
第 12 题
团队努力让布景 “完成（finished）” 并变得出色，故选 C。
第 13 题
观众为布景团队 “欢呼（cheered up）”，故选 B。
第 14 题
从这次 “经历（experience）” 中，Paula 得到了感悟，故选 D。
第 15 题
无论表演还是做布景，都能获得 “成功（success）”，故选 A。