For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high schoo
英语试题 02-29
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, ____41____ (struggle) with their heavy instrument cases, and turning up at school for practice hours ____42____ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to avoid music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly on ____43____ piano and found it easy to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it. He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, ____44____ had wandered over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, because the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel ____45____ (go) into the music storeroom to see if any of the ____46____ (instrument) there appealed to him. There he decided to give the cello a chance. When he began practicing, he took it very casually. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and ____47____ (commit) to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing ____48____ (reason) well.
This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, dragging his heavy instrument case ____49____ the campus to the music room to the pitying looks of the non-musicians he ____50____ (leave) behind.
【答案】41. struggling
42. before 43. the
44. who 45. go/should go
46. instruments
47. was committed
48. reasonably
49. across 50. had left
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了主人公Gabriel 对音乐由最初的排斥甚至不屑到热爱的心路历程，每个人都应该发现自己的兴趣所在，并为其投入时间和精力。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在高中的头几年，Gabriel总是怜悯地看着那些在沉重的乐器盒里苦苦挣扎的音乐系学生，在其他人还没到的时候就出现在学校里练习几个小时。分析可知，所填空在句中应是之前名词the music students 的后置定语，两者为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填struggling。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意：在高中的头几年，Gabriel总是怜悯地看着那些在沉重的乐器盒里苦苦挣扎的音乐系学生，在其他人还没到的时候就出现在学校里练习几个小时。分析可知，所填空前后句之间为时间关系，且根据句意可知，应是在其他人到校之前练习乐器，应用连词before。故填before。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：然而，有一天，在他学校标准课程的音乐课上，他在钢琴上漫不经心地弹奏，发现很容易就能演奏出曲调。分析可知，演奏钢琴是play the piano， 乐器piano之前要加定冠词the。故填the。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：他努力在音乐老师面前隐藏自己明显的快乐，因为老师正走过来听他演奏。分析可知，____4____ had wandered over to listen.应是之前名词the music teacher 的非限制性定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who。故填who。
【45题详解】
考查虚拟语气。句意：他可能做得不是特别好，因为老师告诉Gabriel他的耳朵很灵，并建议他去音乐储藏室看看那里有没有他喜欢的乐器。分析可知，“suggested”此处为“建议”，之后宾语从句应用虚拟语气结构，即：that+主语+（should）+动词原形+其他。故填go/should go。
【46题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：他可能做得不是特别好，因为老师告诉Gabriel他的耳朵很灵，并建议他去音乐储藏室看看那里有没有他喜欢的乐器。分析可知，instrument，意为“乐器”，可数名词，此处表示复数概念，应用复数形式。故填instruments。
【47题详解】
考查时态和被动语态。句意：但他很快就发现自己喜欢上了这种乐器，并致力于练习，几个月后，他的演奏就相当不错了。分析可知，所填空应是从句中的谓语，遵循时态一致原则，应是过去时，commit，动词，意为“使 (自己) 致力于”，与主语之间为被动关系，be committed to doing sth, “致力于做某事”。故填was committed。
【48题详解】
考查副词。句意：但他很快就发现自己喜欢上了这种乐器，并致力于练习，几个月后，他的演奏就相当不错了。分析可知，所填空在句子中应是副词作状语修饰之后的副词well。故填reasonably。
【49题详解】
考查介词。句意：当然，这意味着他一大早就到了学校，拖着沉重的乐器箱穿过校园，来到音乐室，面对着他身后那些非音乐家们同情的表情。分析可知，空之后为名词，所填空应是介词，结合句意理解为“穿过校园到音乐教室”，应用介词across，across意为“横穿过”。故填across。
【50题详解】
考查时态。句意：当然，这意味着他一大早就到了学校，拖着沉重的乐器箱穿过校园，来到音乐室，面对着他身后那些非音乐家们同情的表情。分析可知，“he ____10____ (leave) behind”应是之前the non-musicians 的定语从句，结合语境可知，动词短语leave behind早于arrived at (到达）发生，应是过去的过去，过去完成时结构。故填had left。
【点睛】语法填空技巧—副词判断
在语法填空题中对于副词的考查比较固定。一般而言副词在句子担当状语成分，其位置比较规律。认清规律，方便答题。
副词在句首或句末：Adv, 句子或句子+adv。
副词在句中，修饰动词作方式状语，修饰形容词或副词作程度状语。
比如文章第8小题：
…so that within a couple of months he was playing ____8____ (reason) well
所填空之后为副词，因此应填副词作程度状语修饰well, 故填reason的副词形式：reasonably。
For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, ____41____ (struggle) with their heavy instrument cases, and turning up at school for practice hours ____42____ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to avoid music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly on ____43____ piano and found it easy to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it. He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, ____44____ had wandered over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, because the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel ____45____ (go) into the music storeroom to see if any of the ____46____ (instrument) there appealed to him. There he decided to give the cello a chance. When he began practicing, he took it very casually. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and ____47____ (commit) to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing ____48____ (reason) well.
