Question

What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not  36   enough.

    Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time,   37   whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is    38    someone else who can do it much better.

    I have always enjoyed music and it is    39    to me that every musician has a    40   of their own. My father__41    several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ___42   his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own  43  sound.

    I  44   read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “   45    else can make the sound that you make. The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is     46    . ” It is said that, “   47     is in the eye of the beholder（观看者）, ” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the     48    . ”

    Every person has a different tone of voice that     49   only to them,     50     we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of     51     that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It      52     be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

   Each person has a（an）   53  on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it   54   the same way that you do it. The next time you feel   55  , remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make. ”

1.A. easy B. hard     C. simple D. good

2.A. when         B. although       C. because        D. if

3.A. seldom      B. sometimes   C. never   D. always

4.A. satisfying   B. interesting    C. inspiring       D. convincing

5.A. gift    B. song     C. life        D. sound

6.A. created     B. designed      C. played           D. checked

7.A. pick out     B. call up C. turn down    D. give off

8.A. special       B. powerful      C. perfect         D. loud

9.A. even  B. yet        C. once     D. still

10.A. Nobody   B. Somebody    C. Anybody       D. Everybody

11.A. bigger     B. deeper         C. better D. lower

12.A. interest    B. beauty  C. patience       D. honesty

13.A. speaker B. receiver       C. looker D. listener

14.A. belongs    B. adds     C. adapts D. devotes

15.A. but           B. yet        C. for       D. and

16.A. speaking          B. walking         C. jumping        D. running

17.A. must        B. would C. might   D. could

18.A. effect      B. opinion         C. duty     D. choice

19.A. carefully  B. exactly  C. cautiously     D. seriously

20.A. annoyed          B. puzzled C. bothered       D. discouraged

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题解析：是什么你喜欢做但是却从没有感觉你做得很好？也许你气馁了因为无论我们多么辛苦地做工作，好像总是有别人比我们好得多。其实，我们每个人都有自己的独特的声音，与众不同之处，正如我的父亲能演奏出特别的音乐一样。

1.考查形容词辨析。句意：也许你不再努力因为你认为你做的不够好。easy容易的; hard坚硬的；   simple简单的；good 好的。结合语境，故选D。

2.考查状语从句的连接词辨析。句意：气馁似乎跟随这我们很多的时间，因为无论我们多么辛苦地做工作，好像总是有别人比我们好得多。when 当……时候；although尽管；because因为；if如果。结合语境，故选C。

3.考查时间副词辨析。句意：无论我们多么辛苦地做工作，好像总是有别人比我们好得多。seldom 很少；sometimes 有时候；never 从不；always总是。结合语境，故选D。

4.考查形容词辨析。句意：我一直喜欢音乐。我觉得…很有意思。satisfying令人满意的；interesting有趣的；inspiring 令人鼓舞的；convincing令人信服的。前后结合，故选B。

5.考查名词辨析。句意：每个音乐人都有自己独特的声音，我觉得很有意思。gift 天赋；song歌曲；life 生活；sound声音。根据musician一词和后一句判断，选D。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：我父亲演奏过几个乐器。当他和别人一起演奏时，…。 create创作；design 设计；play 后面加乐器名词，意为演奏；check检查。结合and后的内容判断，选C。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：在一片音乐声中不难辨别出他的声音。 pick out 挑出；call up 打电话、回忆起；turn down 调小、拒绝；give off发出（蒸气、光等。）结合语境，最佳选A。

8.考查形容词辨析。句意：无论是吉他还是其他乐器，他都有自己独特的声音。special专有的；独特的；powerful 强大的；perfect 完美的；loud大声的；结合前一句，故选A。

9.考查副词辨析。句意：我曾经读过一篇关于一位音乐教师评价一个气馁的学生。even甚至；yet但是；once曾经；still仍然。结合语境，选C。

10.考查人称代词辨析。句意：没有别人能制造出你创造出的声音。Nobody没有人；Somebody某个人；Anybody 任何人；Everybody人人。结合前一句，选A。

11.考查形容词比较级辨析。句意：你的声音和与众不同，但是并不是说谁的更好。bigger 更大； deeper 更深；better 更好；lower更低。气馁的学生的想法当然是觉得自己不如别人。故选C。

12.考查名词辨析。句意：美在观看者的眼睛里。interest兴趣；beauty美； patience 耐心；honesty诚实。只有beauty和后面的a delightful sound相一致。故选B。

13.考查名词辨析。句意：也许可以说成：令人愉快的声音在听众的耳朵了里。speaker 演讲者；receiver 接受者；looker 看客；listener听众。ear当然是和听有关。故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：每个人都有属于自己的不同的音调。belong to属于；add to 增加；adapt to适应；devote to奉献于……。结合语境，选A。

15.考查并列连词辨析。句意：而且，我们都知道有着令人难忘的笑声或者独特的说话方式。but 但是，表转折；yet 然而，但是；for因为；and而且，表递进。四个选项中只有yet不是并列连词。排除；故选D。

16.考查动名词辨析。句意：笑声或者说话的声音很独特。speaking 说；walking走；jumping 跳； running跑。故选A。

17.考查情态名词辨析。句意：它可能是你吹口哨的声音或者脚步声。must 肯定；would将会；might 有可能；could能、会。结合前文判断，故选C。

18.考查名词辨析。句意：每个人在某一方面对这个世界都有着影响。effect 影响；opinion 观点； duty 职责；choice选择。固定搭配have an effect on的意思是：对……有影响。故选A。

19.考查副词辨析。句意：别人能做你做的事，但是他们做事的方式和你完全不一样。carefully细心地；exactly准确地；cautiously 小心谨慎地；seriously严肃认真地。结合语境，选B。

20.考查-ed形式做表语辨析。句意：下一次，当你感到气馁时，记住：没人和你的声音一样。annoyed 颇为生气的；puzzled迷惑不解的；bothered受打扰的； discouraged感到灰心丧气。结合全文，选D。

考点：生活百味类短文。