Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my       was more manageable , I        ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.         it was years ago and times have changed.       I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金).       I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider      to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was       when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of       to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can      use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my      , he gave me a long thoughtful      . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me       the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand       on his treasure(財(cái)寶) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose      that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
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A．loneliness B．sadnessC．tirednessD．sickness
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A．Now B．ThenC．Sometime D．Meanwhile
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A．If B．AsC．ThoughD．Before
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A．reaching outB．living up C．getting onD．going back
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A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited
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A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge
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A．a(chǎn)ctually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly
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A．job B．family C．ideaD．offer
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A．face B．view C．look D．sight
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A．over B．a(chǎn)long C．towards D．through
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A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully
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A．moreB．the ones C．few D．the rest
小題15:A. courage         B happiness            C. kindness        D. trust 

小題1:D
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小題3:C
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小題10:C
小題11:C
小題12:D
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小題15:C

試題分析：本文敘述了作者由于疾病無法繼續(xù)在餐館去唱歌，于是決定自己在錄制唱片。但是自己有沒有很多錢買唱片錄制。因此，他來到一家音樂店，告訴老板自己想買錄制好的唱片，自己錄音。店主好心的幫助了他，讓作者從他收藏的800張唱片中選出自己能用的。終于，在店主的幫助下，作者的唱片錄制好了。
小題1:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. loneliness  孤獨(dú)；   B. sadness 悲傷；   C. tiredness  疲倦；      D. sickness疾病。根據(jù)前文的as I’ve been ill for 28 years.可知此處指他的病。句意：當(dāng)我的病情可以控制的時(shí)候。故選D。
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. set  樹立；    B. enjoyed 喜歡；   C. kept   保留； D. shared分享。根據(jù)前文的Music has always been a great love of mine and, 可知作者喜歡音樂，因此也喜歡做歌手的日子。句意：我喜歡在餐館里做職業(yè)歌手的那十年。故選B。
小題3:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Gladly  高興地； B. Finally 最后；   C. Unfortunately 不幸地；  D. Surprisingly驚人地。根據(jù)后文的times have changed. 可知日子變了，有喜歡變成了不喜歡的，因此是不幸的。句意：不幸的是，幾年前，日子發(fā)生了變化。故選C。
小題4:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Now 現(xiàn)在；    B. Then 當(dāng)時(shí)； C. Sometime 某時(shí)；      D. Meanwhile同時(shí)。根據(jù)it was years ago 這是過去的事，I live with mother 時(shí)態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，因此此處用時(shí)間副詞now。句意：現(xiàn)在，我和母親住在鄉(xiāng)村的農(nóng)場上。故選A。
小題5:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. If    如果；   B. As  因?yàn)椋?nbsp; C. Though盡管；  D. Before在……之前。根據(jù)I was limited(限制) in my choices. 可知此處是指工作的選擇受到限制的原因。句意：因?yàn)槲蚁挛缧枰X。故選B。
小題6:考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. reaching out    伸出； B. living up 實(shí)踐；        C. getting on相處，進(jìn)展；  D. going back回去。根據(jù)前文的I        ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, 可知作者在這家餐館唱過歌，因此此處是要再回到這家餐館。句意：我決定考慮回到那家餐館去唱歌。故選D。
小題7:考查動詞及語境的理解。 A. recognized   認(rèn)出；   B. interviewed 采訪；   C. found   發(fā)現(xiàn)； D. invited邀請。根據(jù)My family are all musicians,可知我的家人都是音樂家，因此他們很出名，因此別人也認(rèn)識我，因此很容易就被人認(rèn)出。句意：所以當(dāng)我走進(jìn)我們當(dāng)?shù)氐囊魳飞痰陼r(shí)，我被認(rèn)出來了。故選A。
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. money     金錢；         B. time  時(shí)間；        C. energy  精力；        D. knowledge知識。根據(jù)I knew that discs were very expensive可知唱片很貴，因此他沒有錢自己錄唱片。句意：我沒有很多錢來自己錄唱片。故選A。
小題9:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. actually 實(shí)際地；    B. hardly   幾乎不；    C. nearly     差不多；  D. mainly主要地。根據(jù)后文的This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?可知，實(shí)際在錄制好的唱片上，實(shí)際上找到能用的歌曲不多，因此實(shí)際需要的唱片要很多。句意：經(jīng)常你在實(shí)際使用的一張唱片上10首歌曲中只找到3，4首能用。故選A。
小題10:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. job 工作；     B. family   家庭；    C. idea   主意，想法；     D. offer提議，出價(jià)。根據(jù)I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.可知作者項(xiàng)已經(jīng)錄制好的卡拉OK來唱歌錄音。因此此處是他向店主說明他的想法。句意：當(dāng)我告訴店主我的想法時(shí)。故選C。
小題11:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. face  臉；      B. view      意見，風(fēng)景；     C. look    樣子，面容；         D. sight視力，景象。因?yàn)樽髡哒f出了自己的想法，店主要想一想是否能滿足他的要求。句意：他作出了一個(gè)深思的表情。故選C。
小題12:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. over   在…….之上；B. along    沿著；  C. towards   朝，向；   D. Through穿過。根據(jù)“Come with me.”可知店主領(lǐng)著我穿過人群。句意：他領(lǐng)著我穿過擁擠的商店。故選D。
小題13:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. unhappily   不幸地；      B. lovingly   親切地； C. pitifully  可憐地；   D. gratefully感激地。根據(jù)on his treasure(財(cái)寶)可知店主對待自己的財(cái)寶應(yīng)是親切的。句意：他把他的大手親切地放在他的財(cái)寶上。故選B。
小題14:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. more 更多的數(shù)量；      B. the ones  那些；      C. few      很少；    D. the rest剩余部分。根據(jù)I made a time with him to listen to all the songs 可知作者和店主聽了所有的歌曲，從中選出能用的跟去，此處代指the songs故用the ones。句意：我選出我能用的歌曲。故選B。
小題15:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. courage    勇氣；      B happiness    幸福；      C. kindness 仁慈，善良；      D. trust信任。根據(jù)I have come full circle with his help.可知在店主的幫助下，作者有了完整的錄音。因此作者感謝店主的善意幫助。句意：他的好心腸至今仍然溫暖著我的心。故選C。 
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閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, _____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him _____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were________.
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small _______ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to ______ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s _______ and her father’s debt would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would______ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl______that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. ______ looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it ______ became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how______ I was！” She said, “But never ______. If  you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to _______ which stone I picked.” This ______ tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a _______way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
小題1:
A．pleasedB．a(chǎn)ttractedC．lovedD．saw
小題2:
A．ifB．unlessC．soD．but
小題3:
A．boredB．frightenedC．relaxedD．excited
小題4:
A．pinkB．redC．blackD．yellow
小題5:
A．showB．damageC．checkD．choose
小題6:
A．daughterB．cousinC．wifeD．friend
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)gainB．stillC．neverD．hardly
小題8:
A．saidB．fearedC．thoughtD．noticed
小題9:
A．On .B．AboutC．ForD．Without
小題10:
A．usuallyB．surprisinglyC．immediatelyD．slowly
小題11:
A．worriedB．cleverC．carelessD．lucky
小題12:
A．laughB．mindC．cryD．complain
小題13:
A．tellB．explainC．a(chǎn)skD．a(chǎn)rrange
小題14:
A．sayingB．storyC．newsD．man
小題15:
A．carefulB．funnyC．differentD．normal

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