Singing in the KTV is popular with young people. But few people would give __41__ to the inventor of the wonderful karaoke machine---Daisuke Inoue, a Japanese. He was employed at a nightclub and played the piano for customers who wanted to sing. Since sometimes he had trouble __42__ unfamiliar songs, he tried to think of some ways to solve the problem. __43__ this in mind, he successfully invented the karaoke machine. The machine, __44__ his surprise, was so popular that it caused changes in entertainment world. Daisuke was then awarded the Ig Nobel Prize not only because of his creativity __45__ because of the fact that the karaoke made people learn to tolerate each other in a new way.
(B) | 41. | (A)criticism (C)remedy |
(B)attention (D)objection |
(D) | 42. | (A) to play (C) played |
(B) play (D) playing |
(A) | 43. | (A) Keeping (C) To keep |
(B) Have (D) To have |
(B) | 44. | (A) for (C) on |
(B) to (D) with |
(C) | 45. | (A) and (C) but |
(B) also (D) or |
文意解釋:
Singing in the KTV is popular with young people. (對年輕人來説在KTV唱歌是很受歡迎的。)
But few people would give __41__ to the inventor of the wonderful karaoke machine---Daisuke Inoue, a Japanese. (但是卻很少人會關注到這個奇妙的卡拉OK機器的發明者,一個名為井上大佑的日本人。)
41. (A) criticism 批評 (B) attention 注意 (C) remedy 補救 (D) objection 反對
He was employed at a nightclub and played the piano for customers who wanted to sing. (他受雇於一家夜總會,為那些想要唱歌的顧客彈奏鋼琴。)
Since sometimes he had trouble __42__ unfamiliar songs, he tried to think of some ways to solve the problem. (因為有時後會遇到彈奏不熟悉歌曲的麻煩,他試圖想了一些辦法來解決這個難題。)
42. (A) to play (B) play (C) played (D) playing
[考文法] have trouble + V-ing
__43__ this in mind, he successfully invented the karaoke machine. (因為一直把這件事掛在心上,他成功地發明了卡拉OK機器。)
43. (A) Keeping (B) Have (C) To keep (D) To have
[考片語] keep sth. in mind(把...放在心上。)
(原句) Because he kept this in mind,...
省略連接詞與主詞,動詞 kept 改為 動名詞 keeping
The machine, __44__ his surprise, was so popular that it caused changes in entertainment world. (讓他驚訝的是,這台機器是如此受歡迎,以致於它造就了娛樂世界的改變。)
44. (A) for (B) to (C) on (D) with
[考文法] to one's 情緒N(令人感到...)
Daisuke was then awarded the Ig Nobel Prize not only because of his creativity __45__ because of the fact that the karaoke made people learn to tolerate each other in a new way. (大佑後來得到了搞笑諾貝爾獎,不僅是因為他的創造力,也是因為卡拉OK「讓人們能用一種新的方式學習互相寬容諒解」的事實。)
45. (A) and (B) also (C) but (D) or
[考文法] not only... but (also) ... (不僅...而且...)