初三英语二模完形填空真题分类练习23
Passage 1
(2019·江苏南京·中考真题)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space Apollo IX astronauts ___1___ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.
The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the ___2___ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom ___3___. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.
The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also ___4___.
The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared ___5___ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, ___6___ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small ___7___ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was ___8___about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She ___9___ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be _____10_____ every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.
The Hill sisters, who developed their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.
1.A.saved B.wrote C.invented D.sang
2.A.notice B.order C.title D.law
3.A.party B.greeting C.discussion D.test
4.A.taught B.searched C.sold D.prepared
5.A.as B.under C.for D.without
6.A.although B.until C.because D.after
7.A.chances B.tasks C.changes D.signs
8.A.satisfied B.glad C.curious D.angry
9.A.lost B.won C.heard D.dropped
10.A.paid B.praised C.invited D.warned
Passage 2
(2016·江西·中考真题)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A 、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Things like Hula hoops(呼啦圈)used to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these If you didn’t, don’t feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very __11__among a large number of people, but only for a short time. __12__ can become a fad very quickly, but can stop being popular just as quickly. __13__it is no longer “cool,” a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n) __14__-fashion, food, music, technology, even language.
In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a __15__way to teach his students about 3D objects. He __16__a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a __17__color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then __18__, in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the __19__There were 50 books available that year offering solutions(解决办法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze (风尚) started, it __20__ By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubik’s Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people __21__had one in their home.
In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “ Gangnam (江南) Style.” The music video shows Psy pretending (假装) to horse-ride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first Youtube (一视频网站) video ever to reach a billion views (观看). Six months after that, __22__went on to reach two billion views. The song and video started a worldwide __23__craze. “Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even __24__the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular, __25__the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.
11.A.useful B.popular C.valuable D.relaxing
12.A.Both B.Someone C.Something D.None
13.A.Although B.Whether C.Before D.When
14.A.invention B.fad C.goal D.dream
15.A.creative B.difficult C.traditional D.common
16.A.found B.bought C.invented D.borrowed
17.A.strange B.dark C.bright D.different
18.A.suddenly B.slowly C.exactly D.seriously
19.A.videos B.toys C.clothes D.books
20.A.spread B.appeared C.ended D.failed
21.A.already B.hardly C.especially D.only
22.A.he B.they C.we D.it
23.A.food B.dance C.language D.sport
24.A.depended on B.tried out C.gave up D.put off
25.A.then B.and C.but D.so
Passage 3
(2017·黑龙江绥化·中考真题)Erquan Yingyue was written ____26____ Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died ____27____ he was very young. Abing’s father taught him to play many musical instruments, ____28____ the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known ____29____ his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing’s life grew ____30____. He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a ____31____ illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got ____32____ and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He ____33____ in this way for many years.
Abing played music that could touch the ____34____ of people. When we listen to his music, we can sense both the beauty and sadness in it. It makes us think about the wounds and pain that we have experienced in the past. By the end of his life, he could ____35____ over 600 pieces of music. He wrote many of them himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.
26.A.in B.by C.for
27.A.when B.who C.which
28.A.for example B.such as C.such
29.A.as B.for C.of
30.A.bad B.badly C.worse
31.A.seriously B.serious C.strong
32.A.married B.marry C.marries
33.A.perform B.performed C.performing
34.A.hearts B.heart C.heartes
35.A.plays B.play C.playing
Passage 4
(2021·四川武侯·一模)Sammy liked to play the guitar and sing. The music made him happy. He wrote a lot of songs and ___36___ them for his family. There was nothing that Sammy wanted more to do except music.
Unluckily, Sammy hurt his arm ___37___ one day when he was climbing a tree. The doctor told him that he couldn’t play the guitar anymore. It made him very ___38___. His sister Molly wished that she could help. She told him to be hopeful, and she would help him out.
Sammy smiled a bit because his sister seemed to care. She gave him her ___39___ and he was glad that she was there. After returning from the hospital, Sammy picked up his guitar as soon as ___40___ his room. He tried to play a small piece of music, ___41___ Sammy’s arm did not work right. And it all sounded wrong. He became so upset and ___42___ his guitar.
Then Molly ran outside and took Sammy’s guitar out of the house, and said, “Can you ___43___ me to play ” So Sammy showed Molly what he knew about guitar. After a short ___44___ of time, Molly could play just like a superstar. Sammy ____45____ again.
