Imagine that you’re an actor or actress perfo...

Imagine that you’re an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. You’ve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you.　  1.The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.

If you’ve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It’s one of the most common types of fear.  2..You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.

3. .The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “fight for flight” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.

4.Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因).  5. .Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.

A. Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.

B. Stage fright is really part of the body’s reaction to stress.

C. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.

D. Maybe you don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.

E. These might make your heart race even faster.

F. There’s a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.

G. However, the good news about stage fright is that there are a way to deal with it.

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In any theatrical performance the actors are just a small part of the people needed.

Once the play has been decided by the director, the actors must be chosen. This is done by casting, a very skillful and important occupation. The actors will create a success or a failure out of a production. They have to be right for the part they will play, and also work well with the director.

Production planning is the next important step. The style of the play is confirmed(确定) and then a small model of the different rooms on stage (sets) is created. It will be important that the sets can be taken down and rebuilt easily as the production may travel to different theatres.

Detailed drawings of each set are produced and the Workshop, Paint shop and Props Department go to work. The Props Department is responsible for some of the stage furniture plus the extra items which the actor will need while they are on stage.

The Costume Designer decides how all the actors will be dressed. This includes shoes, hats, costumes, jewels. Costume makers have fittings with the actors to get the costume sizes right for the whole cast. Wigs (假发) and make-up are dealt with by another set of experts.

It is the Stage Planning team who schedule rehearsals(排练) and decisions made here will affect how the production is organized.

The Stage Department is responsible for making sure that everything at the theatre is in place and working properly. Before the play is performed， they will have a technical run of the performance in which the Lighting and Sound team work to create the right effects.

Few realize how many people are behind the scenes every time the curtain rises at the theatre!

1.What is the text mainly about？

A. The course of choosing actors.　　 B. The work behind the stage.

C. The importance of a director's job.　　 D. The course of a theatrical performance.

2.Why is it important for the sets to be taken down?

A. It will save much money.

B. The director wants to create the right effects.

C. The sets will often be used in other theatres.

D. It will make the stage convenient for the actors to use.

3.Which of the following shows the correct steps of a theatrical performance？

a. creating stage settings　　　　 b. finishing the casting

c. deciding a play　　　　　　　　 d. having rehearsals

A. c﹣a﹣b﹣d.　　 B. b﹣a﹣c﹣d.　　 C. b﹣a﹣d﹣c.　　 D. c﹣b﹣a﹣d.

4.Which of the following can be learned from the text？

A. The actors' job is the least important of a theatrical performance.

B. More and more people realize the job done behind the scenes.

C. The Stage Department takes charge of the technical run of the performance.

D. Costume makers sometimes take care of wigs and make﹣up as well.

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The famous actor played _____ important role in_____ movie Beautiful life.

A．a; the            B．an; /             C．an; the            D．a; /

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Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, or fear which may occur in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience. It is most commonly seen in school situations, like stand-up projects and class speeches. It has numerous forms: heart beating fast, trembling hands and legs, sweaty hands, dry mouth etc.

In fact, most of the fear occurs before you step on stage. Once you’re up there, it usually goes away. Thus, it is a phenomenon that you must learn to control. Try to think of stage fright in a positive way. It heightens your energy, adds color to your cheeks. With these good side effects you will actually look healthier and more physically attractive.

Many of the top performers in the world get stage fright so you are in good company. Stage fright may come and go or decrease, but it usually does not disappear permanently. You must concentrate on getting the feeling out and present what you have prepared calmly.

Remember “Nobody” ever died from stage fright. But, according to surveys, many people would rather die than give a speech. If that applies to you, and you are an unlucky guy who is with stage fright the whole time, try out some of the strategies(策略) as follows to help get yourself under control. Realize that you may never overcome stage fright, but you can learn to control it, and use it to your advantage.

Strategies are as follows when the program begins:

1) If legs are trembling, lean on table or shift legs or move.

2) Don’t hold notes. The audience can see them shake. Use three-by-five cards instead.

3) Use eye contact. Look at the friendliest faces in the audience.

Remember nervousness doesn’t show one-tenth as much as it feels. Before each presentation, make a short list of the items you think will make you feel better. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different combinations. You never know which ones will work best until you try. Use these steps to control stage fright so it doesn’t control you. Once you are used to stage fright, you will find you on the road to a great speech-maker.

1.Someone may be most likely to suffer from stage fright when he/she is ______.

A. attending an English class

B. standing in a classroom

C. watching a performance

D. talking in front of people

2.By thinking of stage fright in a positive way, one could ______.

A. learn to control stage fright

B. get rid of stage fright

C. calm down before stepping on stage

D. become more physically attractive

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Top performers usually suffer from stage fright.

B. Stage fright may stay with a person for a life time.

C. Nobody would rather die than give a speech.

D. No one can overcome or control stage fright.

4.The author advises people with stage fright to ______.

