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【題目】 I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job. One day, while I【1】 (walk) on the street, I heard that a beautiful piece of piano music【2】(play) above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly 【3】 (find) out where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on【4】(try). The way she was singing made me 【5】 (relax). I stood there quietly, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and 【6】 (tell) her how good her music sounded. "Thank you." she said. "I have been going through a hard time recently, but you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.

"I'm glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so sad?"

"Well, my mom 【7】 (lose) her job, and I'm not sure what to do ..."

"Did you notice the way you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "【8】 (not be) upset, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more ... lift your head up."

I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. "Why are you playing the piano here now?" I asked her with a smile.

She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer them up by playing music. I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was walking

【2】was played

【3】to find

【4】trying

【5】relaxed

【6】told

【7】lost

【8】Don't be

【解析】

短文大意：本文作者主要記述了當(dāng)母親失業(yè)，自己在心情低落時(shí)，遇到的一位街頭歌手。通過這位歌手的歌聲及這位歌手所說的話，又重新讓作者燃起了生活的希望。

【1】句意：一天，當(dāng)我走在街上時(shí)，我聽到一段優(yōu)美的鋼琴曲在人們的喧鬧聲中響起。本句是時(shí)間狀語從句，主從句是兩個(gè)同時(shí)進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作，需用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)；One day是過去的時(shí)間，用于一般過去時(shí)。根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)，I是單數(shù)人稱，系詞需用was，故填was walking。

【2】句意：一天，當(dāng)我走在街上時(shí)，我聽到一段優(yōu)美的鋼琴曲在人們的喧鬧聲中響起。music是動(dòng)詞play的受動(dòng)者，需用被動(dòng)語態(tài)；又是單數(shù)人稱，需用“was + done”結(jié)構(gòu)；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知填was played。

【3】句意：我走得更慢了，想知道它是從哪里來的。本句用不定式表目的，根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知填to find。

【4】句意：她唱著關(guān)于愛的歌，相信自己，繼續(xù)嘗試。keep on doing繼續(xù)做某事；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知填trying。

【5】句意：她唱歌的樣子使我很放松。make讓，使役動(dòng)詞，“make sb. +形容詞”表示讓某人處于某種狀態(tài)；relaxed放松的，用于人；relaxing讓人放松的，用于物。根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知填relaxed。

【6】句意：我走過去告訴她她的音樂聽起來有多好。and連接并列結(jié)構(gòu)，前后時(shí)態(tài)需一致；根據(jù)I walked over和英文提示，可知填told。

【7】句意：我媽媽失業(yè)了，我不知道該怎么辦……lose one’s job失業(yè)；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知失業(yè)發(fā)生在過去，需用過去式，故填lost。

【8】句意：不要灰心，因?yàn)闄C(jī)會(huì)總是以不同的方式出現(xiàn)，如果你低頭，你可能看不到。be upset沮喪的；本句是祈使句，原形動(dòng)詞開頭，否定式在動(dòng)詞前面加don’t。句首單詞的首字母需大寫，根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和英文提示，可知填Don't be。

短文填空，要求根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和上下文提示選擇正確的單詞形式填空。主要考查單詞形式，包括名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)和所有格、動(dòng)詞的三單形式、非謂語動(dòng)詞、基數(shù)詞或序數(shù)詞，主格代詞/賓格代詞和物主代詞（形容詞性物主代詞/名詞性物主代詞）等。這類題目難度不大，重點(diǎn)是掌握句意，在理解的基礎(chǔ)上把握句子時(shí)態(tài)，從而判斷所給單詞的正確形式。