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 (选拔试演). 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 (预约) 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.
【小题1】A．singB．danceC．speakD．report【小题2】A．memberB．actressC．playerD．character【小题3】A．weaklyB．rapidlyC．smoothlyD．slowly【小题4】A．At firstB．In factC．After allD．In all【小题5】A．hatedB．enjoyedC．appreciatedD．regretted【小题6】A．honestB．shyC．politeD．patient【小题7】A．avoidB．focusC．payD．attract【小题8】A．fewB．a fewC．severalD．many【小题9】A．orB．soC．forD．but【小题10】A．forcedB．requestedC．encouragedD．reminded【小题11】A．acceptB．playC．offerD．learn【小题12】A．roleB．matterC．interestD．grade【小题13】A．canB．mustC．mayD．should【小题14】A．angerB．painC．sadnessD．fear【小题15】A．purposeB．wayC．ideaD．importance【小题16】A．memorizingB．organizingC．checkingD．improving【小题17】A．dislikedB．lovedC．expectedD．bore【小题18】A．considerationB．descriptionC．selectionD．understanding【小题19】A．practicedB．plannedC．performedD．delivered【小题20】A．partB．playC．speechD．positionC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了Roberta在母亲的鼓励下，克服胆小害羞的弱点，成功地获得了扮演莎士比亚作品《威尼斯商人》中Portia这个角色。
【小题1】从下文“she was speaking with a power”判断出应选speak.
【小题2】从文章中看出，Roberta正在扮演莎士比亚“威尼斯商人”中的角色“Portia”。下文中也提到“In secret she practiced Portia’s part”。故选character(part角色)。
【小题3】从下文31空后Roberta “repeat the lines over and over”判断出“台词流利地从她口中说出”。故选C。
【小题4】紧接着上文“words flowing smoothly from her”,后面作者口气一转“事实上，在选拔试演之前她以前从来没有表演过”。at first起初; in fact事实上；after all毕竟，到底；in all共计，总共。
【小题5】根据下文以及她母亲说的话“You are just a bit scared. Everyone gets scared”得出“由于胆小/害怕，所以不愿意在众人面前表现”。
【小题6】见20题。shy害羞的；honest诚实的；polite礼貌的；patient耐心的
【小题7】本句意思为“她从来没有想到她有什么擅长的地方来吸引很多注意力。”attract attention吸引注意力；avoid attention避开注意；focus/pay attention 集中注意力于。
【小题8】由于“大部分时间自己呆着，结果朋友很少”，故选few,表示“很少，不多”。
【小题9】本句意思为“尽管她成绩很优秀，可是她总认为缺些什么.”,故选but表转折。
【小题10】从下文她母亲说的话“你只是有点害怕。你会成功的。”看出，母亲是在“鼓励”她。
【小题11】本句意思为“我想不出别的任何人更适合扮演这个角色。”play the part扮演角色
【小题12】本句意思为“她母亲不想就此搁下这事。”，因此选“matter”。
【小题13】can能够，会; must必需，一定; may可能; should应该。见25题。
【小题14】根据上文中的“scared”,可以断定选fear。
【小题15】于是“她读了这部戏，一想到要说那么多丰富的语言她就很激动。”idea想法；purpose目的；way方式；importance重要性
【小题16】通过“repeating the lines over and over”来“memorizing(记住)”台词。
【小题17】因为“喜欢”，才不难，故选loved.
【小题18】本句意思为“每次读，她都对这些台词有新的见解，好像莎士比亚从不同的层面写的Portia.”。故选D.。understanding理解，见解；description描述；selection选择；consideration考虑
【小题19】practise练习；plan计划；perform演出，表演；deliver移交，发表（演讲，讲话）。根据句意，“在试演的当天，Roberta为观众表演了两段Portia的著名演讲。”，而不是“发表了Portia的著名的演讲”。
【小题20】根据句意“演完后，俱乐部的主席宣布Portia这个角色是她的了。”，选part。