Music is a miracle(奇迹)when things seem to go wrong .
36.A.performed B.received C.recalled
37.A.easily B.wise C.badly
38.A.sleepy B.down C.strange
39.A.energy B.purpose C.support
40.A.entering B.leaving C.landing
41.A.but B.although C.because
42.A.shut off B.threw away C.lifted up
43.A.teach B.encourage C.suppose
44.A.chance B.period C.process
45.A.regretted B.cried C.smiled
Passage 5
(2021·重庆大渡口·二模)Sudha Chandran, a dancer from India, cut her right leg and cut off her career (职业生涯) after a car accident.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a ___46___, she didn’t give up. Over the next few painful months, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) ___47___ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So ___48___ she wanted to go back to dancing after she had put on her artificial leg. She knew that one day she could realize her dream, ___49___ she began her brave journey back to the world of dancing — ___50___ to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn and so on.
After every public recital (个人表演), she would ask her dad about her performance. “You still have a long way to go,” was the answer she used to get ___51___. One day, a historic public recital was held in Bombay. She performed so well that it ___52___ everyone to tears and this performance brought her back to the first place. That evening when she asked her dad the ___53___ question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was ___54___ moving an event that a film producer decided to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she could dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” ___55___ is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
46.A.top B.height C.point D.stop
47.A.flower B.leg C.gift D.box
48.A.strangely B.hardly C.heavily D.strongly
49.A.however B.even C.so D.because
50.A.going B.remembering C.learning D.wanting
51.A.in return B.in turn C.in surprise D.in anger
52.A.made B.moved C.let D.forced
53.A.usual B.new C.different D.interesting
54.A.such B.this C.very D.so
55.A.Nothing B.Anything C.Something D.Everything
Passage 6
(2021·湖南省岳阳开发区长岭中学一模)Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space Apollo IX astronauts ____56____ it ____57____ March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here is the story behind it.
The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the ____58____ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom ____59____. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.
The composer (作曲家), Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten (幼儿园) in Louisville, ____60____ Mildred also taught in.
The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, ____61____ appeared without their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed the part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, ____62____ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small ____63____ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was ____64____ about the theft (盗用) of the song. Finally, she won her case (案子). The Hill family owned the rights to the melody (旋律) and had to be paid every time when the song was part of a commercial (商用的) production.
The Hill sisters, who devoted (把……奉献给) their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue _____65_____ about $2 million every year.
56.A.saved B.wrote C.sang
57.A.on B.in C.at
58.A.notice B.title C.law
59.A.party B.greeting C.test
60.A.that B.who C.what
61.A.it B.its C.that
62.A.because B.although C.after
63.A.chances B.tasks C.changes
64.A.glad B.interested C.angry
65.A.earn B.to earn C.earns
Passage 7
(2021·江苏南京·模拟预测)Do you know that the "Happy birthday to you" song is the first song sung in outer space Apollo IX astronauts __66__ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here is the story behind it. The song was written by two sisters from Kentury, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the __67__ of "Good morning to All" in 1893. It was used as a classroom __68__ . Teachers sang it each day to welcome theirs students to the classroom.
The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister, Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的)lyrics (歌词)for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louiville, Kentury, where Mildred also __69__ .
The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权)their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared __70__ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman's songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, "Happy Birthday to you", __71__ the song still had it's original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small __72__ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court(法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was __73__ about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sister. She __74__ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___75___ every time the song was part of a commercial(商业的) production.
The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2 million every year.
66.A.saved B.wrote C.invented D.sang
67.A.notice B.order C.title D.law
68.A.party B.greeting C.discussion D.test
69.A.taught B.searched C.sold D.prepared
70.A.as B.under C.for D.without
71.A.although B.until C.because D.after
72.A.chances B.tasks C.changes D.signs
73.A.satisfied B.glad C.curious D.angry
74.A.lost B.won C.heard D.dropped
75.A.paid B.praised C.invited D.warned
Passage 8
(2020·山东寿光·二模)Who says only adults can influence the world Teenagers can too. A good___76___is Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes.
Mendes was once on Time magazine's list of the most influential teens of the year. He is___77___as a role model who always shares positive ideas on social media.
Indeed, unlike others, Mendes___78___social media in a good way. In 2012, he was still a high school student. One day, he put a clip(片段)of___79___singing Justin Bieber's song As Long as You Love Me on Vine, a video-sharing app. In only six seconds, he manged to show his sweet voice and cute smile.___80___the next morning, he had 10,000 likes.
