摘要：A Good Friend, A Second Self I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermitt, my drama teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy. Luckily for me, she thought that I could handle the 1 . That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 2 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 3 for a part onstage, his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little 4 because I had a lot of lines to memorize. “You can do it. he said. I knew I could 5 him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we 6 a good team. Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While working hard with the set crew, Kevin 7 spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 8 that he could probably play my part as well as I could. Three days before the 9 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up 10 a fever and sore throat on the day of the play, the entire production came to a sudden 11 . Everyone in the drama department was worried, 12 there was no way I could perform. The play was 13 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to 14 . Then it hit me-Kevin knew the 15 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermitt to give her my 16 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood onstage in costume and make-up. The amusing lines he had 17 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 18 the day for everyone by working as a team. Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have 19 my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 20 to have such a good friend. 1． A. part B. play C. band D. crew 2． A. calmly B. seriously C. excitedly D. anxiously 3． A. elected B. chosen C. invited D. trained 4． A. upset B. bored C. nervous D. confused 5． A. count on B. tend to C. talk with D. agree with 6． A. joined B. founded C. took D. made 7． A. also B. only C. still D. simply 8． A. expected B. debated C. agreed D. joked 9． A. final B. special C. opening D. greeting 10．A. with B. from C. in D. by 11．A. change B. turn C. stop D. end 12．A. for B. but C. and D. so 13．A. likely B. ready C. sure D. due 14．A. pass B. help C. care D. face 15．A. steps B. lines C. points D. cases 16．A. introduction B. instruction C. explanation D. suggestion 17．A. scanned B. grasped C. practiced D. presented 18．A. valued B. saved C. left D. kept 19．A. offered B. avoided C. risked D. missed 20．A. successful B. thankful C. trustful D. hopeful [答案] 人生有太多的偶然.在每一次偶然中.我们一定会发现一些有价值的东西.本文作者在一次演出之前突然发烧.嗓子坏了.紧急关头.他的朋友.一直帮助他为演出作准备的Kevin代他完成了这项演出任务.作者非常庆幸能有这样一位好朋友. 1．A.依据上文的“when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play 中的role可知.该处用part表“角色 .即:老师觉得我可以把握好这个角色. 2．C.由文章首句及下文Kevin帮我准备这一角色的时候.He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips可知.他对这部话剧也很感兴趣.可以知道C项“兴奋地 合理. 3．B.choose sb. for/as...表“选某人为-- .为固定表达. 4．C.依据下文的“because I had a lot of lines to memorize 可知.作者要记很多的台词.理应会觉得紧张.而并非沮丧.烦恼或困惑. 5．A.count on“指望.依赖 ,tend to“易于,倾向于-- ,talk with“与某人谈话 ,agree with“同意某人说的话 .依据文章的语境可知.作者是信赖这个朋友的. 6．D.依据该段话的意思可知.作者跟他的朋友Kevin组成了一个小组.make“组成.构成 .很明显.文章没有说加入别的组或创立一个小组. 7．A.由上文的“working hard with the set crew 可知.朋友除了忙剧组的工作外.还花大量的时间帮我记台词.可知朋友是在做两件事情.故选A项. 8．D.由文章第一段可知.老师让我演该角色.所以让朋友演我的角色只能是玩笑话.故D项合理. 9．C.依据下文“everything was ready for the performance 可知.一切都准备好了.就等待开演.很明显是在距开演还有三天时间发生的事情. 10．A.考查介词的搭配.表“患--病 之意时.须用介词with.故答案为A. 11．C.come to a stop表“停止,终止 之意.而come to an end则表示“结束 之意.常表某事情发生了之后.要结束.由文章叙述可知.因为作者发烧嗓子坏了.当然整场戏看起来是演不成了.当然是“终止.停止 之意. 12．A.后文的“there was no way I could perform 与前文大家都很着急之间是因果关系.for在这里引导原因状语从句.表显而易见的原因. 13．D.该句意为:这场戏离预定的开演时间不到6个小时了.无法取消了.be due to表按照预先安排做某事之意. 14．B.该语境中作者是要想个好办法来挽救这件事情.故用help表“挽救 之意.其他选项均没有该意思. 15．B.由第四段第三句可知.Kevin对台词很熟悉. 16．D.上文作者在想办法解决这个问题.现在想到了这个主意.当然是向老师提出这个建议.A表“介绍 ,B表“指导 ,C表“解释 .都不合理. 17．C.依据文章第四段可以得知Kevin跟作者一起练习了很多遍台词. 18．B.很明显.这一天的演出很成功.而上文提及如果作者不能演这场戏.又找不到解决的办法.那这场戏就会砸锅的.现在Kevin演得很好.自然是挽救了剧组所有的人. 19．D.依上文叙述可知.作者因病没有出演自己的角色.当然是“错过了 .其他选项都不符合语境. 20．B.尽管自己因为患病错过了演出机会.但有这样一位好朋友代替自己演得如此之好.当然应该庆幸.感激.

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