Ⅴ.Cloze test.
Austin wanted to play the guitar. His friend Devin first gave him the 26 and
Austin thought it was a great one. He wanted to be in a 27 club one day, but first
he had to learn how to play. So he bought an old guitar.
At first, Austin thought it would be 28 to learn how to play. Devin could
play the guitar well, and it looked easy when Austin 29 him. But when Austin
tried himself, he found it was a different story.
Austin tried to play the same song as Devin, 30 he couldn't make his guitar
sound the same at all. Then he decided to take some 31. Austin had the first few
lessons, but he began to get 32. His teacher just gave him simple songs and basic
music exercises to do.
When Austin told his parents about it 33, his mother said, "Take it easy.
You need to learn the basics(基础) first, so you can sound better later when you play
more difficult songs." Austin didn't 34 her, but he kept going for lessons and
working hard.
Two months later, Austin began to be able to play 35 songs. He came to
know that his mother was right. You have to walk before you run.
()26. A. present B. idea C. list D. answer
()27. A. football B. dance C. music D. film
()28. A. easy B. late C. early D. cute
()29. A. invited B. taught C. asked D. watched
()30. A. so B. or C. but D. because
()31. A. lessons B. photos C. time D. money
()32. A. excited B. successful
C. bored D. happy
()33. A. finally B. sadly
C. happily D. excitedly
()34. A. believe B. see
C. hear D. notice
()35. A. short B. popular
C. old D. difficult

26.B 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.C 31.A 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.D

【分析】
这是一篇叙事类完形填空，解题时首先通读全文，梳理清楚故事主线：主人公Austin想要学习吉他，最初误以为学吉他很简单，实际练习遇到挫折后报名上课，初期觉得基础练习枯燥，在妈妈的引导下坚持练习，最终掌握了高阶技巧，明白了先打好基础的道理。逐空解题时要优先结合上下文的前后线索，通过语境逻辑、词义辨析排除不符合故事走向的选项，遇到逻辑连词类题目要理清前后句的转折/因果等关系，全部选完后代入全文通读检查语句是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯。
【解析】
26. 结合前文Austin想要弹吉他的背景，后文提到Austin觉得这个提议很棒，可知此处是Devin先给他提出了学吉他的主意，A.礼物、C.清单、D.答案均不符合语境，选B. idea。
27. 前文提到Austin想要弹吉他，对应他未来想要加入的是音乐俱乐部，A.足球、B.舞蹈、D.电影均和弹吉他的爱好无关，选C. music。
28. 后文提到Austin看Devin弹吉他的时候觉得动作很容易，对应最开始他认为学吉他很简单，B.晚的、C.早的、D.可爱的均不符合语境，选A. easy。
29. 句意为：当Austin看着Devin弹奏的时候，觉得这件事看起来很容易，A.邀请、B.教、C.询问均不符合动作逻辑，选D. watched。
30. 前半句说Austin试着弹奏和Devin一样的歌曲，后半句说他弹出的音色完全不一样，前后是转折关系，A.所以表因果、B.或者表选择、D.因为表因果均不符合，选C. but。
31. 后文直接出现了"the first few lessons"的提示，可知此处是他决定去上吉他课，take lessons是固定搭配表示上课，B.照片、C.时间、D.金钱均不符合语境，选A. lessons。
32. 后文提到老师只给他布置简单的歌曲和基础音乐练习，可推知Austin觉得很枯燥无聊，A.兴奋的、B.成功的、D.开心的均不符合他不满的情绪，选C. bored。
33. 因为Austin觉得上课内容太无聊，所以他难过地把这件事告诉了父母，A.最终、C.开心地、D.兴奋地均不符合他当下的状态，选B. sadly。
34. 后文提到两个月后Austin才意识到妈妈是对的，说明最开始他并不相信妈妈说的要先练基础的话，B.看见、C.听到、D.注意到均不符合语境，选A. believe。
35. 前文妈妈提到练完基础之后就可以弹奏更难的歌曲，对应两个月后Austin已经可以弹奏有难度的曲子了，A.短的、B.流行的、C.旧的均不符合故事进阶的逻辑，选D. difficult。
【答案】
26.B 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.C 31.A 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.D
【知识点】
语境词义推理，连词辨析，固定搭配
【点评】
本题属于贴近学生生活的叙事类完形，整体难度偏低，考点以基础词义辨析为主，多处设置了前后文呼应的线索，比如原词复现、故事情绪逻辑的提示，引导学生养成依托上下文解题的习惯，同时传递了“循序渐进、先打好基础才能进阶”的道理。
【难度系数】
0.7