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Book 4 Unit 1 Women of achievement
语言知识·精准练
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时16′)
It was October 2012 and I was about to do the first set at the Spice of Life in London’s Soho.It was my most 1 performance,and the club was 2 with people.It went so 3 that I didn’t want to stop.The only thing that I could have 4 for was that my darling old dad had been there.
When I was ten,my father often put an LP(唱片) on our record player—usually Ella or Louis Armstrong,sometimes Sarah Vaughan.It’s one of my 5 childhood memories.Dad bought a Hammond organ(管风琴) to me as a hobby when I was 12 and I seemed to have a 6 for jazz.As I discovered makeup,boys and discos around 15,my 7 for jazz dwindled(减少).Then,in my mid30s,a guy I was dating 8 a Chet Baker album to me,which reminded me of my childhood experience.I 9 the music and my dad was very happy.We had something in common again.
Then in 2002,I 10 singing classes that 11 my life.I felt very 12 as soon as I started singing.Over time,I 13 how to control the 14 that came out of my mouth and how to give it 15 through breathing 16 .
In autumn 2002 the students 17 a concert,and my dad beamed with 18 as I sang “When Sunny Gets Blue”.He said he could hear Ella’s 19 on me.“I have to thank you for that,Dad,” I told him.“Without you,I’d never have known about Ella when I was growing up.” My father passed away in May in 2004 and I couldn’t believe he’d gone.
Jazz is in my 20 because I grew up with it and to it.I just feel extremely fortunate to have shared Jazz with my dad.When I sing one of his favorites,“Lullaby of Birdland”,Dad,this one’s for you.
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。作者从小在父亲的影响下接触爵士乐,虽然作者也曾对爵士乐热情减退,但当作者重拾音乐时,父亲仍为作者高兴。爵士乐伴随了作者的成长。
1.A.successful B.strange
C.natural D.regular
答案 A
解析 句意为:这是我最成功的演出,并且俱乐部里挤满了人。successful成功的;strange奇怪的;natural自然的;regular定期的。根据后文提到俱乐部里挤满了人,以及“I didn’t want to stop”可推知,这次演出很成功。故选A。
2.A.packed B.combined
C.received D.delayed
答案 A
解析 句意见上题解析。pack塞满,打包;combi