From there, he became a singer. His first album Handwritten topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2015. He is the youngest artist to do so.
Mendes always tries to be himself. "There are lots of people___81___say 'act this way' and 'talk this way' on social media, but what___82___for me was just being myself, " he told Seventeen, a US magazine for teens.
He does so in life as well. During his first concert in Toronto, he asked for the house lights to be___83___and he sang without a microphone.
"So I can see their___84___, and see there are real people, that it's not just a crowd, " he told The Telegraph.
" I'm not the___85___singer in the world. I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like, " he added.
76.A.news B.choice C.example D.boy
77.A.seen B.cared C.prepared D.caught
78.A.introduces B.uses C.makes D.buys
79.A.myself B.herself C.himself D.themselves
80.A.For B.In C.With D.By
81.A.what B.which C.who D.whom
82.A.worked B.used C.acted D.played
83.A.turned off B.turned on C.turned up D.turned down
84.A.clothes B.legs C.feet D.faces
85.A.last B.least C.latest D.bet
参考答案:
1.D
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.A
【解析】
【分析】
文章介绍了《生日歌》的来历,最初是Hill姐妹在幼儿园教书时创作了它,开始是在教室的问候语,老师唱给学生,欢迎他们来教室,后来Coleman把它改成生日歌,但是主题没变,当1934年,百老汇音乐每天晚上演唱这首歌时,Hill的另一个姐妹Jessica走进法院,诉讼她们的这首歌的版权问题,最后她们赢了诉讼,每年这首歌能挣200万美元。
1.句意:阿波罗宇航员在1969年3月8号唱它。
考查动词辨析和语境。saved挽救,wrote写,invented发明,sang唱;根据Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space 和Apollo IX astronauts可知是唱这首歌;故选D。
2.句意:它第一次被印刷的标题是Good Morning to All。
考查名词辨析和语境。notice布告,order命令,title标题,law法律;根据“Good Morning to All”可知是标题;故选C。
3.句意:它被用来作为教室的欢迎语。
考查名词辨析和语境。party聚会,greeting问候,discussion讨论,test测验;根据Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.可知是问候语;故选B。
4.句意:Mildred也在那儿教书。
考查动词辨析和语境。taught教书,searched搜查,sold卖,prepared准备;根据Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky,可知是她也在那儿教书;故选A。
5.句意:没有她们的允许出现在了Robert H. Coleman’s歌曲书中。
考查介词和语境。as作为,under在……下,for为了without没有;根据The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, 和 In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song.可知是没有她们的允许;故选D。
6.句意:尽管这首歌仍然用它最初的主题。
考查连词和语境。although 尽管,until直到,because因为;after在……以后;根据Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 和the song still had its original title.之间的关系,可知是尽管;故选A。
7.句意:在歌词上经常有小的改变。
考查名词辨析和语境。chances机会,tasks任务,changes变化,signs标志;根据. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 6 the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small可知有小的变化;故选C。
8.句意:对歌曲的盗窃她非常生气。
考查形容词辨析和语境。satisfied满意的,glad高兴的,curious好奇的,angry生气的;根据another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. 和about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters.可知是生气的;故选D。
9.句意:她赢了官司。
考查动词辨析和语境。lost丢失,won赢,heard听见,dropped掉落;根据The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 10 every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.可知是赢了官司;故选B。
10.句意:用于商业演出的这首歌的部分必须付钱。
考查动词辨析和语境。paid付钱,praised赞扬,invited邀请,warned警告;根据句意和the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.可知是被付钱;故选A。
【点睛】
