Question

 “I couldn’t survive without music，” says fifteen­year­old Steve.In the morning，Steve wakes up__36__his favorite radio station.He listens to rock on the radio while he eats__37__.He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to__38__.

“Last week I put my head­phones on in the maths__39__，” admits Steve.“The teacher was really__40__.She took my head­phones away and I couldn’t use them for a week.It was__41__.”At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.

“My mother__42__shouts‘Turn it down！’” says Steve.“She can’t__43__how I can work__44__music on，but music__45__me to concentrate.”Steve would like to make music himself.“I’m learning to play the guitar.__46__，it doesn’t sound too good at the__47__.But I’m going to keep practising！”

For__48__like Steve，music is a very important part of__49__.Music is social；it brings people together at discos，parties and concerts.Fast，__50__music is full of energy；it helps people to__51__their problems and have__52__.Music talks about love，freedom and imagination.There are always new songs and new styles.

__53__Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible boy，” she says.“I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock.But I__54__worry about his hearing with all that loud music.And it__55__me crazy！”

36．A.from                                             B．for

C．with                                                   D．to

37．A.breakfast                                       B．lunch

C．supper                                               D．dinner

38．A.work                                             B．office

C．school                                                D．party

39．A.workshop                                        B．class

C．dormitory                                           D．schoolroom

40．A.excited                                          B．worried

C．angry                                                 D．tired

41．A.terrible                                           B．hopeless

C．poor                                                  D．surprising

42．A.usually                                           B．seldom

C．frequently                                           D．always

43．A.expect                                           B．bear

C．understand                                         D．believe

44．A.while                                             B．at

C．for                                                     D．with

45．A.helps                                             B．leads

C．causes                                               D．forces

46．A.Unluckily                                       B．Actually

C．Disappointingly                                   D．Necessarily

47．A.first                                               B．last

C．moment                                             D．time

48．A.boys                                              B．girls

C．friends                                               D．teenagers

49．A.study                                             B．life

C．family                                                D．school

50．A.sound                                            B．noisy

C．light                                                   D．loud

51．A.forget                                            B．settle

C．remove                                              D．leave

52．A.smiles                                            B．future

C．fun                                                    D．sense

53．A.And                                               B．However

C．Meanwhile                                          D．But

54．A.can                                               B．do

C．will                                                    D．should

55．A.causes                                           B．results

C．drives                                                D．leaves

Answer 1

36．D　“wakes up to his favorite radio station”在这里意为“醒来就去听他喜欢的电台”，to表示一种方向或者结果。

37．A　从上下文知道，Steve起床后吃早饭。

38．C　从后文知道，Steve是学生，因此是去上学。

39．B　联系空后老师非常生气可以知道是在上课。

40．C　学生在数学课上听音乐，老师当然生气，故选C项。

41．A　一周不能听音乐，对Steve来说，是可怕的。这里表示Steve对音乐的痴迷，一刻也不能离开音乐。

42．D　always和usually，frequently相比，更能表示母亲对此行为的反对。

43．C　她无法理解“我”怎么能够开着音乐来做作业，这是她老是朝“我”大喊的原因。

44．D　with music on表示“开着音乐”，作work的伴随状语，是独立结构。

45．A　但是音乐能帮助“我”集中注意力。Steve在此强调音乐对精力集中所起的作用，是帮助而不是强迫或导致“我”集中精力。

46．B　联系下文But I’m going to keep practising可知事实上，目前还弹奏得不好。

47．C　at the moment等于now，指“目前情况下”。

48．D　由首句的“says fifteen­year­old Steve”可知steve是少年。

49．B　从Steve的经历可以看出，音乐是他们生活重要的组成部分，而不仅仅是体现在学校或学习中。

50．D　根据题意，又快又响的音乐是充满力量的，故选D。

51．A　根据常识可知，音乐让人忘记不快的东西，故选A。

52．C　根据上下文，此处应是音乐给人带来快乐，故选C。

53．D　这里应用but表示转折：Steve对音乐如醉如痴，然而他的母亲却对此表示担心。如用however，则应该用逗号隔开。

54．B　这里用do表示强调，相当于really。

55．C　drive sb.crazy习惯搭配，意思是“使人发疯；使人狂热”，符合题意。