Question

“You’re next, Carl,” Mrs. Sosa said. Carl walked nervously to the stage（舞臺(tái)）. Why had he let his friend Neil talk him into trying out for the play? He　 1　 standing in front of people.

　　He had　 2　 the weekend memorizing lines, but he knew he wouldn’t get the part. It was a small part anyway, not like the lead role he just knew Neil would get. Neil had already finished his tryout. As always he had done well　 3　 he hadn’t practiced at all.

　　“You’re trying out for a guard（警衛(wèi)）?” Mrs. Sosa asked. “I’ll read the queen’s lines. Begin when you’ re　 4　 .”

　　Carl took a deep breath and tried to picture himself as a guard, just as his mother had suggested when she helped him practice. “Your majesty,” Carl began　 5　 ,“the castle is under siege （圍攻）.”

　　“Call my knights（勇士） !” Mrs. Sosa responded as the queen, sounding like Carl’s

　 6　 had. He almost smiled. At first he felt silly in front of the other students, but as he concentrated on his lines, he forgot about the people　 7　 . It was as if he had really

　 8　 a guard in a queen’ s service!

　�。ā。�1. A. loved　　　　　　　　  B. hated　　　　　　    C. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 D. missed

　　（�。�2. A. paid　　　　　　　　    B. took　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　    D. cost

　�。ā。�3. A. if　　　　　　　　　　    B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　    D. though

　�。ā。�4. A. fine　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　   C. ready　　　　　　　　    D. active

　�。ā。�5. A. uncertainly　　　　  B. unhappily　　　　  C. eagerly　　　　　　　　  D. easily

　�。ā。�6. A. teacher　　　　　　    B. mother　　 
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　　　　 C. classmate　　　　　　  D. friend

　　（�。�7. A. watching　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　    C. listening　　　　　　    D. sitting

　　（�。�8. A. remained　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　   D. become

 

Answer 1

答案：B;C;D;C;A;B;A;D
提示：

1．  根據(jù)上下文知道他很討厭站在很多人面前； 2．  動(dòng)詞短語spend time in doing sth是“花時(shí)間做某事”的意思； 3．  這里要用連詞though表轉(zhuǎn)折； 4．  這句話的意思是“你準(zhǔn)備好了就開始吧。” 5．  Carl很緊張，對(duì)自己很不自信，所以當(dāng)然是不確定地開始了； 6．  由上下文可以判斷這里應(yīng)該選mother，聽起來象Carl的母親； 7．  他忘記了人們的注視； 8．  本題選become，這句話的意思是“就好象他真的成了女皇手下的一名衛(wèi)兵”。