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【题目】Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe, 【1】 we remember from his classical musicals including My Fair Lady and Camelot, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a 【2】(music) and composer in his early years. But after he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other 【3】(type) of work including gold mining and boxing. 【4】 he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.

During those difficult years, he could not always afford 【5】(make) payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such rare 【6】(inspire). When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had 【7】 audience of three moving men who 【8】(seat) on the floor.

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed 【9】 on the piano and walked out, empty handed. 【10】(move) by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】whom/who

【2】musician

【3】types

【4】But

【5】to make

【6】inspiration

【7】an

【8】were seated

【9】it

【10】Moved

【解析】弗雷德里克·洛伊是出生在奥地利，后来加入美国国籍的作曲家。弗雷德里克·络伊从小在父亲指导下学习弹钢琴，后从师布索尼、阿尔伯特等学习作曲。他的古典音乐剧作品《窈窕淑女》、《圣城风云》我们耳熟能详。

【1】考查关系代词。先行词作曲家弗雷德里克·洛伊弗雷德里克·洛伊在定语从句中做remember的宾语，设空处作宾语，应用关系代词，指代人，故填whom/who。

【2】考查名词。他作为音乐家取得了成功。设空处作宾语，且其前有a限定，应用名词形式意思为“音乐家”，故填musician。

【3】考查名词。他尝试了其他类型的工作，设空处其前有other限定，应用名词复数形式，故填types

【4】考查连词。他作为钢琴家的角色是失败的，但是他在尝试其它工作的同时不放弃梦想，前后表示转折，故填But。

【5】考查非谓语动词。他付不起钢琴的费用，支付得起 afford to do，固定搭配，故填to make。

【6】考查名词。有一天他弹琴的时候，with such rare是指没有什么灵感，such+形容词+名词，故填inspiration。

【7】考查冠词。他抬头看到有3个听众，anaudience of后面一般加 数字 如100,1000,等;表示有多少观众。元音前用冠词an，故填an

【8】考查动词时态语态。三位听众坐在地板上，who提示这里填谓语，be seated表示状态“就座”，通篇是一般过去时，故填were seated。

【9】考查代词。听众们凑够了钱，设空处指代的是前面的enough money，故填it。

【10】考查非谓语动词。被他的音乐打动，那几个听众认可了他的优秀，给他捐钱。前后主语一致，省略主语和be动词。故填moved。