Question

Mrs. Jones was very interested in singing. She had a good      , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to       . Mrs. Jones was very aware of this       , and took every       she could find to practise these high       . As she lived in a small house where she could not practise without        the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Every time she heard a       or a person coming along the       , she stopped and       until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a       person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.

    One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so       and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most       notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious       suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to       all his tires carefully.

Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as        as he had been when he stopped.

1.A. voice      B. noise   C. sound      D. note

2.A. close       B. open   C. repair   D. oil

3.A. strength     B. sickness  C. weakness  D. advantage

4.A. time        B. chance      C. person      D. place

5.A. notes      B. songs   C. signs   D. sounds

6.A. preventing   B. harming  C. disturbing  D. damaging

7.A. train        B. car   C. noise   D. driver

8.A. path        B. avenue      C. street   D. road

9.A. waited      B. expected  C. confused  D. puzzled

10.A. brave     B. shy   C. ordinary  D. unique

11.A. carefully  B. gently      C. quickly  D. silently

12.A. beautiful    B. tiring   C. difficult  D. energetic

13.A. expression  B. conclusion     C. impression   D. action

14.A. wash  B. observe     C. repair         D. examine

15.A. calm   B. upset          C. puzzled     D. pleased

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了Mrs. Jones有一副唱歌的好嗓子，但是高音总是很沙哑，性格也比较内向，然而她很想练习自己的高音，因此发生了在路边练习高音所遇到的趣事。

1. note:高音，故选A。

2. a gate, which someone had forgotten to oil,高音就像一扇忘了擦油的门，结合上下语境A、B、C不符合句意，高音应该是打开更好的，故选D。

3. aware of 意识到，故选C。

4. every she could find to practise应是抓住机会去练习自己的高音，A. take time从容进行; B. take chance抓住机会，C take person人权; D. take place发生；故选B。

5. note高音，B歌曲，鸣声；C迹象，符号，手势；D声音，响声，都不符句意，故选A。

6.

7.

8. usually went for long walks along the country roads”得出答案，故选D。

9. 直到再次练习时不被听到，所以应该是等待，故选A。

10. “no longer be heard before she started practising again, 以及 because she was sensitive about those high notes.”可以推断出她不敢在大家面前练习，所以应该是害羞的，其余选项与上下文意思不符。故选B。

11. fast that she did not hear it”可以说明是静静地快速开过以至于没有听到。故选D。

12.

13. saw an anxious suddenly come over its driver’s face”在司机脸上看见焦虑的应该是表情。故选A。

14. as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to all his tires carefully.”“tire”作名词译为轮胎，可数名词。车一停下来就跳下车，应该是检查轮胎，因为上一句提到司机是焦虑的，选项中洗、观察、修理是不符合句意的。故选D。

15. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been,”因为Mrs. Jones没有告诉司机真正听到的是什么声音，而司机也检查了轮胎没有问题，但是分明是听到了声音，所以司机是感到困惑的。故选C。

考点:考查人物类短文阅读。