Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

In 1850, an American lawyer, James N.Bethune, bought a slave to work in his home.The slave, a woman, had a small child 1.(call) Tom, who was blind and autistic(孤僻的).

One day, Bethune 2. (walk)around his garden when he heard music coming from the house. He went inside and found young Tom playing on the family piano. Bethune 3.(instant) realized that the boy , who was only four, had special abilities. He asked a band of 4. (music)to come to the house and play in front of him. Tom reproduced perfectly the music he had heard. It was obvious that Tom had the ability to memorize and repeat pieces of music after 5. (hear) them just once.

In 1857, “Blind Tom” took part 6. his first public performance. The reviews were so good that Bethune took him on a tour of the US. Three years later, Blind Tom 7. (invite) to the White House, 8. he performed for the President. Over the next forty years ,Tom performed 9. (enjoy) shows all over the US, as well as visiting Canada, the UK and several South American countries. His concerts were 10. mixture of classical music and his own compositions.

Blind Tom died in 1908.

Answer

1. called

2. was walking

3. instantly

4. musicians

5. hearing

6. in

7. was invited

8. where

9. enjoyable

10. a

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍“盲人汤姆”在音乐方面的天赋以及成长经历。他的音乐会混合了古典音乐和他自己的作品。

1.考查过去分词。句意：这个奴隶是一个女人，她有一个叫汤姆的小孩，他又瞎又自闭。此处child 和call之间是一种被动关系，是过去分词作后置定语，故答案为called。

2.考查过去进行时态。句意：一天，Bethune正在他的花园里散步，突然听到从房子里传出来的音乐。固定句式：was/were doing sth.---when---，正在做某事，这时候。由此可知答案为was walking。

3.考查副词。句意：Bethune立刻意识到这个只有四岁的男孩有特殊的能力。此处是副词修饰动词，故答案为instantly。

4.考查名词复数。句意：他请一群音乐家到他家来，在他面前演奏。结合句意可知此处用名词复数，故答案为musicians。

5.考查动名词。句意：很明显，汤姆只听了一遍就能记住和重复一段音乐。此处after是介词，后面跟动名词作宾语，故答案为hearing。

6.考查固定短语。句意：1857年，“盲人汤姆”参加了他的第一次公开表演。take part in“参加”，故答案为in。

7.考查被动语态。句意：三年后，盲人汤姆被邀请到白宫为总统表演。此处句子主语Blind Tom 和invite之间是被动关系，再根据Three years later可知句子用一般过去时态的被动语态，故答案为was invited。

8.考查定语从句。句意：三年后，盲人汤姆被邀请到白宫为总统表演。此处the White House是先行词，后面的定语从句缺少引导词，不缺少主谓宾，先行词在定语从句中做地点状语，故答案为where。

9.考查形容词。句意：在接下来的四十年里，汤姆在美国各地演出了令人愉快的节目，还访问了加拿大、英国和几个南美国家。此处shows是名词，由形容词来修饰，故答案为enjoyable。

10.考查不定冠词。句意：他的音乐会混合了古典音乐和他自己的作品。固定结构：a mixture of“---的混合”，故答案为a。