People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from “stage fright”. Stage fright makes a person   1  . In the worst case, it can make one's mind   2   what one ought to say, or do. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts have   3   stage fright at one time or another.

Bonny Miles is an expert in helping people   4   themselves from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn   5  . Miss Miles says some people have always been afraid to perform before audience. Others, she says, have stage fright after a fearful   6  . She offers them ways to control   7  . One way is to   8   before going into the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Miles   9   her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be   10  . It's all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too cautious(小心的) while they are performing. It is   11   that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they   12   what happened and find out what   13   helped and what did not. As they perform more, they will fear

  14  , by as much as 10%. Miss Miles says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to get rid of it   15  . This is because a little stage fright makes a person more cautious, and improves their performance.

1.A.curious                     B.disappointed          C.hopeless                 D.afraid

2.A.lose                          B.destroy                 C.forget                    D.remember

3.A.learned from              B.suffered from        C.met with                D.kept from

4.A.free                          B.keep                     C.prevent                  D.stop

5.A.self-act                     B.self-control           C.independence          D.courage

6.A.life                            B.accident                C.matter                    D.experience

7.A.spirit                         B.danger                  C.fear                       D.happy

8.A.shout                        B.smile                    C.sing                       D.whisper

9.A.persuades                  B.orders                  C.warns                    D.permits

10.A.mistaken                  B.successful            C.perfect                   D.wrong

11.A.impossible               B.useless                 C.false                      D.useful

12.A.discuss                    B.refer                     C.know                     D.quarreled

13.A.education                 B.advice                  C.instruction              D.information

14.A.more                       B.so                        C.less                        D.much

15.A.partly                B.exactly            C.generally          D.completely

完型填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（本大題共10分，每小題1分）
People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person   1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget  2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or   3 .
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   4  themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad   5 .
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths   6  helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's   7  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   8  what helped and what did not. 9  they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to  10  stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

完型填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（本大題共10分，每小題1分）

People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person   1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget  2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or   3 .

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   4  themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad   5 .

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths   6  helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's   7  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   8  what helped and what did not. 9  they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to  10  stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

1.                A．joyful          B．proud          C．nervous  D．hopeless

2.                A．when          B．what           C．how D．whether

3.                A．others         B．other          C．a(chǎn)nother  D．the other

4.                A．cure           B．control         C．hold D．protect

5.                A．experience      B．a(chǎn)ctivity         C．process   D．event

6.                A．usually         B．too            C．a(chǎn)lso  D．sometimes

7.                A．sure           B．terrible         C．necessary D．a(chǎn)ll right

8.                A．put out         B．find out         C．look for   D．search for

9.                A．As             B．While          C．Before   D．Until

10.               A．change         B．produce        C．improve   D．reduce