My first year in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown (小丑). I struggled a lot with my identity

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My first year in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown (小丑). I struggled a lot with my identity because,    21   I viewed myself as a filmmaker, everyone in my life viewed me as this    22    day job.
For certain parties, I’d have to go as a    23    character. One night, I was    24    to be Batman for a birthday party. At the time I had a moustache but I didn’t want to    25    my physical appearance for that job, because that would be me    26    I was more of a clown than an artist.
The next day, I want to the    27    , and everyone was all high-fiving me,    28    . I saw the birthday boy with his dad, and the dad took me over to a birthday cake with a Batman drawn on it, and the Batman had a    29    .
That’s why they were laughing so    30    when I first arrived, because when the dad    31    the cake, all the kids said, “Batman doesn’t have a moustache.”    32    admitting that the cake was    33   , the parents tried to save face. “ Batman    34    has a moustache. In fact, he just    35    it for his movies and TV plays.”    36    , the children were skeptical until moustache became the    37    that confirmed what the parents had said and    38    the kids that I was actually Batman.
That year, I struggled a lot with my identity. But that day,    39    there was no doubt in my mind what I was-I was the hero that they    40    .
21.A.since B.though C.once D.before
22.A.attractive B.worthwhile C.ridiculous D.difficult
23.A.specific B.main C.suitable D.perfect
24.A.told B.taught C.forced D.allowed
25.A.accept B.keep C.improve D.change
26.A.forgetting B.regretting C.admitting D.discovering
27.A.party B.company C.cinema D.school
28.A.joking B.singing C.celebrating D.laughing
29.A.mask B.smile C.gift D.moustache
30.A.freely B.loudly C.gently D.politely
31.A.took away B.gave back C.brought out D.passed down
32.A.Instead of B.Because of C.For fear of D.In favour of
33.A.eaten up B.messed up C.cut up D.picked up
34.A.still B.always C.even D.also
35.A.hides B.grows C.shaves D.wears
36.A.Surprisingly B.Eventually C.Hopefully D.Naturally
37.A.detail B.lesson C.chance D.result
38.A.informed B.reminded C.promised D.convinced
39.A.in general B.in addition C.at least D.at first
40.A.supported B.needed C.ordered D.missed
 
21.B 22.C 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.A 28.D 29.D 30.B 31.C 32.A 33.B 34.B 35.C 36.D 37.D 38.D
39.C40.B

