四、完形填空
When Detective Roger arrived at Glockentown, Benjamin, the town clockmaker, ran up to him. “Roger! You’re the only one that can save the town! Shh! It’s almost two o’clock! 1 ______!” Silence fell over the square. It’s known that Glockentown is famous for its 2 ______. Each hour after chiming (报时), the clock plays a 10-minute music-box concert, and fairy dolls come out and dance to the 3 ______. People come from miles around just to see this amazing scene!
BLAAAAAAT! The sound from the clock was more like a trumpet (小号) with a wet cloth stuck inside it. The 4 ______ sound continued for 10 minutes. Roger followed Benjamin to the clock tower, but found 5 ______. Back in town, Roger sat in a coffee shop, 6 ______ the case. He suddenly heard a player playing outside. A sign next to him read “Professor Berg, Alpenhorn (山笛) Player”. Roger 7 ______ out to meet the player. “Professor, what 8 ______ will you give your students about practising?”
“Well, for beginners, I’ll tell them to make sound at the same time every day for 10 minutes.”
Roger felt excited. “I see. Do you advise them to practise indoors?” “Of course not! You set up your alpenhorn in the highest place outside, especially at the top of a 9 ______ …” Hearing this, Roger ran to the mountain behind the town clock. There was a house at the top! He knocked on the door and a young man answered.
“Excuse me, do you play the alpenhorn?” asked Roger. “Every day at two o’clock,” the young man said 10 ______. Roger smiled. “We would hear your practice better at 2:30. Would you like to change your time?” “With pleasure!” The man was glad to know he had a fan.
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D
) 1. A. Look B. Shout C. Catch D. Listen
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B
) 2. A. concert B. clock C. night D. doll
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A
) 3. A. music B. scene C. place D. player
(
D
) 4. A. beautiful B. amazing C. exciting D. terrible
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B
) 5. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
(
C
) 6. A. looking for B. making up C. thinking about D. putting up
(
A
) 7. A. went B. took C. turned D. spoke
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D
) 8. A. reasons B. lessons C. signs D. suggestions
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C
) 9. A. house B. square C. mountain D. tower
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B
)10. A. sadly B. proudly C. angrily D. worriedly
