Question

People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person nervous. In the worst case it can make one's mind go back and forget what one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts have suffered from stage fright at one time or another.

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 control themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a fearful experience.

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols persuades her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too cautious 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 advice helped and what did not. As they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to eliminate it completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more cautious, and improves the performance.

　　 1. Miss Nichols is

　　　　 A. a teacher whose students can be free from stage fright

　　　　 B. an expert who helps people get rid of stage fright

　　　　 C. a teacher who helps people out when they’re suffering from stage fright

　　　　 D. a woman who never suffers from stage fright

　　 2. The underlined word “eliminate” in the last paragraph means——.

　　　　 A. keep　　　　  B. reduce　　　　   C. change　　　　  D. get rid of

　　 3. The wrong way to overcome stage fright is

　　　　 A. to smile before going to the stage

　　　　 B. to take two deep breaths to calm oneself

　　　　 C. to pay less attention to one's mistakes in performance

　　　　 D. to perform less and to watch more

　　 4. Which of the following statements is right?

　　　　 A. We can get rid of stage fright completely.

   　　  B. We can reduce stage fright as much as one third.

　　　　 C. A little stage fright can make actors perform better.

 D. A little stage fright leads to complete failure.

 

Answer 1

答案：1B2D3D4C
解析：

1．B。根据第二段的第一句“Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center．．．”。这里的“free from”意为“使……免受……”。由此可以看出，Miss Nichols是一位专家，她的工作是帮助人们摆脱怯场的困扰。     2．D。最后一段讲的是Miss Nichols如何帮助那些怯场的人。只要他们按照她的方法不断练习，就可以将“fear”减少50％。“Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright，not to eliminate it completely．”这句的意思是：(这样做的)目的是减轻怯场的程度，而不是完全消除它。因为上场前的一点紧张可以使人更谨慎，从而表现更好。因此，“eliminate”的意思是“get rid of”。     3．D。根据第三段的描述可以得知，选项D的内容是文章中没有提到的，因此D是最合适的答案。     4．C。根据结尾的两句话，可以看出选项c的内容与文章相符。