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了身为电影制作人的作者,在生日派对上扮演特定的角色,但是为了不改变自己的外貌,作者拒绝刮胡子,结果这天扮作蝙蝠侠来到一个男孩的生日派对上,发现生日蛋糕上也是一个有胡子的蝙蝠侠,这都是始于男孩父母一个挽回面子的谎言。那天,作者成了他们需要的英雄。
21.
考查连词词义辨析。句意:我为自己的身份做了很多挣扎,因为尽管我认为自己是一个电影制作人,但我生命中的每个人都把我看作是一份可笑的日常工作。A. since因为;B. though尽管;C. once一旦;D. before在…… 之前。“我认为自己是一个电影制作人”和“我生命中的每个人都把我看作是一份可笑的日常工作”之间是让步转折关系,用连词though。故选B。
22.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我为自己的身份做了很多挣扎,因为尽管我认为自己是一个电影制作人,但我生命中的每个人都把我看作是一份可笑的日常工作。A. attractive吸引人的;B. worthwhile值得的;C. ridiculous可笑的;D. difficult困难的。根据“My first year in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown (小丑)”可知,我的日常工作很可笑。故选C。
23.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:对于特定的派对,我必须以特定的角色出场。A. specific特定的;B. main主要的;C. suitable适当的;D. perfect完美的。根据“One night, I was ___4___ to be Batman for a birthday party.”可知,我必须以特定的角色出场。故选A。
24.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:一天晚上,我被告诉要在一个生日派对上扮演蝙蝠侠。A. told告诉;B. taught教给; C. forced强迫;D. allowed允许。根据“to be Batman for a birthday party.”可知这是我被告知的事情。故选A。
25.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当时我留了胡子,但我不想为了那份工作而改变自己的外表,因为那意味着我承认自己更像一个小丑,而不是一个艺术家。A. accept接受;  B. keep保持;C. improve改善;D. change改变。根据“because that would be me ___6___ I was more of a clown than an artist.”可知,我不想为了那份工作而改变自己的外表。故选D。
26.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当时我留了胡子,但我不想为了那份工作而改变自己的外表,因为那意味着我承认自己更像一个小丑,而不是一个艺术家。A. forgetting忘记;B. regretting后悔;C. admitting承认;D. discovering发现。根据“I was more of a clown than an artist.”可知这里意思是那意味着我承认自己更像一个小丑,而不是一个艺术家。故选C。
27.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:第二天,我被要求去参加派对,大家都笑着跟我击掌。A. party聚会;B. company公司;C. cinema电影院;D. school学校。根据“I saw the birthday boy with his dad, and the dad took me over to a birthday cake with a Batman drawn on it, and the Batman had a ___9___ .”可知,我被要求去一个聚会。故选A。
28.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:第二天,我被要求去参加派对,大家都笑着跟我击掌。A. joking开玩笑;B. singing唱歌;C. celebrating庆祝;D. laughing笑着。根据“and everyone was all high-fiving me”可知大家都在笑着。故选D。
29.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我看见小寿星和他爸爸在一起,他爸爸带我去看一个画着蝙蝠侠的生日蛋糕,蝙蝠侠有胡子。 A. mask面具;B. smile微笑; C. gift礼物;D. moustache胡子。根据“all the kids said, “Batman doesn’t have a moustache.””可知这里意思是他爸爸带我去看一个画着蝙蝠侠的生日蛋糕,蝙蝠侠有胡子。故选D。
30.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:这就是为什么我刚到的时候他们笑得那么大声,因为当爸爸拿出蛋糕的时候,所有的孩子都说,“蝙蝠侠没有胡子。” A. freely自由地;B. loudly大声地;C. gently温柔地;  D. politely礼貌地。根据“and everyone was all high-fiving me”可知人们很大声地笑着。故选B。
31.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:这就是为什么我刚到的时候他们笑得那么大声,因为当爸爸拿出蛋糕的时候,所有的孩子都说,“蝙蝠侠没有胡子。” A. took away拿走;B. gave back归还;C. brought out拿出;D. passed down传递。根据“all the kids said, “Batman doesn’t have a moustache.””可知是男孩的父亲拿出蛋糕。故选C。
32.
考查固定短语辨析。句意:父母没有承认蛋糕做错了,而是试图挽回面子。 “蝙蝠侠总是留着小胡子。” A. Instead of而不是;  B. Because of因为;  C. For fear of为了避免;D. In favour of赞成。根据上下文语境,男孩的父母不是承认蛋糕做错了,而是试图挽回面子。故选A。
33.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:父母没有承认蛋糕做错了,而是试图挽回面子。 “蝙蝠侠总是留着小胡子。” A. eaten up吃光;B. messed up混乱;  C. cut up切碎;D. picked up捡起。蝙蝠侠没有胡子,而蛋糕上的蝙蝠侠却有胡子,所以是蛋糕做错了。故选B。
34.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:父母没有承认蛋糕做错了,而是试图挽回面子。 “蝙蝠侠总是留着小胡子。” A. still仍然;B. always总是;C. even甚至;D. also也。根据“In fact, he just ___15___ it for his movies and TV plays.”可知这里意思是蝙蝠侠总是留着小胡子。故选B。
35.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:事实上,他只是为他的电影和电视剧刮了胡子。A. hides躲藏;B. grows生长;  C. shaves刮胡子;D. wears戴着。男孩的父母解释说,蝙蝠侠总是留着小胡子,他只是为他的电影和电视剧刮了胡子。故选C。
36.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:自然地,孩子们一直持怀疑态度,直到胡子的结果证实了父母的话,让孩子们相信我真的是蝙蝠侠。A. Surprisingly出人意料地;    B. Eventually最后;C. Hopefully有希望地;D. Naturally自然地。孩子们平时看到的蝙蝠侠都是没有胡子的,自然地,孩子们对此解释一直持怀疑态度。故选D。
37.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:自然地,孩子们一直持怀疑态度,直到胡子的结果证实了父母的话,让孩子们相信我真的是蝙蝠侠。A. detail细节;B. lesson课; C. chance机会;D. result结果。根据“that confirmed what the parents had said and ___18___ the kids that I was actually Batman.”可知这是一种最终的结果。故选D。
38.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:自然地,孩子们一直持怀疑态度,直到胡子的结果证实了父母的话,让孩子们相信我真的是蝙蝠侠。A. informed通知;B. reminded提醒;C. promised许诺;D. convinced使确信。根据“that confirmed what the parents had said”可知这里意思是让孩子们相信我真的是蝙蝠侠。故选D。
39.
考查固定短语辨析。句意:但那一天,至少在我的心中,我是毫无疑问的——我是他们需要的英雄。A. in general一般而言;B. in addition此外;C. at least至少;D. at first最初。根据“there was no doubt in my mind what I was-I was the hero that they ___20___”可知但那一天,至少在我的心中,是这样的想法。故选C。
40.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:但那一天,至少在我的心中,我是毫无疑问的——我是他们需要的英雄。 A. supported支持;B. needed需要;C. ordered命令;  D. missed错过。我的出现为小男孩的父母救了场,挽回了面子,所以那天我是他们需要的英雄。故选B。
 
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