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【题目】Inspiration

“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was to more, my interests in the world of dance varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a : I became a member of the company back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now, it surely any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief I was half way through rehearsals(排练) on my first day. I never actually to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely . I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of . through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us . To then follow those high-energy rehearsals a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new of the words “hard work”. What I thought were my physical were pushed much further than I thought . I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great

of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a （20） that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

【1】A. hobby B. plan

C. dream D. word

【2】 A. connected B. expanded

C. exposed D. extended

【3】 A. rarely B. certainly

C. probably D. consistently

【4】 A. director B. trainer

C. leader D. dancer

【5】A. symbol B. memory

C. truth D. reality

【6】 A. bouncing B. dating

C. turning D. tracking

【7】 A. lacks B. adds

C. makes D. brings

【8】 A. while B. since

C. until D. when

【9】 A. cared B. expected

C. asked D. decided

【10】 A. motivated B. relaxed

C. convinced D. astonished

【11】 A. challenges B. profits

C. advantages D. adventures

【12】 A. put B. mix

C. build D. pick

【13】 A. attention B. association

C. attraction D. adaptation

【14】 A. apart B. aside

C. off D. back

【15】 A. over B. by

C. with D. beyond

【16】A. function B. meaning

C. expression D. usage

【17】 A. boundaries B. problems

C. barriers D. efforts

【18】 A. necessary B. perfect

C. proper D. possible

【19】 A. talent B. honour

C. potential D. responsibility

【20】 A. victory B. trend

C. tradition D. desire

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【11】A

【12】D

【13】A

【14】A

【15】C

【16】B

【17】A

【18】D

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】【1】梦想，在第四题前有提示，前后呼应。

【2】固定搭配。expose to此处引申为越来越多地接触到dancing。

【3】随着作者年龄的增长，接触的事物越来越多，兴趣当然也发生了变化，用certainly。

【4】根据前后线索可知作者想成为一名dancer。

【5】梦想成为现实。

【6】固定搭配。date back to追溯至。

【7】作者不相信自己已经被录取了，缺少现实感。

【8】知道自己培训之前，都不敢相信自己被录取了，用until表示“直到……才……”。

【9】我从未期望得到这份工作，用expected。

【10】由shaking with excitement可知此空为“吃惊”的含义。

【11】之后面临着许多挑战，用challenge。

【12】pick up为固定搭配，表示“学习”。

【13】concentration是关键词，根据前后线索可知此处用attention。

【14】set apart使……与众不同，作者认为自己所在的dancing team与其他dancing team不同的地方在于对细节的关注和精力的高度集中。

【15】考查介词。介词短语修饰rehearsal，表示“有繁忙日程规划的彩排”。

【16】重新理解了hard work的含义，用meaning。

【17】以动词push为线索，推断出搭配的应为“界限”。

【18】之前想过的可能的强度，用possible。

【19】能够成为公司的一员感到十分荣幸，用honour。

【20】注意后边的时态，has inspired，还有关键词generations of，所以此处表示“传统”。