Question

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ? ?  was more manageable , I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ? ??   it was years ago and times have changed. ? ?  I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金). ? ?  I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ? ?  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ? ?  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ? ?   to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ? ? use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ? ? , he gave me a long thoughtful        . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ? ?  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ? ? on his treasure(財寶) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    ?  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness  ????????????? B. sadness          ? C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set       ????????????? ??? B. enjoyed??? ????????????? C. kept    ????????????? ??? D. shared

3.A. Gladly           ????????????? B. Finally        ?? C. Unfortunately    D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now             B. Then??  ????? C. Sometime          ????????????? D. Meanwhile

5.A. If                   ????????????? B. As         ????????????? ??? C. Though        ????????????? D. Before

6.A. reaching out    B. living up     ????????????? C. getting on????????????? ??? D. going back

7.A. recognized    B. interviewed   ????????????? C. found      ????????????? ??? D. invited

8.A. money          ????????????? B. time          ? ????????????? C. energy            ????????????? D. knowledge

9.A. actually       ????????????? B. hardly            ????????????? C. nearly         ????????????? D. mainly

10.A. job                B. family                C. idea             ????????????? D. offer

11.A. face        ????????????? B. view             ????????????? C. look                 ????????????? D. sight

12.A. over              ????????????? B. along               ????????????? C. towards            ????????????? D. through

13.A. unhappily     B. lovingly     ????????????? ??? C. pitifully         ????????????? D. gratefully

14.A. more        ????????????? B. the ones    ???? C. few            ????????????? D. the rest

15.A. courage         B happiness            C. kindness       ????????????? D. trust 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者由于疾病無法繼續在餐館去唱歌，于是決定自己在錄制唱片。但是自己有沒有很多錢買唱片錄制。因此，他來到一家音樂店，告訴老板自己想買錄制好的唱片，自己錄音。店主好心的幫助了他，讓作者從他收藏的800張唱片中選出自己能用的。終于，在店主的幫助下，作者的唱片錄制好了。

1.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. loneliness  孤獨；????????????? B. sadness 悲傷；    C. tiredness   疲倦；      D. sickness疾病。根據前文的as I’ve been ill for 28 years.可知此處指他的病。句意：當我的病情可以控制的時候。故選D。

2.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. set  樹立；    B. enjoyed 喜歡；?? C. kept   保留； D. shared分享。根據前文的Music has always been a great love of mine and, 可知作者喜歡音樂，因此也喜歡做歌手的日子。句意：我喜歡在餐館里做職業歌手的那十年。故選B。

3.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Gladly  高興地； B. Finally 最后；   C. Unfortunately 不幸地；  D. Surprisingly驚人地。根據后文的times have changed. 可知日子變了，有喜歡變成了不喜歡的，因此是不幸的。句意：不幸的是，幾年前，日子發生了變化。故選C。

4.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Now 現在；    B. Then? 當時；  C. Sometime 某時；      D. Meanwhile同時。根據it was years ago 這是過去的事，I live with mother 時態是一般現在時，因此此處用時間副詞now。句意：現在，我和母親住在鄉村的農場上。故選A。

5.考查連詞及語境的理解。A. If    如果；   B. As   因為；  C. Though盡管；  D. Before在……之前。根據I was limited(限制) in my choices. 可知此處是指工作的選擇受到限制的原因。句意：因為我下午需要睡覺。故選B。

6.考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. reaching out    伸出； B. living up 實踐；    ????????????? C. getting on相處，進展；????????????? D. going back回去。根據前文的I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, 可知作者在這家餐館唱過歌，因此此處是要再回到這家餐館。句意：我決定考慮回到那家餐館去唱歌。故選D。

7.考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. recognized   認出；   B. interviewed 采訪； ????????????? C. found   發現； D. invited邀請。根據My family are all musicians,可知我的家人都是音樂家，因此他們很出名，因此別人也認識我，因此很容易就被人認出。句意：所以當我走進我們當地的音樂商店時，我被認出來了。故選A。

8.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. money     金錢；     ????????????? B. time  時間；        C. energy  精力；        D. knowledge知識。根據I knew that discs were very expensive可知唱片很貴，因此他沒有錢自己錄唱片。句意：我沒有很多錢來自己錄唱片。故選A。

9.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. actually 實際地；    B. hardly   幾乎不；    C. nearly     差不多；  D. mainly主要地。根據后文的This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?可知，實際在錄制好的唱片上，實際上找到能用的歌曲不多，因此實際需要的唱片要很多。句意：經常你在實際使用的一張唱片上10首歌曲中只找到3，4首能用。故選A。

10.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. job 工作；     B. family   家庭；    C. idea    主意，想法；     D. offer提議，出價。根據I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.可知作者項已經錄制好的卡拉OK來唱歌錄音。因此此處是他向店主說明他的想法。句意：當我告訴店主我的想法時。故選C。

11.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. face  臉；      B. view      意見，風景；     C. look    樣子，面容；         D. sight視力，景象。因為作者說出了自己的想法，店主要想一想是否能滿足他的要求。句意：他作出了一個深思的表情。故選C。

12.考查介詞及語境的理解。A. over   在…….之上；B. along    沿著；  C. towards   朝，向；   D. Through穿過。根據“Come with me.”可知店主領著我穿過人群。句意：他領著我穿過擁擠的商店。故選D。

13.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. unhappily   不幸地；     ????????????? B. lovingly   親切地； C. pitifully  可憐地；   D. gratefully感激地。根據on his treasure(財寶)可知店主對待自己的財寶應是親切的。句意：他把他的大手親切地放在他的財寶上。故選B。

14.考查代詞及語境的理解。A. more  更多的數量；      B. the ones  那些；  ??? C. few      很少；    D. the rest剩余部分。根據I made a time with him to listen to all the songs 可知作者和店主聽了所有的歌曲，從中選出能用的跟去，此處代指the songs故用the ones。句意：我選出我能用的歌曲。故選B。

15.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. courage    勇氣；      B happiness    幸福；      C. kindness 仁慈，善良；      D. trust信任。根據I have come full circle with his help.可知在店主的幫助下，作者有了完整的錄音。因此作者感謝店主的善意幫助。句意：他的好心腸至今仍然溫暖著我的心。故選C。 

考點：故事類短文。