Question

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.

Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.

Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (薩克斯管) and the guitar.

But fate(命運)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(樂觀) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.

“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

1.                A．too            B．so             C．less  D．far more

 

2.                A．time           B．life            C．experiences   D．memory

 

3.                A．won           B．held           C．produced D．presented

 

4.                A．reads          B．tells            C．sings D．says

 

5.                A．happy          B．happier         C．sad  D．sadder

 

6.                A．offered a job to  B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on

 

7.                A．proud          B．clever          C．honest   D．strong

 

8.                A．turns          B．decides         C．considers D．has

 

9.                A．Mum          B．Knowledge      C．Music    D．Love

 

10.               A．took           B．led            C．connected D．left

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章通過講述一個偉大的歌手和作曲家蕭煌奇的艱難經歷，告訴我們一首歌的故事遠比它的旋律要重要的多。

1.A. too也     B. so所以   C. less更少    D. far more…得多 根據句意：

從音樂中學到的東西要重要的多。故選D

2.A. time時期    B. life生活       C. experiences經歷  D. memory記憶 根據句意：很多歌手出名之前都有一段非常艱難的經歷。故選C

3.A. won贏得   B. held舉行  C. produced 產生   D. presented提出 根據文章：他已經制作了五個唱片，贏得了很多榮譽。故選A

4.A. reads 讀     B. tells告訴  C. sings唱歌    D. says說話 根據句意：這首歌講述了他自己真實的故事。故選B

5.A. happy高興     B. happier更高興  C. sad悲傷     D. sadder更悲傷 根據句意：因為他用自己的眼睛看到了世界，他非常高興。故選B

6.根據句意：但是，十年后，命運再次跟他開了一個玩笑。played a joke on戲弄某人 故選D

7.A. proud 自豪  B. clever聰明   C. honest誠實    D. strong堅強 根據句意：但是蕭是如此的堅強和樂觀。故選D

8.A. turns 變成     B. decides決定  C. considers 考慮    D. has有 根據句意：他把他的感受和想法變成音樂。故選A

9.A. Mum 媽媽   B. Knowledge知識    C. Music 音樂  D. Love愛 根據句意：音樂為蕭打開了一扇門。故選C

10.A. took拿，取    B. led引導    C. connected 連接  D. left離開 根據句意：已經引導他進入了一個豐富多彩的世界。故選B

考點：人物傳記類記敘文

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