Meeting your ancestors李仕才一、阅读理解。Welcome to AMDAYour future in the performing arts doesnt have to be a dream. For over 50 years, AMDA has launched some of the most successful careers in theatre, film and television. AMDA creates industry professionals who dont just wait for life to happenthey stage their own career path. Now its your turn.Program descriptionAt AMDA, we believe a performer must perform. From the first day, youll find many performance opportunities in the three core areas of acting, musical theatre and dance, both in and out of the classroom, plus individual voice lessons. Over the course of your four semesters (学期), youll also improve your performance technique through an intensive curriculum that focuses on both foundational and advanced concepts in acting, musical theatre and dance. Finally, through courses in career preparation, youll learn how to apply all of this training to a successful career on stage and screen.Philosophy and missionAMDA is committed to providing a splendid performing arts education to a diverse community of creative artists. AMDA serves as both school and stage, where students are given the support and opportunity to identify their own personal objectives and to develop and improve their own distinctive artistic voices. AMDA tries to create an environment for students to develop the skills, confidence, imagination, and power to contribute to their community as artists, businesspeople, lifelong learners, and hard-working citizens of the world Above all, AMDA wants to teach students that commitment and passion are the marks of a successful and joyous career.Registration6305 Yucca Street Los Angeles800-367-7908https: /www.amda.edu1.What is the curriculum of AMDA about?A. Drawing.B. Philosophy.C. Performing.D. Photography.2.How long does the course last?A. One semester.B. Two years.C. Three semesters.D. Four years.3.What can students learn in AMDA?A. How to sing beautifully.B. How to train a performer.C. The way to build a stage.D. The way to be a director.【文章大意】文章主要介绍关于表演艺术的课程。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Your future in the performing arts doesnt have to be a dream.”可知，课程是关于表演的。故选C。3.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章“Program description”部分中“plus individual voice lessons”可知，课程也教授语音课。故选A。二、单句语法填空1I am not accustomed to _ (interrupt) when studying or working, so please remember this and dont do it again.答案：being interrupted2The headmaster hurried to the concert hall, only _ (tell) the speaker had gone.答案：to be told3The escaped prisoner got _ (arrest) immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again.答案：arrested4There were so many cars held up by the heavy rain on the road that we had no alternative but _ (wait)答案：to wait5_ (assume) that you are chosen to be a volunteer at the Olympic Games, what will you do?答案：Assuming6My neck is aching.No wonder. You _ (play) computer games for four hours.答案：have been playing7For a very long time, people always have been trying to find out the _ (significant) of life.答案：significance8I had gone only a few steps _ I realized that my greeting had been impolite.答案：when9_ (look) ahead, we must expect some changes to be made in our system of government.答案：Looking10In contrast to our ignorance of saving food, many people especially those in povertystricken areas are suffering from _ (starve)答案：starvation三、完形填空。I used to believe courtesy(礼仪) was a thing of the past.Very seldom have I come across 1 human beings in this modern era of the socalled Generation X.Recently，I had to change my thinking，when I came 2 with just such a human being.I had gone to a fashionable 3 place，with my two 4 . The place was crowded with the usual 5 crowd and we had to climb a steep flight of stairs in order to find a(n) 6 table.After enjoying coffee and snacks，we were at the steep descent(下来) down the stairs，where the 7 space made climbing down very difficult，with hardly any space for another person to climb up or come down. 8 I was in the middle of my descent，a man 9 the main entrance of the restaurant which was right in front of the 10 . I was sure I would be 11 roughly by this man who wanted to go up in a hurry.I 12 coming down as fast as I could，holding onto the banister(栏杆)My daughters were already down， 13 me worriedly，hoping I would reach them soon.Nearly reaching them，I noticed the man 14 standing near the door.I reached my daughters and 15 the stranger at the entrance door which he kept holding open.I looked back thinking he was still 16 the door，deciding whether to go in or find another less crowded place.I 17 him going up the stairs，two at a time.I told my daughters about it and all three of us felt 18 that we did not even thank the gentleman who was 19 holding the door open for us lad