1、 2014届高考英语一轮复习自选训练 完形填空55Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 16 . Now she was Portia, a strongwilled 17 in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 18 form
2、 her.19 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 20 being in front of other people. She was very 21 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 23 friends. She had excellent grades, 24 she al
3、ways thought that something was missing.Two weeks before the audition, Robertsas mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.“I cant think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”Her mother wouldnt let the 27 drop. “Youre just a little scar
4、ed (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you 28 do it. The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what youre 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 30 of speaking such rich words. In secret she pr
5、acticed Portias part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasnt hard; she 32 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 33 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.On the day of the audition, she 34 two of Portias famous speeches for the a
6、uditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers. 16.A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report17.A. member B. actress C. player D. character18.A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly19.A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all20.A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated
7、 D. regretted21.A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient 22.A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract23. A. few B. a few C. several D. many24. A. or B. so C. for D. but25. A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded26. A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn27. A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade28. A. c
8、an B. must C. may D. should29. A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear30. A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance31. A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving32. A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore33. A. consideration B. description C. selection D. understanding34. A. practiced B. planne
9、d C. performed D. delivered 35.A. part B. play C. speech D. position 答案 16.C 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.B 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C 31.A 32.B 33.D 34.C 35.ACarolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that cha
10、llenged her 36 and skill but left her flying high.“When the Atlanta Airport was under 37 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 38 the cars could be on site 39 the airport opened, and the official opening was only te
11、n days away! 40 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 41 it couldnt be done in such a short time.“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 42 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 43 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 44 them
12、 that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 45 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.“We got the job and immediately went into 46 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 47 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 48 enough. All the availa
13、ble water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldnt afford to buy a new one. 49 , I got a special 50 to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I 51 held one of those hoses to 52 down the rock.“Those ten days were fille
14、d with challenges that 53 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 54 company that had cars on the parking lot.“The key to our success was having the 55 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it
15、done.”36. A. kindnessB. patienceC. imaginationD. experience37. A. constructionB. repairC. controlD. development38. A. afterB. asC. forD. so39. A. whileB. sinceC. whereD. when40. A. SomeB. AnyC. NoD. Every41. A. statingB. reportingC. tellingD. warning42. A. ableB. nervousC. afraidD. willing43. A. sup
16、portedB. promisedC. continuedD. improved44. A. askedB. surprisedC. remindedD. demanded45. A. though B. butC. asD. unless46. A. discussionB. actionC. practiceD. production47. A. nextB. firstC. pastD. previous48. A. coldB. wetC. looseD. clean49. A. NaturallyB. ObviouslyC. MeanwhileD. Instead50. A. exc
17、useB. orderC. permitD. reason51. A. exactlyB. personallyC. angrilyD. hardly52. A. pullB. knockC. hitD. water53. A. requiredB. mixedC. followedD. formed54. A. bestB. lastC. secondD. only55. A. courageB. interestC. hopeD. chance答案 36.C 37.A 38.D 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.D 43.B 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.A 48.B 49.D 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.A 54.D 55.A
