Question

The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them.The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under____after the plane landed and the performers appeared.They smiled and waved____at everybody.Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers,and with their long hair and their musical instruments____their shoulders,the four young men looked very much____.

In spite of the large number of policemen____,it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car____.Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be____when they performed at the grand hall that evening.They were now____with crying of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked____when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the____for getting out of the airport.The crowd settled down and listened to the first____of the new song. As soon as it was over,there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started____and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the____unit which was standing by.Greedy for more, the crowd____a repeat performance.Once again the performers gave in,but when the crowd requested still another song,the group cheerfully but firmly____.

Now closely surrounded by the police,they put away their____and stared towards their car which was some distance away.The crowd pushed forward,but the policemen,____arm in arm,prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their____.Finally,however,they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman,who had____to get past the police,jumped onto the roof of the car.She shouted loudly as two policemen____her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1.A. control    B. power    C. rule    D. care

2.A. straight    B. cheerfully    C. seriously    D. directly

3.A. behind    B. over    C. across    D. at

4.A. ashamed    B. alone    C. alike    D. alive

5.A. present    B. strict    C. pleasant    D. careful

6.A. happily    B. cheaply    C. properly    D. easily

7.A. received    B. kept    C. known    D. heard

8.A. screamed    B. greeted    C. addressed    D. called

9.A. surprised    B. pleased    C. worried    D. puzzled

10.A. excuse    B. thanks    C. price    D. present

11.A. scene    B. performance    C. sound    D. sight

12.A. jumping    B. running    C. singing    D. dancing

13.A. fire    B. work    C. club    D. rescue

14.A. made    B. suggested    C. demanded    D. waited

15.A. gave out    B. gave in    C. turned down    D. turned up

16.A. shirts    B. instruments    C. luggage    D. hair

17.A. stood    B. walked    C. looked    D. locked

18.A. hotel    B. theatre    C. top    D. car

19.A. managed    B. failed    C. planned    D. started

20.A. dragged    B. pushed    C. shot    D. swept

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了四个著名的摇滚歌手出现在机场时，歌迷们的疯狂举动。

1.考查固定短语。keep…under control“控制……”。由下文看歌迷们又多又疯狂，因此警察们发现很难控制。所以选A。

2.考查副词。由前面的smiled暗示，这些歌手微笑着，并愉快地向他们挥手。straight 直接地，cheerfully 愉快地，seriously 认真地， directly立即，所以选B。

3.考查介词。乐器应该在他们肩上(over)，而不可能在肩后(behind)或横在肩上(across)。所以选B。

4.考查形容词。前面讲了四个歌手穿着打扮一样，因此他们看上去很相似。ashamed 惭愧的， alone 单独的， alike 相似的， alive活着的，所以选C。

5.考查形容词。尽管有大量的警察在场。present作形容词，意思是“在场的”，常作后置定语，其他选项不合适。所以选A。

6.考查副词。歌迷们太拥挤，因此尽管有警察在场，歌手们想走近接他们的汽车非常不容易。happily 快乐地， cheaply 便宜地， properly 适当地， easily容易地，所以选D。

7.考查动词。which指a new song，指歌迷们将听到这首新歌。received 收到， kept 保持，known 知道，heard听到，所以选D。

8.考查固定用法。They指歌手们，根据本句结构及选项，只能用被动语态。greet“欢迎，致辞”，be greeted with“受到……欢迎”。在文中表示歌迷们大喊着“欢迎他们演唱新歌”。所以选B。

9.考查形容词。当歌手们解开乐器准备表演时，甚至连警察看上去都高兴。由此反衬他们受欢迎的程度。surprised 感到惊讶的， pleased 高兴的，worried 担心的， puzzled困惑的，所以选B。

10.考查名词。歌手们这时的演唱是为走出机场所付出的“代价”。excuse 借口，thanks 感谢， price 价格，present现在，所以选C。

11.考查名词。句意：人群安静下来，聆听这首新歌的第一次演唱。scene 场面， performance 表演， sound 声音， sight景象，所以选B。

12.考查动词。听歌完毕，兴奋的歌迷又跳又叫。jumping 跳，running 跑， singing 唱歌，dancing跳舞，所以选A。

13.考查名词。有个年轻女子晕倒了，被站在旁边的救护小组抬走了。fire 火， work 工作，club 俱乐部，rescue救援，所以选D。

14.考查动词。demand“要求”，与前文“Greedyformore”相呼应，唱完一曲之后，人群还不满足，要求再唱一遍。made 制作， suggested 建议， demanded 要求， waited等，所以选C。

15.考查动词短语。由but可以看出，歌手们对人群过分的要求愉快而坚决地“拒绝”了。gave out 分发，gave in 让步， turned down 拒绝， turned up出现，所以选C。

16.考查名词。不再表演，当然要收拾起他们的乐器(put away their instruments)。shirts 衬衫，instruments 乐器， luggage 行李， hair头发，所以选B。

17.考查动词。警察们挡住人群，紧挽着胳膊，并排站着，此处用locked(锁着)形象生动，说明胳膊挽得很紧。所以选D。

18.考查名词。由下文中“got in”可知“走到等他们的汽车那儿就花了歌手们好长时间”。Hotel旅馆，theatre 剧场，top 顶部， car汽车，所以选D。

19.考查动词。manage to do sth.“设法做成某事”。一位年轻女子还是冲破了警察的阻拦。managed 设法完成， failed 失败，planned 计划，started开始，所以选A。

20.考查动词。drag“拖”；push“推”；shoot“射”；sweep“扫”。在歌手们车顶上的女子应该可能是被警察“拖走”的。所以选A。