Inspiration “Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ___ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was ____ to more, my interests in the world of dance ____ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a ___ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a ____; I became a member of the company ____ back to 1925. As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief ____ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually ___ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely___. I remember shaking with excitement. Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to _up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme ____ to detail and stress on practice that set us ____. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new ___ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical ____ were pushed much further than I thought __. I learned to make each performance better than the last. Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ____ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a ___ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
试题分析：小女孩在三岁时第一次找到了自己的梦想，渴望有一天成为舞蹈公司的舞者，当她有幸成为其中一员时，看到了这家历史悠久的公司的一个传统—不断进步不断激励人们每天去追求梦想。 【小题1】考查名词和语境理解。 A. hobby 爱好B. plan计划 C. dream 梦想D. word单词；话语。在3岁看到首都舞蹈公司的表演后，第一次找到了自己的梦想，在24题和最后一句鼓励每个人都追求自己的梦想，前后呼应。选C. 【小题2】考查动词和语境理解。A connected 连接B. expanded 扩展C. exposed 暴露D. extended延伸。随着年龄的增长，我接触到更多。固定搭配，expose to，引申为越来越多的接触到dancing。选C. 【小题3】考查副词和语境理解。A. rarely 很少B. certainly当然 C. probably可能 D. consistently一贯地。随着作者年龄的增长，接触到的事物越来越多，对舞蹈世界的兴趣发生了变化，用certainly。选B. 【小题4】考查名词和语境理解。 A. director 导演 B. trainer 训练者C. leader领导者 D. dancer舞者。根据第一句看到舞蹈表演想要成为其中一员。这个梦想自己从来没有放弃。前后线索。选D. 【小题5】考查名词和语境理解。 A. symbol 象征B. memory记忆 C. truth 事实D. reality现实。18岁的一个夏天接到一个电话使得我的梦想成为现实。选D. 【小题6】考查动词和语境理解。 A. bouncing 弹跳B. dating约会 C. turning转弯 D. tracking跟踪。我成为了追溯至1925年的舞蹈公司的一员。固定搭配，date back to 追溯至。选B. 【小题7】考查动词和语境理解。 A. lacks 缺乏B. adds增加C. makes 制作D. brings带来。现在回首往昔，作者不相信自己已经被录取了，缺少现实感。选A. 【小题8】考查连词和语境理解。A. while 当时；尽管；然而 B. since自从；因为 C. until直到 D. when当。直到自己身处培训之前，都不敢相信自己被录取了，用until。选C. 【小题9】考查动词和语境理解。 A. Cared关心 B. Expected期望 C. Asked 询问 D. Decided决定。我从未期望能够得到这份工作，用expected。选B. 【小题10】考查形容词和语境理解。 A. motivated 有动力的 B. relaxed放松的 C. convinced 确信的D. astonished惊讶的。在得到这个职位后，自己惊讶的颤抖起来。由shaking with excitement联系到此空为“吃惊”的含义。选D. 【小题11】考查名词和语境理解。. A. challenges 挑战B. profits 利润C. advantages 优点D. adventures冒险。当然今后面临着许多的挑战，用challenge。选A. 【小题12】考查动词和语境理解。. A. put 放置B. mix 混合C. build 建立D. pick挑选。我发现快速集中学习非常重要。pick up 固定搭配，表示学习。选D. 【小题13】考查名词和语境理解。. A. Attention 注意B. association 联系 C. attraction 吸引D. adaptation适应；改编。就是这种对细节高度关注和高压练习使得我和其他舞者不同。concentration是关键词，前后线索，用attention。选A. 【小题14】考查介词和语境理解。. A. apart 分离B. aside 一边C. off 远离D. back后面。set apart使…与众不同，作者认为自己所在dancing team与其他人不同的地方在于对细节的关注和精力的高度集中。选A. 【小题15】考查介词和语境理解。A. over 超过B. by 通过C. with 和D. beyond超过。介词考查，修饰rehearsal，有繁忙日程规划的预演，一天要有5场表演。选C. 【小题16】考查名词和语境理解。A. function 功能B. meaning意义C. expression 表达D. usage使用。我重新理解了hard work的含义，用meaning。选B. 【小题17】考查名词和语境理解。A. boundaries 界限B. problems 问题C. barriers 障碍D. efforts努力。我原以为努力就是体能的界限被提升到可能的强度。有动词push为线索，推断出搭配的为界限。选A. 【小题18】考查形容词和语境理解。A. necessary 必须的B. perfect 完美的C. proper合适的D. possible可能的。之前想过的可能的强度，用possible。选D. 【小题19】考查名词和语境理解。 A. talent 天才B. honor纪念C. potential 潜力D. responsibility责任。今天当我再看这个令人难以置信的公司时，能够成为公司的一员我感到十分荣幸，用honored。选B. 【小题20】考查名词和语境理解。 A. victory 胜利B. trend 趋势C. tradition 传统D. desire愿望。注意后边的时态，has inspired，还有关键词generations of，所以能激励年轻一代小女孩和公司继续发展成长成为公司的一个传统。选C. 考点：故事类文章