Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，用方框中的单词或其恰当形式填空。（每词限用一次)

because science learn terrible sound they know with stand good

Alec plays the violin and Stella plays the flute（笛子） in the band at their school. The school has two bands which 【1】 as the training band and the concert band. Everyone begins in the training band. “At the very beginning, I played it 【2】!” says Stella. “My family asked me to practice in the backyard【3】 they didn’t stand the noise.”

Alec and Stella have been playing their instruments for a year now so they sound much【4】. They are both in the concert band and they are learning more difficult music than before. “We’re learning the music from the film Pirates of the Caribbean（《加勒比海盗》）. It 【5】 fantastic!” says Alec. “It is really great to play in the band with other kids.”

As well as being fun, many 【6】 say that learning a musical instrument is good for your brain. It helps children 【7】 their reading and math skills. It helps them learn to concentrate(集中). Alec thinks that【8】 the violin has helped him at school. “I have to concentrate and think about nothing when I’m practicing,” he says. “And now it’s easier for me to concentrate on my schoolwork.”

Learning music can also help children become sure of 【9】. As Stella says, “The first time I 【10】 in front of an audience, I was scared. But now I really enjoy it.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】are known

【2】terribly

【3】because

【4】better

【5】sounds

【6】scientists

【7】with

【8】learning

【9】themselves

【10】stood

【解析】

本篇通过Alec和Stella从学习乐器演奏得到的亲身体会，告诉我们学习音乐不仅让孩子感到快乐，而且有益孩子的大脑，帮助提高他们的阅读和数学技能、让孩子更专注，更自信。

【1】句意：学校有两个乐队被称作训练乐队和音乐会乐队。

从文字的表层意思推断空格指被称作训练乐队和音乐会乐队；be known as被称作；空格是定语从句的谓语，which代指先行词two bands在从句中当主语，句子陈述客观的事实，用跟一般现在时，所以be动词形式用are；故答案为are known。

【2】句意：一开始，我演奏得很糟糕。

空格在句尾，判断填副词，terrible糟糕的，形容词，其副词形式为terribly，糟糕地；故答案为terribly。

【3】句意：我的家人让我在后院练习，因为他们受不了噪音。

空格在2个单句之间，判断填连词；“我的家人让我在后院练习”是因为“他们受不了噪音”，表原因，故答案为because。

【4】句意：亚历克和斯特拉已经演奏乐器一年了，所以听起来好多了。

从文字的表层意思推断空格指一年后2人的演奏水平比以前好多了；good好的，形容词，其副词形式为well，比较级为不规则变化better；故答案为better。

【5】句意：它听起来棒极了。

从文字的表层意思推断空格指《加勒比海盗》的音乐听起来棒极了，sound听起来，系动词；句子陈述一种客观的事实，用一般现在时，主语it是单数第三人称，谓语动词用单三形式，故答案为sounds。

【6】句意：除了好玩，许多科学家说学习乐器对你的大脑有好处。

空格在many后面，判断填复数可数名词；从文字的表层意思推断空格处指许多科学家说学习乐器对你的大脑有好处；science科学，名词，scientist科学家， 其复数形式为规则变化，在词尾+s；故答案为scientists。

【7】句意：它帮助孩子们提高阅读和数学技能。

空格在名词前，判断填介词；从文字的表层意思推断空格指帮助孩子们提高阅读和数学技能，help sb with sth帮助某人做某事；故答案为with。

【8】句意：亚历克认为学习小提琴对他在学校有帮助。

根据上文“Alec plays the violin …”推断空格处指亚历克认为学习小提琴对他在学校有帮助；空格是宾语从句的主语，判断填动名词；learn学习，动词，其动名词形式为规则变化learning，故答案为learning。

【9】句意：学习音乐也能帮助孩子对自己有信心。

根据下文“As Stella says, “The first time I stood in front of an audience, I was scared. But now I really enjoy it.” Stella在观众前从胆怯到享受的变化推断空格指音乐让孩子变得自信；become sure of oneself自信；由此判断空格填反身代词；they他们，人称代词主格，其反身代词为themselves；故答案为themselves。

【10】句意：我第一次站在观众面前，我很害怕。但现在我真的很享受。

根据上文“Learning music can also help children become sure of themselves”推断下文指第一次站在观众面前感到害怕，到后来变得一种享受；句子陈述自己过去的感受，用一般过去时；stand站，动词，其过去式为不规则变化stood；故答案为stood。