7．To the joy of the parents，their only son is now ________ to achieve his goal.

A．making every effort　　 　　　　 B．making all effort

C．make an effort　　 　　　　　　　　 D．sparing no efforts

答案与解析：A　由now可知应用进行时，排除C项；make every effort to do“努力做某事”。make all efforts to do“努力做某事”；spare no effort to do“不遗余力地做某事”。

6．It is all agreed that a good education doesn't ________ a good job.

A．guarantee　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．result

C．depend　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．swear

答案与解析：A　题意：大家普遍认为接受良好的教育并不能保证得到一份好工作。guarantee“保证；担保”。result“结果”；depend“依靠”；swear“发誓”。

5．As is well known，Dragon Boat Festival and the custom of eating rice dumplings are ________ to us Chinese.

A．typical　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．unique

C．alone　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．special

答案与解析：B　题意：众所周知，端午节和吃粽子的风俗是我们中国人特有的。unique“唯一的；独一无二的”，符合题意。

4．The region which had been relatively calm erupted ________ violence again last week.

A．to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with

C．at　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．into

答案与解析：D　erupt into...“突然发生……”。题意：上周，这个一直以来相对平静的地区突然再次发生了暴力事件。

3．Hearing the news that he won the first in the competition，his voice trembled ________ excitement.

A．for　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in

C．with　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

答案与解析：C　tremble with excitement“因激动而颤抖”，with表示原因。

2．-Dad，there is a snake at the gate crawling this way.

-Don't ________，boys；there's no danger.

A．afraid　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．frighten

C．terrify　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．panic

答案与解析：D　panic强调受惊吓的程度之深。afraid为形容词；frighten和terrify侧重害怕，但不一定是受惊吓所致。

1．-How was Robert's cooking?

-Oh，pretty good.I was quite ________.

A．admired　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．interested

C．impressed　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．inspired

答案与解析：C　be impressed“(对……)印象深刻的”，此处指Robert的厨艺给我留下深刻的印象，符合题意。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to__1__.Now she was Portia，a strong­willed__2__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__3__ from her.

__4__，Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演)．She__5__ being in front of other people.She was very__6__ at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to__7__ much attention.She stayed mostly to herself，making__8__ friends.She had excellent grades，__9__ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition，Roberta’s mother had heard about it and__10__ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to __11__the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us.”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the __12__drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕)．Everyone gets scared.You know you__13__ do it.The trick is to look past the __14__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 __15__ of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, __16__the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard；she__17__every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words，she had a new__18__ of the lines，as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition，she__19__two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished，the head of the Drama Club announced the __20__ was hers.

1．A.sing　 B．dance　 C．speak　 D．report

答案　C

解析　由文章第一段最后一句“She was speaking...”可知此处应用speak。

2．A. member　 　　　　B．actress

C．player　 　　　　D．character

答案　D

解析　Portia是莎士比亚戏剧中的一个“人物”。

3．A. weakly　 B．rapidly　 C．smoothly　 D．slowly

答案　C

解析　由上下文可知她演讲时充满激情，话语从口中“顺畅地”流出。

4．A. At first　 　B．In fact

C．After all　 D．In all

答案　B

解析　事实上，她在这次选拔试演前从未表演过。

5．A .hated　 　　　　B．enjoyed

C．appreciated　 D．regretted

答案　A

解析　她讨厌站在众人前面。

6．A. honest　 B．shy　 C．polite　 D．patient

答案　B

解析　由上下文可知她在学校里很害羞，不善交际。

7．A. avoid　 B．focus　 C．pay　 D．attract

答案　D

解析　她从来没有想到她能够吸引别人的注意。

8．A. few　 B．a few　 C．several　 D．many

答案　A

解析　她在多数情况下独处，很少交朋友。

9．A. or　 B．so　 C．for　 D．but

答案　D

解析　由上下文可知，此处为转折关系。

10．A. forced　 　　　　　B．requested

C．encouraged 　　D．reminded

答案　C

解析　母亲听说选拔试演的事之后，“鼓励”她参加。

11．A. accept　 B．play　 C．offer　 D．learn

答案　B

解析　play the part“扮演这一角色”。

12．A. role　 B．matter　 C．interest　 D．grade

答案　B

解析　母亲不愿就这样放弃“这件事”，即“让女儿参加表演”一事。

13．A　 can　 B．must 　C．may　 D．should

答案　A

解析　句意为：“你知道你能成功。”

14．A .anger　 B．pain　 C．sadness　 D．fear

答案　D

解析　句意为：“窍门是你要超越恐惧，找到你对所做之事的热爱或兴趣。”

15．A. purpose　 B．way

C．idea　 　　D．importance

答案　C

解析　她读了剧本，并发现自己对说出这些丰富的话语的“想法”感到兴奋。

16．A. memorizing　 B．organizing

C checking　 　　D．improving

答案　A

解析　私下里她练习Portia这一角色，“记住了”台词。

17．A. disliked　 　B．loved

C．expected　 D．bore

答案　B

解析　她“热爱”练习的每一分钟。

18．A　 consideration　 B．description

C．selection 　　　D．understanding

答案　D

解析　每次她说这些话语时，对这些话语(台词)便会有新的“理解”。

19．A.　 practiced　 　B．planned

C．performed　 D．delivered

答案　C

解析　在选拔试演这一天，她为听众“表演”了Portia的两个著名的演说。

20．A. part　 B．play　 C．speech　 D．position

答案　A

解析　最后宣布Portia这一“角色”由她来演。

10．He________to see me and help me with my English when I was ill.

A．did come 　　　　B．did came

C　 comes　 　　　　　D．was coming

答案　A

解析　do/did/dose+v.原形，意思是“的确，确实；千万，务必”。

9．-Class Nine won the relay race.

-________！They’ve never won before!

A．How surprise　 　B．What big surprise

C．How surprised　 D．What a great surprise

答案　D

解析　感叹句有两种形式：How+adj.和What+a/an+adj.+n.，但是在这儿应该用How surprising！多么令人吃惊啊！因此答案是What a great surprise！真是一件令人吃惊的事。