Question

One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a_______ guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very _______indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to_______ he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would ________“Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”

No one could get a normal,________word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often ________ him.

They _______his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) _________round the town: William had ________ a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters everywhere ________ the event was a great ________. And to everyone’s surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being _______by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking ________singing. And he did it with good____________ and with a clear and pleasant voice.

From that day, William gave up singing _________. Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected ________he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn’t have thought so_________ they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your _______will come.”

Little did people know that rather _______he got the role in the opera because the________had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

1.A. strange    B. handsome    C. funny    D. sensitive

2.A. strong    B. special    C. common    D. anxious

3.A. debate    B. practice    C. sing    D. communicate

4.A. shout    B. respond    C. repeat    D. tease

5.A. singing    B. spoken    C. written    D. printed

6.A. disrespected    B. loved    C. appreciated    D. disturbed

7.A. made fun of    B. got addicted to    C. took pride in    D. made sense of

8.A. developed    B. reflected    C. spread    D. expressed

9.A. refused    B. ruined    C. created    D. got

10.A. confirming    B. advertising    C. approving    D. assessing

11.A. benefit    B. discovery    C. success    D. experience

12.A. opposed    B. blamed    C. interviewed    D. welcomed

13.A. other than    B. rather than    C. more than    D. less than

14.A. service    B. remarks    C. signs    D. manners

15.A. at all hours    B. at all points    C. at certain time    D. at times

16.A. how    B. why    C. that    D. where

17.A. while    B. because    C. if    D. since

18.A. chance    B. money    C. inspiration    D. wisdom

19.A. carefully    B. quickly    C. naturally    D. accidentally

20.A. director    B. writer    C. actress    D. teacher

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】本文讲述了一个人看似疯狂的坚持练习唱歌，最终得到机会青睐的故事。

1.根据后句But what made him unusual was the fact…可知，这个人很奇怪。故选A。

2.根据后句的but可知，他看起来很普通，应该与Unusual相反。故选C。

3.根据语境可知，此处表达每次他与人交流时都是在唱。故选D。

4.根据前句中的a matter of answering a brief greeting，可知respond（回复）正确。

5.没有人从他口里得出一句正常的、说出来的话。spoken word指口语，就是口头说出的话。选B。

6.根据前句他的穿着以及后句人们嘲笑他可知，人们不尊重他。故选A。

7.根据前后语境，人们叫他疯子，可知人们是取笑他。故选A。

8.根据语境可知，此处指散播谣言，故用spread。

9.根据语境可知，此处表达他在首都一个重要的剧目中得到了一个角色。故选D

10.根据语境可知，此处表达到处张贴着海报在广告宣传着这件事。故选B。

11.根据语境来看，人人都想去看这部戏剧，所以它应该是成功的。

12.根据语境可知，此处表达他被记者采访，所以应该用interview。

13.根据语境可知，此处表达他不是唱着回答而是非常礼貌地回答。rather than“而不是”，符合语境。

14.此处表达他不是唱着回答而是非常礼貌地回答。manners礼貌。

15.At all hours 表示时刻在唱，此处表达他不再时刻在唱。

16.根据语境可知，此处表达人们疑惑他为什么会发生如此改变。

17.根据语境可知，此处表达如果人们看到他箱子里的东西或许就不这样想了。故选C。

18.根据语境可知，此处表达要时刻练习，因为你不知道机会什么时候会降临。chance机会，运气

19.根据语境可知，此处表达人们认为他是意外得到了机会，其实不是。accidentally意外地。

20.根据语境可知，此处表达导演听到了他的演唱。director导演。

名师点睛：此文为夹叙夹议类完形填空，其解题步骤如下：

第一步通读全文，理清文章的主旨大意。此文第一句话交代了人物出场的背景。第一段陈述了人们眼中奇怪的陌生人。最后一段交代了他奇怪行为的原因，有利于我们理解故事。

第二步边读边选，注意结合上下文语境，注意连词。如第四句话的连词but可知前后转折，but后的说what made him unusual所以第二个空与后面相反，应该用common。

第三题，第四题，第六题的解答要根据语境，如第三题，第四题表明交流，回复。第六题根据前后语境可知人们不尊重他。

而第5,7,13,15题考察固定搭配，根据搭配的意思判断。如：spoken word ，make fun of, rather than, at all hours是固定搭配。