My father was a self-taught mandolin player. …完形填空及答案

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第一节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string ___56____ players in our town. He could not ___57___ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ___ 58___ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ___59 ___ his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ____60____I realized how much he had sacrificed.

I joined the United States Air _ 61_ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ___ 62___ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ___ 63__ _your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his _64 ___ in his ability to play so well for his family.

In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was _ 65___ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand ______66__ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger __67__ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did _ 68_ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make ___69___ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any __70_ ___ that Dad couldn't play as well.

In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life _71 ___ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the _ _72__ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few _73 __ . When I looked around, there was not a _ 74_ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, _ _75_____. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!

56. A. equipment B. instrument C. musical D. musician

57. A. read B. see C. look at D. copy

58. A. audience B. employer C. family D. friends

59. A. employing B. devoting C. spending D. wasting

60. A. since B. when C. after D. before

61. A. Power B. Energy C. Force D. Strength

62. A. on duty B. on holiday C. on vacation D. on leave

63. A. feel B. touch C. contact D. keep

64. A. proud B. pride C. please D. praise

65. A. involved B. participated C. took part D. joined

66. A. cut in B. cut up C. cut off D. cut out

67. A. which B. that C. what D. where