第一部分 知识运用(共两节，30分)
第一节 (共10小题;每小题 1. 5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an ___1___. “Today at 1: 10 there will be auditions (面试) for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy?” “Sure,” I said. I had no ___2___ in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a ___3___ outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I ___4___ felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good?
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then ___5___ my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a ___6___, so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role?
Soon, the cast list was ___7___. My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role! ” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to ___8___. I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started ___9___, that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel ___10___. I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun — even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D