Question

One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite, anyway.

Instead, a violent_______,which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The _______ storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (交响乐团) was about to take the_______ along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.

Forty-five minutes later, the audience were still _______, hoping power would be restored and the _____ would get under way. That’s when Chang ______ onto the stage, alone except for her ______ and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to ______ her and her music.

The orchestra ______ backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and ______ the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn’t died away _____ by distance. Chances are, though, no one______ that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the ______.

The performance was ______, but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of“ _____” card for the audience’s presence and patience. The applause was ______. then, several thousand music lovers_____ through pooling rainwater and ______ to their cars.

Maybe the story ends right there. But the then-twenty-year-old musician’s ______ for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience. Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a ______ that night, without powered loudspeaker and in the near-darkness of a summer evening storm.

1.A. flood    B. earthquake    C. thunderstorm    D. fire

2.A. global    B. unexpected    C. regular    D. uncertain

3.A. chance    B. action    C. trouble    D. stage

4.A. shouting    B. struggling    C. waiting    D. gathering

5.A. concert    B. rain    C. dance    D. sunlight

6.A. climbed    B. stepped    C. jumped    D. held

7.A. piano    B. conductor    C. violin    D. band

8.A. admire    B. broadcast    C. circle    D. light

9.A. remained    B. occupied    C. hid    D. worked

10.A. flooding    B. cleaning    C. irrigating    D. destroying

11.A. either    B. yet    C. ever    D. just

12.A. screaming    B. complaining    C. performing    D. listening

13.A. violinist    B. lighting    C. music    D. cheering

14.A. brief    B. successful    C. boring    D. embarrassing

15.A. all right    B. never mind    C. don’t worry    D. thank you

16.A. weak    B. enthusiastic    C. frequent    D. permanent

17.A. lost their control    B. traveled    C. made their way    D. looked

18.A. away    B. down    C. out    D. back

19.A. respect    B. analysis    C. generosity    D. tolerance

20.A. trick    B. gift    C. relief    D. mercy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了在一场被雷暴导致突然电力中断音乐会上，一位年轻的小提琴手为观众继续演奏的故事。

1.考查名词辨析。A. flood洪水；B. earthquake地震；C. thunderstorm雷暴；D. fire大火。根据后句left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power.可知致使电力中断的只可能使雷暴。句意：取而代之的是一声剧烈的雷暴声。故选C。

2.考查形容词辨析。A. global全球的；B. unexpected意想不到的；C. regular常规的；D. uncertain不确定的。根据上下文可知，交响乐团正准备下场，意想不到的风暴导致电力中断。句意：交响乐团正准备下场，意想不到的雷暴来袭了。故选B。

3.考查名词辨析。A. chance机会；B. action行动；C. trouble麻烦；D. stage台阶。短语take the stage下场。句意：交响乐团正准备下场。故选D。

4.考查动词辨析。A. shouting大喊；B. struggling斗争；C. waiting等待；D. gathering聚集。根据后面的hoping power would be restored可知观众正在等待。句意：观众们仍在等待，希望电力将恢复。故选C。

5.考查名词辨析。A. concert音乐会；B. rain雨；C. dance跳舞；D. sunlight阳光。根据上下文可知这是一场音乐会，故用concert。句意：观众希望音乐会继续进行。故选A。

6.考查动词辨析。A. climbed爬；B. stepped踏；C. jumped跳；D. held举行。step onto the stage走上舞台。句意：当Chang走上舞台。故选B。

7.考查名词辨析。A. piano钢琴；B. conductor指挥；C. violin小提琴；D. band乐队。根据第一段最后along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.提示可知，Chang是一名小提琴手，故带的是小提琴。句意：只有她的小提琴和一对配备手电筒工作人员。故选C。

8.考查动词辨析。A. admire羡慕；B. broadcast广播；C. circle环绕；D. light点亮。根据前面的a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights可知这里是用手电筒照亮。句意：用手电筒照亮着她和音乐。故选D。

9.考查动词辨析。A. remained保持；B. occupied占据；C. hid隐藏；D. worked工作。根据上下文可知，交响乐团仍在后台，故用动词remain。句意：交响乐团仍在后台。

10.考查动词辨析。A. flooding淹没；B. cleaning清洁；C. irrigating灌溉；D. destroying摧毁。根据前句Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof可知此刻的雨很大，故用flood较为恰当。句意：也许大雨淹没了草地。故选A。

11.考查副词辨析。A. either也；B. yet还；C. ever曾经；D. just刚刚。根据前面的hadn’t可知这里用副词yet。句意：也许雷声还没有消失。故选B。

12.考查动词辨析。A. screaming惊叫；B. complaining抱怨；C. performing表现；D. listening听。联系上下文可知，这里是指观众在听，故用listen。句意：那个夜晚，每个人都在倾听着音乐。故选D。

13.考查名词辨析。 A. violinist小提琴手；B. lighting灯光；C. music音乐；D. cheering欢呼。这里指小提琴手所拉的音乐。句意：在空中除了音乐，没有其它任何东西（指雷声、雨声等）。故选C。

14.考查形容词辨析。A. brief简短的；B. successful成功的；C. boring令人厌烦的；D. embarrassing令人尴尬的。根据后句but it was delivered with both skill and grace可知，表演很短暂。句意：虽然表演是短暂的。故选A。

15.考查短语辨析。A. all right行啊；B. never mind不要紧；C. don’t worry别担心；D. thank you谢谢。根据后句card for the audience’s presence and patience.可知是对观众的耐心和在场的感谢。句意：是一种对观众的耐心和在场的“谢意卡”。故选D。

16.考查形容词辨析。A. weak虚弱的；B. enthusiastic热情的；C. frequent频繁的；D. permanent永久的。根据上下文可知，观众的掌声是热情的。句意：观众的掌声是热情的。故选B。

17.考查名动词及短语辨析。A. lost their control失去控制；B. traveled旅行；C. made their way想方设法进入；D. looked看。根据后句through pooling rainwater可知外面被水淹没，故用made their way。句意：观众们想方设法走过汇集的雨水。故选C。

18.考查副词辨析。 A. away远离；B. down向下；C. out在外；D. back向后。根据上下文可知，这里是指观众回到他们的汽车上。句意：观众们想方设法走过汇集的雨水并返回到他们的汽车上。故选D。

19.考查名词辨析。A. respect尊敬；B. analysis分析；C. generosity慷慨；D. tolerance容忍。短语respect for因……钦佩。句意：但那位20多岁的音乐家赢得了前来听她音乐人们的钦佩。故选A。

20.考查名词辨析。A. trick把戏；B. gift礼物；C. relief欣慰；D. mercy宽恕。根据上下文可知，她将她的音乐作为那晚的一份礼物，故用gift。句意：她将她的音乐作为那晚的一份礼物。故选B。

【名师点睛】完形填空主要考查学生对语篇的全面理解，要求学生在做题时能够做到“身临其境，感同身受”准确把握作者写作意图，同时“瞻前顾后，左顾右盼”，充分考虑前后文的逻辑关系，仔细推敲，最后还原整体和细节。考查的知识点以名词和动词为主，其中第2、5、9、12、16、20题都是可以通过上下文来推出答案。