四、完形填空
When I told my husband that I planned to learn the drums, he looked quite surprised. It was completely understandable, 1 in the 35 years of our marriage, I had shown almost no interest in music of any kind, let alone such a loud and 2 instrument.
With the kids finally grown up and my work slowing down, I signed up for a free beginners' drum lesson. My teacher not only taught me how to 3 the sticks, but also how to kick the drum in a regular（有规律的）beat. At first, it felt far more difficult than I had expected, but my teacher smiled patiently and kept 4 me throughout the class. By the end of the course, she praised my progress and said I had done much better than most beginners.
When I walked out of the classroom, I felt unexpectedly happy. I quickly realized that I 5 liked drumming, so I 6 with regular lessons. For my first paid class, I was paired with a new teacher, who 7 me on the names of different drums. As a reward for passing the quiz（测试）on my basic knowledge, I got a small sticker!
Determined（坚定的）to improve faster, I started watching online drum courses at home. Under each lesson video, I found countless 8 repeating the same feeling: “I'm 57/62/65 and taking up the drums for the first time.” Knowing that others of my age were also stepping out of their comfort zones（舒适区）made me feel far less 9 about starting late.
At my latest lesson, I earned two more stickers! With this small success as my 10, I went home and practised even harder, because you never know when a famous band might need someone to stand in for them. I even wondered if they gave out stickers to their guest drummers?
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When I told my husband that I planned to learn the drums, he looked quite surprised. It was completely understandable, 1 in the 35 years of our marriage, I had shown almost no interest in music of any kind, let alone such a loud and 2 instrument.
With the kids finally grown up and my work slowing down, I signed up for a free beginners' drum lesson. My teacher not only taught me how to 3 the sticks, but also how to kick the drum in a regular（有规律的）beat. At first, it felt far more difficult than I had expected, but my teacher smiled patiently and kept 4 me throughout the class. By the end of the course, she praised my progress and said I had done much better than most beginners.
When I walked out of the classroom, I felt unexpectedly happy. I quickly realized that I 5 liked drumming, so I 6 with regular lessons. For my first paid class, I was paired with a new teacher, who 7 me on the names of different drums. As a reward for passing the quiz（测试）on my basic knowledge, I got a small sticker!
Determined（坚定的）to improve faster, I started watching online drum courses at home. Under each lesson video, I found countless 8 repeating the same feeling: “I'm 57/62/65 and taking up the drums for the first time.” Knowing that others of my age were also stepping out of their comfort zones（舒适区）made me feel far less 9 about starting late.
At my latest lesson, I earned two more stickers! With this small success as my 10, I went home and practised even harder, because you never know when a famous band might need someone to stand in for them. I even wondered if they gave out stickers to their guest drummers?
