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【题目】Panl Frederic Simon is u famous 【1】(music), singer and songwriter. He was born on October 13, 1941 in the USA. It’s been more than half a century since he【2】 (write) his famous song The Sound of silence with his partner Art GarfunkeL They also adapted【3】old English folk song Scarborough Fair,which is still popular all over the world now.

Recently Paul Simon released【4】(the) latest album Stranger to Stranger and received excellent reviews. And Wristband，which is one of the songs from the album, is often played on college radio.

【5】, Simon is ready to hang up his guitar and stop 【6】(make)music. “Show busing dewsn’t hold any interest for me,” said the 74-year-old man.

Simon is planning【7】(begin) a month-long Lour of Europe on October 17, shortly after his 75th birthday. After that, he’s going to travel for a year, perhaps【8】his wife, It’s an act of courage to let go, ” said Simon. “I am going to see【9】 will happen if I let go. Then I’m going to see who I am.”

If he does quit music. Simon will bring a great career to s close, which has spanned sixty years lie has won more than a dozen Grammys and produced a lot of【10】 (came)songs.Paul Fredric Simon has been named by Time Magazine one of the “100 Peaple Who Shaped the World”,

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【答案】

【1】musician

【2】wrote

【3】the

【4】his

【5】However

【6】making

【7】to begin

【8】with

【9】what

【10】amazing

【解析】本文主要讲了美国著名的音乐家，歌手保罗·弗雷德里克·西蒙，他的歌在全世界都很流行，最近他表示要停止做音乐，计划去旅游。

【1】musician 考查名词。这里的意思是：他是一名音乐家，music意为音乐，所以需填musician。

【2】wrote 考查时态。由前句中的it has been可知，since后引导的从句需用一般过去时。故填wrote。

【3】the 考查冠词。这里需用the，表示特指。

【4】his 考查形容词性物主代词。这里需用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词album，所以需填his。

【5】However 考查连词。由上文他发表了最近的专辑，并且很受欢迎，而这一段讲到他要停止做音乐可知，此处表示转折关系，所以需用连词however。

【6】making 考查动词短语。Stop doing sth停止做某事，所以这里需填making。

【7】to begin 考查动词短语。Plan to do sth计划做某事，所以这里需填动词不定式to begin。

【8】with考查介词with的用法。With +sb，意为和某人一起，表示伴随。

【9】what 考查what的用法。What可作双重身份，在该句中what既作see的宾语，又作后一句的主语。

【10】amazing 考查形容词。现在分词的形容词修饰物，过去分词的形容词修饰人，该句修饰songs，为物，所以需用amazing。