問題詳情

   Gathering and relaxing in the living room one evening, the Gao family recalled theparents’ college time when they 14 in an English play called “The Glass Menagerie.”The play is a memory play introduced to the audience by Tom, based on his recollection ofhis mother Amanda and his sister Laura. It mainly discusses his sister Laura, slightly15 and extremely 15 , with 15 about the outside world. Abandoned by herhusband, Amanda still yearns for the comforts from her days as a beauty in the past. Thus,she lays her hopes on her daughter Laura. Nevertheless ,Laura always keeps herself in herown small world of the glass menagerie—a collection of animals made out of glass.     Concerned about Laura’s future, Amanda 16 Tom 16 inviting his friends overso that Laura can find a gentleman caller to marry. One day, as a matchmaker, Tom bringshis best friend Jim home for dinner, who makes Laura 17 . Much to Amanda’s delight,Jim happens to be the idol Laura had a crush on in high school. So overcome by hershyness 18 , Laura is unable to join the others at dinner. After dinner, though, Jim andLaura are left alone by candlelight in the living room, waiting for the electricity to berestored (Tom, planning to escape his family, has failed to pay the power bill). During theirlong scene together, Jim diagnoses Laura's inferiority complex, urges her to 19 herself ,and even 20 her self-confidence in herself by skillfully making her talk about hercollection of glass figures and become more 21 . Seemingly, chances are that they maymake a couple. However, Laura 22 learning Jim has been engaged to some girl, whichindeed shatters her hope as well as her newly-built ego if she thinks negatively. 23 shedidn’t encounter him, Laura’s self-esteem would not be boosted and she would probablyconfine herself to her pathetic self-image for good. Whether meeting him is a curse or ablessing for Laura actually depends essentially on the way you view yourself and your life,24 you are the very one who subconsciously identifies with Laura.
14.
(A) had starred
(B) starred
(C) has featured
(D) feature

參考答案

答案：[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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