Question

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.

Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.

Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.

But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.

“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

1.                A．too            B．so             C．less  D．far more

2.                A．time           B．life            C．experiences   D．memory

3.                A．won           B．held           C．produced D．presented

4.                A．reads          B．tells            C．sings D．says

5.                A．happy          B．happier         C．sad  D．sadder

6.                A．offered a job to  B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on

7.                A．proud          B．clever          C．honest   D．strong

8.                A．turns          B．decides         C．considers D．has

9.                A．Mum          B．Knowledge      C．Music    D．Love

10.               A．took           B．led            C．connected D．left

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章通过讲述一个伟大的歌手和作曲家萧煌奇的艰难经历，告诉我们一首歌的故事远比它的旋律要重要的多。

1.A. too也     B. so所以   C. less更少    D. far more…得多 根据句意：

从音乐中学到的东西要重要的多。故选D

2.A. time时期    B. life生活       C. experiences经历  D. memory记忆 根据句意：很多歌手出名之前都有一段非常艰难的经历。故选C

3.A. won赢得   B. held举行  C. produced 产生   D. presented提出 根据文章：他已经制作了五个唱片，赢得了很多荣誉。故选A

4.A. reads 读     B. tells告诉  C. sings唱歌    D. says说话 根据句意：这首歌讲述了他自己真实的故事。故选B

5.A. happy高兴     B. happier更高兴  C. sad悲伤     D. sadder更悲伤 根据句意：因为他用自己的眼睛看到了世界，他非常高兴。故选B

6.根据句意：但是，十年后，命运再次跟他开了一个玩笑。played a joke on戏弄某人 故选D

7.A. proud 自豪  B. clever聪明   C. honest诚实    D. strong坚强 根据句意：但是萧是如此的坚强和乐观。故选D

8.A. turns 变成     B. decides决定  C. considers 考虑    D. has有 根据句意：他把他的感受和想法变成音乐。故选A

9.A. Mum 妈妈   B. Knowledge知识    C. Music 音乐  D. Love爱 根据句意：音乐为萧打开了一扇门。故选C

10.A. took拿，取    B. led引导    C. connected 连接  D. left离开 根据句意：已经引导他进入了一个丰富多彩的世界。故选B

考点：人物传记类记叙文