五、完形填空
Have you seen the incredible guitar playing of man born with no arms? The musician who was born without arms is being for his greatest guitar-playing skills in a short documentary(纪实的) video which shows him playing the instrument with his .
Mark Goffeney, 46 of San Diego, who is as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar, shows how he became a talented performer despite his in the inspiring video. “I first the instrument when I was nine, after my father brought home a beat-up with only four strings. My first guitar came from some place like a landfill(垃圾场),” says Mark, who adds that he became “” about becoming a musician at age 12.
Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a , but ran into because of his disability. Therefore, he started his own rock band, called Wicked Misfit, and began booking gigs(特约演奏) in California.
Things were professionally for Mark because of his disability. But everything when he started playing music from the heart. “When I pursuing this fantasy dream of being a rock star and just started playing music to make whatever milk money I could to support my family, everything started feeling good and out for me,” he shares.
Today, Mark with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street-performer in California, where he makes quite good money by passers-by.
()1. A. praised B. prepared C. chosen D. named
()2. A. arms B. hands C. feet D. fingers
()3. A. treated B. ignored C. known D. served
()4. A. suffering B. injury C. courage D. disability
()5. A. dealt with B. took up C. set down D. picked out
()6. A. guitar B. piano C. violin D. drum
()7. A. doubtful B. worried C. curious D. serious
()8. A. society B. band C. party D. family
()9. A. comments B. activities C. difficulties D. chances
()10. A. encouraging B. interesting C. easy D. tough
()11. A. paused B. changed C. happened D. formed
()12. A. stopped B. began C. enjoyed D. finished
()13. A. figuring B. working C. looking D. trying
()14. A. connects B. meets C. performs D. communicates
()15. A. donated B. required C. charged D. raised

1~5 ACCDB 6~10 ADBCD 11~15 BABCA
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了天生没有双臂的音乐家Mark Goffeney靠自己的双脚演奏出动人的音乐,他创建了自己的乐队,并成为成功的街头艺人。
1. A 解析:根据上文“Have you seen the incredible guitar playing of man born with no arms?”可知,此处使用提问的方式介绍一位天生没有双臂的吉他手;结合下文“for his greatest guitar-playing skills in a short documentary video”可推断,此处指人们对他高超的演奏技巧大加称赞。praise称赞,表扬;prepare准备;choose选择;name命名。故选A。
2. C 解析:根据上文“The musician who was born without arms”以及下文“Mark Goffeney, 46 of San Diego, who is 3 as 'Big Toe' because of the way he plays the guitar”可知,Mark Goffeney没有双臂。由此可知,此处指他用脚弹奏吉他。故选C。
3. C 解析:根据下文“as 'Big Toe' because of the way he plays the guitar”可知,此处指Mark因弹奏吉他的方式而被称为“大脚趾”。treat对待,治疗;ignore忽视;know知道,把……称作;serve服务。be known as意为“被称为”。故选C。
4. D 解析:根据上文“The musician who was born without arms”以及下文“because of his disability”可知,此处指他克服了天生残疾,成为才华横溢的表演家。suffering遭遇;injury受伤;courage勇气;disability残疾。故选D。
5. B 解析:根据上文中的“first”以及下文“after my father brought home a beat-up 6 with only four strings”可知,此处描述的是Mark初次接触吉他的经历。deal with处理;take up拿起,接受,开始从事;set down记下;pick out挑出。故选B。
6. A 解析:根据语境和下文“My first guitar came from some place like a landfill”可知,此处介绍的是Mark的第一把吉他,它只有四根弦。guitar吉他;piano钢琴;violin小提琴;drum鼓。故选A。
7. D 解析:根据下文“Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a 8 , but ran into 9 because of his disability.”可知,Mark把所有醒着的时间用于搜索小镇以及尝试加入乐队。由此可推断,此处指Mark在12岁时开始对成为音乐家这件事变得认真起来。doubtful怀疑的;worried担忧的;curious好奇的;serious认真的,严肃的。故选D。
8. B 解析:根据下文“Therefore, he started his own rock band, called Wicked Misfit, and began booking gigs in California.”可知,Mark创建了自己的乐队,而他之所以创建自己的乐队是因为加入别的乐队无望,故此处指他尝试加入乐队。society社会;band乐队;party聚会;family家庭。故选B。
9. C 解析:根据常识以及下文“because of his disability”可知,此处指由于Mark是残疾人,他遇到许多困难。comment评论;activity活动;difficulty困难;chance机会。故选C。
10. D 解析:根据下文“because of his disability”可知,此处指由于他的残疾,他的职业生涯很艰难。encouraging鼓舞人心的;interesting有趣的;easy容易的;tough艰难的。故选D。
11. B 解析:根据上文并结合but以及下文“when he started playing music from the heart”可知,上下文之间为转折关系,此处指虽然职业生涯由于残疾而艰难,但当他开始发自内心地演奏音乐时,一切都改变了。pause暂停;change改变;happen发生;form形成。故选B。
12. A 解析:根据下文“just started playing music to make whatever milk money I could to support my family”可知,Mark开始通过音乐谋求生计。由此可知,此处指他停止追求成为明星的梦想。stop停止;begin开始;enjoy喜欢;finish完成。故选A。
13. B 解析:根据上文“everything started feeling good”可知,此处指当Mark改变想法后,所有事情开始好转。figure out弄清楚;解决;work out奏效,好转,顺利;look out小心,当心;try out试用。故选B。
14. C 解析:根据下文“with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street-performer in California”可知,此处指Mark和他的乐队一起表演。connect连接;meet遇到;perform表演;communicate交流。故选C。
15. A 解析:根据上文“becomes a street-performer”可知,他与乐队在街头表演;结合下文中的“by passers-by”可知,此处指他的钱是路人捐赠所得。donate捐赠;require需要;charge收费;raise提高。故选A。