一、完形填空
Have you seen the guitar-playing of a man born with no arms? The musician who was born without arms is showing his guitar-playing skills in a short documentary video. In the video he plays the instrument with his ().
Mark Goffeney,46,of San Diego,who is () as "Big Toe" because of the way he plays the guitar,shows how he became a talented performer(表演者) despite(尽管) his (). "I first took up(开始喜欢) the () when I was nine,after my father brought home a beat-up guitar with only four strings(弦). My first guitar came from some place like a landfill(垃圾场)," says Mark,who adds that he became () about becoming a musician at age 12.
Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a band(乐队),but ran into () because he has no arms. So he started his own rock band,called Wicked Misfit,and began giving shows in California.
Things were () hard for Mark at first. But everything () when he started playing music from the heart.
"When I started playing music to make money to provide my family () a better life,everything started feeling good and working out for me," he also shares.
Today,Mark performs with his band,Big Toe,and also becomes a street-performer in California,where he makes quite good money () by passers-by(路人).

二、阅读理解
"Art is long,life is short," was from Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto,who passed away at the age of 71,on March 28,2023.
Sakamoto showed great interest in music when he was a little boy. He began studying composition(作曲)at 11 and learned music in college. He was always interested in sounds around him. When he was a high school student in Tokyo,he would ride the train and enjoy himself by listening to the sounds it made.

In 1978,he formed a music group called Yellow Magic Group. He made songs that influenced early hip-hop and techno. But what made Sakamoto world-famous was his film music. In 1983,he composed the music for the movie Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence(《圣诞快乐,劳伦斯先生》)and acted in it as well. His film score for The Last Emperor(《末代皇帝》),in 1987,won him an Oscar,a Grammy,and a Golden Globe.
Sakamoto always paid close attention to the real world and human society. In 2020,he gave a music performance for Wuhan people who were going through a difficult time. He used Chinese-style instruments such as gongs(锣)and cymbals(钹)made in Wuhan to bring people strength and courage.
He also did some other great things. When visiting the earthquake area,he found an old piano. He repaired it and made it into a work of art by adding sensors(感应器)to the keys. The instrument then became a machine that made sounds from earthquake areas around the world. This was his way of reminding people to never forget the terrible disaster.
" ▲ We just don't usually hear them as music."
()1. Sakamoto's experience on the train showed that ______.
A. he was very interested in music B. he could compose with noises
C. he liked to take trains to travel D. he could be easily influenced
()2. Sakamoto became world-famous for ______.
A. his music group B. his film music
C. hip-hop and techno music D. his actions against earthquakes
()3. What words can we use to describe Sakamoto according to the passage?
A. Friendly and careful. B. Hard-working and strong-minded.
C. Patient and generous. D. Creative and warm-hearted.
()4. Which sentence can be put in the " ▲ " in the last paragraph?
A. There are many kinds of instruments. B. Everyone can be a musician.
C. Life is full of surprises. D. The world is full of sounds.
()5. What isn't included in the passage?
A. Sakamoto's achievements. B. How Sakamoto fought against his illness.
C. What Sakamoto was like. D. Whether Sakamoto is alive or not.