I'm not a musician完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I'm not a musician. I haven't been dancing since birth, nor have I been playing the 1 sport for 10 years. I grew up jumping from activity to activity, 2 nearly every sport under the sun. As a result, I've become a (an) 3 of all trades.
I always felt ashamed of this. I felt like I 4 time on these short attempts. 5 , I stopped looking for new activities, because I was never going to 6 in any of them.
This is, I now realize, totally 7 .
I did musical theater as a kid, but 8 after getting into high school because I had too many other 9 . Those years on the stage led me to 10 public speaking. I tried every style of dance, which let me fall in love with 11 . Later, I signed up for color guard(护旗队)because I 12 being in front of a crowd. Thanks to my background in 13 , I had a better foundation than other 14 , and was able to pick up the basics a little faster and learn the more 15 skills a little easier.
We love the activities we do. Our hobbies are a 16 of who we are. It only makes sense that as we grow and change, so should our 17 . Old flames can lead to new passions.
18 is never a waste of time. We spend out whole live 19 . So why not start the guitar at 20, 40, or 75? It's never too late to pick up something new, and it makes you 20 .
1.A.professional B.same C.indoor D.favorite
2.A.watching B.assessing C.trying D.enjoying
3.A.amateur B.volunteer C.leader D.loser
4.A.spent B.saved C.killed D.wasted5.A.Obviously B.Gradually
C.Eventually D.Fortunately
6.A.stand out B.show off C.turn up D.speak out
7.A.necessary B.wrong C.different D.acceptable
8.A.hesitated B.regretted C.forgot D.stopped
9.A.activities B.lessons C.problems D.styles
10.A.avoid B.deliver C.advocate D.love
11.A.singing B.designing C.performing D.sharing
12.A.missed B.admitted C.considered D.suggested
13.A.speech B.dance C.music D.physics
14.A.competitors B.winners C.instructors D.beginners
15.A.practical B.appropriate C.advanced D.common
16.A.sight B.reflection C.direction D.figure
17.A.interests B.ages C.needs D.societies
18.A.Imagination B.Practice
C.Curiosity D.Experience
19.A.learning B.working
C.searching D.entertaining
20.A.luckier B.richer C.happier D.simpler
答案
[语篇解读] 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们一个人生道理:学习新东西、培养新兴趣永远都不晚,它会让我们生活更幸福快乐。
1.B 句意:从出生以来我就没有一直跳舞,我也没做同一项(same)运动10年。结合下句话的from activity to activity,可知选B项。
2.C 此处指作者几乎尝试过(trying)世界上所有的运动。故选C项。
3.A 句意:因此,我就成了各个行业的业余爱好者(amateur)。 根据上文描述可知作者没有一项坚持到底的活动,也就成了每个活动的业余爱好者。故选A项。
4.D 句意:我一直为此感到羞愧。我觉得我在这些短暂的尝试上浪费了(wasted)时间。由于“我”一直没有把一项活动坚持到底,总是这样“跳来跳去”。所以感觉自己是在浪费时间。故选D项。
5.C 句意:最终(eventually),我停止寻找新的活动。因为我永远不会在任何活动中脱颖而出。故选C项。
6.A 句意同上题。stand out突出。故选A项。
7.B 句意:我现在认识到这么做是完全错误的(wrong)。结合后文“我”那些业余爱好给“我”带来的好处可知,“我”决定停止尝试新活动是错误的决定。故选B项。
8.D 句意:我小时候演过音乐剧,但进入高中后就停止了(stopped),因为我有太多其他的活动。因为到了高中“我”有很多别的活动要做,于是演出音乐剧也就停止了。故选D项。
9.A 此处是“我”有很多其他的活动(activities)去做。故选A项。
10.D 句意:在舞台上的那些年使我爱上了(love)演讲。D项正确。
11.C 句意:我尝试过各种风格的舞蹈,这让我喜欢上了表演(performing)。下句提到作者参加了护旗队,这个就与表演有关。故选C项。
12.A 句意:后来我报名参加了护旗队,因为我想念(missed)在人群前的那种感觉。以前有过舞台演出的经历,现在“我”又开始怀念那种感觉了。故选A项。
13.B 多亏了“我”在舞蹈方面的背景,我比其他初学者有更好的基础。上文提到“我”尝试过各种风格的舞蹈,故选B项。
14.D 根据语境可知,此处指初学者(beginners)。故选D项。
15.C “我”能够更快地学习基础内容,也更容易学会更高级(advanced)的技巧。故选C项。
16.B 句意:我们热爱我们所做的活动。我们的爱好反映了我们是谁。我们喜欢的活动就是我们真实自我的一个反应(reflection)。故选B项。
17.A 句意:只有当我们成长和变化时这才有意义,我们的兴趣爱好(interests)也应是这样。结合16空前的Our hobbies可知此处是其同义词,故选A项。
18.D 句意:经验(experience)不是浪费时间。开始作者认为自己尝试各种活动是浪费时间,并一度停止了。现在意识到之前的经历是有益的,不是浪费时间。故选D项。
19.A 句意:我们用一生的时间来学习(learning),那为什么不在20岁、40岁或者75岁时开始学习吉他呢?结合下句话中的pick up sth. new可知答案为A项。
20.C 句意:学习新东西永远不会太迟,它会让你更快乐(happier)。我们的兴趣爱好会让我们更快乐,故选C项。