根据前后文的语境,结合时态,语态,词性,短语,句型,词义辨析和主谓一致,选出正确的选项。例如:小题9 句意:她赢了官司。考查动词辨析和语境。根据lost丢失,won赢, heard听见, dropped掉落;根据The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 10 every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.可知是赢了官司;故选B。
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.A
16.C
17.D
18.A
19.B
20.A
21.A
22.D
23.B
24.B
25.C
【解析】
【分析】
本文举例说明了在世界上什么东西很快变得流行起来,但是只能盛极一时。当这些东西不再酷的时候,所有的狂热都将消失殆尽。
11.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:流行就是某物在很多的人之间很受欢迎。A. useful有用的; B. popular流行的; C. valuable有价值的; D. relaxing令人放松的。根据文章开头在讲过去呼啦圈很流行,结合上下文可知fad是一时流行的狂热,故选B。
12.考查代词及语境的理解。句意:某物很快成为流行的,同样也很快不流行了。 A. Both两者都; B. Someone某人; C. Something某物; D. None没有。根据A fad is something that becomes very 36 among a large number of people 可知,这里指的是某物,故选C。
13.考查连词及语境的理解。句意:当这些东西不再酷的时候,所有的狂热都将消失殆尽。A. Although尽管; B. Whether是否; C. Before在……之前; D. When当……时候。根据句意这里是when引导的时间状语从句,故选D。
14.考查名词及语境的理解。句意:任何东西都可能成为时尚流行的东西,如:食物、音乐。科技甚至语言。 A. invention发明; B. fad时尚; C. goal目的; D. dream梦想。通过破折号可以判断填的词和fashion的意思是比较接近的,故选B。
15.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:在20世纪70年代晚期,一个教授Erno Rubik 寻找了一个创造性地方式来教自己的学生关于3D的东西。A. creative创造性的; B. difficult困难的; C. traditional传统的; D. common普通的。根据He 41 a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方).可知,他用了一个魔方来教学生,是与众不同的,故选A。
16.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:他发明了一个六个颜色的塑料做的东西。A. found 发现;强调的是结果找到了; B. bought买; C. invented发明; D. borrowed借。根据object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方)可知,这个魔方是以他的名字命名的,所以可推知是他发明的,故选C。
17.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:目的是把魔方的每一个面都变成不同的颜色。A. strange 奇怪的; B. dark黑色; C. bright明亮的; D. different不同的。根据常识可知魔方每一面的颜色都是不一样的。故选D。
18.考查副词及语境的理解。句意:花了几年的时间让这种玩具受欢迎,但是在1982年突然似乎每个人都有一个魔方。 A. suddenly突然; B. slowly慢慢地; C. exactly确切地; D. seriously认真地。根据It took a few years for the toy to become popular,前面提到花了几年的时间,后有but,说明一个意想不到的事情,所以用突然比较好,也可以根据Then, just as suddenly as the craze (风尚) started,可知,这里指的是突然。故选A。
19.考查名词及语境的理解。句意:人们买了一千万的这种玩具。A. videos视频资料; B. toys玩具; C. clothes 衣服; D. books书。通过前面“It took a few years for the toy tobecome popular”可以判断这里人们购买的东西是玩具。故选B。
20.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:就像它突然变成时尚的东西,它也就传开了。A. spread传播; B. appeared出现; C. ended结束; D. failed失败。通过前半句一下子变成一种风尚开始流行,后半句比前半句的意思要更进一步,故选A。
21.考查副词及语境的理解。句意:到1983年为止,人们不再对它感兴趣,是因为大多数的人家里都已经有了。A. already已经; B. hardly几乎不; C. especially尤其; D. only仅仅。因为人们家里已经购买了很多类似的东西,所以不会对Rubik的魔方感兴趣,故选A。
22.考查代词及语境的理解。句意:在之后的六个月里,它达到了20亿次的观看。 A. he 他; B. they它们; C. we我们; D. it它。通过上一句可以判断这句话是说Gangnam (江南) Style的点击量迅速超过20亿次,这里用it代替物,故选D。
23.考查名词及语境的理解。句意:这种歌曲和视频使在世界范围内出现了跳舞的疯狂。A. food 食物; B. dance 跳舞; C. language语言; D. sport体育。根据上文Psy跳骑马舞可以判断这里选B最符合上下文的意思。故选B。
24.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意:美国总统奥巴马和英国首相卡梅伦甚至都跳尝试跳这种舞。A. depended on依靠; B. tried out尝试; C. gave up放弃; D. put off推迟。根据“Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. 可知,这两个人是在尝试跳这种舞,故选B。
25.考查连词及语境的理解。句意:Gangnam Style 变得越来越不流行,但是韩国的文化影响着全世界。A. then接着,然后; B. and和; C. but 但是;表示前后是转折关系; D. so因此,表示前后是因果关系。根据“Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.后面叙述的是流行的事情,所以前后是转折关系,故选C。
26.B
27.A
28.B
29.B
30.C
31.B
32.A
33.B
34.A
35.B
【解析】
【分析】
本文简要介绍了二泉映月的作者阿炳的人生经历,他的音乐能触及人心,让人感受到音乐中的美丽与忧伤。
26.
