Question

    I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job. I_______the college bus and heard piano music and_______rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could find out where it was coming from. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a_______next to her.

She was singing songs about love: keeping on trying, and not understanding the power within yourself. The way she was singing_______me a bit. I thought that it must take_______to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York bus station.

So I stood there listening. She must have felt my presence because she would _______look in my direction. I walked over and put some money in her box and she said, “Thank you,” Instead of _______my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a rough time lately, but you’ve made me _______again.”

“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. ” Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mom had got _______,and I’m not so sure what to do…”

“You see, here’s the problem,” she added, ”The way you were walking. Don’t look________because the chance comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. Lift your head up.” I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was encouraging me. So I asked her, ”Why are you playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place?

She________to me that she saw a lot of negative people in the world and she wanted to reduce the pain and bring more ________by sharing motivational(激励性的) music.

1.A.got on B.got off C.got through D.got around

2.A.talking B.laughing C.shouting D.singing

3.A.bag B.box C.case D.bowl

4.A.comforted B.changed C.confused D.shocked

5.A.time B.courage C.money D.energy

6.A.particularly B.occasionally C.carefully D.gradually

7.A.continuing B.missing C.fighting D.blocking

8.A.thoughtful B.watchful C.hopeful D.thankful

9.A.raised B.fired C.lost D.paid

10.A.separated B.defeated C.satisfied D.frightened

11.A.explained B.responded C.suggested D.complained

12.A.advantage B.challenge C.positivity D.knowledge

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。母亲失业后作者感觉很沮丧，但是在街上遇见的一位女孩用乐观的精神改变了作者的心态，让作者又充满希望。

1.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我下了校车，听见一阵钢琴声和歌声传来，超越了人群和交通的噪音。A. got on上车；B. got off下车；C. got through接通，通过；D. got around绕过，克服。由下文“I walked a little slower”可知，此处指作者“下车”。故选B项。

2.

考查名词辨析。句意：我下了校车，听见一阵钢琴声和歌声传来，超越了人群和交通的噪音。A. talking交谈；B. laughing笑声；C. shouting大喊；D. singing歌声。根据下文“She was singing songs”可知，此处指钢琴声和“歌声”。故选D项。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：穿过人群，我看到一位年轻的女士坐在钢琴边，旁边有个盒子。A. bag包；B. box盒子；C. case案例，箱子；D. bowl碗。根据下文“I walked over and put some money in her box”可知，她旁边有个盒子。故选B项。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她唱歌的方式给了我一点安慰。A. comforted安慰；B. changed改变；C. confused（使）困惑；D. shocked（使）震惊。文章第一句提到作者因为母亲失业感到沮丧，由下文“So I stood there listening.”及作者对唱歌的女士说“Thank you”可知，女士的表演“安慰”了作者。故选A项。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想独自在拥挤的纽约公交站中间表演一定需要勇气。A. time时间；B. courage勇气；C. money金钱；D. energy精力。根据“perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York bus station”可知，这件事需要“勇气”。故选B项。

6.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：她一定是感觉到了我的存在，因为她偶尔会朝我的方向看。A. particularly特别，尤其；B. occasionally偶尔地；C. carefully仔细地；D. gradually逐渐地。此处指那位女士“偶尔”会看向作者，所以作者推测她一定是注意到了自己。故选B项。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：没有继续走回家，我对她说：“我最近经历了一段艰难的时间，但是你又让我有了希望。”A. continuing继续；B. missing错过，思念；C. fighting战斗，斗争；D. blocking阻塞。上文提到作者下了校车走回家时听到了钢琴和歌声，所以此处指作者没有“继续”回家，而是逗留了一会和那位女士交谈。故选A项。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没有继续走回家，我对她说：“我最近经历了一段艰难的时间，但是你又让我有了希望。” A. thoughtful体贴的；B. watchful注意的，警戒的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. thankful感谢的。根据“I have been going through a rough time lately”及转折词but可知，女士的表演让作者觉得“充满希望”。故选C项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的妈妈失业了，我不确定要做什么……A. raised举起，提升；B. fired解雇；C. lost迷失；D. paid支付。根据文章第一句“my mother had been laid off from her job”可知，此处指母亲“失业”。get fired被解雇。故选B项。

10.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要看起来像是被打败了一样，因为机会来自四面八方。A. separated分开的，各自的；B. defeated被击败的；C. satisfied满意的；D. frightened受惊吓的。根据“…if your head is down you might never see it. Lift your head up.”可知，女士鼓励作者不要看起来像是“被打败”一样，要抬起头。故选B项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。她向我解释说，她看见了世界上很多消极的人。A. explained解释；B. responded回答，回应；C. suggested建议；D. complained抱怨。此处是那位女士向作者“解释”在街上表演的原因。故选A项。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想通过分享激励性的音乐减少痛苦，带来积极性。A. advantage有利条件，优点；B. challenge挑战；C. positivity积极性；D. knowledge知识。根据“ by sharing motivational(激励性的) music”可知，通过激励性的音乐带来积极性。故选C项。