单选题
The United States is usually given credit for creating and developing the musical comedy as it is known today. The first musical shows were based (1) everyday American life and the (2) development of the form took place in the United States for more than half a century. (3) the early 1970s, (4) , the London theater has (5) the Broadway stage. The Black Crook, which opened at Niblo's Garden in New York City on Sept. 12, 1866, is usually (6) as the inspiration for musical comedy. A troupe of French ballet dancers (7) to be stranded in New York without work (8) a fire damaged the theater (9) they had been booked. In order to keep a (10) to them, the theater producer put the dancers into a melodrama written by Charles M. Barres. The first stage production that was (11) a musical comedy was a show that was (12) from the Prince of Wales Theater to the Gaiety Theater in London in 1892. Staged by George Edwards, the show called In Town featured a chorus line of Gaiety Girls. The (13) year A Gaiety Girl was equally successful, and a (14) of the show played in New York in the same year. When it was (15) in newspapers, it was designated a musical comedy and regarded as a new (16) of entertainment. It did not take the form long to (17) in the United States. Almost (18) one of the most renowned talents of the American stage went to work on his own musicals. The singer-dancer George M. Cohan staged Little Johnny Jones in 1904. Cohan, (19) own life story was made into the musical George M (1968), also wrote the books, words, and (20) for Forty-five Minutes from Broadway ( 1906 ), The Little Millionaire ( 1911 ), The Song and Dance Man ( 1923 ), and American Born (1925).
【答案解析】[解题思路] 介词辨析。介词的宾语是the early 1970s(20世纪70年代早期),因此应该选择能搭配时间的介词。备选介词中能搭配时间的是[A]Since和[B]For,两个介词都可以搭配时间构成时间状语来修饰完成时态,两个单词的用法区别为:since用于搭配时间点,表示“自从……”。结合本题,since表示的是从20世纪70年代早期到现在的时间。而for用于搭配时间段,比如for ten years(10年的时间)。正确答案只能是[A]Since。
单选题
[A] for instance [B] indeed [C] however [D] but
【答案解析】[解题思路] 连词辨析。本题考查语法连词,考生首先要分析该从句为何种从句。根据从句位于名词theater后,可以判断出是定语从句。分析从句结构,从句中they had been booked有完整的主谓结构,缺少状语。因此应该选择关系副词,when和where为关系副词。由于先行词是theater,构成了地点状语,不能构成时间状语,因此选择表示地点的关系副词where。
单选题
[A] commitment [B] sense [C] communication [D] connection
单选题
[A] produce [B] product [C] production [D] result
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 名词辨析+of结构。of the show作定语修饰本空。[D]result(结果)不能和show构成搭配。而produce、product和production都是“产品”的意思。produce指农业产 品,product主要指工业上的直接产品,production泛着产品,包括物质、文化生活产品。show属于production,因此正确答案只能是[C]。
单选题
[A] viewed [B] criticized [C] reviewed [D] said
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词辨析。本题利用动词的修饰成分和文章的感情色彩做题。动词的修饰成分为in newspapers“在报纸上”,状语为在报纸上,动词不能是[A]viewed和[D]said。报纸上只能是[B]“批评”或者是[C]“评论”。同时,分析上下文内容,it was designated a musical comedy“它被认定为是一个音乐喜剧”,作者的感情色彩应该是支持的,而不是反对的,[B]criticized(批评)是负向含义,不能为正确答案,因此正确答案只能是[C]。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 连词辨析。本题考查语法连词,考生首先要分析该从句为何种从句。根据空格前出现的“,”这一特征性标点符号,并且该从句位于名词Cohan后面,得知该从句是非限定性定语从句。[C]that不能修饰非限定性定语从句,不能为正确答案。分析从句结构:从句缺少关系代词,[A]when为关系副词,不能为正确答案。同时,关系代词在从句中作定语修饰own life story,[B]which不能作定语,不能为正确答案。正确答案只能是[D]。