Question

 No one ever saw the Mute Singer at night. Nobody even knew where he 1        But during the day he could be found at the same place,sitting near the church and playing his 2        while his lips moved silently with the music. Everybody liked the Mute Singer,the peasants as much as the 3        People threw their pennies into the cups of the beggars sitting on the ground asking for help. But not so 4        the Mute Singer. Into his cup,they dropped their pennies 5       . He used the shell of a turtle as a cup. He got much more money than the others,but this did not 6        any of the beggars.

  At the 7        of the day,the beggars crowded around the Mute Singer in front of the church. He took a clean white handkerchief from the pocket of his old coat,and put it 8        on the ground. He made it seem like a(n) 9       ceremony. Then,he put all his 10        on the clean white cloth. He made all the beggars do the same. Then,he gave all the beggars an equal share of the money but 11        nothing for himself. Sadly,he looked around at the beggars 12        with dirt and disease.

  The sun was sinking fast and the peasants had all left the 13        area. The Mute Singer 14        his head and started to pray. The beggars were on their 15        joining him in prayer. Then the Mute Singer began to play his guitar,moving his lips with the music. The beggars sat still and listened. The music cut deep into their 16       . It cut through their years of pain and suffering and 17        of hope. It made them feel 18        again. Many of them cried,and with dried old hands wiped away their tears. I heard a beggar say the Mute Singer was not a human being,but God 19        as a beggar. "If that is true," another answered, "he would not come as a beggar,but as a 20      .”

(   ) 1. A. went   B. slept   C. lived   D. lay

(   ) 2. A. saxophone   B. violin   C. flute   D. guitar

(   ) 3. A. beggars   B. villagers   C. officials   D. children

(   ) 4. A. as   B. to   C. with   D. for

(   ) 5. A. gently   B. rudely   C. proudly   D. meanly

(   ) 6. A. trouble   B. scare   C. puzzle   D. strike

(   ) 7. A. break   B. beginning   C. middle   D. end

(   ) 8. A. directly   B. softly   C. smoothly   D. wildly

(   ) 9. A. serious   B. religious   C. exciting   D. encouraging

(   ) 10. A. books   B. food   C. instruments   D. money

(   ) 11. A. shared   B. kept   C. benefited   D. stored

(   ) 12. A. occupied   B. overcome   C. covered   D. filled

(   ) 13. A. begging   B. downtown   C. church   D. working

(   ) 14. A. lowered   B. laid   C. dropped   D. raised

(   ) 15. A. knees   B. hands   C. feet   D. chests

(   ) 16. A. stomachs   B. ears   C. eyes   D. hearts

(   ) 17. A. itch   B. wait   C. gain   D. loss

(   ) 18. A. satisfied   B. alive   C. human   D. rich

(   ) 19. A. served   B. dressed   C. treated   D. pretended

(   ) 20. A. doctor   B. priest   C. teacher   D. musician

Answer 1

1. B夜晚不知在何处"睡"，睡眠是夜晚必做之事。

2. D由第3段第3行得知。

3. A由后一句得知。

4. C大家把钱扔给乞丐，但对Mute Singer却不这样。

5. A大家对Mute Singer很尊重，所以把钱轻轻地放在他的杯子里。

6. A大家给Mute Singer的钱要比给乞丐的钱多一些，但从下文得知这并没有给乞丐带来任何影响。

7. D 一天结束后才可能把所得的钱拿出来分。

8. C这里是说Mute Singer把手帕平整地摊开来放钱。

9. B Mute Singer很虔诚，他为乞丐所做的这一切就好像是宗教仪式一样。

10. D由本段倒数第2句得知。

11. B他把钱都分给乞丐，自己却什么都没留下。

12. C他同情这些满身泥土、被疾病折磨的乞丐。

13. C 由下句started to pray得知。

14. A祈祷要低下头。

15. A祈祷是跪着的，所以是双膝着地。

16. D Mute Singer的音乐深深地刺痛了乞丐的心，让他们想起了多年来所经历的痛苦。

17. D乞丐们经历了多年的痛苦，失去了希望。

18. C Mute Singer的音乐使乞丐们产生了共鸣，他们重新感觉到自己活着像个人。

19. B有些乞丐认为Mute Singer是神，只是装扮成乞丐而已。

20. B和神、宗教有关的只有牧师。