完形填空

　　通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题的四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Itzhak Perlman was bom in Israel. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made　him a citizen of the world. He has played in__ 21 every major eity. He has_ 22 feen

　　Grammy awards (奖) and four Emmys.　Perlman suffered a terrible disease which damaged his_　23　at2 4. Today he uses a

　　wheelchair or walks with crutches (拐杖). But none of these_ 24 him from playing the violin　(小提琴). As a young child, he took his first_ 25　at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very　quickly, his special gift was 26. At 13 he went to the United States to appear on television.

　　His playing_ 27 him to the Juilliard School in New York.

　　His music is full of power and strength. It canbe 28　or joyful, loud or soft. But people　say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so_ 29. They say he is able to show the joy　he_ 30　in playing, and the feelings that great music can express.

　　Anyone who has　31　his performance will tell you that it is　32 _ to watch him play.

　　His face changes as the_ 33 _ from his violin changes. He smiles and　34　his eyes when the　music is light and happy. He often　dark when the music seems dark and frightening.

　　JIzhak Perlman has received many honors, and continues to receive honors for his music.

　　21. A. almost

　　B. just

　　C. merely

　　D. even

　　22. A. caught

　　B. enjoyed

　　C. given

　　D. won

　　23. A. brains

　　B. hand

　　C. legs

　　D. voice

　　24. A. protected

　　B. reduced

　　C. blocked

　　D. stopped

　　25. A. lessons

　　B. violin

　　C. experience

　　D. performances

　　26. A. received

　　B. improved

　　C. recognized

　　D. shared

　　27. A. guided

　　B. led

　　C. showed

　　D. caused

　　28. A. astonishing

　　B. exciting

　　C. happy

　　D. sad

　　29. A. special

　　B. easy

　　C. difficult

　　D. common

　　30. A: develops

　　B. learns

　　C. feels

　　D. touches

　　31. A. sat

　　B. helped

　　C. monitored

　　D. attended

　　32. A. surprising

　　B. exciting

　　C. boring

　　D. encouraging

　　33. A. strength

　　B. play

　　C. music

　　D. feeling

　　34. A. fixes

　　B. closes

　　C. wipes

　　D. rolls

　　35. A. sounds

　　B. looks

　　C. thinks

　　D. acts

　　参考答案：

　　21. A　　22. D　　23. C　　24. D　　25. A

　　26. C　　27. B　　28. B　　29. A　　30. C

　　31. D　　32. B　　33. C　　34. B　　35. B