Question

I’m Dave. I’m from the west of Ireland. When I finished university, I ____ to leave Ireland to find work. Although I ____ home, I enjoyed living in London for two years. But after that, I felt I needed a ____, so I bought a ticket to Ecuador, a country that many of my friends were talking about. Two months later, ____ was in Quito, a beautiful city high up in the mountains. First, I explored (考察) the city. Next, I decided to walk on the Camino Real, the most important lnca road. It was hard work, ____ the views (景色) were really wonderful. During the walk, there were more and more clouds and it was ____ to see. Suddenly I heard some magical Irish music. It ____ me of home. “How could it be?” I just ____ believe it. I thought I was dreaming. The next day, when I came down for breakfast at my hotel, I ____ found out the truth.____ was practicing Irish music at the hotel garden (花园). It was an American tourist who was making the magical music of my home!

1.A. chose    B. forgot    C. answered    D. refused

2.A. stood    B. built    C. missed    D. challenged

3.A. reason    B. result    C. prediction    D. change

4.A. I    B. it    C. he    D. she

5.A. or    B. but    C. if    D. because

6.A. hot    B. free    C. clear    D. difficult

7.A. reminded    B. talked    C. described    D. heard

8.A. mustn’t    B. needn’t    C. couldn’t    D. shouldn’t

9.A. again    B. always    C. unluckily    D. finally

10.A. Anybody    B. Somebody    C. Everybody    D. Nobody

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇优美的散文，通过对家乡音乐的敏感，较细腻地描述了客居他乡的游子浓厚的思乡之情。

1.句意：大学毕业后，我选择离开爱尔兰找工作。考查动词辨析题。A. chose挑选；B. forgot忘记；C. answered回答；D. refused拒绝。根据上文I’m from the west of Ireland.和下文leave Ireland to find work，可知“我”选择了离开，故选A。

2.句意：虽然我想家，但我喜欢在伦敦生活两年。考查动词辨析题。A. stood坐落；B. built建造；C. missed想念；D. challenged质疑。miss home想家；根据句意结构，可知选C。

3.句意：但在那之后，我觉得我需要改变，所以我买了一张去厄瓜多尔的机票。考查名词辨析题。A. reason原因；B. result结果；C. prediction预测；D. change变化。根据句意结构，可知前三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选D。

4.句意：首先，我考察了这个城市。考查代词辨析题。根据下文Next, I decided to walk on the Camino Real，人称是“I”，结合句意结构，故选A。

5.句意：这是一项艰苦的工作，但风景非常好。考查连词辨析题。A. or或者，表选择；B. but但是，表转折；C. if如果，表条件。D. because因为，表原因。本题前后两句是转折关系，需用but连接；根据句意结构，可知选B。

6.句意：在路上，有越来越多的云，很难看到（那些风景）。考查形容词辨析题。A. hot热的；B. free自由的；C. clear清晰的；D. difficult困难的。既然天上有云，当然不易看见；根据句意结构，可知选D。

7.句意：它让我想起了家。考查动词辨析题。A. reminded使想起；B. talked谈论；C. described描述；D. heard听到。根据上文Suddenly I heard some magical Irish music.，听到了家乡的音乐而引起乡愁，可知选A。

8.句意：我简直不敢相信。考查情态动词辨析题。A. mustn’t一定不；B. needn’t不必要；C. couldn’t不能够；D. shouldn’t不应该。根据上文的心理活动“How could it be?”，结合句意结构，可知是难以相信，故选C。

9.句意：第二天，当我下楼在酒店吃早餐时，我终于发现了真相。考查副词辨析题。A. again又，再；B. always一直；C. unluckily不幸地；D. finally最后。根据句意和语境，可知ABC三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

10.句意：有人在酒店花园里练习爱尔兰音乐。考查不定代词辨析题。A. Anybody任何人，用于否定和疑问句；B. Somebody某个人，用于肯定句；C. Everybody每一个人；D. Nobody没有人，表否定。根据句意和上下文，可知是有“某个人”在making the magical music of my home，所以ACD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选B。

点睛：完型填空是难度最大的题。它集阅读理解、语法、词法、句法于一体。是考查语言综合运用的能力的一道题。解题的方法第一要带着空，通读文章，搞清事件发生的背景。紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索，语法知识,以及句子之间的关系，词的搭配，结合上下文背景语境，结合句意选择适合语境的选项。