I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’re made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
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【解析】
試題分析：
1.C 副詞辨析。A相反B設(shè)法C不管怎么說D也；不管怎么說，老板對他們也不好。這是媽媽在安慰自己。
2.B 連詞辨析。就在這時我聽見了鋼琴聲和高過周圍的噪音的歌聲。When在這時，引導(dǎo)表語從句。
3.A 名詞辨析。A噪音B觀點C場景D匆忙；指歌聲搞過周圍的噪音。
4.D 上下文串聯(lián)。我走得更慢了因為我想知道這個聲音從哪里來。
5.D 介詞辨析。Through穿過。穿過人群我看見一個年輕的女士坐在鋼琴邊上。
6.B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文45空的in her carriage說明B正確。
7.D 動詞辨析。A使…泄氣B打擾C震驚D安慰；她唱歌的方式讓我得到了安慰。
8.A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知她在街上表演。故A正確。
9.C 名詞辨析。A形象B信念C勇氣D時間。我在想在公共場合表演一定要很大的勇氣。
10.B 名詞辨析。A使用說明B方向C手術(shù)D目的；她朝我這個方向看。
11.C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一段可知媽媽下崗了，我也遇見了生活中艱難的情景。、
12.D 上下文串聯(lián)。上文我向她表示感謝。她說很高興能幫助到我。
13.B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一段說明我媽媽下崗了。Get fired被解雇。
14..C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的your head is down說明她在說我走路的方式。
15.A 名詞辨析。A機會B可能性C表演D經(jīng)歷；機會來自不同的方面，如果總是低頭，你就不能看見機會。
16.B 動詞辨析。A脫落B抬頭C撿起D敲；她讓我抬起頭來。
17.B 動詞辨析。A使…壓抑B鼓勵C使…害怕D使…驚訝；根據(jù)上文可知她是在鼓勵我。
18.C 形容詞辨析。A積極B體貼C消極D驚訝；她經(jīng)常能看到一些消極的人走過，想幫助他們緩解痛苦。
19.A 名詞辨析。A痛苦B風(fēng)景C尊敬D注意力。句意同上文。
20.D 形容詞辨析。A古典B嚴肅C好奇D音樂。根據(jù)上文可知她是一個學(xué)習(xí)音樂的人，故D正確。
考點：考查夾敘夾議類完型
點評：文章介紹了我的媽媽下崗了，我的生活陷入了困境，我的情緒也受到了影響，在此情況下我在街上遇見了一個表演的歌手，她鼓勵我抬起頭來，勇敢面對生活中的困難和挫折。本文設(shè)空合理，主要考查在上下文中運用語法規(guī)則的能力和詞匯的辨析能力，在平時要特別加強對動詞的辨析理解。
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