Question

  I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was ______ on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _______ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano. She was singing songs about love, ‘Believing yourself and keeping on trying’. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _________, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _________ enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _________ sounded.“Thank you.”she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently, _______ you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.

“I’m glad that I could help,”she replied,“Why are you so sad ?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do.”

“Did you notice the ___________ you were walking? Your head was down.”she said. “Don’t be upset, because ____________ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more, and lift your head up.”

I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me.“___________ are you playing the piano here?”I asked her with a smile.

She ____________ that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A. driving        B. riding       C. running       D. walking

2.A. find out      B. send out     C. take out      D. get out

3.A. nervously      B. Rudely      C. angrily       D. quietly

4.A. brave          B. shy          C. bored          D. honest

5.A. advice         B. idea        C. music        D. interest

6.A. or            B. but         C. so           D. and

7.A. way          B. time        C. reason         D. station

8.A. opportunity   B. health       C. pain          D. life

9.A. How          B. Why           C. When          D. Where

10.A. dreamed      B. hoped       C. guessed       D. explain

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：妈妈失去了工作，作者感到有点沮丧。在大街上作者碰到一个弹钢琴的女人。这位女士告诉作者机会会以不同的方式到来，作者感到很受鼓舞。

1.D考查动词辨析。A. driving驾驶；B. riding骑车；C. running跑；D. walking走，根据I walked more slowly to ______ where it was coming from.可知，该句句意应为：一天当我在大街上走的时候。故该题正确答案为D.

2.A考查动词短语辨析。A. find out发现；B. send out发出；C. take out拿出；D. get out出去，根据Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.和上下文可知，该处语意应为：我更加慢地走过去想找到它来自哪里。故该题正确答案为A.

3.D考查副词辨析。A. nervously紧张地；B. rudely粗鲁地；C. angrily生气地；D. quietly安静地。根据The way she was singing made me a little comfortable.和上下文可知该句句意应为：我静静地站在那儿，故该题正确答案为D.

4.A考查形容词辨析。A. brave勇敢的；B. shy害羞的；C. bored感到乏味的；D. honest诚实的。据to perform in front of so many people.和上下文可知，该句句意：我想她一定得足够勇敢能在那么多人面前表演。故正确答案为A.

5.C考查名词辨析。A. advice建议；B. idea主意；C. music音乐；D. interest兴趣，根据She was singing songs about love, ‘Believing yourself and keeping on trying’.可知，该句句意应为：我走过去告诉她音乐听起来是多么棒。故该题正确答案为C.

6.B 考查连词辨析。A. or否则；B. but但是；C. so 所以；D. and并且，根据“I have been going through a hard time recently,我最近正经历一段艰难的时光，和上下文可知，该句句意应为：但你又让我充满希望。故该题正确答案为B.

7.A考查名词辨析。A. way路；B. time时间；C. reason原因；D. station车站。据you were walking 和上下文所以此句的句意是：你注意到你走的这条路了吗？故该题正确答案为A.

8.A考查名词辨析。A. opportunity机会；B. health健康；C. pain疼；D. life生活。根据“Don’t be upset, 和上下文可知，句意是：因为机会会以不同的方式到来。故该题正确答案为A.

9.B考查疑问词辨析。A. How怎样；B. Why为什么；C. When什么时候；D. Where在哪儿，据She ___________ that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music可知，此句句意是：你为什么在这儿弹钢琴？ 故该处应选B.

10.A. dreamed做梦；B. hoped希望；C. guessed猜；D. explain解释。据“__________ are you playing the piano here?”I asked her with a smile.和that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music.可知，该句句意应为：她解释说她看到周围很多像我一样不开心的人，故该题正确答案为D.

考点：日常生活类短文。