2020-2021学年英语周报高一课标版第7期答案及试题(第七期),将发布在下图中,扫码即可查看!
There was once a young ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员) who had taken ballet lessons all through her childhood. She wanted to be a leading ballet dancer but she wanted to be __41__ about this. When a ballet __42__ came to town, she went backstage after the __43__ and spoke to the ballet master:“I want to be a great ballet dancer but I don't know if I have the __44__ at all.” The master said, “__45__ for me.”
After a minute or two, he shook his head and said, “No, no, no, you don't have what it takes to be a __46__ ballerina.”
The young woman went home __47__. She threw the ballet slippers into the closet and never wore them again. __48__ she got married and had children. When the kids were __49__ enough, she took a parttime job as an assistant at a corner shop.
__50__ later, the same ballet company came into town. She __51__ it and on the way out, she __52__ the same old ballet master who was then in his eighties. She __53__ him what they had spoken before. She __54__ him photos of her children and told him about the corner shop job that she was doing. And then she asked, “There is just one thing that really __55__ me for many years. How could you tell me that I don't have what it takes to be a great ballerina?”
“Oh, I __56__ looked at you when you danced; that's what I told all of them who __57__ to me,” he said.
“But...but, that' s unforgivable! You have __58__ my life. I could have been a great ballet dancer!” she cried.
“No, no...I don't think so. __59__ you had what it takes, you wouldn't have paid any __60__ to what I said.” The old ballet master said.
Well, whose fault is it anyway?
41.A.careful B.brave
C.happy D.sure
答案与解析:D 根据本段中她的问话可知,她想当一名出色的芭蕾舞女演员,但是想“确信(sure)”自己拥有这方面的才能。
42.A.class B.company
C.team D.teacher
答案与解析:B 根据第四段中的the same ballet company可知选B项。
43.A.performance B.discussion
C.lesson D.crowd
答案与解析:A 根据本句前半句中的内容可知她在“演出(performance)”结束后来到了后台。
44.A.choice B.freedom
C.talent D.right
答案与解析:C 根据下文的what it takes to be可知,她向对方请教,说自己想成为一名伟大的芭蕾舞女演员,但是不知道自己究竟是否具备这方面的“才能(talent)”。
45.A.Work B.Prepare
C.Wait D.Dance
答案与解析:D 根据下一句中的内容可知他先让这位年轻的芭蕾舞女演员跳给她看,故选D项。此外,倒数第四段开头部分的when you danced也是提示。
46.A.great B.serious
C.beautiful D.special
答案与解析:A 此处与上文中的I want to be a great ballet dancer相呼应,故选A项。
47.A.tired B.excited
C.puzzled D.heartbroken
答案与解析:D 对方的话对她的打击非常大,再结合下一句中的内容可知她回到家后极度伤心,故选D项。
48.A.However B.Therefore
C.Instead D.Otherwise
答案与解析:C 此处表示意思的对比,故选C项。她把芭蕾舞鞋扔到壁橱中,再也不穿了,相反开始结婚生子。
49.A.clever B.old
C.lovely D.strong
答案与解析:B 当孩子长到足够“大(old)”的时候,她在拐角的一家商店找到了一份工作。
50.A.Years B.Months
C.Weeks D.Days
答案与解析:A 上文中提到她结婚生子,等孩子长到一定年龄时在商店找了一份工作,由此可推断是几年之后,故选A项。
51.A.played B.joined
C.hated D.attended
答案与解析:D 根据本句中的on the way out可知,她“观看(attended)”了这次芭蕾舞演出。
52.A.ran into B.quarreled with
C.believed in D.spoke of
答案与解析:A 根据下文中二人的对话可知,在出来的路上,她又“碰到(ran into)”了那位老人。
53.A.promised B.advised
C.reminded D.cheated
答案与解析:C 时隔多年,此时的老人已经八十多岁了,所以她“提醒(reminded)”对方以前曾经交谈过。
54.A.sent B.showed
C.sold D.designed
答案与解析:B 她向对方“展示(showed)”孩子的照片,并告诉对方有关自己工作的一些情况。
55.A.interested B.encouraged
C.frightened D.bothered
答案与解析:D 根据后一句她所提的问题可知,她年轻的时候非常希望成为一名优秀的芭蕾舞演员,至今仍念念不忘昔日的梦想,所以多年来一直为此事“烦扰(bothered)”。
56.A.secretly B.immediately
C.barely D.proudly
答案与解析:C 第二段的开头提到她仅仅跳了一两分钟,对方就摇头并表示了否定意见,由此可推测当她跳的时候,他“几乎没有(barely)”看她。
57.A.contributed B.came
C.replied D.wrote
答案与解析:B 他对每一个前“来(came)”向他求教的人都是那么说的。
58.A.ruined B.improved
C.experienced D.controlled
答案与解析:A 她认为他不负责任的评价“毁(ruined)”了她的生活,葬送了她的美好前程。
59.A.As B.If
C.But D.So
答案:B
60.A.money B.effort
C.visit D.attention
答案与解析:D 根据本句前半句中的内容可知,他认为“如果(If)”她确实具备成为优秀芭蕾舞演员的才能,就不会“在意(attention)”他所说的话。