考点演练
一、根据首字母和句意写出所缺单词。
1. Though he doesn't have m______ talent, he is very interested in music.
2. At the end of each year, we will have a meeting together and the headmaster will p______ medals to some excellent students and teachers.
3. — What do you think of pop music?
— It's p______.
4. Lights are out. The concert is to begin, and the fans hold their b______ for the singer's appearance.
5. — It's raining! When did it start?
— I don't know exactly. In fact, it has l______ all this afternoon.
6. Whether at home or in the workplace, social robots will become c______ in the next few years.

1. musical　2. present　3. pleasant　4. breath　5. lasted　6. common

二、用方框中所给词的适当形式完成句子。
last gift music breath please present in common

1. Shall we go outside and ______ some fresh air?
2. For travellers, another exciting thing is the folk music performed by ______ at the table.
3. Because of the “double reduction” policy, our school life is ______ than before as we have enough time for our hobbies.
4. I like classical music very much because it sounds beautiful and has ______ value.
5. In 2023, for the first time, the Academy Award for Best Actress ______ to Michelle Yeoh, an Asian woman.
6. The girl of your age has a great ______ for music, especially pop music and classical music.
7. I have a lot ______ with my sister. For example, we both like pop music.

1. breathe　2. musicians　3. more pleasant　4. lasting　5. was presented　6. gift　7. in common

三、首字母填空。
George Dennehy was born with no arms. He never dreamed he would become a 1. m______. But that is what he has become. He was born in Romania. And 2. b______ of his poor condition, his parents sent him to an orphanage(孤儿院), where George was adopted(领养) by a family in America.
Early on, George's adoptive parents saw 3. m______ ability in him. “When I was 8 years old, my mum took me to have cello（大提琴）lessons,” he said. 4. T______ he didn't really enjoy it, he seldom missed any lessons.
His first teacher helped him be able to play with his feet. Soon he was very good at it. At the 5. b______ of high school, when the cello became “not so cool” to play, George began to play the 6. g______. “It was a lucky thing to learn the cello first,” he said. “This made playing the guitar not so hard. ”
Playing music hasn't been an easy road. He was shy at 7. f______. “I did face different challenges and didn't know if I was going to make something of myself,” he said. But these doubts didn't stop him. Every time he got on stage to play music, he could see 8. h______ the audience(观众) admired his ability. This gave him confidence and 9. e______ him to continue his career.
George said that the secret of his 10. s______ was being able to overcome（克服）difficulty. “No matter what situation you're in, anything is possible. ”

1. musician　2. because　3. musical　4. Though　5. beginning　6. guitar　7. first　8. how　9. encouraged　10. success