阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
80-year-old Joao is a great
Brazilian classical pianist. At the age of 8, he had already won a contest 1 Bach. He could play 21 notes per second at the
2 of his skills.
However, fortune wasn't 3 to Joao. At 24 years old, he suffered an
accident that 4 the nerves in three of his
fingers. And at 55, he was struck in the head, leaving him with brain injuries
that completely paralyzed (使瘫痪) his 5.
He had to abandon the
piano, since he could 6 use his fingers. But
paralyzed hands weren't enough to make him 7 his musical career. Joao became a(n) 8 in 2003. He couldn't turn the pages in the
score or even swing the stick, so instead, he just committed every score to 9, note by note—almost 5,000 score pages.
Luckily, an engineer who
saw him playing live decided to 10 something to help him.
After a concert, he 11 Joao with the first model
of a pair of special artificial gloves.
After 12 several models, the perfect match was created.
The gloves provide the necessary 13 for each finger and can
even "tune" to what he plays. After more than 20 years, João could
finally 14 with his piano.
João knows that he might
never recover his 15 of the past. But he's
starting over, and he will keep pushing.
(1)
A .
adapting
B .
reciting
C .
playing
D .
writing
(2)
A .
mercy
B .
option
C .
drop
D .
peak
(3)
A .
kind
B .
equal
C .
mean
D .
familiar
(4)
A .
repaired
B .
damaged
C .
sustained
D .
touched
(5)
A .
legs
B .
arms
C .
face
D .
chest
(6)
A .
totally
B .
simply
C .
barely
D .
freely
(7)
A .
pursue
B .
choose
C .
start
D .
quit
(8)
A .
conductor
B .
director
C .
assistant
D .
operator
(9)
A .
memory
B .
display
C .
paper
D .
trial
(10)
A .
detect
B .
promote
C .
purchase
D .
invent
(11)
A .
restricted
B .
approached
C .
directed
D .
released
(12)
A .
showing off
B .
giving away
C .
setting up
D .
testing out
(13)
A .
support
B .
guidance
C .
attention
D .
assignment
(14)
A .
compare
B .
age
C .
reunite
D .
start
(15)
A .
health
B .
speed
C .
vision
D .
strength
答案:(1)C;(2)D;(3)A;(4)B;(5)B;(6)C;(7)D;(8)A;(9)A;(10)D;(11)B;(12)D;(13)A;(14)C;(15)B;