class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the 7 . All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box.
It really was an 8 move. I was concentrating so much 9 the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look 10 I was going. I missed my partner's box altogether and 11 . There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the 12 rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not 13 . I did my best to follow her 14 as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my 15 for the evening. I 16 bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could 17 me down.
Recently I realized I had been a 18 that night. I was 19 but I fought the urge to run off the stage. 20 I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
语篇解读：本文讲述作者7岁时在一次舞蹈表演时出现失误，从自信到沮丧的思想变化过程。
1．A.filled C．decorated
B．attended D．visited
[解析] 本句句意应为“家人们挤满了演出大厅，大厅里充满了兴奋的情绪”，表示“充满、挤满”用filled。
[答案] A 2．A.impression C．attention
B．debate D．pressure
[解析] 根据上文语境可知我成为大家关注的中心。impression“印象”；debate“争论”；attention“关注”；pressure“压力”。
[答案] C 3．A.show off C．give up
B．take over D．look after
[解析] 最终，在几周的准备之后，我将通过舞蹈表演来展示我的成果。show off“显示，炫耀”；take over“接管”；give up“放弃”；look after“照看”。
[答案] A 4．A.obvious C．suitable
B．reasonable D．perfect
[解析] 根据后面的描述可知作者的这次表演失败了，所以本句句意应为“一切都应该是完美的——我是这样认为的。”obvious“明显的”；reasonable“合乎情理的”；suitable“合适的，适宜的”； perfect“完美的”。D项符合句意。
[答案] D 5．A.mixed up C．folded up
B．dressed up D．covered up
[解析] 本句描述了自己的穿戴，所以句意应为“我等在后台，穿着黑色的紧身衣，扎着金色的腰带。”表示“盛装打扮”用dress up; fold up“折叠”；mix up“混淆”；cover up“盖住”。
[答案] B 6．A.explained
B．suggested
C．announced D．predicted
[解析] 本句句意应为“典礼的主持人清晰地大声宣布下面表演的是我们班。”表示“宣布”用announced。
[答案] C 7．A.music C．stage
B．audience D．curtain
[解析] 演出自然少不了观众，演员们要面对观众表演，所以本句句意应为“我们的舞蹈班成员在一个两英尺见方的箱子上做固定的动作，面向观众。”所以B项正确。
[答案] B 8．A.active C．easy
B．adventurous D．extra
[解析] 由语境“我保持微笑……”可知作者此时非常得意。本句句意应为“我的动作真的非常简单”，所以C项符合句意。
[答案] C 9．A.containing C．sharing
B．hiding D．keeping
[解析] 作者在本句中描述了出现失误前我的表演，本句句意应为“我脸上带着微笑，高昂着头，注意力如此集中以至于我没有看到我的脚伸向了哪里。”表示“保持某种状态”用keep，所以D项正确。contain“包含”； hide“躲藏”；share“分享”；keep“保持，保存”。
[答案] D 10．A.why
B．what
C．whether D．where
[解析] 这里用where 引导状语从句表示地点。句意为：我只顾着笑对观众，却没有注意自己的脚下。
[答案] D 11．A.slipped C．skipped
B．wandered D．waved
[解析] 下文I slipped during a dance performance可知“我没踩上同伴的箱子，滑倒了。”所以使用slip。
[答案] A 12．A.pride C．tear
B．pleasure D．blood
[解析] 自己的表演出现了失误，肯定非常尴尬，所以本句句意应为“我能够听到观众席上传来的咯咯笑声，我感到血冲上了脸。”应选择D项。
[答案] D 13．A.leave C．notice
B．cheer D．believe
[解析] 如果出错，但保持微笑可以使观众注意不到你的错误。leave“离开”；cheer“欢呼”；believe“相信”，均不符合题意。
[答案] C 14．A.advice C．example
B．gesture D．plan
[解析] 由下文as I continued with the routine可知我努力按老师说的做。follow one's advice“按某人说的做”。
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