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【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, has always been American’s most important concert hall for country music. Every Saturday night the place is filled with country music ___.

One ____ in January 1967, it was a very ___ night at the Opry and for the first time a __ man was an attraction (吸引力). ___ music has always been thought of as “white music”. For many, it was a strange ___ to see Charley Pride step ____ the Opry stage. Some people felt ____ about whether a black man could sing country songs. ___ Charley’s smooth voice quickly ____ over the Opry ____. Charley was so good that before long, he was country music’s biggest ____.

Like many country singers, Charley was ___ on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn’t going to make ___ his career (事业). Later, he became a baseball player.

Charley made it to a major league team. But he didn’t stay on for more than one season.

In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley ____ at a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star, ____ Charley sing and told Charley to forget about ___ and go for a singing career.

Charley took the ____ and became a true hit-maker. His ___ were always near the top on the list. Some were number one all over the country.

Today Charley Pride is ____ one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.

【1】A. people B. sound C. fans D. songs

【2】A. Saturday B. day C. time D. concert

【3】A. cold B. special C. dark D. successful

【4】A. young B. famous C. strong D. black

【5】A. Classic B. Country C. Popular D. Light

【6】A. look B. sight C. event D. evening

【7】A. to B. up C. for D. onto

【8】A. unsure B. curious C. bad D. excited

【9】A. Then B. As C. But D. So

【10】A. brought B. won C. flowed D. carried

【11】A. hall B. crowd C. concert D. singers

【12】A. winner B. player C. star D. fan

【13】A. known B. raised C. trained D. found

【14】A. singing B. music C. sports D. farming

【15】A. sang B. played C. fought D. worked

【16】A. made B. heard C. helped D. let

【17】A. music B. jobs C. baseball D. agriculture

【18】A. career B. change C. order D. advice

【19】A. fans B. pictures C. records D. concerts

【20】A. still B. again C. even D. yet

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【16】B

【17】C

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】本文讲述黑人歌手首次在新泽西重要的音乐厅The Grand Ole Opry演唱乡村音乐，他的歌声吸引了那儿的观众，获得了成功。

【1】C 到音乐厅来听乡村音乐的人应是乡村音乐的fans（歌迷）。而music people意为“音乐人”，不合文意。

【2】A 上文出现了every Saturday，因此此处用one Saturday。

【3】B 从后文看，黑人歌手首次在这里演唱，而且又非常成功，因此这一天是特别的一天。

【4】D 由8空后面的“a black man”可知，此处答案为black。

【5】B 因为第一段已经提到了country music，并且下文也提到了，所以此处应用country。

【6】B 句意：对于许多人来说，Charley Pride走上Opry舞台是很奇怪的一幕。因为乡村音乐一向被认为是白人音乐，但Charley Pride是一个黑人，所以这一幕很奇怪。sight表示“场景，幕，景象”。

【7】D step onto the stage走上舞台；如果用介词to，则表示“走向舞台”。此处用onto更合文意。

【8】A 由于黑人歌手首次在这里演唱乡村歌曲，对此一些人感到没有把握。

【9】C 上句说人们对他是否能演唱成功心存疑虑，这句说他的嗓音把音乐厅的人们争取过来，两句是转折关系，故选C项。

【10】B win over“把……争取过来”，符合语境。flow over在……上面流过；think over仔细考虑。

【11】B 他的歌声吸引了那儿的观众，即crowd。hall大厅；concert音乐会；singers歌手。

【12】C 既然人们喜欢听他的音乐，他自然就成了明星。star表示“明星”。由文章最后一段首句也可知，选C项。

【13】B 依据下句He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton.来判断，他是在农场里被抚养长大的。raise抚养。

【14】D 从全文看，他当过棒球手并希望拥有一支棒球队，后来又成为乡村音乐歌星，这说明他最初就没打算把务农当作自己的职业。

【15】A 由后面的sing可以得出答案，Charley在当地一家夜总会唱歌。

【16】B 由Red Sovine让Charley去从事唱歌这一行业，说明他听了Charley唱歌。因此应选择heard。

【17】C 他先干农活，后打棒球，那么该忘记的应是最近的职业，即baseball player。

【18】D 本句表示“他接受了对方的建议”。career事业；change变化；order命令；advice建议。take the advice意为“接受建议”。

【19】C 下文说排名在前，有的甚至全国第一，作为歌星，最能体现其价值和能力的是唱片。

【20】A 用still表示Charley过去是乡村音乐歌星，现在仍是。