Question

    At 15, I had started a band with three mates I'd met at the local rehearsal (排练)rooms.We played our first performance at a pub in Bolton. We were ______ , but the crowd didn't seem to mind,and after a few more local concerts, we recorded some songs and we started to ______.We sent out hundreds of demo(样本)tapes in ______ of our favourite band, the Manics. After finishing my high school, we drove to London to play at the Dublin Castle. Only five people ______.

But we persevered(坚持) and slowly things began to ______. Two years after our first performance, we ______ a record deal. We ______ endlessly for the next two years and built up a small but ______ following. At the end of 2002, the Manics ______ us to play with them. My teenage dreams had come true, the band I looked up to seemed to ______ of us.

We ______ performing in New York, and to 5,000 people at the Fuji Rock festival in Japan. There's no greater ______ than the moment you step on stage. The lights darken, the crowd swells (波浪起伏) and they ______ in applause as you finish.

Our album was ______ in 2003. Unfortunately, no one bought the thing. ______, I think that was about right. ______ I' m extremely proud of the music we produced, we were riding a wave of hype(天花乱坠的宣传) we could ______ live up to. Our record company quietly ______ us and, as quickly as it had started, my time in a band was over. We ______ peacefully on the day it was released. We even had a"last supper"to mark our demise(停业).

The band had ______ everything. My old school welcomed me back and I worked harder and was finally admitted to Oxford University at the grand old age of 21.

1.A. troublesome B. thrilled C. hopeful D. terrible

2.A. hesitate B. succeed C. dream D. qualify

3.A. imitation B. favour C. charge D. celebration

4.A. dropped out B. turned up C. dived in D. passed by

5.A. catch on B. take off C. pick up D. get round

6.A. declined B. lost C. expected D. signed

7.A. practiced B. studied C. toured D. waited

8.A. separated B. devoted C. concerned D. relieved

9.A. persuaded B. required C. reminded D. invited

10.A. approve B. tire C. hear D. think

11.A. gave up B. ended up C. put off D. insisted on

12.A. risk B. pain C. loss D. rush

13.A. erupt B. gather C. squeeze D. withdraw

14.A. preserved B. released C. displayed D. evaluated

15.A. Looking forward B. Looking down C. Looking back D. Looking up

16.A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. Before

17.A. actually B. somehow C. always D. never

18.A. betrayed B. dropped C. impressed D. sponsored

19.A. split up B. hung around C. moved away D. broke down

20.A. experienced B. disturbed C. changed D. replaced

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了从小就有音乐梦想的作者的追梦之路以及这个经历对他的影响。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. troublesome惹麻烦的；B. thrilled激动的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据本空后的“but the crowd didn't seem to mind”可知，我们的演出很糟糕，但是观众似乎并不在意，故D项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. hesitate犹豫；B. succeed成功；C. dream 梦想；D. qualify使有资格。根据本空前的“after a few more local concerts, we recorded some songs and we started to”可知，在几场当地音乐会之后，我们录制了一些歌曲并开始梦想音乐之路，下文中的“My teenage dreams had come true”也是提示，故C项正确。

3.考查名词词义辨析。A. imitation 模仿、仿照；B. favour赞同；C. charge掌管； D.celebration庆祝。根据本空后的“of our favourite band, the Manics.”可知，我们仿照我们最喜欢的乐队发送了数百张试唱磁带，故A项正确。

4.考查动词短语辨析。A. dropped out退出；B. turned up出现；C. dived in开始大吃；D. passed by经过。根据本空后的“But we persevered(坚持) and slowly things began to”可知，只有五个人出现都柏林城堡的演出现场，但是我们坚持下来，慢慢地情况有了改善，故B项正确。

5.考查动词短语辨析。A. catch on变得流行；B. take off脱下；C. pick up获得、改善；D. get round走动。上文说只有五个人出现都柏林城堡的演出现场，但是我们坚持下来，慢慢地情况有了改善，故C项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. declined拒绝；B. lost失去；C. expected期望；D. signed签署。根据本空后的“a record deal”可知，在我们首场演出的两年后，我们签了一份唱片合约，故D项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. practiced 实践；B. studied研究；C. toured巡演；D. waited等待。根据本空后的“We endlessly for the next two years and built up a small but ___8___ following.”可知，在接下来的两年里我们进行了无数次巡演，并拥有了一小群忠实的粉丝，故C项正确。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。A. separated分开的；B. devoted忠实的；C. concerned有关的；D. relieved放心的。根据上文可知，我们拥有了一小群忠实的粉丝，故B项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。A. persuaded说服；B. required 要求；C. reminded提醒；D. invited邀请。根据本空后的“us to play with them”可知，我们最喜欢的乐队邀请我们和他们一起演出，故D项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. approve赞成；B. tire使厌烦；C. hear听见；D. think思考。根据本空前的“My teenage dreams had come true, the band I looked up to seemed to”可知，我少年的梦想实现了，他们似乎赞同我们，故A项正确。

11.考查动词短语辨析。A. gave up放弃；B. ended up以……而告终；C. put off推迟；D. insisted on坚持。上文说他们似乎赞同我们，我们最终在纽约演出并在日本富士摇滚音乐节上演出，故B项正确。

12.考查名词词义辨析。A. risk风险；B. pain痛苦；C. loss损失；D. rush匆促（指登上舞台的紧张感）。根据本空后的“The lights darken, the crowd swells (波浪起伏) and they ___13___ in applause as you finish.”可知，灯光变暗，人群沸腾，当你结束时，人们会爆发出热烈的掌声，没有什么比踏上舞台更令人紧张的了，故D项正确。

13.考查动词词义辨析。A. erupt爆发；B. gather聚集；C. squeeze紧握； D. withdraw收回。根据上文可知，在舞台上演出时，灯光变暗，人群沸腾，结束时，人们会爆发出热烈的掌声，故A项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. preserved保存；B. released 发行；C. displayed显示、陈列；D. evaluated评估。根据本空前的“Our album was”可知，2003年，我们发行了专辑，故B项正确。

15.考查动词短语辨析。A. Looking forward向前看、展望；B. Looking down向下看；C. Looking back 回顾、回想；D. Looking up仰望。根据本空后的“I think that was about right.”可知，现在回想起来，我想那是对的，故C项正确。

16.考查连词词义辨析。A. Though尽管；B. Since既然；C. Unless除非；D. Before在……之前。根据本空后的“I' m extremely proud of the music we produced, we were riding a wave of hype(天花乱坠的宣传) we could ___17___ live up to.”可知，尽管我对我们的音乐感到非常自豪，但我们却在利用一种我们永远无法兑现的宣传浪潮，故A项正确。

17.考查副词词义辨析。A. actually实际上；B. somehow不知怎地；C. always一直；D. never从未。根据上文可知，我们却在利用一种我们从来没有兑现的宣传浪潮，故D项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. betrayed背叛；B. dropped使终止；C. impressed使印象深刻；D. sponsored赞助。根据本空后的“us and, as quickly as it had started, my time in a band was over.”可知，唱片公司终止了我们的合约，我在乐队的日子也结束了，故B项正确。

19.考查动词短语辨析。A. split up分手、分离；B. hung around徘徊；C. moved away搬走；D. broke down发生故障。根据本空后的“peacefully on the day it was released.”可知，合约终止后，我们和平分手了，故A项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. experienced经历；B. disturbed打扰；C. changed改变；D. replaced代替。根据本空后的“My old school welcomed me back and I worked harder and was finally admitted to Oxford University at the grand old age of 21.”可知，乐队改变了我的一切，我的母校欢迎我回来，我更加努力学习并最终被牛津大学录取，故C项正确。