This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, dragging his heavy instrument case ____49____ the campus to the music room to the pitying looks of the non-musicians he ____50____ (leave) behind.
【答案】41. struggling
42. before 43. the
44. who 45. go/should go
46. instruments
47. was committed
48. reasonably
49. across 50. had left
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了主人公Gabriel 对音乐由最初的排斥甚至不屑到热爱的心路历程，每个人都应该发现自己的兴趣所在，并为其投入时间和精力。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在高中的头几年，Gabriel总是怜悯地看着那些在沉重的乐器盒里苦苦挣扎的音乐系学生，在其他人还没到的时候就出现在学校里练习几个小时。分析可知，所填空在句中应是之前名词the music students 的后置定语，两者为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填struggling。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意：在高中的头几年，Gabriel总是怜悯地看着那些在沉重的乐器盒里苦苦挣扎的音乐系学生，在其他人还没到的时候就出现在学校里练习几个小时。分析可知，所填空前后句之间为时间关系，且根据句意可知，应是在其他人到校之前练习乐器，应用连词before。故填before。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：然而，有一天，在他学校标准课程的音乐课上，他在钢琴上漫不经心地弹奏，发现很容易就能演奏出曲调。分析可知，演奏钢琴是play the piano， 乐器piano之前要加定冠词the。故填the。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：他努力在音乐老师面前隐藏自己明显的快乐，因为老师正走过来听他演奏。分析可知，____4____ had wandered over to listen.应是之前名词the music teacher 的非限制性定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who。故填who。
【45题详解】
考查虚拟语气。句意：他可能做得不是特别好，因为老师告诉Gabriel他的耳朵很灵，并建议他去音乐储藏室看看那里有没有他喜欢的乐器。分析可知，“suggested”此处为“建议”，之后宾语从句应用虚拟语气结构，即：that+主语+（should）+动词原形+其他。故填go/should go。
【46题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：他可能做得不是特别好，因为老师告诉Gabriel他的耳朵很灵，并建议他去音乐储藏室看看那里有没有他喜欢的乐器。分析可知，instrument，意为“乐器”，可数名词，此处表示复数概念，应用复数形式。故填instruments。
【47题详解】
考查时态和被动语态。句意：但他很快就发现自己喜欢上了这种乐器，并致力于练习，几个月后，他的演奏就相当不错了。分析可知，所填空应是从句中的谓语，遵循时态一致原则，应是过去时，commit，动词，意为“使 (自己) 致力于”，与主语之间为被动关系，be committed to doing sth, “致力于做某事”。故填was committed。
【48题详解】
考查副词。句意：但他很快就发现自己喜欢上了这种乐器，并致力于练习，几个月后，他的演奏就相当不错了。分析可知，所填空在句子中应是副词作状语修饰之后的副词well。故填reasonably。
【49题详解】
考查介词。句意：当然，这意味着他一大早就到了学校，拖着沉重的乐器箱穿过校园，来到音乐室，面对着他身后那些非音乐家们同情的表情。分析可知，空之后为名词，所填空应是介词，结合句意理解为“穿过校园到音乐教室”，应用介词across，across意为“横穿过”。故填across。
【50题详解】
考查时态。句意：当然，这意味着他一大早就到了学校，拖着沉重的乐器箱穿过校园，来到音乐室，面对着他身后那些非音乐家们同情的表情。分析可知，“he ____10____ (leave) behind”应是之前the non-musicians 的定语从句，结合语境可知，动词短语leave behind早于arrived at (到达）发生，应是过去的过去，过去完成时结构。故填had left。
【点睛】语法填空技巧—副词判断
在语法填空题中对于副词的考查比较固定。一般而言副词在句子担当状语成分，其位置比较规律。认清规律，方便答题。
副词在句首或句末：Adv, 句子或句子+adv。
副词在句中，修饰动词作方式状语，修饰形容词或副词作程度状语。
比如文章第8小题：
…so that within a couple of months he was playing ____8____ (reason) well
所填空之后为副词，因此应填副词作程度状语修饰well, 故填reason的副词形式：reasonably。
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