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Cloze Test
Cloze 1 There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a(n) 1 piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night,a customer told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song. The man said,“I don't sing.”
1. A. ordinary B.professional
C.strange D.good
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【语篇导读】 本文为议论文。短文通过一个普通的钢琴家成为一个著名歌手的故事告诉我们一个道理:每个人都有才能和天赋。然而不管什么天赋,如果熟视无睹,不加开发,任由埋没,你或许真的变得一无所获。
1. 解析 根据后面的People came out just to hear him play.可以判断他是一位非常优秀的钢琴演奏家。
答案 D
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But the customer was 2 .He told the waiter,“I‘m 3 listening to the piano.I want that guy to sing.” The waiter shouted across the room,“Hey buddy! If you want to get 4 ,sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing!”
2.A. generous B.persistent
C.rude D.hard
3.A. tired of B.fond of
C.interested in D.afraid of
4.A. changed B.promoted
C.paid D.inspired
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2.解析 persistent意为“坚持不懈的;固执的”。
答案 B
3.解析 “我厌倦了听钢琴,我想听那个小伙子唱歌”。
答案 A
4.解析 get paid意为“得到报酬”。
答案 C
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So he had no 5 but to sing a song.To his 6 ,he sang so well that everybody remained silent for a few minutes before they 7 prolonged cheering.
5. A. chance B.choice
C.right D.space
6.A. surprise B.delight
C.disappointment D.sorrow
7.A. shouted at B.called out
C.burst out D.burst into
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5. 解析 have no choice but to do sth意为“不得不做某事”。
答案 B
6.解析 他没有料到自己会唱得这么好。to one's surprise 令某人吃惊的是。
答案 A
7.解析 burst out doing sth=burst into sth突然……; shout at 对……大声喊;call out 大声叫唤。
答案 D
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He had the 8 he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar,but because he had to sing,he went on to become one of the