2024年北京卷
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I'd just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an 1 . “Today at 1: 10 there will be auditions(面试)for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy?” “Sure, ” said. I had no 2 in drama, but I'd try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1: 10, there was a 3 outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn't expected I'd be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I 4 felt nervous. What if I wasn't any good?
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then 5 my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a 6 , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn't get a main role?
Soon, the cast list was 7 . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role! ” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to 8 . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started 9 , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel 10 . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
答案：
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. D
解析：
1. C. "announcement" 意为“公告”，符合上下文，因为广播中提到了即将进行的音乐剧试镜。
2. B. "interest" 意为“兴趣”，根据上下文，作者没有戏剧方面的兴趣，但是因为朋友们都参加，所以她也决定尝试。
3. D. "line" 在这里指的是排队等候试镜，符合上下文描述的场景。
4. A. "suddenly" 意为“突然”，描述作者在排队时突然感到紧张。
5. B. "tested" 意为“测试”，老师们测试了作者的唱歌技巧。
6. D. "chance" 意为“机会”，作者感觉有机会，所以她大胆地说想要一个重要角色。
7. B. "posted" 意为“张贴”，演员名单被张贴出来了。
8. A. "well up" 意为“涌上”，描述作者看到自己的名字时的情感反应，她激动得要哭。
9. C. "clapping" 意为“鼓掌”，当人们开始鼓掌时，给了作者更多的信心。
10. D. "braver" 意为“更勇敢”，尝试新事物让作者感到更勇敢。
