文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者是一名音乐剧表演家,但是在1922年发生了一些事情,不能说台词了,在医生Dubois的帮助下,又重回舞台的故事。教我们不要因为害怕而放弃。
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I was the most popular star of a musical play on the Paris stage for a year.
________, it was to be different on a night in 1922. My brain seemed to be on fire. When it was my time to perform, my mind was in a ________. I couldn’t say the lines(台词) —which lasted months.
I got neurosis(神经衰弱). I had many treatments(治疗), but none worked. I felt _________ .
Later, I met Dr. Dubois and he gave me a ________treatment. He just asked me to stay in a tiny village to rest and relax.
The following weeks I took long walks alone on country roads, and I felt a certain ________ in the beauty of nature. Finally one day Dr. Dubois told me that my neurosis was ________. I wanted to believe him, but had no ________in myself.
Then one afternoon he asked me to perform at a holiday celebration in the village. I was scared and ________ .
“I know you can,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to be afraid.”
I wasn’t sure what he meant.
“Fear is never an excuse for ________. A brave man faces fear directly.”
I finally accepted.
I stood in the tiny hall, waiting to perform. I got very
________. But the doctor’s words echoed(回响) in my ear. Then the band was playing my lines.
________moved on to the stage and began to sing.
I sang each word painfully. ________my memory didn’t play jokes on me again. When I walked off the stage to cheer, a sense of victory came over me. The treatment ________.
From that night on, I ________doing the work I loved for people everywhere. There were many moments of ________. But being scared never again made me give up.
16. A.However | B.Luckily | C.Shortly | D.Especially |
17. 18. A.surprised | B.excited | C.beaten | D.pleased |
19. A.medical | B.hard | C.poor | D.simple |
20. A.peace | B.smell | C.shame | D.duty |
21. A.built | B.repaired | C.found | D.hurt |
22. A.interest | B.joy | C.confidence | D.dream |
23. A.stopped | B.ran | C.valued | D.refused |
24. A.putting off | B.giving up | C.laughing at | D.taking away |
25. A.satisfied | B.scared | C.single | D.special |
26. 27. 28. A.came | B.appeared | C.started | D.worked |
29. A.went on | B.worried about | C.cut off | D.thought about |
30. A.influence | B.wonder | C.fear | D.happiness |