Question

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Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high school students, for 1. practising their music in someone’s house 2. (be) the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to 3. (passer-by) in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for 4. (they) instruments. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they 5. (pay) in cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies 6. (become) millionaires!

However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called 7. Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based 8. (loose) on the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, 9. they could only find one who was good enough. They 10. (have) to use actors for the other three members of the band.

Answer

1.whom

2.is

3.passers-by

4.their

5.are paid

6.to become

7.The

8.loosely

9.but

10.had

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队是因为他们喜欢自己作曲，演奏自己的音乐。然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队，比如这支乐队叫“Monkees乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。

1.考查定语从句。句意：他们可能从一群高中生开始，对他们来说，在别人家里练习音乐是成名的第一步。本句为“介词+关系代词”结构定语从句修饰先行词a group of high school students，且做介词for的宾语，指人，应用关系代词whom。故填whom。

2.考查主谓一致。句意同上。本句的主语为动名词短语 practising their music in someone's house，且时态为一般现在时，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填is。

3.考查名词的数。句意：有时他们可能会在街上或地铁上演奏给路人听，这样他们就可以为自己挣一些额外的钱，或者为自己买一些乐器。passer-by为可数名词，根据句意可知此处应用复数形式。故填passers-by。

4.考查形容词性物主代词。句意同上。此处作定语修饰instruments，故用形容词性物主代词。故填their。

5.考查时态和语态。句意：之后，他们可能会在酒吧或俱乐部演出，演出的报酬是现金。此处叙述的是经常发生的事，且they与pay之间为被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为they，谓语动词用复数形式。故填are paid。

6.考查非谓语动词。句意：当然，他们希望在录音棚里录制唱片，卖出几百万张唱片，成为百万富翁!分析句子结构可知become在句中做非谓语动词，且此处作目的状语，故应用动词不定式。故填to become。

7.考查冠词。句意：它被称为Monkees，并开始作为一个电视节目。此处The Monkees为专有名词，指该乐队的名字，应用定冠词。故填the。

8.考查副词。句意：音乐家们在演奏音乐的同时，也会互相开玩笑，其中大部分音乐都是根据甲壳虫乐队创作的。此处修饰过去分词based，应用副词形式。故填loosely。

9.考查连词。句意：他们在报纸上登了一则招聘摇滚音乐家的广告，但他们只能找到一个够好的人。结合上下文语境可知，设空处前后为转折关系，故用连词but。

10.考查动词的时态。句意：他们不得不为乐队的其他三名成员使用演员。此处叙述的是过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故填had。