Music is something I could never live without. As a little kid, singing and trying out for the school play really made me 1.D . There was nothing that could keep me away from my 2.C until middle school.
Every eighth grader who wanted to be in the middle school show choir 3.A the audition(试唱) for a program. When it was my 4.D to enter the room, I got very 5.C —my throat was dry and my heart raced. The audition 6.B like this: the introduction, the song of choice and the range check—the choir director played a note on the piano which I had to 7.A . Before I knew it, the audition was over. I felt nothing but 8.B , for the vibrato(颤音) was amazing and I also hit every 9.A .
Weeks passed and the list of who had made it into the show choir was posted. When I was 10.D the show choir list, I found my name. 11.C , this wasn't what I had expected.
“Angelica—alternate(候补者)．”
An alternate? Was my audition that 12.B ? I thought to myself. After I saw this, my 13.D disappeared. My outside showed I wasn't 14.A but on the inside my whole world had broken up. I had no 15.C of taking the show choir at all.
A year later, one day I was at a restaurant that held karaoke to the customers. My parents begged me to go up and sing. I said no at first but finally I got enough 16.A to go up. It made me
17.C at the beginning, but I started off my song and gained more confidence as I continued. When I hit the high notes in “I know I'm not the only one” , the people eating cheered for me. I
18.B I hadn't got into one program but that did not mean I had to give up all hope, and that I 19.D had that passion. The lesson I learned was if you are 20.B or do not get the outcome you want, and it is something you're in love with, don't give up.
文章大意：作者从小非常热爱音乐，但是在八年级时参加学校表演合唱团试唱却成为候补者的经历，让作者备受打击，自信心受挫，甚至不打算参加表演合唱团了。一年之后，作者在一家餐馆的演唱让作者重获信心，同时也得到了这样的教训：当在自己热爱的事情上被拒绝或没有得到自己想要的结果时，不要放弃。
1．A.stressed B．quiet
C．confused D．happy
解析：根据上句“Music is something I could never live without.”可知，作者非常热爱音乐，由此可知，唱歌和参加学校戏剧演员甄选真的让作者很开心(happy)。stressed“焦虑不安”。
2．A.adventure B．curiosity
C．passion D．sympathy
解析：根据上文中的“Music is something I could never live without.”可知，作者视音乐如生命，没有什么能够阻挡她对音乐的热爱(passion)。
3．A.attended B．held
C．passed D．abandoned
解析：结合语境和常识可知，想要进入校表演合唱团的话，需要参加一个节目的试唱。
4．A.duty B．privilege
C．habit D．turn
解析：根据语境可知，参加试唱的学生需要依次进行试唱。此处表示该轮到作者进入房间了。privilege“特权，荣幸”不符合语境。
5．A.calm B．touched
C．nervous D．angry
解析：根据空后的“my throat was dry and my heart raced”可知，作者感到非常紧张。
6．A.ended B．went
C．occurred D．changed
解析：根据本句中的“the introduction，the song of choice and the range check”可知，这是试唱的基本流程。go“进展，进行”符合语境。
7．A.match B．take
C．learn D．review
解析：根据本句中的“the range check”并结合语境和常识可知，在试唱的音域检查环节，当合唱团的负责人在钢琴上弹奏一个音调的时候，试唱者需要匹配该音调。
8. A．guilt B．relief
C．regret D．pain
解析：根据本句中的“for the vibrato(颤音)was amazing”可知，尽管试唱前很紧张，但试唱后作者觉得自己表现不错，所以感到宽心(relief)。guilt“内疚，悔恨”。
9．A.note B．target
C．post D．wall
解析：结合语境可知，作者对自己的试唱感到满意，她的颤音令人惊叹，并且她唱准了每个音调。
10．A.drawing up B．handing in
C．taking down D．looking through
解析：根据上句中的“the list of who had made it into the show choir was posted”可知，录取名单公布后，作者去看自己的名字是否在名单上。look through“浏览，快速查看”符合语境。draw up“起草，拟订”；hand in“上交，提交”；take down“取下，记录”。
11．A.Otherwise B．Therefore
C．However D．Instead
解析：结合空处前后的内容“I found my name”和“this wasn't what I had expected”可知，尽管作者的名字在名单上，但是并不是自己期待的那样，前后形成转折，故选C。
12．A.familiar B．terrible
C．impressive D．natural
解析：结合上文可知，作者对自己的试唱感到满意，结果却以候补者的身份被选中，所以作者暗想：“难道我的试唱那么糟糕吗？”。
13．A.patience B．imagination
C．independence D．confidence
解析：根据语境可知，作者对自己的试唱感到满意，但在看了录取名单后发现结果不是自己期待的那样，于是自信心消失了。
14．A.sad B．cool
C．serious D．grateful
解析：根据空后的“but on the inside my whole world had broken up”可知，作者表面上表现出不伤心的样子，但内心却已崩溃。
15．A.wisdom B．chance
C．intention D．impression
解析：根据上文可知，作者自信心消失，内心崩溃，因此都不计划再去参加表演合唱团了。
16．A.courage B．knowledge
C．luck D．permission
解析：结合下文中的“I started off my song”可知，起初作者拒绝上台演唱，但是最终有了足够的勇气上台。
17．A.march B．relax
C．sweat D．complain
解析：根据上文可知，作者由于之前的经历自信心不足，因此上台唱歌之初，还有些紧张冒汗(sweat)。march“前进”。
18．A.doubted B．realized
C．promised D．advocated
解析：结合语境可知，当作者唱准高音时，听众为她欢呼，这令作者意识到：没有参加一个节目并不意味着自己应该放弃所有的希望，自己仍然拥有对音乐的热爱。
19．A.just B．yet
C．even D．still
解析：参见上题解析。
20．A.laid off B．turned down
C．looked down on D．made fun of
解析：根据上文所述的作者未被校表演合唱团正式录取而是成为候补者以及之后的经历可知，作者得到了这样的教训：当在自己热爱的事情上被拒绝或没有得到自己想要的结果时，不要放弃。lay off“解雇”；turn down“拒绝”。