句意:《二泉映月》是阿炳写的。
in在……里;by由;for为了。根据“Erquan Yingyue was written…Abing”可知,此处表示是由阿炳写的,故选B。
27.
句意:当他小的时候,他妈妈去世了。
when当……时;who谁;which哪个。根据“His mother died … he was very young”可知,此处用when引导时间状语从句,故选A。
28.
句意:阿炳的父亲教他演奏很多乐器,比如鼓、笛子和二胡。
for example例如;such as例如;such如此。根据“the drums, dizi and erhu”可知,此处举例教哪些乐器,for example是作为插入语,不符合句子结构,故选B。
29.
句意:阿炳以他的音乐才能而闻名。
as作为;for为了;of……的。be known for“因……而出名”,固定搭配,故选B。
30.
句意:然而,在他的父亲死后,阿炳的生活变得更糟。
bad差的;badly差地;worse更差。根据“after his father died”可知,此处含有比较之意,要用比较级,故选C。
31.
句意:不仅如此,他还患上了一种严重的疾病,双目失明。
seriously严重地;serious严重的;strong强壮的。此空修饰名词illness,要用形容词作定语,根据“became blind.”可知,是得了严重的疾病,故选B。
32.
句意:即使在阿炳结婚并重新拥有一个家之后,他仍然继续在街上唱歌和演奏。
married动词过去式或形容词;marry动词原形;marries动词三单形式。固定搭配:get married“结婚”,故选A。
33.
句意:他这样表演了很多年。
perform动词原形;performed动词过去式;performing动名词。描述过去发生的事情,句子用一般过去时,故选B。
34.
句意:阿炳演奏的音乐能够触动人们的心灵。
hearts名词复数形式;heart名词单数;heartes错误表达。根据“people”可知,此空应填名词的复数形式,故选A。
35.
句意:到他生命的尽头,他能演奏600多首乐曲。
plays动词三单形式;play动词原形;playing动名词。情态动词could后接动词原形,故选B。
36.A
37.C
38.B
39.C
40.A
41.A
42.B
43.A
44.B
45.C
【解析】
【分析】
萨米非常喜欢弹吉他和唱歌,他写了很多歌为家人表演。不幸的是,萨米在爬树时摔伤了胳膊,不能再弹吉他了,他很沮丧。他的姐姐莫莉让萨米教她弹吉他,不久,莫莉就弹得很好了,萨米也变得又开心起来。
36.
句意:他写了很多歌曲,并为家人表演。
performed表演;received收到;recalled召回,回想起。根据空前“wrote a lot of songs”可知,萨米写了很多歌,给家人表演。故选A。
37.
句意:不幸的是,萨米有一天在爬树时严重地伤了他的胳膊。
easily容易地;wise明智的;badly严重地。根据下文“The doctor told him that he couldn’t play the guitar anymore.”可知,萨米伤得很严重。故选C。
38.
句意:这使他很沮丧。
sleepy困的;down沮丧的;strange奇怪的,陌生的。根据上文“The doctor told him that he couldn’t play the guitar anymore.”可知,萨米非常喜欢弹吉他,医生告诉他不能弹吉他了,所以他非常的沮丧。故选B。
39.
句意:她给了他支持,他很高兴她在那里。
energy精力;purpose目的;support支持。根据上文“She told him to be hopeful, and she would help him out.”可知,萨米的姐姐在他受伤的时候总是鼓励他、支持他。故选C。
40.
句意:从医院回来后,萨米一进房间就拿起了吉他。
entering进入;leaving离开;landing着陆。根据语境“After returning from the hospital”和空后“…his room”可知,这里表示萨米从医院回来进入自己的房间。故选A。
41.
句意:他试着弹奏一小段音乐,但萨米的手臂不能正常工作。
but但是;although虽然;because因为。根据句意可知,空前“He tried to play a small piece of music”与空后“Sammy’s arm did not work right.”为转折的关系,应用but连接。故选A。
42.
句意:他变得很沮丧,扔掉了他的吉他。
shut off切断,关掉;threw away扔掉;lifted up举起。根据语境“Sammy’s arm did not work right.”可知,萨米不能弹吉他了,他很沮丧,所以把吉他扔掉了。故选B。
43.
