Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years. Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my__1__was more manageable, I__2__ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.__3__that was years ago and times have changed.__4__I live with mother on a country farm. Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to__5__my disability pension (残疾抚恤金)．__6__I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my__7__. I decided that I would consider __8__to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was__9___when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of__10__to get started. And__11__you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can__12__use. When I told the owner of the shop about my__13__； he gave me a long thoughtful __14__. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it？” he said. “Come with me.” He led me__15__the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand__16__on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your__17__and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.” I__18__. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose__19__that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help. His__20__still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

    【语篇解读】　本部分原文节选于读者文摘(Reader’s Digest)澳大利亚版，考题略有删节，并替换掉原文中超过高考范围的词汇，采取同义词替换的手段使原文表述通畅。所选文章延续历年出题模式，以记叙文为题材，选取作者在生命中不平凡的阶段受到陌生人帮助的事实，歌颂和赞扬人间真情和助人的美德。

1. A. loneliness　　　　　　　　 B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness 解析　属于上文提示法，首句中出现ill，此选项应是ill的同义表达，故选D。 答案　D

2. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared 解析　属于上文提示法，上句出现病情可以manageable，所以作者应该是享受那段过去的美好时光，故选B.enjoyed。此选项在2009年全国一卷完形填空部分第41题出现过，且也为正确选项。答案　B

3. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly 解析　属于下文解释法，下文出现发生改变，结合首句作者生病，可推出作者表达的是不幸的情绪，故选C.unfortunately。此选项为高考完形填空中的的高频选项。答案　C

4. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile 解析　属于转折对比法，上文出现years ago和changed，因此推出此题应回归现实，故选A.now。此选项在2009年浙江卷完形填空部分第37题出现过，且也为正确选项。答案　A

5. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of 解析　属于固定搭配法，add up to总计；make up for弥补，补偿；get rid of处理，摆脱；take advantage of利用。此题应选B. make up for。此选项考生不应陌生，2009年浙江卷完形填空部分第21题D选项曾出现过此词，可见背历年考题中的选项部分的重要性。 答案　B

6. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before 解析　属于逻辑关系法，此法多用于句子与句子之间，解决连词的问题。因为作者下午需要睡觉，所以受到限制。故选B.As。 答案　B

7. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions 解析　属于上文解释法，第三段首句提到作者打算做某事，但由于病情，下午需要睡觉，所以选择受限，故选C.choices。 答案　C

8. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back 解析　属于前后照应法，上文提到过几年之前唱歌的事实，此处再次出现要去唱歌，故选D.going back。 答案　D

9. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited 解析　属于中文代入法，全家都是音乐家，所以走进音像店会被认出，故选A.recognized。 答案　A

10. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge 解析　属于A and B法，这是并列结构，要求前后词性与词义要相似，几乎在每年的高考完形中都会考查这个知识点。本题and之前说东西很贵，之后理应推出没有足够的钱，故选A.money。答案　A

11. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often 解析　属于反义词一对，即四个选项中有一组反义词，答案多在这组反义词中出现。此题C和D构成反义结构，根据文章信息，故选D.often。答案　D

 12. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly 解析　属于中文代入法，实际上一张光盘里的十首歌也只有三、四首可以用，故选A.actually。 答案　A

 13. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer 解析　属于上文提示法，上文中作者有提到过想再次唱歌的这个想法，故选C.idea。答案　C

14. A. face B. view C. look D. sight 解析　属于同义辨析法，此考查点多在四级考试完形填空部分中出现，在2008年高考英语浙江卷第26题也曾考查过，当年的难度系数约为0.32。此题中的B.view强调的是眺望风景，C.look强调看的眼神，D.sight强调视力，本文店主深深地看了作者，属于眼神之间的交流，故选C.look。答案　C

15. A. over B. along C. towards D. through 解析　属于固定搭配法，店主带领作者穿过拥挤的店铺，从空间穿过，故选D.through。 答案　D

16. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully 解析　属于感情色彩法，此法多用于解决形容词或副词。下文出现treasure，因此可以推出店主对自己的宝物爱不释手，心爱地触摸，故选B.lovingly。答案　B

17. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step 解析　属于固定搭配法，take your pick，美国俚语，随你挑选的意思，故选A.pick。 答案　A

18. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried 解析　属于语法识别法，近几年高考完形填空部分逐步淡化语法点考查，一般只会涉及一道。C.should have cried，本应该做的事情而没有做，放在原文中过于牵强，而本题是作者受到店主的恩惠，非常感动，本可以哭但没有哭，故选D.could have cried。 答案　D

19. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest 解析　属于寻找重复法，31题与32题之前曾出现only three to four songs...can use，对应．..could sing，故选B.the ones。 答案　B

20. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust 解析　属于主旨概况法，即所选选项要与原文中心相一致。本文详细描述店主对作者的帮助，店主的善举感动作者，故选C.kindness。答案　C