Ⅲ.语法填空

　　 Tyler Thompson is __1__ unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15­year­old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the US and China with his ability __2__ (sing) pitch­perfect Mandarin (普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,__3__ is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he __4__ (pick) up the music as a kindergartener. "As soon as he opens __5__ (he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him，" said his music teacher. "When he puts on the costume and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good."

　　 Tyler has learned to sing several well­known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries­old form of musical theater __6__ (know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs (锣) and cymbals (钹), wide­ranging voices and highly stylized __7__ (move). Tyler got __8__ (stand) cheers when he performed __9__ Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic BaoQingTian. "The music is very beautiful, and it's very passionate，" said Tyler. "It's made me __10__ (want) to know more about the world outside of America or California or Oakland."

　　1．________ 　2.________ 　3.________ 　4.________ 　5.________ 　6.________ 　7.________ 　8.________ 　9.________ 　10.________

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个擅长表演京剧的外国青少年的故事。

　　1．an　考查冠词。star是可数名词，且第一次在文章中出现，故用不定冠词修饰，表泛指；形容词unlikely的读音以元音音素开头，故用an。

　　2．to sing　考查非谓语动词。ability to do sth. "做某事的能力"，为固定搭配，故用不定式作后置定语。

3．who　考查定语从句的引导词。所填关系词引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词The teen，且关系词在从句中作主语，故填关