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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ? ?  was more manageable , I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ? ??   it was years ago and times have changed. ? ?  I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ? ?  I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ? ?  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ? ?  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ? ?   to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ? ? use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ? ? , he gave me a long thoughtful        . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ? ?  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ? ? on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    ?  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness  ????????????? B. sadness          ? C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set       ????????????? ??? B. enjoyed??? ????????????? C. kept    ????????????? ??? D. shared

3.A. Gladly           ????????????? B. Finally        ?? C. Unfortunately    D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now             B. Then??  ????? C. Sometime          ????????????? D. Meanwhile

5.A. If                   ????????????? B. As         ????????????? ??? C. Though        ????????????? D. Before

6.A. reaching out    B. living up     ????????????? C. getting on????????????? ??? D. going back

7.A. recognized    B. interviewed   ????????????? C. found      ????????????? ??? D. invited

8.A. money          ????????????? B. time          ? ????????????? C. energy            ????????????? D. knowledge

9.A. actually       ????????????? B. hardly            ????????????? C. nearly         ????????????? D. mainly

10.A. job                B. family                C. idea             ????????????? D. offer

11.A. face        ????????????? B. view             ????????????? C. look                 ????????????? D. sight

12.A. over              ????????????? B. along               ????????????? C. towards            ????????????? D. through

13.A. unhappily     B. lovingly     ????????????? ??? C. pitifully         ????????????? D. gratefully

14.A. more        ????????????? B. the ones    ???? C. few            ????????????? D. the rest

15.A. courage         B happiness            C. kindness       ????????????? D. trust 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了作者由于疾病无法继续在餐馆去唱歌,于是决定自己在录制唱片。但是自己有没有很多钱买唱片录制。因此,他来到一家音乐店,告诉老板自己想买录制好的唱片,自己录音。店主好心的帮助了他,让作者从他收藏的800张唱片中选出自己能用的。终于,在店主的帮助下,作者的唱片录制好了。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。A. loneliness  孤独;????????????? B. sadness 悲伤;    C. tiredness   疲倦;      D. sickness疾病。根据前文的as I’ve been ill for 28 years.可知此处指他的病。句意:当我的病情可以控制的时候。故选D

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. set  树立;    B. enjoyed 喜欢;?? C. kept   保留; D. shared分享。根据前文的Music has always been a great love of mine and, 可知作者喜欢音乐,因此也喜欢做歌手的日子。句意:我喜欢在餐馆里做职业歌手的那十年。故选B

3.考查副词及语境的理解。A. Gladly  高兴地; B. Finally 最后;   C. Unfortunately 不幸地;  D. Surprisingly惊人地。根据后文的times have changed. 可知日子变了,有喜欢变成了不喜欢的,因此是不幸的。句意:不幸的是,几年前,日子发生了变化。故选C

4.考查副词及语境的理解。A. Now 现在;    B. Then? 当时;  C. Sometime 某时;      D. Meanwhile同时。根据it was years ago 这是过去的事,I live with mother 时态是一般现在时,因此此处用时间副词now。句意:现在,我和母亲住在乡村的农场上。故选A

5.考查连词及语境的理解。A. If    如果;   B. As   因为;  C. Though尽管;  D. Before……之前。根据I was limited(限制) in my choices. 可知此处是指工作的选择受到限制的原因。句意:因为我下午需要睡觉。故选B

6.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. reaching out    伸出; B. living up 实践;    ????????????? C. getting on相处,进展;????????????? D. going back回去。根据前文的I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, 可知作者在这家餐馆唱过歌,因此此处是要再回到这家餐馆。句意:我决定考虑回到那家餐馆去唱歌。故选D

7.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. recognized   认出;   B. interviewed 采访; ????????????? C. found   发现; D. invited邀请。根据My family are all musicians,可知我的家人都是音乐家,因此他们很出名,因此别人也认识我,因此很容易就被人认出。句意:所以当我走进我们当地的音乐商店时,我被认出来了。故选A

8.考查名词及语境的理解。A. money     金钱;     ????????????? B. time  时间;        C. energy  精力;        D. knowledge知识。根据I knew that discs were very expensive可知唱片很贵,因此他没有钱自己录唱片。句意:我没有很多钱来自己录唱片。故选A

9.考查副词及语境的理解。A. actually 实际地;    B. hardly   几乎不;    C. nearly     差不多;  D. mainly主要地。根据后文的This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?可知,实际在录制好的唱片上,实际上找到能用的歌曲不多,因此实际需要的唱片要很多。句意:经常你在实际使用的一张唱片上10首歌曲中只找到34首能用。故选A

10.考查名词及语境的理解。A. job 工作;     B. family   家庭;    C. idea    主意,想法;     D. offer提议,出价。根据I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.可知作者项已经录制好的卡拉OK来唱歌录音。因此此处是他向店主说明他的想法。句意:当我告诉店主我的想法时。故选C

11.考查名词及语境的理解。A. face  脸;      B. view      意见,风景;     C. look    样子,面容;         D. sight视力,景象。因为作者说出了自己的想法,店主要想一想是否能满足他的要求。句意:他作出了一个深思的表情。故选C

12.考查介词及语境的理解。A. over   …….之上;B. along    沿着;  C. towards   朝,向;   D. Through穿过。根据“Come with me.”可知店主领着我穿过人群。句意:他领着我穿过拥挤的商店。故选D

13.考查副词及语境的理解。A. unhappily   不幸地;     ????????????? B. lovingly   亲切地; C. pitifully  可怜地;   D. gratefully感激地。根据on his treasure(财宝)可知店主对待自己的财宝应是亲切的。句意:他把他的大手亲切地放在他的财宝上。故选B

14.考查代词及语境的理解。A. more  更多的数量;      B. the ones  那些;  ??? C. few      很少;    D. the rest剩余部分。根据I made a time with him to listen to all the songs 可知作者和店主听了所有的歌曲,从中选出能用的跟去,此处代指the songs故用the ones。句意:我选出我能用的歌曲。故选B

15.考查名词及语境的理解。A. courage    勇气;      B happiness    幸福;      C. kindness 仁慈,善良;      D. trust信任。根据I have come full circle with his help.可知在店主的帮助下,作者有了完整的录音。因此作者感谢店主的善意帮助。句意:他的好心肠至今仍然温暖着我的心。故选C 

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