题目内容
“Er, er, er…… I’m sorry I forget my words.” Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person . In that it can make one's mind go blank(空白) and forget one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or .
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.
She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths helps. Deep helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols asks her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be . It's to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what helped and what did not.As they perform more and more, they will fear . Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away . This is a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
1.A. joyfulB. unhappyC. nervousD. hopeless
2.A. caseB. moodC. senseD. condition
3.A. whenB. whatC. howD. whether
4.A. othersB. otherC. anotherD. the other
5.A. cureB. controlC. holdD. protect
6.A. satisfiedB. happyC. afraidD. surprised
7.A. sinceB. untilC. during D. before
8.A. tooB. as well C. alsoD. either
9.A. breathingB. to breatheC. to have breathed D. breathes
10.A. perfectB. fineC. goodD. pleasant
11.A. incorrectB. importantC. unnecessaryD. all right
12.A. peopleB. advice C. words D. measures
13.A. less and lessB. fewer and fewerC. more and more D. smaller and smaller
14.A. practicallyB. easilyC. completely D. really
15.A. whyB. thatC. since D. Because
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3.B
4.C
5.B
6.C
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.A
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.D
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在公众场合的怯场问题。文章详细介绍了纽约医学中心的专家Diana Nichols怎样帮助她的病人减少怯场的办法。
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考点：科普类短文。
