Question

14．Although I love my life，it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years．
     Music has always been a great love of mine and，in my 20s，when my （16）Dwas more manageable，I（17）Bten years as a professional singer in restaurants，playing and singing folk songs．（18）Cthat was years ago and times have changed．（19）AI live with my mother on a country farm．
      Two years ago，I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to（20）Bmy disability pension（贱疾抚恤金）．（21）Bneeded to sleep in the afternoons，I was limited in my（22）C．I decided that I would consider（23）Dto singing in restaurants．
      My family are all musicians，so I was（24）Awhen I went into our local music store．I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke  music．I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of （25）Ato get started．And（26）Dyou find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc  that you can（27）Ause．
     When I told the owner of the shop about my（28）C，he gave me a long；  thoughtful（29）C．"This means a lot to you．doesn't it'？"he said．"Come with me．"
     He led me（30）Dthe crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it．He placed his large hand （31）Bon his treasure and said；'I have 800 karaoke songs in here．You can take your（32）Aand I'll record them for you．That should get you started．"
      I（33）DThanking him，I made a time with him to listen to all．the songs
and choose（34）Bthat I could sing．I have come full circle with his help．
      His（35）Cstill warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra，which I have the chance．

16．A．loneliness	B．sadness	C．tiredness	D．sickness
17．A．set	B．enjoyed	C．kept	D．shared
18．A Gladly	B．Eventually	C．Unfortunately	D．Surprisingly
19．A．Now	B．Then	C．Sometime	D．Meanwhile
20．A．add up to	B．make up for	C．get rid of	D．take advantage of
2l．A．lf	B．As	C．Though	D．Before
22．A．movement	B．condition	C．choices	D．positions
23．A．reaching out	B．living up	C．getting on	D．going back
24．A．recognized	B．interviewed	C．found	D．invited
25．A．money	B．time	C．energy	D．knowledge
26．A．thus	B．once	C．seldom	D．often
27．A．actually	B．hardly	C．nearly	D．formerly
28．A．job	B．family	C．idea	D．offer
29．A．face	B．view	C．look	D：sight
30．A．over	B．along	C．towards	D．through
31．A．unhappily	B．lovingly	C．pitifully	D．gratefully
32．A．pick	B．turn	C．role	D．step
33．A．had to cry	B．ought to cry	C．should have cried	D．could have cried
34．A．more	B．the ones	C．few	D．the rest
35．A．courage	B．devotion	C．kindness	D．trust．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：本文叙述了作者由于疾病无法继续在餐馆去唱歌，于是决定自己在录制唱片．但是自己有没有很多钱买唱片录制．因此，他来到一家音乐店，告诉老板自己想买录制好的唱片，自己录音．店主好心的帮助了他，让作者从他收藏的800张唱片中选出自己能用的．终于，在店主的帮助下，作者的唱片录制好了．

解答 16．D 考查名词辨析．根据前文的"as I've been ill for 28 years．"可知，此处指他的病．
17．B 考查动词辨析．根据前文的"Music has always been a great love of mine and"，可知，作者喜欢音乐，因此也喜欢做歌手的日子．
18．C 考查副词辨析．根据后文的"time shave changed"可知，日子变了，有喜欢变成了不喜欢的，因此是不幸的．
19．A 考查副词辨析．根据"it was years ago"可知，这是过去的事，I live withmother 时态是一般现在时，因此此处用时间副词now．
20．B 考查连词辨析．根据"I was limited（限制） in my choices．"可知，此处是指工作的选择受到限制的原因．
21．B 考查动词辨析．根据前文的"I ten years as a professional singer in restaurants，"可知，作者在这家餐馆唱过歌，因此此处是要再回到这家餐馆．
22．C 考查动词辨析．根据"My family are all musicians，"可知，我的家人都是音乐家，因此他们很出名，因此别人也认识我，因此很容易就被人认出．
23．D 考查名词辨析．根据"I knew that discs were very expensive"可知，唱片很贵，因此他没有钱自己录唱片．
24．A 考查副词辨析．根据后文的"This means a lot to you，doesn't it？"可知，实际在录制好的唱片上，实际上找到能用的歌曲不多，因此实际需要的唱片要很多．
25．A 考查名词辨析．根据"I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music．"可知，作者项已经录制好的卡拉OK来唱歌录音．因此此处是他向店主说明他的想法．
26．D 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，因为作者说出了自己的想法，店主要想一想是否能满足他的要求．
27．A 考查介词辨析．根据"Come with me．"可知，店主领着我穿过人群．
28．C 考查副词辨析．根据"on his treasure（财宝）"可知，店主对待自己的财宝应是亲切的．
29．C 考查代词辨析．根据"I made a time with him to listen to all the songs"可知，作者和店主听了所有的歌曲，从中选出能用的跟去，此处代指the songs故用the ones．
30．D 考查名词辨析．根据"I have come full circle with his help．"可知在店主的帮助下，作者有了完整的录音．因此作者感谢店主的善意帮助．
31．B 考查副词辨析．下文出现treasure，因此可以推出店主对自己的宝物爱不释手，心爱地触摸，故选B．
32．A 考查名词及习惯用法．take your pick，美国俚语，意思是"随你挑选"，因此选A．
33．D 考查情态动词作者受到店主的感激，非常感动，本可以哭但没有哭，因此选D．
34．B 根据31题与32题之前的only three of our songs…can use，对应…could sing，因此选B．
35．C 本文详细描述店主对作者的帮助，店主的善举感动作者，故选C．kindness．

点评 本题考查教育类完形填空题．解答此类题目可遵循以下步骤：第一，通读全文，了解文章大意，获得整体印象．第二，边核对初选答案边补填留下的空格．如果短文难度较大，则可复读几遍，核对和确定答案．有些空一时决定不了，可作个记号，待复查时再确定． 第三，从整体理解角度出发，仔细审核答案，确保意义上、语法上没有错误，还要结合语境，做出正确的选择．