句意:你能教我弹吗?
teach教;encourage鼓励;suppose假设,认为。根据下句话“So Sammy showed Molly what he knew about guitar.”可知,莫莉让萨米教她弹吉他。故选A。
44.
句意:过了一段时间,莫莉就能像一个超级明星一样弹奏了。
chance机会;period时期;process过程。根据空前后的搭配可知,这里考查a short period of time“很短的一段时间”,故选B。
45.
句意:萨米又笑了。
regretted后悔,遗憾;cried哭;smiled微笑。根据上文“Molly could play just like a superstar”可知,萨米教会了莫莉弹吉他,他非常的开心。故选C。
46.D
47.B
48.D
49.C
50.C
51.A
52.B
53.A
54.D
55.A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是记叙文,讲述的是一位意志坚定的舞蹈演员在事故中失去一条腿以后,仍然通过自己的刻苦训练重新走向舞台的故事,告诉我们只要有梦想和坚强的意志,就能实现任何事情。
46.
句意:虽然这次事故使她光明的事业停止了,但她并没有放弃。
top 顶点;height 高度;point 点;stop停止。根据下文“she didn’t give up”,可知是事故使她的事业停了下来,故选D。
47.
句意:在接下来痛苦的几个月里,苏达遇到了一位医生,他开发了一种用填充海绵的橡胶制成的假肢。
flower花;leg腿;gift礼物;box盒子。根据开头“Sudha Chandran, a dancer from India, cut her right leg”,可知这里是说装了假腿,故选B。
48.
句意:他有了假肢以后强烈地想重新回到舞台上去跳舞。
strangely奇怪地;hardly几乎不;heavily重地;strongly强烈地。so如此,修饰形容词或副词表强调;根据题干“So…she wanted to go back to dancing after she had put on her artificial leg”,可知她强烈地想重回舞台,故选D。
49.
句意:她知道有一天她可以实现她的梦想,因此她开始了她回到舞蹈世界的勇敢旅程——学习平衡、弯曲、伸展、行走、转身等等。
however然而,表语义转折;even甚至,表强调;so所以,表结果;because因为,表原因。根据题干“She knew that one day she could realize her dream, so she began her brave journey back to the world of dancing”,可知前后是因果关系,前表因后表果,故选C。
50.
句意:因此她开始了她回到舞蹈世界的勇敢旅程——学习平衡、弯腰、伸展、行走、转身等等。
going去;remembering记住;learning学习;wanting想。根据下文“to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn and so on”都是一些技能,可知learn符合语境,故选C。
51.
句意:“你还有很长的路要走,”这是她惯常得到的回答。
in return 回应;in turn依次;in surprise惊讶地;in anger愤怒地。根据“You still have a long way to go”,可知这是爸爸给她的回答;后面三项不合语境,故选A
52.
句意:她表现得如此出色,每个人都感动得流泪,这一表演让她回到了第一名。
made制造;moved感动;let让;forced强迫。根据下文“everyone to tears”,可知是感动得流泪,故选B。
53.
句意:那天晚上,当她问她爸爸一个平常的问题时,他什么也没说。
usual通常的;new新的;different不同的;interesting有趣的。根据本段开头“After every public recital, she would ask her dad about her performance”,可知这里是她经常问的问题,故选A。
54.
句意:苏达的回归是如此感人,以至于一位电影制片人决定把这个故事拍成一部热门电影。
such如此的,修饰名词或名词性短语;this这个,单指代词;very非常;so如此/这样,修饰形容词或副词。moving令人感动的,形容词需用副词修饰;结合下文的that可知是so…that结构,故选D。
55.
句意:在这个世界上没有什么是不可能的。
nothing没有什么,表完全否定;anything任何东西,用于否定句和疑问句代替something;something某物,表不确定,用于肯定句和希望得到肯定回答的疑问句;everything每件事,指所有事物。根据下文“If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything”,可知凡事皆有可能;后面三项不合语境,故选A。
56.C
57.A
58.B
59.B
60.A
61.A
62.B
63.C
64.C
65.B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。介绍“祝你生日快乐这首歌是在1969年3月8日阿波罗九号宇航员在太空唱的第一首歌。介绍了它是有史以来最流行的英语歌曲之一及其背后的故事。
56.