A. show one-tenth of their nervousness

B. experiment with different kinds of stage fright

C. refer to the strategies whenever they feel the need

D. use one of the strategies each time

5.The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. how to deal with stage fright

B. what stage fright is like

C. when stage fright occurs

D. why people have stage fright

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This means that, unless you say ________, no one can perform a piece written by you or make copies of it without your permission.

A. accordingly　　 B. nevertheless

C. otherwise　　 D. moreover

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Imagine loving someone so much that you’d swim more than 5, 000 miles to see him or her. Dindim manages to swim that far every year to ________ his friend Joao. This is ________, not only because of the love between the two friends, but because Dindim is ________ a penguin. Joao found Dindim covered in oil, barely ________ on a beach near his home. He picked him up, cleaned him off and brought him to his house where he ________ him and got him healthy again. Joao named him Dindim.

After a week, he ________ the penguin back to the beach and tried to release him, ________ Dindim refused to leave Joao. They ________ together for the next eleven months. Then, Dindim disappeared. ________, Joao thought he’d never see his friend again. But just a few months ________ Dindim was back. He found Joao on the beach, and followed him home. Each year he ________ four months to live with other penguins. For the other eight months, he lives with Joao. Joao says that each time they meet again, Dindim seems ________ to see him. He says he loves the penguin as if he were his ________. He feels certain that Dindim loves him in the ________ way. Ecologist Carl Safina says that animals can and do love humans. He writes and speaks a lot about animals and their ________. According to Carl, it’s obvious that animals feel love for humans. What’s less obvious is whether or not humans love animals enough to ________ them. Hundreds of thousands of animals are ________ by the same oil that covered Dindim when Joao found him.

Fifty percent of ________ has disappeared in the last 40 years because of humans’ ________ their habitats. Scientists say we’re in a new mass extinction period. In the next two ________, they predict that we’ll lose 75 percent of the remaining species on earth.

1.A.congratulate B.visit C.invite D.help

2.A.heart-warming B.considerate C.interesting D.ridiculous

3.A.fortunately B.obviously C.actually D.surely

4.A.active B.asleep C.lively D.alive

5.A.nursed B.collected C.focused D.guarded

6.A.brought B.answered C.called D.pulled

7.A.and B.so C.although D.but

8.A.played B.worked C.lived D.studied

9.A.Angrily B.Sadly C.Gladly D.Nervously

10.A.before B.ago C.then D.later

11.A.disappears B.escape C.challenges D.hides

12.A.more miserable B.more confident C.happier D.stronger

13.A.supporter B.family C.student D.neighbor

14.A.correct B.proper C.same D.different

15.A.needs B.relationships C.numbers D.feelings

16.A.protect B.prevent C.stop D.hunt

17.A.sold B.killed C.polluted D.found

18.A.sea B.land C.population D.wildlife

19.A.using B.stealing C.destroying D.reducing

20.A.generations B.seconds C.decisions D.performances

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Imagine living in a country torn by war. Or maybe you live in a place where there are few jobs and little chance to earn a living. Your family decides to move — not to another town, but to another country. You and your family have become immigrants. People are called immigrants when they move to a foreign country to make their homes.

People become immigrants for many reasons. The most common one is economic opportunities. Most immigrants are attracted to other countries by the promise of jobs, farmland, or business opportunities.

Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. They are refugees. Some refugees move to avoid wars and political unrest. Others are seeking freedom to express their religious views. Still others are uprooted by disasters, such as terrible flooding or drought.

Some people have become immigrants against their will. Captured in Africa, shipped to foreign lands and forced to work as slaves, many early African immigrants to North and South America came in chains.

Except for Native Americans, all people came to the United States from someplace else. For nearly 500 years, immigrants have landed on America’s shores seeking a better life. Throughout American history, immigrants often worked low-paying, dangerous jobs that other people refused to do.

Immigrants from around the world helped shape American life. Many immigrants absorbed the customs and language common to most Americans. They also brought their own traditions, including music and foods. Over time, many of these traditions have become part of American life.

The first European immigrants to America hoped to colonize new lands. By the mid-1500s, Spaniards had ventured into Florida, California, and the American Southwest. French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s and built their first colony in Canada. The English also arrived in the early 1600s. They established 13 colonies along America’s Atlantic Coast.

In the 1700s, England became the major power in colonial North America. But many European immigrants came to live in the English colonies. They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.

Immigrants still come to the United States seeking freedom and economic opportunities. Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.

Today, the U.S. government keeps the number of immigrants into the country each year in check. People who sneak illegally into the United States are called illegal immigrants, who, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.

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Music is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class，after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers(扬声器)and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，politics，and activities of the American people.But most　 of the radio broadcast is music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country，young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes，all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has become a national star.

Besides pop music，there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today，any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestra music，such as the symphonies(交响乐)of Beethoven.There is opera for singers，ballet for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.

