Question

阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion（热情）with the world.

Born __    arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted（收养）him and __    him . __    , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __    . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __    ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging（挑战性的）for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __    . During middle school years, he also __    the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__    him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__    encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __    impossible these dreams may sound.

1.A. in              B. with         C. without       D. of

2.A. looked after      B. worried      C. gave up       D. put on

3.A. As             B. Though      C. But          D. However

4.A. lazy            B. busy        C. nervous       D. serious

5.A. easy            B. difficult     C. interesting      D. beautiful

6.A. dancing         B. singing      C. music         D. drawing

7.A. taught          B. mastered     C. discovered    D. hated

8.A. warned          B. forced       C. trained        D. invited

9.A. who             B. whom       C. which        D. whose

10.A. why            B. where       C. how          D. when

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了无臂少年乔治丹尼希用脚演绎音乐，追逐梦想。他的故事鼓励人们无论梦想有多么的飘渺也不要放弃追求脚步。

1.C考查介词及语境的理解。句意：一出生就没有胳膊，这个孩子的亲生父母就抛弃了他。根据后文父母抛弃他，可知出生时没有胳膊，故选C。

2.A考查动词词组及语境的理解。句意：幸运的是，一对好心的夫妇收养了他，并照顾他。A. looked after照顾；B. worried 担心；C. gave up放弃；D. put on 穿上。结合句意，可知是照顾，故选A。

3.D考查连词及语境的理解。根据上文养父母照顾他及下文不允许他以残疾做理由而懒惰，可知是转折关系。but后面不加标点，however后经常加逗号，故选D。

4.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. lazy 懒惰的；B. busy 繁忙的；C. nervous紧张的；D. serious严肃的。根据句意，他的父母从来不允许他利用自己的残疾作为懒惰的理由，故选A。

5.B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. easy 简单的；B. difficult 困难的；C. interesting有趣的；D. beautiful漂亮的。句意：这种乐器对于有双手的人甚至都是难学的。所以对乔治更具有挑战性。故选B。

6.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. dancing 舞蹈；B. singing唱歌；C. music音乐；D. drawing绘画。句意：多亏了音乐老师，乔治不仅仅对大提琴感兴趣而且意识到他对音乐的天赋和激情。根据后文他掌握了钢琴吉他，可知是音乐方面有天赋，故选C。

7.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. taught 教；B. mastered 掌握；C. discovered发现；D. hated 讨厌。根据句意：在中学期间他还掌握了钢琴和吉他，故选B。

8.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. warned 提醒；B. forced 强迫；C. trained 训练；D. invited 邀请。他的音乐天赋吸引了一个美国摇滚乐队的注意，他们邀请他一同在一个十天的音乐节中演出。结合句意，故选D。

9.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他也成为了一个鼓励正常人和残疾人追逐梦想的励志演讲家。__ _ encorages both able and disabled people….是定语从句，先行词是人，关系代词在从句中做主语，故选A。

10.A. why 为什么；B. where 哪里；C. how 怎样，多么；D. when何时。无论那些梦想听起来有多么的不可能。根据句意，故选C。

考点：情感故事类短文。