Question

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

One day, while I was_______ on the street, I heard 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,_______ 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______ ?” "Well, my mum has lost her job, and I’m not so 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_______more .lift your head up. "

I looked_______ 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 in the world and she tried to cheer_____ up by playing music.

I smiled a little wider, 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. dressing    B. believing    C. hurting    D. losing

4.A. nervously    B. rudely    C. angrily    D. quietly

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

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

7.A. or    B. but    C. so    D. and

8.A. dirty    B. busy    C. sad    D. lazy

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

10.A. chance    B. health    C. pain    D. life

11.A. complain    B. rest    C. smile    D. pay

12.A. like    B. after    C. for    D. at

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

14.A. dreamed    B. hoped    C. guessed    D. explained

15.A. us    B. them    C. me    D. her

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】这篇短文中作者主要记述了当母亲失业，自己在心情低落时，遇到的一位街头歌手。通过这位歌手的歌声及这位歌手所说的话，又重新让我燃起了生活的希望。

1.Driving驾驶;riding骑车; running跑步; walking步行.结合语境可知此处指的是,我正在大街上走.故选D。

2.find out找出,查明;send out送出，发送；take out拿出；get out出去；结合语境可知此处指的是，我想查明这些歌声是来自哪里。故选A。

3.Dressing穿衣，给……穿衣；believing相信；hurting伤害；losing丢失，迷路。结合语境可知此处指的是，相信你自己，坚持努力。故选B。

4.Nervously紧张地；rudely无礼地，粗暴地；angrily愤怒地；quietly安静地。结合语境可知此处指的是，我静静地站在那儿。故选D。

5.Brave勇敢的；shy害羞的，畏缩的；bored无聊的，烦人的；honest 诚实的。联系前一句描述，可知我认为这个女孩是勇敢的。故选A。

6.Advice建议，忠告；idea注意，思想；music音乐；interest 兴趣，趣味。联系上一段描述，可知此处指的是，她的音乐听起来是多么的美好。故选C。

7.Or或者，否则；but但是，可是；so因此；and和，并且。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系。我最近度过了一段艰难时刻，但是你让我又重新燃起来希望。故选B。

8.Dirty脏的；busy 忙碌的；sad伤心的；lazy 懒惰的。联系前文我说的话，可知此处指的是，你为什么如此伤心？故选C。

9.Way道路，方法；time时间，时刻；reason理由，原因；station车站。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，你注意到你说话的方式了吗？故选A。

10.Opportunity时机，机会；health健康；pain痛苦；life生活。结合语境可知此处指的是，机会来自不同的渠道。故选A。

11.Complain抱怨，控诉；rest休息，静止；smile微笑；pay支付，偿还。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，你应该多笑笑。故选C。

12.like 像……一样；after在……之后；for 为了，对于；at在一点。结合语境可知此处指的是，我看着她，惊奇于她是如何的鼓励我。故选D。

13.How如何，怎样；Why 为什么；When当……时；Where在哪儿。根据后一句描述，可知此处问的是，你为什么在这儿弹钢琴，故选B。

14.dreamed梦想，想到；opened打开，开业；guessed猜测；explained解释，说明。联系本句从句内容，可知此处指的是，她解释说她看到许多许多不幸福的人，故选D。

15.Us我们；them 他们；me我；her 他。联系前文描述，可知此处代词指的是，那些不幸福的人们。故选B。

点睛：首先，要通读全文，学习作者的整体思路和所要表达的主题思想。接下去进行第二遍的诸题攻破，边看边选。这篇做起来是最费时间的，因为每选一个空，都要考虑到有关的语义搭配、固定句式、词组、时态等各个方面。比如，如果选项是动词，那么，考查的可能是时态，动词过去式、过去分词的规则、不规则变化；如11题根据后面的five minutes rearranging确定使用动词spend,根据全文确定使用一般过去时，所以动词用过去式。如果选项是介词，考查的可能是固定搭配或词组；如果选项是连词，则考的可能是上下文的顺承转接等等。.这就要求答题者有较深的基础知识功底，同时，要能做到上下呼应，左右连接。在填完所有的空之后，就进入到了第三遍的纠错过程。这一步要求把所有的选项一一对应到相应的空中，把它作为一篇完整的阅读文章来通读、复查。