1.In what way can music be regarded as an international language?

A.Popular music is what everyone enjoys.

B.The wonderful songs are popular with the world people.

C.When music is played，it seems as if it were speaking to us.

D.Music is too popular for everyone to be able to play it.

2.What can we know about music and people in America?

A.Adult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.

B.Adult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.

C.Student drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets.

D.Students always listen to music before class，in class and after class.

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A.All people in America like popular music.

B.Pop singers can get all the money from the tapes.

C.Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music in China.

D.Now，western or country music is a little different from its beginning.

4.What's　 the best title of the passage?

A.International language. B.Music in America.

C.Pop music. D.Music listeners.

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Imagine this: You’re at the movies seeing the latest box-office hit. The leading actor chases down the film’s bad guy before winning over the beautiful leading lady. What does he do next? He sucks on a cigarette.

What’s wrong with this picture? Doesn’t the beautiful woman see her hero’s yellow teeth? Doesn’t she smell his smoky breath? And wouldn’t the good guy have trouble chasing, since smoking causes a person to cough?

But you don’t see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies. And there is a lot of smoking in movies. Actors light up in more than 50 percent of youth-rated (G, PG, PG-13) movies, according to the American Legacy Foundation, which aims to put an end to smoking among young people. That means that Hollywood is showing 14 billion images of smoking to young people every year.

All that exposure to on-screen smoking can influence teens to smoke. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that 44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because they’ve seen smoking in movies. The CDC reports that teens are two to three times more likely to start smoking after seeing repeated smoking scenes in movies than teens who are lightly exposed to smoking in movies.

Several organizations are working to remove smoking in youth-rated movies. And adults are not the only ones who care about this issue. Many teens are actively involved. Livia Clandorf, 16, of Chatham, New York, is a member of Reality Check, an organization that educates teens about what it considers to be the manipulative(巧妙处理的) practices of tobacco companies. Livia participated in an event called a “movie stomp(跺脚)”. Reality Check rents out a movie theater and screens a youth-rated film that shows smoking, they stomp their feet and show disapproval by shouting “boo”.

1.What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

A. To provide background information of a movie.

B. To attract readers’ attention to the topic.

C. To describe a plot in a movie.

D. To offer some basic knowledge of cigarette.

2.What is the picture you are asked to imagine like according to the author?

A. It’s touching. B. It’s beautiful.

C. It’s frightening. D. It’s unreasonable.

3.What can be inferred from the CDC’s words?

A. Over 50 percent of teens smoke. B. Teens should watch more movies.

C. Many movies cause teens to smoke. D. Teens are less likely to smoke than adults.

4.When will participants in a “movie stomp” stomp their feet?

A. When they are active. B. When they are excited.

C. When they feel like smoking. D. When they see smoking scenes.

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Can you imagine traveling to work in a one – man submarine? Some scientists believe that some day one – man submarines will be as many as automobiles are today．A famous French driver says, “One day soon, men will walk on the ocean floor as they do on the street!” Perhaps during your lifetime people will travel, and live in the sea．

If human beings want to live in the ocean, many human problems will need to be studied first.

Some of these problems, similar to those of living in outer space, are pressure, lack of oxygen and weightlessness. Many questions are still unanswered．For example, can our blood make itself fit for underwater surroundings? What will happen to our muscle if we live in the water very long? Scientists are looking for answers．

Perhaps in the future man will live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land．Then sea has plenty of space, not only for floating living buildings and parks, but also for storing supplies and for underwater travel．

Some scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in more than physical ways. In the freedom and beauty of the deep sea, man may find new sources of joy．

1.What can we do if we live in the ocean?  (    )

A．We can have plenty of oxygen．

B．We can be fit to live in the water very well．

C．We needn’t worry about things like weightlessness．

D．We can travel and work in the sea．

2.Why do some people hope to leave cities to live in the sea? Because_____．  (    )

A．people think they can live crowdedly in the sea

B．people wish to go the quiet seafloor to travel for several days

C．people want to break away from the crowded and noisy cities where they live now

D．only in this way can people get rid of noise pollution

3.In what ways could ocean living be helpful for man?  (    )

A．People can swim freely as much as possible．

B．People can be interested in the new pleasure there isn’t anywhere else．

C．The sea can supply people with enough foods and other things, so people needn’t work．

D．People can go boating and go to the park as often as possible．

4.Which of the following is the similar problem as that of living in outer space?  (    )

A．We are short of oxygen．

B．We are not familiar with the underwater surrounding．

C．We may die of weightlessness．

D．We can finds new joys．

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?  (    )

A．The scientists have not solved the problem of weightlessness underwater．

B．The scientists have solved the problem of weightlessness when man live in space．

C．Some scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in no more than physical ways．

D．Sea has plenty of space only for floating living buildings and parks．

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