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Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways，this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same__1__ night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and__2__ have cause to falter(結巴). Yet this is not always the case.

A famous actor in a__ 3__successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act， a gaoler (監(jiān)獄長，看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.__ 4__the noble was expected to read the letter at each __ 5__， he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night，the gaoler decided to play a joke__ 6__his colleague to find out if，after so many performances，he had managed to learn the __ 7__of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露)the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then， the gaoler__ 8__with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the __9__and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly，__ 10__ to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then， squinting (瞇著眼看) his eyes，he said，“ The light is__11__. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either， the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my __12__ .” With this， he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s amusement，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded (繼續(xù)進行) to read to the prisoner.

1. A. linesB. wordsC. playsD. roles

2. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. often

3. A. highlyB. highC. poorlyD. poor

4. A. BecauseB. Even thoughC. WhenD. Though

5. A. playB. performanceC. roleD. case

6. A. with B. in C. onD. to

7. A. pagesB. jokeC. linesD. contents

8. A. appearedB. disappointedC. came outD. came in

9. A. room B. cellC. stageD. office

10. A. worriedB. surprisedC. anxiousD. afraid

11. A. brightB. dimC. darkD. out

12. A. glassesB. lines C. lightD. letters

B

I have generally traveled alone. Being alone means I will have moments that I never would have had__1__ someone else. For example， there is time for me to stop and stare at a tiny wild flower __2__hundreds of others never saw. And there are moments of stillness and quiet where you tune into the energy of your surrounds.__ 3__part of me wishes that some moments had been shared with more than my camera.

Recently I traveled on my very first group tour through Cambodia. I chose to do it this way__ 4__safety and support. It gave__5__some wonderful moments with my fellow tour mates and I learnt things from my tour guide that I never would have from__6__ guidebook.

I surprised myself in that I didn’t long for the private time that I cherish so much__7 __ I travel…and when I am at home either. The biggest challenge to this was being made to share a room with a chain smoker! What I__ 8 __learn was that even when constantly surrounded by others I could still create my own quiet and privacy. I didn’t have to always withdraw or separate myself from the group，although I also did do this at times.

A

人們總是傾向于認為舞臺上的演員們把臺詞背得很熟，事實并不是這樣。本文敘述了一名著名演員由于同伴開玩笑，沒有給他提供臺詞全文而在舞臺上所鬧的笑話。

答案與解析:

1. A lines在此文中指臺詞。

2. B 人們認為演員們在舞臺上臺詞記得很熟，是從來不會卡殼的。

3. A high意為“高的”，一般指具體高度;highly意為“高度地，極其”，多用于動詞或形容詞前。highly successful play 指“一部獲得相當成功的劇目”。

4. B 此句意為:盡管那個貴族每場戲都得念那封信，但他還是堅持要求將信的全文寫在紙上。even though 引導讓步狀語從句，比though 語氣更強。

5. B 根據下文中的after so many performances可得出答案。

6. C play a joke on sb 指“跟某人開玩笑”。

7. D learn the contents of the letter by heart指背住信的內容。contents表示“內容”。

8. A appeared 此處指“出場，上場”。

9. B cell意為“牢房”，根據上下文可確定答案。

10. Cbe anxious to do sth 指“急切的、渴望的”。扮演獄卒的演員急于想了解他的同事是否背熟了臺詞。

11. B 因為背不住臺詞，這名扮演貴族的演員只好用“光線太暗”來作托辭。

12. A 根據下文 with a pair of glasses可確定答案。

B

答案與解析:

本文講述作者是獨自旅行的看法。

1. with with someone else“和別人一起”，與前面的alone相對立。

2. that / which 根據后面內容的主謂結構判斷這里為定語從句的關系代詞。

3. But 前后兩句話為轉折關系。注意此處不用however(用however時，后面一般要加逗號)。

4. for注意判斷這里前后文的因果關系，也可理解為目的。

5. me我這么做，當然是讓“我(me)”有wonderful moments。

6. a 第一次出現的泛指可數名詞，用不定冠詞。

7. when / as根據后面的并列狀語從句可判斷用when或as。

8. didWhat I … learn為主語從句，從句中不缺成分，但可從上下文判斷出此處為強調，因此填did。編輯/梁宇清