I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll it. It was my ninth time in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had cold refusals.
When I found out the was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (试唱) room on time. This audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady. to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was . It’s very hard to let someone whether you’re worthy of a mercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.
I grew up in a rural area. farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n) that could take him out of there. That’s how I my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge for me.
It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could see him write the letter 'n’, by the letter 'o’. I guessed he didn’t me.
As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a . Though my hands were , I found the to read the note. It didn’t say, No. It said, Now. Just then, I knew that my of being a professional musician was starting to e true.
【小题1】A．handleB．operateC．encounter D．recall【小题2】A．recognizingB．accessingC．appearingD．Approaching【小题3】A．resulted from B．ended withC．turned down D．made up【小题4】A．appointment B．informationC．reply D．petition【小题5】A．particular B．simpleC．regretful D．amusing【小题6】A．PermittingB．FailingC．Weling D．Waiting【小题7】A．excitedB．nervousC．hopefulD．helpless【小题8】A．finish B．judgeC．solve D．persuade【小题9】A．Apart fromB．Free fromC．Absent fromD．Far from【小题10】A．experienceB．profession C．skill D．trick【小题11】A．viewed B．questionedC．required D．practiced【小题12】A．progressB．processC．stop D．step【小题13】A．interestedB．embarrassedC．amazed D．puzzled【小题14】A．angrily B．clearlyC．straightlyD．hardly【小题15】A．proved B．supportedC．hidden D．followed【小题16】A．appreciateB．understandC．trust D．refuse【小题17】A．record B．note C．chance D．promise【小题18】A．waving B．removingC．shakingD．Moving【小题19】A．courageB．patienceC．imaginationD．determination【小题20】A．planB．dreamC．preferenceD．tendencyA
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解析：文章讲述作者为了从贫穷落后的地方走出来，从小开始学习唱歌，努力成为一个专业的歌手，虽然失败了8次，还是不懈努力，最后在索尼总裁的办公室试唱，并取得成功，向梦想迈进了一步。
【小题1】考查动词辨析：A. handle处理，B. operate操作，经营，C. encounter 偶遇，邂逅，D. recall回想，从前面的句子：I don’t care what life gives me;可知我不在乎生活给我什么，我会处理它们，选A
【小题2】考查动词辨析：A. recognizing认出，识别，B. accessing评价，评估，C. appearing似乎，D. Approaching靠近，这是我第九次站在音乐主管前面试图得到一个录音的机会。选C
【小题3】考查动词短语辨析：A. resulted from源于，B. ended with以…结束，C. turned down拒绝，D. made up组成，化妆，合好，前面八次都是以冷淡的拒绝结束，选B
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. appointment约会，任命，B. information信息，C. reply回答，D. petition竞争，当我知道约会是6点，我要发疯了，选A
【小题5】考查形容词辨析：A. particular 特别的，B. simple简单的，C. regretful 后悔的，D. amusing令人高兴的，这次特殊的试唱是在索尼总裁的办公室。选A
【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. Permitting允许，B. Failing失败，C. Weling欢迎，D. Waiting等待，等待为桌子后面的这个人唱歌，我很紧张，选D
【小题7】考查形容词辨析：A. excited令人兴奋的，B. nervous紧张的，C. hopeful有希望的，D. helpless无助的，从下文的：It’s very hard to let someone 38 whether you’re worthy of a mercial career in 10 minutes.可知作者很紧张，选B
【小题8】考查动词辨析：A. finish完成，B. judge判断，C. solve解决，D. persuade说服，你很难在10分钟内让一个人判断你是否值得这个职业，选B
【小题9】考查短语辨析：A. Apart from除了，B. Free from免于，摆脱，C. Absent from缺席，D. Far from远非，我正在农村长大，除了农业，没有什么当地的经济。选A
【小题10】考查名词辨析：A. experience经历，经验，B. profession专业，C. skill 技能，D. trick技巧，如果一个人有新的视野，他需要学习新的技能将他带出来，选C
【小题11】考查动词辨析：A. viewed观看，B. questioned询问，C. required要求，D. practiced练习，这就是我看待唱歌的方式，选A
【小题12】考查名词辨析： A. progress进步，B. process过程，C. stop 停止，D. step踱步，步骤，我15岁的时候，通过唱歌挣了钱，这对我是一大步。选D
【小题13】考查形容词辨析：A. interested感兴趣的，B. embarrassed尴尬的，C. amazed惊讶的，D. puzzled困惑的，在我唱歌的中间，John Grady似乎不感兴趣，选A
【小题14】考查副词辨析： A. angrily生气地，B. clearly清楚地，C. straightly径直地，D. hardly几乎不，从我站的地方，我可以清楚的看见他写的字母“n”，选B
【小题15】考查动词辨析： A. proved证明，B. supported支持，C. hidden躲藏，D. followed跟踪，跟随，接下来写了“o”，选D
【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. appreciate欣赏，B. understand理解，C. trust信任，D. refuse拒绝，我猜想他不欣赏我，选A
【小题17】考查名词辨析：A. record记录，B. note注意，便条，C. chance机会，D. promise答应，从下文的：I found the 49 to read the note. It didn’t say, No.可知我们再见的时候，Grady给了我一个便条。选B
【小题18】考查动词辨析： A. waving挥手，B. removing清楚， C. shaking摇晃，颤抖，D. Moving移动，虽然我的手在颤抖，选C
【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. courage勇气，B. patience练习，C. imagination想象，D. determination决心，我找到勇气读这个便条。选A
【小题20】考查名词辨析： A. plan计划，B. dream梦想，C. preference偏爱，D. tendency趋势，我知道我成为专业歌手的梦想要实现了。选B