完形填空:先通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
My father was a self-taught mandolin(曼陀林琴)player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not _______ music, but if he heard a tune(曲子)a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a _______ of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.
At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along. _______ played the mandolin like my father. He could _______ your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his _______ in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another _______ in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn’t enough to _______ the family. Unluckily he had an _______ one day and lost one finger. He couldn’t play as _______ as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to _______ down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. _______, he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can’t hold down on the strings(琴弦)the way I _______ to”. When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a _______, happy time in our lives.
Dad was that kind of man. _______ was what he was doing all his life. If he could give _______ to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing(牺牲)his time to see that his family had enough in their life.
1.A. express B. raise C. read D. lead
2.A. dancer B. member C. driver D. friend
3.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
4.A. shut B. touch C. cover D. hurt
5.A. doubt B. truth C. pride D. worry
6.A. job B. wallet C. game D. hobby
7.A. start B. work C. value D. support
8.A. action B. accident C. argument D. exam
9.A. deep B. fast C. well D. loud
10.A. turn B. break C. close D. lay
11.A. Nearly B. Exactly C. Certainly D. Finally
12.A. regretted B. used C. kept D. pointed
13.A. careful B. forgetful C. cheerful D. helpful
14.A. Giving B. Receiving C. Changing D. Taking
15.A. production B. pleasure C. purpose D. patience
---Excuse me. Is there a bus to the Olympic Center?
--- . You can take the No. 111 bus.
A. Yes, it is B. Yes, there is
C. I’m not sure D. Sorry, I have no idea
---There will be more and more robots going into people’s homes.
--- . We might be able to leave all the chores to them.
A. Not really B. No way
C. You’re kidding D. I hope so
---The firemen did all their best to put out the fire.
--- excellent firemen!
A. What B. What an
C. How an D. How
---Learning to love is like learning to walk.
---Yes, we step out bravely, we’ll find it’s not so difficult.
A. as if B. even though
C. as long as D. as far as
---When are we going to see the movie ZooTopia, this afternoon or tonight?
--- is OK. I’m free today.
A. Either B. Neither
C. Both D. All