Question

从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Within five minutes of meeting Olivia，I knew she was a special teenager.I knew before she picked up her guitar and _______a song.I knew before I found out _______a condition she was born with changed her childhood.Besides her musical talents，Olivia is just so friendly，funny and ________to those who made her first show such a success.

Like all children fighting long term diseases，the journey she has been on has made her stronger.Olivia was born with a weak immune（免疫的）system.When she realized she would have to________her outdoor activities，she picked up her mom's old high school guitar and taught ________to play.She said that she had to have something to do to ________time.

During a hospital visit，she met a popular band that invited Olivia to join them as a guest performer.They encouraged her to play at public events in the area，and she was soon _______on stage.

It was yet another treatment that led to her ______to help children.Getting well in her room for 15 days last Christmas，Olivia saw how sad it could be for children to be in hospital.That's why Olivia decided to do a benefit show（义演），asking guests to bring a toy that could be _______to young patients.

"When you fill your life ______things you love，"she said，“it makes every day more meaningful.”

1.A.wrote B.performed C.made

2.A.how B.what C.why

3.A.careful B.useful C.thankful

4.A.give up B.give away C.give in

5.A.myself B.himself C.herself

6.A.kill B.save C.waste

7.A.popular B.patient C.polite

8.A.instruction B.introduction C.decision

9.A.sold B.taken C.made

10.A.in B.with C.for

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了因为患有免疫系统疾病，奥利维亚不得不放弃户外运动，于是拿起母亲曾经用过的吉他，唱起了歌曲。她既有音乐天赋，性格也很好。一个流行乐队邀请她参加他们的演出，这改变了她的命运，使她登上了音乐舞台，她参加该地区的一系列公共演出，并请观众为生病的儿童送去玩具。

1.

句意：在她拿起吉他唱首歌之前我就知道了。

考查动词辨析。wrote写；performed表演；made制作。根据“picked up her guitar”拿起吉他，可知，下文应该是表演唱歌。故选B。

2.

句意：在我发现她出生时的一种疾病如何改变了她的童年之前，我就知道了。

宾语从句的引导词。how如何；what什么；why为什么。根据“I knew before I found out 2 a condition she was born with changed her childhood.”在我发现她出生时的一种疾病 _______ 改变了她的童年之前，我就知道了。可知，应该选择how如何；符合语境。故选A。

3.

句意：除了她的音乐天赋，奥利维亚是如此友好，有趣并且感谢那些使她第一次演出如此成功的人。

考查形容词辨析。careful小心的；useful有用的；thankful感谢的。根据“those who made her first show such a success.”那些使她第一次演出如此成功的人。可知，此处应该是感谢。be thankful to sb. 感谢某人。故选C。

4.

句意：当她意识到自己将不得不放弃她的户外活动时，她拿起妈妈高中时的旧吉他，自学弹起来。

考查动词短语。give up放弃；give away捐赠；give in屈服。根据“Olivia was born with a weak immunc（免疫的）system.” 奥利维亚天生免疫系统很弱。可知，她应该是放弃了户外运动。故选A。

5.

句意：当她意识到自己将不得不放弃她的户外活动时，她拿起妈妈高中时的旧吉他，自学弹起来。

考查反身代词。myself我自己；himself他自己；herself 她自己。根据“she picked up her mom's old high school guitar”她拿起妈妈高中时的旧吉他。可知，此处是她自学弹吉他。因此选择herself 她自己。故选C。

6.

句意：她说她必须做些事情来消磨时间。

考查动词辨析。kill毁灭；save挽救；waste浪费。结合语境可知，奥利维亚因为不能进行户外运动，因此自学弹吉他来消磨时光。kill time：消磨时间。故选A。

7.

句意：他们鼓励她参加当地的公共演出，不久她就在舞台上受欢迎了。

考查形容词辨析。popular受欢迎的；patient有耐心的；polite有礼貌的。由下文的叙述可知，奥利维亚做义演，请观众为生病的儿童送去玩具。可以推知，她在舞台上是受欢迎的。故选A。

8.

句意：这是另一种治疗方法，让她决定帮助孩子们。

考查名词辨析。instruction操作指南；introduction介绍；decision决定。根据“Getting well in her room for 15 days last Christmas, Olivia saw how sad it could be for children to be in hospital.”去年圣诞节，奥利维亚在自己的房间里度过了15天的美好时光，她看到了孩子们住院是多么的悲伤。可知，她因此决定帮助孩子们。她做义演，请观众为生病的儿童送去玩具。故选C。

9.

句意：这就是为什么奥利维亚决定做义演，是想请观众为生病的儿童送去玩具。

考查动词辨析。sold出售；taken携带；made制造。根据“asking guests to bring a toy”可知，奥利维亚做义演，是想请观众把玩具带给生病的儿童。故选B。

10.

句意：“当你用你爱的东西充满你的生活时，”她说，“这会让每一天都更有意义。”

考查介词。in在……里；with具有；for为了。此处是指用你爱的东西充满你的生活。故选B。