A
(2020·合肥高三质检)When our girls are brave，they are free to explore in their learning and in life.That exploration leads to the__1__of their talents，passions and weaknesses.On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my__2__away.
One of the lead characters of our show，Blue Stockings，was played by a science teacher，Ben Walker.__3__，Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn't__4__．Ella Jones，a Year 11 student and part of the cast，who happened to rest on Saturday，was__5__to play Ben's role.
Think about that.She had three hours'__6__，playing a role of a man she had never played before，in front of a paying audience，and if she couldn't__7__，she would reduce the impact of the whole play.Not the end of the world，but it would be__8__for all concerned.
I would have__9__．But Ella rose to the challenge.She said，“I was astonished；however，I figured the show must go on and I wanted to__10__．I wasn't scared __11__I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to__12__．It wasn't just about lines，but it was the stagecraft (舞台表演技巧)．I was worried about the other actors because I know how__13__it is to perform a role with someone who isn't as invested，especially if it is an emotional scene.”
Asked how the show__14__，Ella said，“It was amazing，and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time.” She added，“Just because you're scared doesn't mean you can't be__15__．Anyway，I made it.”
1．A.discovery B．change
C．growth D．control
2．A.pain B．breath
C．faith D．concern
3．A.Secretly B．Hopefully
C．Unsurprisingly D．Unfortunately
4．A.coach B．perform
C．survive D．retire
5．A.asked B．forced
C．trained D．reminded
6．A.wait B．interval
C．notice D．judgment
7．A.take it away B．look it up
C．make it out D．carry it off
8．A.encouraging B．disappointing
C．rewarding D．amusing
9．A.run B．agreed
C．shared D．failed
10．A.win B．quit
C．resist D．help
11．A.until B．unless
C．so that D．the moment
12．A.put away B．hand in
C．work out D．take over
13．A.easy B．tough
C．embarrassing D．interesting
14．A.sounded B．improved
C．started D．went
15．A.brave B．proud
C．calm D．shy
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一个小女孩在最后时刻勇敢地接受挑战，代替男演员Ben扮演一个男士角色的故事。
1．解析：根据空后的“of their talents，passions and weaknesses”可知，此处是说女孩子们在学习和生活中的自由探索会让她们发现自己的才能、激情和弱点。故选A项。discovery“发现”；change“改变”；growth“增长，生长”；control“控制”。
答案：A
2．解析：根据空前的“On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely”和下文女孩的表现可知，此处是说作者对他们的一个学生表现得如此勇敢感到十分吃惊。take one's breath away意为“使某人大吃一惊”，故选B项。pain“疼痛”；breath“呼吸”；faith“信仰”；concern“关心”。
答案：B
3．解析：根据空后的“Ben broke his nose very badly playing football...”可知，此处是说“不幸的是……”。故选D项。secretly“秘密地”；hopefully“充满希望地”；unsurprisingly“不令人惊奇地”。
答案：D
4．解析：根据上文的内容可知，这位老师因为受伤所以不能上台演出了。故选B项。coach“训练”；survive“幸存”；retire“退休”。
答案：B
5．解析：根据空后的“to play Ben's role”可知，这个女孩被请去扮演Ben所扮演的角色。故选A项。force“强迫”；train“训练”；remind“提醒”。
答案：A
6．解析：根据语境可知，此处是说这个女孩是在演出前三小时被通知的，所以notice“通知”符合语境。故选C项。wait“等待”；interval“间隔”；judgment“判断”。
答案：C
7．解析：根据空后的“she would reduce the impact of the whole play”可知，此处是说，如果她演不好，就会降低整场戏的质量。carry...off“成功地应付……”符合语境。故选D项。take it away“拿走”；look it up“查找”；make it out“明白，理解”。
答案：D
8．解析：根据空前的“Not the end of the world，but...”中的but可知，此处是说，尽管不是世界末日，但是这对于关心(它)的人来说也是令人失望的。故选B项。encouraging“令人受鼓舞的”；rewarding“值得的”；amusing“有趣的”。
答案：B
9．解析：根据空后的“But Ella rose to the challenge.”可知，此处作者是说，如果是自己的话会选择逃避，但是Ella接受了挑战。故选A项。agree“同意”；share“分享”；fail“失败”。
答案：A
10．解析：根据语境可知，此处是说，Ella想帮忙。故选D项。win“赢得”；quit“停止”；resist“抵抗”。
答案：D
11．解析：根据下文的“...and realized how much there was to__12__．It wasn't just about lines，but it was the stagecraft(舞台表演技巧)．”可知，此处是说Ella直到登上舞台，才觉得害怕。故选A项。unless“除非”；so that“因此”；the moment“一……就……”。
答案：A
12．解析：根据空后的“It wasn't just about lines，but it was the stagecraft(舞台表演技巧)．”可知，Ella之所以害怕是因为有太多的事情要处理。故选C项。put away“放好；储存”；hand in“交上；提交”；take over“接管；接收”。
答案：C
13．解析：根据前文可知，Ella替代了Ben，饰演他之前扮演的角色，所以演起来是困难的，故选B项。easy“容易的”；embarrassing“令人尴尬的”；interesting“有趣的”。
答案：B
14．解析：根据语境可知，此处是问Ella觉得节目进行得怎么样。故选D项。sound“听起来”；improve“提高”；start“开始”。
答案：D
15．解析：该句句意：她补充道：“你害怕并不意味着你就不能勇敢。不管怎样，我成功了。”brave“勇敢的”；proud“自豪的”；calm“冷静的”；shy“害羞的”。故选A项。
答案：A