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）1. A. unless B. because C. though D. until（
A
）2. A. energetic B. gentle C. ordinary D. classical（
C
）3. A. lift B. break C. hold D. push（
D
）4. A. judging B. doubting C. controlling D. inspiring（
C
）5. A. hardly B. shortly C. truly D. closely（
B
）6. A. stopped B. continued C. dealt D. decided（
B
）7. A. greeted B. tested C. treated D. argued（
D
）8. A. goals B. suggestions C. notices D. reviews（
A
）9. A. nervous B. curious C. excited D. mad（
C
）10. A. imagination B. celebration C. encouragement D. agreement答案：1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文逻辑、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项：1. 需判断前后句因果关系；2. 结合鼓的属性选合适形容词；3. 考查握鼓棒的固定搭配；4. 结合老师的行为选合适动词；5. 表达对打鼓的真实态度；6. 结合前文的喜欢判断后续动作；7. 结合测试奖励的语境选动词；8. 视频下的评论类内容；9. 结合语境判断不再有的情绪；10. 小成功带来的作用。
【解析】
1. 选B。前文提到丈夫对“我”学打鼓很惊讶，后文解释原因是结婚35年“我”对音乐几乎没兴趣，前后为因果关系，故用because。
2. 选A。鼓是吵闹且充满活力的乐器，energetic符合语境；gentle（温柔的）、ordinary（普通的）、classical（古典的）均不符合。
3. 选C。固定搭配hold the sticks表示“握鼓棒”，lift（举起）、break（打破）、push（推）不符合语境。
4. 选D。老师耐心微笑，全程鼓励学生，inspiring（鼓励）符合；judging（判断）、doubting（怀疑）、controlling（控制）不符合。
5. 选C。前文提到走出教室很开心，意识到自己真的喜欢打鼓，truly（真正地）符合；hardly（几乎不）、shortly（立刻）、closely（紧密地）不符合。
6. 选B。因为真的喜欢打鼓，所以继续上常规课，continued（继续）符合；stopped（停止）、dealt（处理）、decided（决定）不符合。
7. 选B。新老师测试“我”对不同鼓名称的掌握，tested（测试）符合；greeted（问候）、treated（对待）、argued（争论）不符合。
8. 选D。课程视频下是其他学习者的评论，reviews（评论）符合；goals（目标）、suggestions（建议）、notices（通知）不符合。
9. 选A。知道同龄也有人走出舒适区，所以不再为开始得晚而紧张，nervous（紧张的）符合；curious（好奇的）、excited（兴奋的）、mad（疯狂的）不符合。
10. 选C。小成功作为鼓励，让“我”更努力练习，encouragement（鼓励）符合；imagination（想象）、celebration（庆祝）、agreement（同意）不符合。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、上下文语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者中年学习打鼓的经历，传递了勇于尝试、年龄不是障碍的理念，解题需结合上下文逻辑和词汇用法，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文逻辑、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项：1. 需判断前后句因果关系；2. 结合鼓的属性选合适形容词；3. 考查握鼓棒的固定搭配；4. 结合老师的行为选合适动词；5. 表达对打鼓的真实态度；6. 结合前文的喜欢判断后续动作；7. 结合测试奖励的语境选动词；8. 视频下的评论类内容；9. 结合语境判断不再有的情绪；10. 小成功带来的作用。
【解析】
1. 选B。前文提到丈夫对“我”学打鼓很惊讶，后文解释原因是结婚35年“我”对音乐几乎没兴趣，前后为因果关系，故用because。
2. 选A。鼓是吵闹且充满活力的乐器，energetic符合语境；gentle（温柔的）、ordinary（普通的）、classical（古典的）均不符合。
3. 选C。固定搭配hold the sticks表示“握鼓棒”，lift（举起）、break（打破）、push（推）不符合语境。
4. 选D。老师耐心微笑，全程鼓励学生，inspiring（鼓励）符合；judging（判断）、doubting（怀疑）、controlling（控制）不符合。
5. 选C。前文提到走出教室很开心，意识到自己真的喜欢打鼓，truly（真正地）符合；hardly（几乎不）、shortly（立刻）、closely（紧密地）不符合。
6. 选B。因为真的喜欢打鼓，所以继续上常规课，continued（继续）符合；stopped（停止）、dealt（处理）、decided（决定）不符合。
7. 选B。新老师测试“我”对不同鼓名称的掌握，tested（测试）符合；greeted（问候）、treated（对待）、argued（争论）不符合。
8. 选D。课程视频下是其他学习者的评论，reviews（评论）符合；goals（目标）、suggestions（建议）、notices（通知）不符合。
9. 选A。知道同龄也有人走出舒适区，所以不再为开始得晚而紧张，nervous（紧张的）符合；curious（好奇的）、excited（兴奋的）、mad（疯狂的）不符合。
10. 选C。小成功作为鼓励，让“我”更努力练习，encouragement（鼓励）符合；imagination（想象）、celebration（庆祝）、agreement（同意）不符合。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、上下文语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者中年学习打鼓的经历，传递了勇于尝试、年龄不是障碍的理念，解题需结合上下文逻辑和词汇用法，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5