Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There was once a King who liked music so much that he searched the world for the 1._ （good）instrument there was. One day, a wizard（巫师）offered the King a harp（竖琴）.

The King took 2. to the palace, but 3. he started playing it, the harp was out of tune. Many other 4. （music）tried it, and they agreed that the harp was useless and the King had been cheated. The harp 5. （throw）out as rubbish.

A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how to play, 6. （decide）to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years, always with the harp out of tune, but playing better and better.

Then one day, 7. （sudden）, the harp started to play the most beautiful tunes. It was __8. magic harp, and could only be played well by someone willing to put in the necessary interest and effort.

The King heard the music from his window, and summoned（传唤）the girl to the palace. When the King saw the harp playing, he was 9. （fill）with joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private musician, 10. （give）her and her family many riches.

Answer 1

1.best

2.it

3.when

4.musicians

5.was thrown

6.decided。

7.suddenly

8.a

9.filled

10.giving

【解析】

1.1】这里的意思是“曾经有一个国王酷爱音乐，想寻找世界上最好的乐器”， the加最高级，所以用good的最高级best。

2.2】it 在这里指代巫师提供给国王的“竖琴”，所以填it，句意是：国王把他带到宫殿。

3.3】根据句意应是“当国王开始演奏的时候，竖琴跑调”，这里缺少一个引导时间状语从句的词，所以填when。

4.4】句意是：很多其他的音乐家试着用它演奏。把music 变成音乐家musician，因为是很多音乐家所以要用复数形式，故填musicians。

5.5】The harp 和throw 之间是被动关系，讲的是过去的事，所以用一般过去时态的被动语态，The harp是单数形式，故填was thrown。句意是：竖琴被作为垃圾扔了。

6.6】decide 和found 之间是并列关系，所以也用一般过去时态，故填decided

7.7】副词修饰整个句子，在这里要用副词，所以用sudden 的副词形式suddenly，故填suddenly。

8.8】harp 是单数，所以这里用不定冠词，句意是“它是一把魔幻的竖琴，故填a。

9.9】固定搭配be filled with …被---填满，句意是“当国王听见这把竖琴演奏时，他充满了快乐。故填filled。

10.10】考查非谓语动词。made 是句子的谓语动词，give 前面没有并列连词，所以give 要用非谓语动词，根据句意这里应该是现在分词表示伴随状语，故填giving。句意是：在那时刻国王把这个女孩当作他自己的私人乐师，给了她和她的家人很多财富。

考点：考查语法填空。