【题文】“WELCOME TO HELL, LADIES!” says Mr. Smith, the ________ of the adult ballet class. I force a smile as he presses down on my stiff back, attempting to be a little more ________.

When I was a little girl, I ________ elegantly dancing across the stage like the Swan Princess. With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were killed. But every so often, usually while watching a brilliant performance of Swan Lake, those little ________ of unfulfilled desire would speak up and say that I should take lessons before it’s too late.

And here I am—more than 50 years—finally ________ for it.

I’m an absolute ________, but 30 years older than the rest of the participants in the adult class. We are practising “port de bras”, a ballet term for the ________ of the arms. I flutter (挥动) my arms, awakening my inner ________, “Your hands, they look like claws of a chicken,” Mr. Smith ________, “No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.” He points his finger at various body parts while ________ giving feedback, “Head up, neck long, chest proud, stomach in, back straight, bottom tight.” Every time he looks at me, I instantly know that I’ve missed something. So I take note of every previous adjustment to gain his approval.

After a few sessions, I find myself looking forward to taking ballet classes with a mix of anxiety and excitement. Between classes, I ________ my posture in every window I pass. I’m ________. My hands are less claw-like and my posture a little more straight. And I constantly imagine I’m on stage, holding the audience entirely in my ________.

Learning ballet as an adult has been a much bigger ________ than I expected, but I’m glad that I took action and that ballet still ________ me as it did when I was a little girl.

【小题1】

A．leader

B．instructor

C．receptionist

D．representative

【小题2】

A．relaxed

B．steady

C．flexible

D．comfortable

【小题3】

A．set about

B．insisted on

C．gave up

D．dreamed of

【小题4】

A．misfortunes

B．regrets

C．complaints

D．pressures

【小题5】

A．longing

B．competing

C．struggling

D．applying

【小题6】

A．senior

B．beginner

C．amateur

D．lover

【小题7】

A．stretch

B．shape

C．function

D．movement

【小题8】

A．swan

B．voice

C．angel

D．thought

【小题9】

A．sighs

B．reminds

C．criticizes

D．announces

【小题10】

A．strictly

B．hurriedly

C．impatiently

D．cautiously

【小题11】

A．design

B．check

C．assess

D．value

【小题12】

A．progressing

B．thinking

C．succeeding

D．waiting

【小题13】

A．energy

B．power

C．strength

D．force

【小题14】

A．practice

B．achievement

C．campaign

D．challenge

【小题15】

A．fascinates

B．appeals

C．reflects

D．suits

Unit 4 单元基础知识过关检测-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册