句意:阿波罗九号的宇航员在1969年3月8日演唱了这首歌。
saved挽救;wrote写;sang唱;根据上文“Do you know that the ‘Happy Birthday to You’ song is the first song sung in outer space ”可知,你知道《祝你生日快乐》这首歌是第一首在太空中唱的歌吗?由此推测阿波罗九号的宇航员唱了这首歌,符合语境。故选C。
57.
句意:阿波罗九号的宇航员在1969年3月8日演唱了这首歌。
on指具体的某一天或某一天的上午,下午,晚上;in时间范围大(一天以上);at用在时刻前,一般表示时间点;1969年3月8日表示具体的某一天,其前使用介词on。故选A。
58.
句意:1893年,它以“大家早上好”的标题首次出版。
notice通知;title标题;law法律;根据“Good Morning to All”可知,这是一个标题。故选B。
59.
句意:它被用作课堂问候语。
party聚会;greeting问候;test测验;根据“Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.”可知,老师们每天唱这首歌来欢迎他们的学生来到教室。由此说明这是问候语。故选B。
60.
句意:米尔德丽德的姐姐帕蒂·史密斯·希尔在路易斯维尔的一所幼儿园当老师时为这首歌写了原歌词,米尔德丽德也在那里教书。that那;who谁;what什么;根据“…Mildred also taught in.”及结合选项可知,米尔德丽德也在那教书。此处使用that表示“那”指代那所幼儿园。故选A。
61.
句意:然而,1924年3月4日,没有经过她们的同意,它出现在了罗伯特·H·科尔曼的歌集里。
it它,主格;its它的,形容词性的物主代词;that那个,指示代词;分析句子可知,句子缺主语,且指代“Happy Birthday to You”这首歌曲。作主语的应是代词主格形式。故选A。
62.
句意:科尔曼将部分歌词改为“祝你生日快乐”,尽管这首歌仍然有它原来的标题。
because因为,表原因;although尽管,表让步;after在……之后,表时间;分析句子可知,“科尔曼将部分歌词改为‘祝你生日快乐’”与“这首歌仍然有它原来的标题”,之间是让步关系,使用although,引导让步状语从句,符合语境。故选B。
63.
句意:在接下来的十年里,这首歌被出版了好几次,歌词里经常有小小的改变。
chances机会;tasks任务;changes改变;根据“The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small…in the lyrics.”及结合选项可知,在接下来的十年里,这首歌被出版了好几次,歌词里经常有小小的变化。此处使用changes,表示“改变”符合语境。故选C。
64.
句意:她对歌曲被盗很生气。
glad高兴;interested感兴趣的;angry生气;根据上文“…another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song.”可知,希尔的另一个妹妹杰西卡就这首歌的版权问题上了法庭。由此说明她对歌曲被盗感到生气。故选C。
65.
句意:希尔姐妹毕生致力于儿童教育,她们从未想过这首简单的小曲能继续每年赚200万美元。
earn赚,动词原形;to earn动词不定式;earns第三人称单数; continue to do sth.继续做某事,固定短语。故选B。
66.D
67.C
68.B
69.A
70.D
71.A
72.C
73.D
74.B
75.A
【解析】
本文介绍“祝你生日快乐”这首歌是在1969年3月8日阿波罗九号宇航员在外层空间唱的第一首歌。它是有史以来最流行的英语歌曲之一。它有其背后的故事。
66.
句意:1969年3月8日,阿波罗九号宇航员演唱了这首歌。
saved救,保存;wrote写;invented发明;sang唱。根据上文“Do you know that the "Happy birthday to you" song is the first song sung in outer space ” 可知阿波罗九号宇航员唱了这首歌,故选D。
67.
句意:这首歌于1893年按“大家早上好”的顺序首次出版。
notice注意,通知;order顺序;title标题;law法律。根据“It was first published...”可知第一次出版的时候,可知是按顺序出版的。故选C。
68.
句意:它被用作课堂问候语。
party聚会;greeting问候;discussion讨论;test测试。根据“...Good morning to All...”可知一定是问候语,故选B。
69.
句意:米尔德里德也在那里教书。
taught教;searched搜寻;sold卖;prepared准备。根据“...while she was a teacher in a kindgarten in Louiville...”可知当时她在路易斯维尔的一所幼儿园当老师,可推测出是在那里教学。故选A。
70.
