conductor

chairman

composer

performer

考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，这样的一个时刻是作为最年轻的表演者被邀请参加全国讲故事节。A. conductor 指挥；B. chairman 主席；C. composer 作曲家；D. performer 表演者。根据前文 “One such moment for me was being invited to participate in the National Storytelling Festival” 可知，作者是个表演者，被邀请参加讲故事节。故选D。

occasions

opportunities

accidents

positions

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在很多场合都发表过演讲，但这个特别的节日是独一无二的。A. occasions 场合；B. opportunities 机会；C. accidents 事故；D. positions 位置。根据前文 “One such moment for me was being invited to participate in the National Storytelling Festival as the youngest                 .” 以及 “I have spoken” 可知，作者在很多场合发表过演讲。故选A。

familiar

striking

sufficient

historical

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：成千上万的人在帐篷里进进出出，讲故事的人将文字编织成既引人注目又幽默的记忆。A. familiar 熟悉的；B. striking 惊人的，引人注目的；C. sufficient 充足的；D. historical 历史的。根据前文 “Thousands of people drifted in and out of tents as storytellers weaved (编织) words into memories” 可知，表演者所讲的故事是引人注目的。故选B。

figured out

got through

brought about

carried on

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：所有的目光都盯着我，这种感觉很容易让我焦虑。A. figured out 解决，算出；B. got through 完成 (任务)，度过 (困难或不快的时期)；C. brought about 导致，引起；D. carried on 继续，坚持。根据前文 “All eyes were on me,” 可知，听众的目光都盯着作者，这引起作者的焦虑。故选C。

present

remove

confirm

admit

考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一刻的挑战是表现出真实的情感——脆弱和无所畏惧。A. present 表现，显示；B. remove 去除；C. confirm 确认；D. admit 承认。根据后文 “authentic emotion—to be vulnerable (脆弱) and fearless.” 可知，讲故事时，表演者需要表现出真实的情感。故选A。

upset

energetic

open

passive

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一个满是期待的听众的帐篷里，想到要如此开放是很尴尬的，但我明白，唯一真正的失望是没有表现出我真正的激情。A. upset 心烦意乱的；B. energetic 精力充沛的；C. open 开着的，开放的；D. passive 消极的，被动的。根据前文 “The challenge in that moment was to                  authentic emotion—to be vulnerable (脆弱) and fearless.” 可知，作者认为，表演者对听众，需要有开放的态度。故选C。

relief

satisfaction

puzzle

disappointment

考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. relief 宽慰；B. satisfaction 满意；C. puzzle 迷，不解之谜；D. disappointment 失望。根据后文 “not showing my true passion.” 可知，作者认为，如果不能表现出自己真正的激情，是令人失望的。故选D。

charged

responded

complained

harvested

考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，我给了听众我所拥有的一切，而他们也以支持和鼓励作为回应。A. charged 收费；B. responded 回应；C. complained 抱怨；D. harvested 收割。根据前文 “I gave the audience everything I had, and in turn” 及后文 “with support and encouragement.” 可知，作者认为，自己给了听众一切，所以他们也以支持和鼓励作为回应。故选B。

connections

transitions

greetings

signals

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种沟通是人与人之间生活中最小和最大的联系。A. connections 连接；B. transitions 过渡，转变；C. greetings 问候；D. signals 信号。根据前文 “This sort of communication is responsible” 及后文 “Now I hold closely to the belief that storytelling connects individuals.” 可知，这种听讲之间的沟通是人与人之间的联系。故选A。

reflected

centered

based

attached

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个节日的中心是社区聚集在一起倾听。A. reflected 反映；B. centered 以……为中心，集中，聚焦；C. based 以……为基础；D. attached 把……附在……上。根据前文 “The festival” 和后文 “on communities coming together to listen.” 可知，讲故事节的中心是人们聚集在一起倾听。故选B。

definitely

absolutely

independently

truly

考查副词词义辨析。句意：不是一般地去听，而是去真正地倾听。A. definitely 确切地；B. absolutely 绝对地；C. independently 独立地；D. truly 真正地。根据前文 “The festival is                  on communities coming together to listen.” 可知，作者在此强调，不是一般地去听，是真正的倾听。故选D。

inspiring

respecting

arguing

escaping

考查动词词义辨析。句意：倾听他们的故事为我们打开了一扇门，也为我们的关系带来了更多的可能性，这比争吵甚至忽视要平和得多。A. inspiring 启发，激励；B. respecting 尊重；C. arguing 争论，争吵；D. escaping 逃逸。根据语境和前文 “Listening to their stories opens up doors and relationship possibilities that are far more peaceful in nature than” 可知，倾听是非常重要的，比争吵要平和得多。故选C。

mission

experience

atmosphere

faith

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这次经历中最震撼的部分不是我的演讲，也不是世界上最优秀的讲故事的人在那里，而是我亲眼目睹了人们实际上理解并渴望更密切的交流和沟通。A. mission 使命；B. experience 经验，经历；C. atmosphere 气氛；D. faith 信仰。根据后文 “was not the fact that I spoke or that the most brilliant storytellers in the world were there, but that I                  first-hand that people do in fact understand and                  closer communication” 可知，作者指的是这次参加讲故事节的经历。故选B。

witnessed

assumed

assisted

sought

考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. witnessed 目击，见证；B. assumed 假设；C. assisted 协助；D. sought 寻求。根据后文 “first-hand that people do in fact understand and                  closer communication.” 可知，作者认为，自己亲眼目睹了人们理解并渴望更密切的交流和沟通。故选A。

gather

claim

approach

desire

考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. gather 聚集；B. claim 宣称；C. approach 接近，靠近；D. desire 渴望，期望。根据前文 “Listening to their stories opens up doors and relationship possibilities that are far more peaceful in nature than                  or even ignoring.” 和后文 “closer communication.” 可知，密切交流和沟通是人们的愿望。故选D。