(2019·郑州市高中毕业年级第一次质量预测)It was a cold and dark winter night. A town, in Wenchuan County, one of the worst __1__ areas in the May 12 earthquake, 2008, was extremely quiet except that the sound of __2__ came out of a small house. This was not an ordinary house __3__ a community KTV set up by a young man in late September.
Ever since its opening, it has become a place for local people to heal their __4__. From sentimental (伤感的) love songs to happy pop songs, singing has become part of the long and hard process of easing people back to a __5__ life.
The young man still remembers the KTV's early days. The rooms were __6__ on the opening day and many people chose to __7__ the whole night. In the following four months, the KTV has __8__ nearly all the local people and those from nearby __9__ shelters. Many couldn't help __10__ as they sang their favorite songs.
The young man may not have known their names, but he __11__ their sorrow and relief. He remembers one young woman who __12__ many times with her friends. When she first visited, she sat alone in the corner without saying a word, staying __13__ all night. She finally chose a heartbreaking love song, I Wanna Be Your Lover, and her cheeks were __14__ in tears as she sang.
Later, he learned that the woman was in great __15__ because of her husband's death. The young woman would regularly visit the KTV and sing the same love song. Every time she cried __16__.
“But recently, I saw __17__ of her and on the last two occasions she didn't sing the __18__ song，” he recalls. “I hope that she is __19__ and stepping out of the shadow.”
The young man himself lost his parents in the earthquake, so when people expressed their emotions, he sat quietly in a corner, listening to their __20__ and watching them change from weak to strong.
It was deep in earthquake－affected Wenchuan that grief－stricken townsfolk discovered how the simple act of singing could help heal their souls.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。在5·12汶川地震之后，很多人处于丧失亲人和朋友的伤痛中，这时一家KTV的出现给了他们自我慰藉的机会。
1．A.influenced B．swept
C．beaten D．stricken
答案：D 根据语境并结合常识可知，汶川县是2018年5月12日地震中遭受破坏最严重的地区之一。stricken意为“遭受……的”，符合语境。
2．A.joy B．shout
C．music D．laughter
答案：C 根据下文中的“a community KTV”可推知，此处表示有音乐(music)从一间小房子里飘出来。
3．A.so B．but
C．or D．and
答案：B 根据语境可推知，这不是一个普通的房子，而是一家社区KTV。not ... but ...是固定用法，意为“不是……而是……”。
4．A.souls B．injuries
C．illnesses D．feelings
答案：A 根据语境可知，自从这家KTV开业以来，这里成为当地人治愈他们心灵(souls)的地方。尾段中的“heal their souls”也是提示。
5．A.normal B．peaceful
C．simple D．hard
答案：A 根据语境并结合常识可知，唱歌帮助这些人慢慢从失去亲人和朋友的伤痛中走出来，回归正常的(normal)生活。
6．A.occupied B．surrounded
C．damaged D．packed
答案：D 在开业的那一天，每个房间里都挤满(packed)了人，好多人选择整晚待在那里。packed意为“挤满人的”，符合语境。
7．A.perform B．stay
C．relax D．work
答案：B 好多人选择整晚待(stay)在那里，故选B。
8．A.attracted B．satisfied
C．entertained D．invited
答案：A 在接下来的四个月里，这家KTV吸引了(attracted)几乎所有的当地人以及来自附近的临时(temporary)避难处的人。
9．A.clean B．permanent
C．temporary D．dirty
答案：C temporary shelts表示“临时避难所”。
10．A.trembling B．crying
C．leaving D．dancing
答案：B 根据下文内容可知，唱歌时人们会想起在地震中失去的亲人和朋友，他们在唱最喜欢的歌时忍不住哭泣(crying)。
11．A.shared B．suffered
C．removed D．expressed
答案：A 根据语境可知，开这家KTV的年轻人虽然可能不知道来唱歌的人的名字，但是他能分担他们的悲伤，分享他们的宽慰。share “分担；分享”符合语境。
12．A.went back B．walked away
C．came around D．tried out
答案：C 根据空格后的“many times with her friends”可知，那个年轻女子和她的朋友来这家KTV很多次了。come around “拜访”符合语境。
13．A.cautious B．excited
C．frightened D．sorrowful
答案：D 根据下文中的“because of her husband's death”可知，那个年轻女子的丈夫在地震中丧生，由此可推知，她第一次来这家KTV时一句话也没说，整晚都处于悲伤之中。sorrowful “悲伤的”符合语境。
14．A.caught B．burnt
C．bathed D．hidden
答案：C 根据语境可推知，当那个年轻女子唱I Wanna Be Your Lover这首歌时，泪流满面。be bathed in tears意为“泪流满面”。
15．A.danger B．vain
C．trouble D．pain
答案：D 根据空后的“because of her husband's death”可知，那个年轻女子因丈夫在地震中丧生而陷入痛苦(pain)之中。
16．A.bitterly B．quietly
C．sensitively D．regretfully
答案：A 根据上文内容可知，那个年轻女子的丈夫在地震中丧生，故可推知，每次那个年轻女子唱I Wanna Be Your Lover这首歌时，她都伤心地(bitterly)哭泣。
17．A.much B．less
C．more D．fewer
答案：B 根据语境可知，开这家KTV的年轻人最近见那个年轻女子来唱歌的次数少了，而且最近两次她也不唱同一(same)首歌了。less “更少地”符合语境。
18．A.same B．favorite
C．latest D．popular
答案：A the same song “同一首歌”，符合语境，故选A。
19．A.changing B．contributing
C．struggling D．recovering
答案：D 开这家KTV的年轻人希望那个年轻女子从伤痛中恢复(recovering)过来。
20．A.stories B．opinions
C．songs D．experiences
答案：C 根据语境可推知，当人们在那个KTV唱歌的时候，开这家KTV的年轻人安静地坐在角落，倾听他们唱的歌(songs)，看着他们从脆弱变得坚强起来。