句意:然而,在1924年3月4日罗伯特·H·科尔曼的歌曲集中,这首歌没有得到他们的同意。
as作为;under在……之下;for为了;without没有。根据下文“Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, "Happy Birthday to you"”可知歌词被修改,是没有经过两姐妹的同意,故选D。
71.
句意:科尔曼把歌词的一部分改成了“祝你生日快乐”,尽管这首歌仍然保留着原版的标题。
although尽管;until直到……;because因为;after在……之后。根据前后句意思可知两句是让步(转折)关系,故选A。
72.
句意:这首歌被出版了好几次,歌词中经常有小的变化。
chances机会;tasks任务;changes改变,变化;signs标记。根据下文“In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court(法院) over the copyright problem of the song.”可知这首歌一定是歌词中有小的变化,涉及版权的问题,才会去法院,故选C。
73.
句意:她对那首歌的失窃和她没有付给妹妹钱感到愤怒。
satisfied满意的;glad高兴的;curious好奇的;angry生气的。根据句末“...the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sister.”可知,那首歌被偷了,还没给她姐姐付钱,可推测出她一定会生气,故选D。
74.
句意:她赢了。
lost丢失;won赢;heard听说;dropped下降。根据下文“The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be...every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.” 可知,她赢了这场案件,故选B。
75.
句意:每当这首歌成为商业制作的一部分时,他们都必须得到报酬。
paid付给;praised表扬;invited邀请;warned警告。根据下文“The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2 million every year.”可知希尔姐妹把她们的一生都献给了教育孩子,她们从来没有想过《简单的小歌》会继续每年赚200万美元。可推测出要付给两姐妹报酬,故选A。
76.C
77.A
78.B
79.C
80.D
81.C
82.A
83.B
84.D
85.D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章以加拿大歌手兼词曲作者Shawn Mendes为例,告诉我们青少年也可以影响世界。
76.
句意:一个很好的例子是加拿大歌手兼词曲作者Shawn Mendes。
news新闻;choice选择;example例子;boy男孩。此处是举例说明青少年也可以影响世界。故选C。
77.
句意:他被视为总是在社交媒体上分享积极想法的榜样。
seen看见;cared关心;prepared准备;caught赶上,抓住。根据后面“a role model”可知,应是被视为榜样;be seen as表示“被视为”。故选A。
78.
句意:事实上,与其他人不同,Medes以良好的方式使用社交媒体。
introduces介绍;uses使用;makes制作;buys买。根据后文可知,Medes在视频分享应用程序Vine上放了一段自己唱歌的视频,这是使用社交媒体的一种方式。故选B。
79.
句意:一天,他在视频分享应用程序Vine上放了一段自己唱的贾斯汀·比伯的歌曲《只要你爱我》的视频。
myself我自己;herself她自己;himself他自己;themselves他们自己。空格处所填的代词与主语he指同一个人,应用反身代词himself。故选C。
80.
句意:到第二天早上,他得到了一万个喜欢。
For给、对;In在……里;With用、具有;By到……时。根据前句“In only six seconds, he manged to show his sweet voice and cute smile.”可知,是到第二天早上,他得到了一万个喜欢。故选D。
81.
句意:有很多在社交媒体上说“这样做”和“这样说”的人。
what不能引导定语从句;which关系代词,指物,作从句主语/宾语;who关系代词,指人,作从句主语/宾语;whom关系代词,指人,作从句宾语。分析句子结构,定语从句缺少主语,而且先行词people是人,故用关系代词who。故选C。
82.
句意:但对我有用的只是做我自己。
worked工作;起作用,奏效;used使用;acted行动;played玩耍,演奏。结合前句句意和but的提示,此处表示对Medes来说起作用的是做自己。故选A。
83.
句意:在他多伦多的第一场音乐会上,他要求把室内灯打开,而且唱歌不用麦克风。
turned off关上;turned on打开;turned up调高;turned down调低。根据后文“So I can see their faces, and see there are real people,”可知,应是打开灯。故选B。
84.
句意:所以我能看到他们的脸,看到的是真正的人,不仅仅是一群人。
clothes衣服;legs腿;feet脚;faces脸。根据后句“and see there are real people, that it's not just a crowd,”可知,应是能看到他们的练。故选D。
85.
句意:我不是世界上最好的歌手。
last最后的;least最少的;latest最近的;best最好的。根据后句“I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like,”可知,此处表示Medes自认为他不是世界上最好的歌手。故选D。
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