Question

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Jose grew up in a poor Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. He was not only poor but also blind.

_______ Jose was still very young, a friend _______a $10 guitar for him and Jose taught himself to sing songs with it. At the age of ten, he took his_______to a theatre and played _______ people. Jose played very well. People _______ and clapped(鼓掌) for the _______ boy. Jose said that day was the start of his _______. By the time he was twenty, he became well-known. Then he made an excellent _______called “Light My Fire”. It was his first record. Then, Jose became one of the famous stars in_______ .

Now Jose writes his _______songs and performs all over the world. Jose thinks it all started with the $10 guitar！

1.A. When           B.Unless            C.As soon as            D. Until

2.A. gave          B. sent            C. bought              D. lent

3.A. parents        B. friend         C. record             D. Guitar

4.A. for           B. with             C. at                  D. in

5.A. walked into   B. stood up         C. took risks          D. cleared out

6.A. safe           B. soft             C. blind               D. quiet

7.A. interest       B. project          C. success             D. life

8.A. tool          B. toilet          C. board              D. Record

9.A. sports        B. theatre         C. culture             D. music

10.A. own           B. nervous         C. thick               D. wide

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了音乐家Jose的成名过程。他小时候又穷又瞎。当他很小的时候，他用朋友给他买的吉他自学唱歌。在十岁时，他进入剧院演奏，得到人们的喜欢。后来他录制了自己的唱片。现在Jose自己谱写歌曲，在世界各地表演。

1.A考查连词及语境的理解。 A. When当……时候；B.Unless 除非；C.As soon as 一……就……； D. Until直到；句意：当Jose还很小的时候，一个朋友给他买了一个吉他。此处表示在他小的时候，故用连词when。故选A。

2.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. gave给；B. sent 发送；C. bought 买；D. lent借；句意：当Jose还很小的时候，一个朋友给他买了一个吉他，Jose自学用吉他唱歌。buy sth for sb给某人买某物，故选C。

3.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. parents 父母；B. friend 朋友；C. record 唱片；D. guitar吉他；句意：在十岁时，他带着他的吉他去了一个剧院，为人演奏。根据a friend 47 a $10 guitar for him and Jose taught himself to sing songs with it. 可知他为人们弹奏的应是吉他，故选D。

4.A考查介词及语境的理解。A. for 为了；B. with 用；C. at 在；D. in在……里；句意：在十岁时，他带着他的吉他去了一个剧院，为人演奏。根据句意，此处表示为人们演奏，故用介词for。故选A。

5.B考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. walked into 走进；B. stood up 站起来；C. took risks 冒险；D. cleared out清理干净。句意：人们站起来，为这个失明的男孩鼓掌。 根据clapped(鼓掌) for the 51 boy. 可知人们为他鼓掌，应是表示尊敬，故是站起来。故选B。

6.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. safe 安全的；B. soft 柔软的；C. blind 盲的，瞎的；D. quiet 安静的。句意：人们站起来，为这个失明的男孩鼓掌。根据He was not only poor but also blind.可知他是瞎的，失明的。故选C。

7.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. interest 兴趣；B. project 工程；C. success 成功；D. life生活。句意：Jose说那天是他成功的开始。根据后文的By the time he was twenty, he became well-known.可知他出名了，因此那天是出名、成功的开始。故选C。

8.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. tool 工具；B. toilet 厕所；C. board 板；D. record唱片；句意：然后他录制了一个名叫《点亮我的火焰》的唱片。根据后文的It was his first record. 可知此处指的是唱片。故选D。

9.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. sports 体育；B. theatre 剧场；C. culture 文化；D. music音乐。句意：然后，Jose成为音乐明星之一。根据Then he made an excellent _______ called “Light My Fire”. 可知他录唱片，因此是音乐上的明星。故选D。

10.A. own自己的；B. nervous 紧张的；C. thick厚的；D. wide宽的。句意：现在Jose写自己的歌曲，在世界各地表演。修饰名词songs，结合句意，应是他自己写歌曲。故选A。

考点：人物传记类短文。