Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。

In 1850, an American lawyer, Bethune, bought a slave to work in his home. The slave, a woman, had a small child【1】(call ) Tom, who was blind.

One day, Bethune 【2】(walk) around his garden when he heard music coming from the house. He went inside and found young Tom playing on the family piano. Bethune 【3】(immediate) realized that the boy, who was only four, had special abilities.【4】 he asked a band of musicians to come to the house and play in front of him. Tom reproduced perfectly the music 【5】 he had heard. Tom was indeed an unusual boy.

In 1857, “Blind Tom” took part 【6】 his first public performance. The reviews were so good 【7】 Bethune took him on a tour of the US. Three years later, Blind Tom 【8】 (invite) to the White House to perform for the president. Over the next forty years, Tom performed 【9】(enjoy) shows all over the US and other countries. His concerts were 【10】 mixture of classical music and his own compositions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 called

【2】 was walking

【3】 immediately

【4】 And/So

【5】 that/which

【6】 in

【7】 that

【8】 was invited

【9】 enjoyable

【10】 a

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是美国作家Bethune挖掘“Blind Tom”音乐天赋的故事。

【1】called 考查过去分词作定语的用法。call 与 child 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且 call 表示的动作已完成，故填 called。

【2】was walking 考查过去进行时。be doing... when...意为“正在做……这时……”。故答案为was walking。

【3】immediately 考查副词。设空处修饰 realised，故填副词 immediately。

【4】And/So考查并列连词。句意：Bethune立即意识到这个只有四岁的男孩有特殊的能力。于是他请一群音乐家到他家来，在他面前演奏。此处上下文是一种递进关系或因果关系，故答案为And/So。

【5】that/which 考查定语从句。句意：汤姆完美地再现了他所听到的音乐。此处the music是先行词，指物，在后面的定语从句中作宾语，故答案为that/which。

【6】in 考查介词。take part in 意为“参加---”，故答案为in。

【7】that 考查连接词。so... that 意为“如此……以致于”。故答案为that。

【8】was invited 解析：考查一般过去时的被动语态。Blind Tom 与 invite 之间是被动关系， 且结合文章时态以及时间状语 Three years later 可知，设空处表示的动作发生在过去，故填 was invited。

【9】enjoyable 解析： 考查形容词作定语的用法。 设空处作定语修饰 shows， 故填 enjoyable。

【10】a 解析：考查不定冠词。mixture 在此意为“混合”，表泛指，是抽象名词，故填 a。 a mixture of 意为“……的混合”。