Question

【題目】 There are two kinds of music in the world—one is written down and the other is not. Many people make their living _________ writing music. They write songs for pop stars and music for films and TV plays. They usually write exact instructions on ________ the music is played.

Folk music has been passed down from one generation (世代, 一代) to another. ________ it was never written down. People learnt the songs from their families, relatives, neighbors and friends in the same village. These songs were ________ country life, the seasons, animals and plants, and about love and ________ in people's lives.

Early performers of music were popular and respected. They ________ learn hundreds of songs by ________. On festivals they used to act and sing to praise heroes ________ lived long ago. This was at a time when there was no radio, TV, ________ cinema. Many of the country people could ________ read nor write. In this way, stories were passed on from one person to another. This continues even today.

【1】A.byB.withC.inD.to

【2】A.whyB.whenC.whatD.how

【3】A.In that caseB.At firstC.In the endD.In time

【4】A.aboutB.soC.forD.into

【5】A.mastersB.dialogsC.casesD.sadness

【6】A.were used toB.didn't use toC.used toD.usedn't to

【7】A.headB.heartC.eyesD.mouth

【8】A.whoB.whomC.whenD.which

【9】A.butB.asC.andD.or

【10】A.bothB.eitherC.neitherD.all

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了音樂的兩種形式，一種是被記錄下來的歌曲，另一種是口耳相傳的民間音樂。

【1】句意：許多人靠作曲謀生。

by通過，憑借；with和；in在……里；to到。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)為“許多人靠作曲謀生”make a living by doing sth靠……謀生，應(yīng)用介詞by。故選A。

【2】句意：他們通常會對如何演奏音樂做出準(zhǔn)確的說明。

why為什么；when何時；what什么；how如何，怎樣。根據(jù)語境可知，此句應(yīng)為how引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，how在句中作方式狀語，意為“音樂是怎樣被演奏的”。故選D。

【3】句意：起初，它沒有被記錄下來。

In that case那樣的話；At first起初；In the end最終；In time及時。根據(jù)下文“People learnt the songs from their families, relatives, neighbors and friends in the same village”可知，民間音樂最初是沒有被記載下來的。故選B。

【4】句意：這些歌曲是關(guān)于鄉(xiāng)村生活，季節(jié)，動植物，以及人們生活中的愛和悲傷。

about關(guān)于；so因此；for為了；into進(jìn)入。根據(jù)下文“and about love”可知，此處也應(yīng)用about表“關(guān)于”。故選A。

【5】句意：這些歌曲是關(guān)于鄉(xiāng)村生活，季節(jié)，動植物，以及人們生活中的愛和悲傷。

masters主人；dialogs對話；cases事例；sadness悲傷。根據(jù)“and about love and _____ in people's lives”可知，此處應(yīng)是“這些歌曲關(guān)于人們生活中的愛與悲傷”，故此處應(yīng)為love的對立面sadness悲傷。故選D。

【6】句意：他們過去常常熟記數(shù)百首歌曲。

were used to被用來；didn't use to過去常常不做某事；used to過去常常做某事；usedn't to常常不做某事。根據(jù)“On festivals they used to act and sing”可知，此處也應(yīng)表示“他們過去常常做某事”，故此處應(yīng)用used to。故選C。

【7】句意：他們過去常常熟記數(shù)百首歌曲。

head頭；heart心；eyes眼睛；mouth嘴巴。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)為“他們過去常常熟記數(shù)百首歌曲”by heart憑記憶，牢記，固定搭配。故選B。

【8】句意：在節(jié)日里，他們常常表演和唱歌來贊美很久以前的英雄。

who先行詞指人，在從句中充當(dāng)主語；whom先行詞指人，在從句中充當(dāng)賓語；when先行詞指代時間，在句中作時間狀語；which先行詞指物。本句先行詞heroes指人且從句中缺少主語，故此處應(yīng)用who引導(dǎo)定語從句。故選A。

【9】句意：這是在沒有收音機(jī)、電視或電影院的時候。

but但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折；as因為，表原因；and和，表并列，一般用于肯定句中；or和，表并列，一般用于疑問句和否定句中。根據(jù)“there was no radio, TV, ____ cinema”可知，此處前后是并列關(guān)系且本句為否定句，故應(yīng)用or連接。故選D。

【10】句意：許多鄉(xiāng)下人既不會讀，也不會寫。

both兩者都；either兩者中任一個；neither兩者都不；all三者或以上。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)為“既不會讀，也不會寫”neither…nor…既不……也不……固定搭配。故選C。