Question

A Musical Astronaut

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to _______a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them were sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really make them _______. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement(地下室), a kitchen, and even in a shower. However, there was always someone it would annoy(打扰). To practice as much as she could, Brenda spent most of her time playing on books and boxes, and looking for new places to practice.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she _______ that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda _______ a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out(吸出)all the air inside. Only a set of drums and a chair would be _______ inside the bubble. Brenda also made herself a space suit. She put on the suit, entered the bubble, turned on the _______, and played those drums like a wild child.

Soon Brenda Bongos became very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Then she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. As her fame(名气)spread_______, the government suggested that she should be part of a special space journey.

Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first dream of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: "If those old people next-door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a(an)_______, and none of this would have ever happened. "In the face of difficulties, Brenda showed her kindness, she worked hard and never stopped trying.

1.A.practice B.learn C.talk D.smile

2.A.unreal B.unfriendly C.uncomfortable D.unlucky

3.A.hoped B.thought C.guessed D.heard

4.A.drew B.built C.bought D.found

5.A.sold B.changed C.left D.remembered

6.A.machine B.computer C.light D.screen

7.A.slowly B.widely C.quietly D.secretly

8.A.introduction B.invention C.explanation D.solution

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

【解析】

文章讲述了Brenda Bongos经常在家练习音乐，为了不影响到邻居，她想出了一个好方法来练习音乐，这样不会影响到邻居，这让她更出名，因此善有善报。

1.

句意：布伦达不得不大量练习。
考查动词辨析。practice练习；learn学习；talk谈话；smile微笑；根据To be good enough to play in a band 为了在乐队演奏的足够好，可知需要大量练习。故选A。

2.

句意：她知道打鼓的声音让他们不舒服。

考查形容词辨析。unreal不真实的；unfriendly不友好的；uncomfortable不舒服的；unlucky不幸的；根据Many of them were sick.他们许多人生病了，可知是不舒服的；故选C。

3.

句意：她听说声音在太空不能传播。

考查动词辨析。hoped希望；thought想；guessed猜；heard听见，听说；根据while watching a science documentary on TV当在电视看一个科学纪录片，可知是听说，听见；故选D。

4.

句意：布伦达建造了一个太空气泡。

考查动词辨析。drew画画；built建造；bought买；found发现；根据This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out(吸出)all the air inside.这是一个巨大的玻璃球，连接到一台吸干里面所有空气的机器上；可知是建造；故选B。

5.

句意：仅仅一组鼓和一把椅子留在里面。

考查动词辨析。sold卖；changed改变；left留下；remembered记住；根据She put on the suit, entered the bubble, turned on the ____, and played those drums like a wild child她穿上这套衣服进入气泡，打开机器，像一个野孩子一样打鼓，可知是鼓和椅子留在里面；故选C。

6.

句意：她穿上这套衣服进入气泡，打开机器，像一个野孩子一样打鼓。

考查名词辨析。machine机器；computer电脑；light灯；screen屏幕；根据This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out(吸出)all the air inside.这是一个玻璃球连接到能吸出里面所有空气的机器，可知是打开机器；故选A。

7.

句意：随着她的名气的广泛传播。

考查副词辨析。slowly慢慢地；widely广泛地；quietly悄悄地；secretly秘密地；根据the government suggested that she should be part of a special space journey政府建议她参加一次特殊的太空旅行，可知是广泛地；故选B。

8.

句意：我将不会发现一个解决方案。

考查名词辨析。introduction说明；invention发明；explanation解释；solution解决方案；根据上文因为练习打鼓而打扰到邻居，为了不打扰邻居想出用太空气泡练习打鼓的方法，可知是解决方案；故选D。