题目内容
8.阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从26~35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.Once,a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument.One day,a magic man(26)cthe king a harp(竖琴).
The king took it to the palace,but(27)a he played it,the harp sounded terrible.Many (28)bpeople tried it.They agreed that the harp was (29)cand the king had been fooled.The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl(30)dfound the harp,and even though she didn't know how(31)bit,she decided to have a try.She played and played,the whole day through,for months and years.The music she produced was never perfect,(32)deach time it sounded a little better.
Then one day,suddenly,the harp started to play the most beautiful music.It was in fact (33)amagic harp,and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard 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 (34)d joy.At that moment he made the girl his own private (35)c,giving her and her family many riches.
| 26.A.offer | B.offers | C.offered | D.has offered |
| 27.A.when | B.before | C.if | D.because |
| 28.A.another | B.other | C.others | D.the other |
| 29.A.used | B.using | C.useless | D.uselessness |
| 30.A.late | B.lately | C.latest | D.later |
| 31.A.played | B.to play | C.playing | D.to playing |
| 32.A.so | B.and | C.or | D.but |
| 33.A.a | B.an | C.the | D./ |
| 34.A.in | B.of | C.by | D.with |
| 35.A.music | B.musical | C.musician | D.musically |
分析 从前,有个国王非常喜欢音乐,他搜查世界上最好的乐器,一天一个神奇的人提供给国王一把竖琴,国王把它带到宫殿,但是当他开始演奏它时,竖琴的声调很难听,许多其他音乐家尝试了一下,他们同意竖琴是无用的,国王被骗,竖琴被当作垃圾扔掉.
一个贫穷的小女孩后来发现了那把竖琴,尽管她不知道如何玩它,她决定试一试,她演奏了一遍又一遍,每次弹奏的音乐从来都不完美,但每次听起来都有提升.
一天,突然竖琴能演奏出最动听的音乐,实际上它是一把有魔力的竖琴,只有投入必要的努力的人,才能演奏好.
国王听到了窗外的音乐,把小女孩叫到了宫殿,当他看到小女孩演奏的他的竖琴时,他很高兴,他让小女孩成为了他的私人音乐师,给她和她的家人许多财富.
解答 26.C 考查时态.根据上文one day提示,应用一般过去时.
27.A 考查状语从句引导词.根据句意"但是当他弹奏的时候…",故选when.
28.B 考查代词.another表示三者或者三者以上的"另一个";other表示"其他",后可接名词;others表示"其他的…",后不可接名词;the other表示两者中的"另一个".根据文意"许多其他的人尝试过"且后有名词people,故选other.
29.C 考查词义辨析.根据后文as rubbish提示,得知句意应为"他们同意那把竖琴是没有用的",故排除A、B,又根据be动词后加形容词,故选C.
30.D 考查词义辨析.late表示"迟到,晚的";lately表示"最近";latest表示"最新的";later表示"稍后",根据文意"贫穷的小女孩之后发现了那把竖琴",故选D.
31.B 考查动词形式.特殊疑问词+to do可做宾语,故选B.
32.D 考查连词.根据句意"每次弹奏的音乐从来都不完美,但每次听起来都有提升"可知前后句是转折关系,故选D.
33.A 考查冠词.根据句意"实际上它是一把有魔力的竖琴"表示泛指,用在首字母非元音发音的magic单词前,故选A.
34.D 考查介词.固定搭配,be filled with表示"充满…".
35.C 考查构词法.music为名词,表示"音乐";musical为形容词,表示"音乐的";musician为名词,表示"音乐家";musically为副词,表示"音乐地".根据文意"他让小女孩成为他的私人音乐师",故选C.
点评 做完形填空首先通读全文,了解大意,紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,然后明确词意,词型,词的搭配,并注意上下文连贯,合乎逻辑,最后通读全文,细心作答检查.
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| A. | A number of; are | B. | The number of; are | ||
| C. | The number of; is |
| A. | turn up | B. | give up | C. | stay up | D. | grow up |
| A. | are; small | B. | is; smaller | C. | is; small | D. | are; smaller |
| A. | join; read | B. | joined; read | ||
| C. | joined; have read | D. | joined; has read |