Question

【题目】 Once upon a time, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man offered the____a harp(竖琴).

The king took it to the palace, but____he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many _____people tried it. They agreed that the harp was_____and the king had been fooled.The king threw the harp out as rubbish.

A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn't know how to play it, she _____to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she played was never perfect,______each time it sounded a little better.

Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. In fact,____was a magic harp and could only be played well by someone who would work really hard.

The king_____the music from his window and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled____ joy. At that moment, he made the girl his own private____, giving her and her family a lot of money.

【1】A.girlB.kingC.family

【2】A.whenB.beforeC.because

【3】A.anotherB.otherC.others

【4】A.importantB.usefulC.useless

【5】A.decidedB.achievedC.succeeded

【6】A.soB.andC.but

【7】A.sheB.it.C.he

【8】A.listenedB.heardC.sounded

【9】A.withB.ofC.by

【10】A.singerB.pianistC.musician

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

本文是一则故事，讲述了一个喜欢音乐的国王得到了一把有魔力的竖琴，谁初次弹奏时都弹得不好听，国王便把竖琴扔了，被一个小女孩捡到。小女孩一直坚持练习弹奏竖琴，她的坚持苦练最终弹奏出了最美的音乐。

【1】句意：有一天，一位有魔力的人给了这个国王一把竖琴。

girl女孩；king国王；family家庭。根据前文“a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument”讲的是一位国王的故事，可知此处是指这位国王，故选B。

【2】句意：国王将竖琴带回了宫中，但是当他弹奏竖琴时，声音听起来特别糟糕。

when当……时；before在……之前；because因为。根据后文“the harp sounded terrible”，可知是当弹琴时，琴声不好听，故选A。

【3】句意：许多其他人也尝试了。

another另一个；other其他的；others其他人或物。此处修饰其后名词people，排除C选项；根据其前有many修饰，可知排除A，故选B。

【4】句意：他们一直认为这个竖琴是没用的，国王被愚弄了。

important重要的；useful有用的；useless没用的。根据后文“the king had been fooled”，可知此处用贬义词，故选C。

【5】句意：一个贫穷的小女孩之后发现了这把竖琴，即使她不知道怎样弹奏竖琴，她仍然决定尝试一下。

decided决定；achieved实现；succeeded成功。根据固定用法decide to do意为“决定做某事”，故选A。

【6】句意：她弹奏的音乐并不完美，但是每一次听起来都要比上一次更好一些。

so所以；and并且；but但是。根据两句话之间的逻辑，可知此处表转折，应该用but连接，故选C。

【7】句意：事实上这是一把有魔力的竖琴，它只会被那些非常努力的人弹奏好。

she她；it它；he他。此处指代前文提及的竖琴，应该用it来指代，故选B。

【8】句意：国王听见了来自窗外的音乐，于是他把女孩叫进了宫中。

listened听，侧重动作；heard听见，侧重结果；sounded听起来，系动词。根据后文接music作宾语，可知此处侧重听到的结果，故选B。

【9】句意：当国王看见她正弹奏着他的旧竖琴，他充满了喜悦。

with和；of……的；by通过。根据固定搭配be filled with意为“充满……”，故选A。

【10】句意：在那一刻，他让这个女孩成为了他的私人乐师，他给了她和她的家人许多钱。

singer歌手；pianist钢琴家；musician音乐家，乐师。根据前文可知女孩是弹奏竖琴的，应该是成为了国王的乐师，故选C。