I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s  36  I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37   where it was coming from.   38   the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing    39   me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must      40   to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.

She must have felt my   41   because she would  42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some  43     in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been  44     a rough time lately, but you’ve made me  45 again.”

“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mum told me she had got    46   from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”

“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were        47   , your head was down. Don’t look  48 , because  49   comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”

She also explained to me that she saw a lot of  50 people in the world and she tried to bring more  51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied  52  . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.

I  53     a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we  54, my heart was  55      and lightened by a musical soul!

1.                A．where         B．why            C．which    D．when

 

2.                A．turn out        B．take in          C．find out   D．get in

 

3.                A．Across         B．Through        C．Between  D．Above

 

4.                A．comforted      B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．scared   D．reminded

 

5.                A．take time       B．take turns       C．take action    D．take courage

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)bsence        B．performance     C．presence D．regret

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)ngrily         B．occasionally     C．generally D．faithfully

 

8.                A．cards          B．food           C．books    D．money

 

9.                A．going through    B．getting up       C．taking over    D．running towards

 

10.               A．curious         B．eager          C．sad   D．hopeful

 

11.               A．hired          B．promoted       C．paid  D．fired

 

12.               A．running        B．driving         C．walking    D．riding

 

13.               A．proud          B．defeated       C．a(chǎn)bsorbed  D．puzzled

 

14.               A．opportunity     B．trouble         C．difficulty   D．dream

 

15.               A．positive        B．a(chǎn)ctive          C．energetic  D．negative

 

16.               A．records        B．poverty        C．positivity  D．indifference

 

17.               A．politics         B．psychology      C．biology    D．a(chǎn)rt

 

18.               A．smiled         B．changed        C．influenced D．sighed

 

19.               A．responded      B．parted         C．a(chǎn)greed    D．understood

 

20.               A．hit            B．sunk           C．tied  D．touched

 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是媽媽失業(yè)以后我感覺(jué)到生活的壓力很大，但是在街上我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)一個(gè)女孩在唱歌，女孩用她樂(lè)觀的精神影響到我，讓我對(duì)未來(lái)又一次充滿了希望。

1.D 連詞辨析。我下了校車，走在路上。就在這時(shí)我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了一陣超過(guò)人群聲的鋼琴聲和唱歌的聲音。

2.C 短語(yǔ)辨析。A結(jié)果是B吸收，理解，欺騙C發(fā)現(xiàn)D收割；我走得更慢一點(diǎn)了，想發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的聲音來(lái)自何處。

3.B 介詞辨析。Through從內(nèi)部穿過(guò)；這里是指從人群里穿過(guò)，我看一個(gè)女孩坐在鋼琴邊唱歌。

4.A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A安慰B使…惱怒C使…害怕D提醒；她唱歌的方式給了我安慰感。

5.D 詞義辨析。A花費(fèi)時(shí)間B依次C采取行動(dòng)D需要勇氣；獨(dú)自一人在街上唱歌需要勇氣。

6.C 名詞詞義辨析。A缺席B表現(xiàn)C在場(chǎng)D遺憾；她一定覺(jué)察到我的存在，因?yàn)樗业姆较蚩戳恕?/p>

7.B 副詞辨析。A生氣地B偶爾C一般，通常D忠實(shí)地；它偶爾朝我這里看了幾眼。

8.D 上下文串聯(lián)。這個(gè)女孩在街上唱歌，是想用自己的方法來(lái)鼓勵(lì)別人，同時(shí)也掙錢(qián)養(yǎng)活自己，所以我給她一些錢(qián)，表示對(duì)她的理解和支持。

9.A 短語(yǔ)辨析。A經(jīng)歷B起床C接管D向前；我告訴她：我最近經(jīng)歷了一段艱難的時(shí)間。

10.D 形容詞辨析。A好奇的B急切的C悲哀的D有希望的；她的歌聲以及唱歌的方式讓我對(duì)生活有了希望。

11.D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一句my mother had been laid off可知媽媽失業(yè)了，即get fired被解雇。

12.C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A奔跑B駕駛C步行D騎車；當(dāng)你在步行的時(shí)候，要抬起頭來(lái)。

13.B 形容詞辨析。A自豪的B被打敗的C專心的D困惑的；要抬起頭來(lái)，不要像是被打敗的一樣。

14.A 名詞辨析。A機(jī)會(huì)B麻煩C困難D夢(mèng)想；因?yàn)閴?mèng)想來(lái)四面八方，你低著頭，就會(huì)失去一切。

15.D 形容詞辨析。A正面的B積極的C精力充沛的D消極的；她看見(jiàn)了世界上很多消極的人。

16.C 名詞辨析。A記錄B貧窮C積極性D相同處；通過(guò)自己的音樂(lè)給別人積極性和樂(lè)觀的精神。

17.B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文she knew some of the things she was telling me.她知道她和我說(shuō)的話對(duì)我的作用。說(shuō)明她學(xué)了心理學(xué)。

18.A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A微笑B改變C影響D嘆氣；我笑了是因?yàn)槲抑浪谧鲆患檬隆?/p>

19.B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A回應(yīng)B分別C同意D理解；在我們分別以后，我的心被一個(gè)音樂(lè)的靈魂感動(dòng)和照亮了。

20.D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A擊中B沉沒(méi)C系，捆D感動(dòng)；我的心被一個(gè)音樂(lè)的靈魂感動(dòng)和照亮了。

考點(diǎn)：考察故事類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是媽媽失業(yè)以后我感覺(jué)到生活的壓力很大，但是在街上我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)一個(gè)女孩在唱歌，女孩用她樂(lè)觀的精神影響到我，讓我對(duì)未來(lái)又一次充滿了希望。這類文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局，有人物、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)和事件。命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件的之間的關(guān)系、作者的態(tài)度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測(cè)等方面著手，考查學(xué)生對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)的辨認(rèn)能力以及推理判斷能力。閱讀這類材料時(shí)，同學(xué)們一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意，同時(shí)抓住每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，設(shè)身處地根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖，根據(jù)情節(jié)展開(kāi)想象，即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解。

 

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