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完形填空 　　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end．In many ways，this is 　　1　　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 　　2　　 night after night．One would 　　3　　 them to know their parts by heart and 　　4　　 have cause to falter(结巴)．Yet 　　5　　 is not always the case． 　　A famous actor in a 　　6　　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 　　7　　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years．In the last act，a gaoler(狱吏)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner．　　8　　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 　　9　　, he always insisted that it should be written out in full． 　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 　　10　　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 　　11　　 of the letter by heart．The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed(使显露)the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell．Just then, the gaoler 　　12　　 with the precious letter in his hands．He entered the 　　13　　 and presented the letter to the aristocrat．But the copy he gave him had not been written out in 　　14　　 as usual．It was simply a blank sheet of paper．The gaoler looked on eagerly, 　　15　　 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(眯着眼睛看)his eyes, he said, “The light is 　　16　　．Read the letter to me．”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler．　　17　　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either，the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir．I must get my 　　18　　．” With this，he hurried off the stage．Much to the aristocrat’s 　　19　　, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 　　20　　 copy of the letter which he went on to read to the prisoner． (1) [　　] A． fortunate B． unfortunate C． happy D． unhappy (2) [　　] A． lines B． words C． plays D． roles (3) [　　] A． want B． ask C． expect D． wish (4) [　　] A． always B． never C． sometimes D． often (5) [　　] A． such B． the things C． one D． this (6) [　　] A． highly B． high C． poorly D． poor (7) [　　] A． where B． what C． which D． who (8) [　　] A． Because B． Even though C． When D． Even (9) [　　] A． play B． performance C． role D． case (10) [　　] A． with B． in C． on D． to (11) [　　] A． pages B． joke C． lines D． contents (12) [　　] A． appeared B． disappeared C． came out D． came in (13) [　　] A． room B． cell C． stage D． office (14) [　　] A． English B． French C． order D． full (15) [　　] A． worried B． surprised C． anxious D． afraid (16) [　　] A． bright B． dim C． dark D． out (17) [　　] A． To see B． To find C． Seeing D． Finding (18) [　　] A． glasses B． lines C． light D． letters (19) [　　] A． happiness B． anger C． surprise D． excitement (20) [　　] A． usual B． old C． unusual D． new

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．D;6．A;7．D;8．B;9．B;10．C;11．D;12．A;13．B;14．D;15．C;16．B;17．D;18．A;19．C;20．A;
解析：

(1)	成功的表演需要演员大量的付出，后文中“the poor actors”需要一夜又一夜的去背诵台词，当然是不幸的。
(2)	需要一遍又一遍地重复背诵“台词”，下文中也提到。
(3)	观众对演员有很高的期待。expect sb．to do sth．期望某人做某事。
(4)	期待演员熟记台词，绝对不会导致结巴。
(5)	this指代上面的情况。“事情并不总是这样”。
(6)	highly副词，“非常成功地”，修饰形容词successful。
(7)	定语从句，先行词指人，作主语，用who。
(8)	“尽管”，形成转折。
(9)	每次表演each performance。
(10)	play a joke on sb．固定短语，“开某人的玩笑”。
(11)	后面有“of the letter”修饰，指信件的内容不“台词”，很容易误选“lines”。
(12)	登台，上文提到come on to the stage所以不能说come out，come in。
(13)	上文提到“in his dark cell”，所以gaoler走进的是cell。
(14)	full完全的，详尽的，说明“letter”的内容详尽。
(15)	急切地想知道他的反应(be)anxious to…。
(16)	光线暗淡。下文提到“the light is indeed dim”。
(17)	现在分词作状语，表示原因。
(18)	光线暗淡，需要带上眼镜。下文“with a pair of glasses”。
(19)	to one's surprise出乎某人意料。
(20)	把平时用的信带来。轻轻告诉你