《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。(2024·江苏淮安一模)
Brenda was a girl with one big dream. She wanted to play the 1 in a band(乐队). But one big problem was in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to 2 a lot. But she lived next to a lot of old people. Many of them liked living in a quiet place. The sound of beating drums would make them feel 3.
Brenda was a very kind girl. She tried to find a way to practise the drums 4 bothering (打扰) other people. 5 she tried playing in the kitchen, and even in the bathroom. But there was always 6 who could hear the noise.
One day, while watching a 7 programme on TV, she found that sound cannot travel in space because there's no 8. At that moment, Brenda decided to become a musical astronaut.
After a lot of hard work, Brenda built a space bubble. It was a big glass ball 9 to a machine. The machine could draw out(抽出) all the air inside. All that would be 10 inside were drums and a chair. Brenda put on the spacesuit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and then she played the drums 11.
Soon, Brenda became 12. So many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly after that, she started to give concerts. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and went far 13 her first dream of playing the drums in a band.
Years later, when people asked her 14 she could achieve all this, she thought for a moment and said, “These people next door are old and I need to 15 about their feelings. If not, I wouldn't go such a long way to find a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.”
( C )1. A. piano
B. guitar
C. drums
D. violin
( A )2. A. practise
B. learn
C. enjoy
D. listen
( B )3. A. relaxed
B. nervous
C. interested
D. quiet
( A )4. A. without
B. with
C. against
D. to
( C )5. A. For
B. But
C. So
D. Because
( B )6. A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
( B )7. A. sports
B. science
C. history
D. dance
( A )8. A. air
B. noise
C. water
D. light
( D )9. A. led
B. devoted
C. passed
D. connected
( B )10. A. stayed
B. left
C. made
D. entered
( C )11. A. slowly
B. angrily
C. happily
D. quickly
( A )12. A. famous
B. strong
C. curious
D. energetic
( A )13. A. beyond
B. over
C. across
D. through
( B )14. A. who
B. how
C. what
D. when
( D )15. A. hear
B. worry
C. talk
D. care

答案： 1. C 【点拨】piano 钢琴;guitar 吉他;drum 鼓;violin 小提琴。根据“The sound of beating drums”可知是敲架子鼓。故选 C。2. A 【点拨】practise 练习;learn 学习;enjoy 享受;listen 听。根据“To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to...”可知,她要经常练习敲架子鼓。故选 A。3. B 【点拨】relaxed 放松的;nervous 紧张的;interested 感兴趣的;quiet 安静的。根据“The sound of beating drums would make them feel...”可知,敲架子鼓的声音会让老人感到紧张。故选 B。4. A 【点拨】without 没有;with 和;against 反对;to 到。根据“She tried to find a way to practise the drums... bothering(打扰) other people. ”可知,是找一个不打扰别人就能练习敲架子鼓的方法。故选 A。5. C 【点拨】for 为了;but 但是;so 所以;because 因为。此处和前句是因果关系,此处表示结果。故选 C。6. B 【点拨】anyone 任何人;someone 某人;everyone 每个人;no one 没有人。根据语境可知,总是有人能听到噪声。故选 B。7. B 【点拨】sport 运动;science 科学;history 历史;dance 舞蹈。根据“she found that sound cannot travel in space”可知,是科学节目。故选 B。8. A 【点拨】air 空气;noise 噪声;water 水;light 光。太空中没有空气,所以声音不能传播。故选 A。9. D 【点拨】lead 引领;devote 致力;pass 通过;connect 连接。根据“to a machine”可知,这个球连接着一台机器。故选 D。10. B 【点拨】stay 停留;leave 剩下;make 制作;enter 进入。根据“inside were drums and a chair”可知,里面只剩下鼓和椅子。故选 B。11. C 【点拨】slowly 慢慢地;angrily 生气地;happily 开心地;quickly 快地。根据语境可知,她可以自由地敲架子鼓了,她应该很开心。故选 C。12. A 【点拨】famous 著名的;strong 强壮的;curious 好奇的;energetic 精力充沛的。根据“So many people came to see her play in her space bubble. ”可知,很多人来看她表演,所以她出名了。故选 A。13. A 【点拨】beyond 超过;over 在……上方;across 穿过;through 穿过。根据$“Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and went far \underline{13} her first dream”$可知,是超出了她最初的梦想。故选 A。14. B 【点拨】who 谁;how 如何;what 什么;when 什么时候。根据语境可知,是问她是如何实现这一切的。故选 B。15. D 【点拨】hear 听到;worry 担心;talk 谈话;care 关心。根据$“I need to \underline{15} about their feelings”$可知,要关心他们的感受。故选 D。