Question

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

【小题1】

A．too B．so C．less D．far more

【小题2】

A．time B．life C．experiences D．memory

【小题3】

A．won B．held C．produced D．presented

【小题4】

A．reads B．tells C．sings D．says

【小题5】

A．happy B．happier C．sad D．sadder

【小题6】

A．offered a job to B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on

【小题7】

A．proud B．clever C．honest D．strong

【小题8】

A．turns B．decides C．considers D．has

【小题9】

A．Mum B．Knowledge C．Music D．Love

【小题10】

A．took B．led C．connected D．left

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】B
【小题6】D
【小题7】D
【小题8】A
【小题9】C
【小题10】B

解析试题分析：这篇文章通过讲述一个伟大的歌手和作曲家萧煌奇的艰难经历，告诉我们一首歌的故事远比它的旋律要重要的多。
【小题1】A. too也     B. so所以   C. less更少    D. far more…得多 根据句意：
从音乐中学到的东西要重要的多。故选D
【小题2】A. time时期    B. life生活       C. experiences经历  D. memory记忆 根据句意：很多歌手出名之前都有一段非常艰难的经历。故选C
【小题3】A. won赢得   B. held举行  C. produced 产生   D. presented提出 根据文章：他已经制作了五个唱片，赢得了很多荣誉。故选A
【小题4】A. reads 读     B. tells告诉  C. sings唱歌    D. says说话 根据句意：这首歌讲述了他自己真实的故事。故选B
【小题5】A. happy高兴     B. happier更高兴  C. sad悲伤     D. sadder更悲伤 根据句意：因为他用自己的眼睛看到了世界，他非常高兴。故选B
【小题6】根据句意：但是，十年后，命运再次跟他开了一个玩笑。played a joke on戏弄某人 故选D
【小题7】A. proud 自豪  B. clever聪明   C. honest诚实    D. strong坚强 根据句意：但是萧是如此的坚强和乐观。故选D
【小题8】A. turns 变成     B. decides决定  C. considers 考虑    D. has有 根据句意：他把他的感受和想法变成音乐。故选A
【小题9】A. Mum 妈妈   B. Knowledge知识    C. Music 音乐  D. Love爱 根据句意：音乐为萧打开了一扇门。故选C
【小题10】A. took拿，取    B. led引导    C. connected 连接  D. left离开 根据句意：已经引导他进入了一个丰富多彩的世界。故选B
考点：人物传记类记叙文
点评：文章对两人物的经历进行描写，重在理解整体文段的感情基调。对于初二的完形填空重在理解句意和上下文衔接的逻辑关系。不提倡看一个做一个，这样很容易错选答案从而导致整篇文章脱离主题。可以用花几分钟进行整体的阅读，再结合文意进行逐一作答。