When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant (不愿意)to accept him. She1her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their2were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the 3in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to 4and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played5“My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to6his time with lessons anymore as he7hit the right notes.8there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes9he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to 10a piano recital (獨(dú)奏會(huì)) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was11to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital12he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared.13it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s14with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (獻(xiàn))my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would15be proud. William replied, “My mother was16and she could never17me play during her life time. 18she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now19as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his20for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      hoped
    2. B.
      persuaded
    3. C.
      allowed
    4. D.
      preferred
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      fingers
    2. B.
      brains
    3. C.
      eyes
    4. D.
      arms
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      surprise
    2. B.
      joys
    3. C.
      tears
    4. D.
      disappointment
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      put him down
    2. B.
      turn him down
    3. C.
      put him off
    4. D.
      turn him off
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      badly
    2. B.
      nicely
    3. C.
      carefully
    4. D.
      patiently
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      pass
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      kill
    4. D.
      waste
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ever
    2. B.
      never
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      always
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      Instead
    2. B.
      Therefore
    3. C.
      Then
    4. D.
      But
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      at one time
    2. B.
      from time to time
    3. C.
      each time
    4. D.
      the first time
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      support
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      intend
    4. D.
      organize
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      delighted
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      curious
    4. D.
      angry
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      as far as
    2. B.
      if only
    3. C.
      in case
    4. D.
      now that
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      Until
    2. B.
      Since
    3. C.
      While
    4. D.
      When
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      patience
    2. B.
      advice
    3. C.
      guide
    4. D.
      concern
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      surely
    2. B.
      gradually
    3. C.
      finally
    4. D.
      quickly
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      blind
    2. B.
      deaf
    3. C.
      ill
    4. D.
      wounded
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      watch
    2. B.
      appreciate
    3. C.
      teach
    4. D.
      hear
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      Besides
    2. B.
      Then
    3. C.
      Yet
    4. D.
      Otherwise
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      relaxed
    3. C.
      free
    4. D.
      sad
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      effort
    2. B.
      struggle
    3. C.
      belief
    4. D.
      challenge
DACBA DBDCD BCDAA BDCAB
本文以William學(xué)鋼琴、上課表現(xiàn)、音樂會(huì)演奏為線索,描述了William為了實(shí)現(xiàn)母親的愿望而學(xué)習(xí)鋼琴,最后在音樂會(huì)上為已去世的母親獻(xiàn)上一曲貝多芬的樂曲,從中表現(xiàn)了 William對(duì)母親的摯愛。
1..D 詞匯運(yùn)用題。題干中的“her students to start”屬于sb.to do 搭配。hope不能跟這種搭配。其他選項(xiàng)都可跟sb.to do 搭配,但在這種語境中,只能是preferred符合意義上的要求,指寧愿她的學(xué)生們?cè)诤苄∧挲g的時(shí)候開始學(xué)音樂。
2..A 生活常識(shí)題。與“彈鋼琴”有聯(lián)系的當(dāng)然是fingers。
3..C 行文邏輯題。根據(jù)故事的結(jié)局可知,Williams的媽媽患病,危在旦夕,所以他一說起媽媽就會(huì)難過。
4..B 詞匯運(yùn)用題。根據(jù)語境可知,此處要用turn him down表示“拒絕”。put him down“奚落某人”;put him off“拖延”;turn sb off“打發(fā)某人走”,此句意為“她無心拒絕他”。
5..A 語境判斷題。與前面的“in a hurry(急急忙忙)”相一致,此處要用played badly意指“彈鋼琴也是處處是錯(cuò)”。
6..D 語境判斷題。此處表示出了音樂老師對(duì)William的失望。所以她很想告訴他別再把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在音樂方面了。
7..B 行文邏輯題。此處是指老師想勸William別浪費(fèi)時(shí)間學(xué)音樂了,是因?yàn)樗麖膩頉]有彈出一個(gè)準(zhǔn)確的音符。
8..D 行文邏輯題。此處表達(dá)了老師的矛盾心理,一是勸他別把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在學(xué)音樂上了,另一方面William每當(dāng)提到媽媽時(shí)候,眼中就流露出溫柔的眼神,這位老師被深深地吸引住了。
9..C 語法判斷題。each time在此處引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句,意為“每當(dāng)……時(shí)候”。
10..D 詞匯運(yùn)用題。學(xué)期末,音樂老師想組織一音樂演奏會(huì)。support“支持”;intend“打算;企圖”;organize“組織”。
11..B 行文邏輯題。因?yàn)閃illiam后來都沒來學(xué)了,所以看到他申請(qǐng)參加獨(dú)奏會(huì),老師應(yīng)該驚訝。
12..C 語法題!耙苑浪麜(huì)出錯(cuò)”是“所他放在最后一位表演”的目的。as far as“就……而言”;if only“要是……就好了”;now that“既然”。
13..D 語法題。此處意指“當(dāng)該輪到他表演的時(shí)候”。
14..A 行文邏輯題。從前文可看出,音樂老師雖然認(rèn)為他不適合學(xué)音樂,但還是對(duì)他很耐心的,所以,這個(gè)時(shí)候William要感謝的自然是她的patience。advice“忠告”;guide“指導(dǎo)”;concern“關(guān)心;擔(dān)心”,這三個(gè)詞均與行文沒有聯(lián)系。
15..A 生活常識(shí)題。根據(jù)常識(shí),孩子演奏家長肯定很自豪和高興。
16..B 行文邏輯題。William在后文提到Beethoven的“deaf”,由此推知,此處要用deaf。
17..D 由第16個(gè)空推知此處要用hear,指媽媽在有生之年不能聽到他的鋼琴演奏了。
18..C 行文邏輯題。此處的意思是“她雖然聽不到我的演奏,但她還是犧牲時(shí)間和錢讓我學(xué)鋼琴”。
19..A 語境判斷題,F(xiàn)在媽媽在天堂能夠聽到了我的鋼琴演奏,所以她一定高興的。
20..B 行文邏輯題。此處的意思是提“對(duì)已失聰?shù)呢惗喾襾碚f,音樂象征著追求自由的奮斗”。此處要用struggle表示此義。effort“努力”;belief“信念”;challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”。
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