Unit 13《William Shakespeare》教案和練習

two weeks before the audition, roberta’s mother had heard about it and 28 her to join in.
“i can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
roberta looked down. “i am not interested.”
her mother wouldn’t let the 29 drop. “you’re just a little scared (害怕). everyone gets scared. you know you can do it. the trick is to look past the fear to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
so roberta had made an appointment (預約) with the head of the drama club. she had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words. in secret she practiced portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over. it wasn’t hard; she 32 every minute of it. every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if shakespeare had written portia on many levels.
on the day of the audition, she 33 two of portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. when she had finished, the head of the drama club announced the 34 was hers.
( )21. a. member  b. actress  c. player d. character
( )22. a. at first b. in fact c. after all d. in all
( )23. a. hated b. enjoyed  c. appreciated d. regretted
( )24. a. honest b. shy c. polite d. patient
( )25. a. avoid b. focus c. pay d. attract
( )26. a. few b. a few  c. several d. many
( )27. a. or b. so  c. for d. but
( )28. a. hoped b. requested  c. encouraged d. made
( )29. a. role b. matter  c. interest d. grade
( )30. a. purpose b. way  c. idea  d. importance
( )31. a. memorizing  b. organizing  c. checking  d. improving
( )32. a. disliked  b. loved  c. expected d. bore
( )33. a. practiced b. planned  c. performed  d. delivered
( )34. a. part b. play  c. speech  d. position

三、閱讀理解
a
computers have many uses today. computers can solve difficult problems and control other machines. many people use small computers called calculators(計算器) to solve simple math problems quickly. scientists use large computers to solve many problems at the same time. you can play games with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. the kurzweil reading machine is a special kind of computer. it can read books for blind people.
to use the kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(掃描器). the machine “reads” the words on the page. when one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. the kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. it can read words with small letters and large letters.