四、完形填空。（2025·江苏盐城调研）
Drums in space
Brenda showed great interest in music at a very young age. She had one big dream—to play the
in a band. But one big problem lay
. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practise a lot, but she lived next door to a lot of old people—many of them liked living in the
place. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really drive them mad.
Brenda was a very good,
girl. She always tried to find a way of practising her drums without troubling other people. So she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But it was no good, because there was always someone to be
with her when she was practising it. However, Brenda decided to practise as much as she could. She spent most of her time playing on books and boxes, and
new places to practise.
One day, while watching a science programme on TV, she heard that
cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda decided to become a musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, a lot of books and a lot of work, Brenda built a space bubble. It was a big glass ball which was
to a machine and the machine helped draw out all the air inside. All those would be left inside were drums and a chair. Brenda put on the space suit she had made,
the bubble, turned on the machine, and then she played the drums like a wild child!
It wasn't long before Brenda—“The Musical Astronaut”—became very
. So many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame(名声) spread so
that the government suggested that she could form part of a special space journey. Brenda was a real musical
in the end. She had gone far
her first dream of playing the drums in a band. She not only carried out scientific experiments(实验) but also tested to plant vegetables for astronauts in the space bubble.
Years later, when people asked her how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment and said, “If those old people next door didn't
so much to me, I wouldn't do so much to find a solution(解决方法) to the drum noise, and
of these would ever happen.” Being thoughtful to others may bring you unexpected advantages.
(
D
)1. A. piano B. violin C. guitar D. drums
(
B
)2. A. on its own B. in her way C. with her help D. by its side
(
A
)3. A. quiet B. cheap C. beautiful D. lively
(
B
)4. A. humorous B. thoughtful C. confident D. curious
(
C
)5. A. patient B. satisfied C. angry D. careless
(
C
)6. A. caring for B. standing for C. looking for D. hoping for
(
A
)7. A. sound B. heat C. light D. water
(
C
)8. A. led B. donated C. connected D. showed
(
A
)9. A. entered B. collected C. followed D. chose
(
B
)10. A. wealthy B. famous C. strong D. pretty
(
D
)11. A. properly B. closely C. heavily D. widely
(
D
)12. A. manager B. surgeon C. inventor D. astronaut
(
A
)13. A. beyond B. into C. through D. against
(
B
)14. A. smile B. matter C. consider D. support
(
D
)15. A. all B. either C. each D. none
