Music to My Ears
Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ____ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I ____ and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ____ it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a ____as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ____ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital(獨(dú)奏). To my ____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ____ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ____ .
“I've just got to play!" he ____. Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night. The gym was ____ with parents. I put Robby up ____, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer(謝幕).”
The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ____. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not ____ for what I heard next. His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ____ their feet in wild applause.
In ____ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ____ it?"
Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …____ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."
There wasn’t a ____ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ____.
1.A. lacked B. had C. showed D. got
2.A. listened B. learned C. checked D. played
3.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
4.A. conversation B. performance C. distance D. picture
5.A. guilty B. sad C. anxious D. glad
6.A. relief B. surprise C. pleasure D. satisfaction
7.A. stepped B. worn C. run D. dropped
8.A. acting B. performing C. practicing D. recording
9.A. insisted B. suggested C. complained D. threatened
10.A. lined B. packed C. piled D. filled
11.A. least B. most C. first D. last
12.A. messy B. cool C. neat D. dull
13.A. eager B. concerned C. prepared D. grateful
14.A. hesitating B. dancing C. touching D. crawling
15.A. over B. under C. in D. on
16.A. chaos B. tears C. silence D. return
17.A. find B. feel C. make D. like
18.A. Gradually B. Suddenly C. Frequently D. Actually
19.A. dry B. curious C. bright D. wet
20.A. regret B. talent C. love D. courage
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.D
11.D
12.A
13.C
14.B
15.D
16.B
17.C
18.D
19.A
20.C
【解析】
試題分析:文章講述Robby雖然缺乏最基本的節(jié)奏感,但是為了讓得癌癥的媽媽聽到他優(yōu)美的演奏,還是堅(jiān)持不懈的練習(xí),在媽媽去世后,Robby在舞臺上演奏的很出色,這是因?yàn)樗诮o天堂的媽媽演奏。
1.考查動詞辨析:A. lacked缺乏,B. had有,C. showed表示,D. got得到,雖然他努力了,但是他甚至缺乏基本的節(jié)奏感。選A
2.考查動詞辨析:A. listened聽,B. learned學(xué)習(xí),C. checked檢查,D. played玩,打,幾個月的時間,他一遍又一遍的嘗試,我聽著鼓勵他。選A
3.考查連詞辨析:A. And并且,B. But但是,C. So因此,D. Or或者,他說:“我媽媽有一天會來聽我演奏,但是這似乎是沒有希望的。選B
4.考查名詞辨析: A. conversation對話,B. performance表演,C. distance距離,D. picture圖畫,從下文的as she waited in her aged car to pick him up.可知作者只是遠(yuǎn)距離的看過他的媽媽,選C
5.考查形容詞辨析:A. guilty有罪的,內(nèi)疚的, B. sad悲哀的,C. anxious焦慮的, D. glad高興的,從下文的that he stopped because of his lack of ability.可知作者因?yàn)镽obby沒有來還很高興,選D
6.考查名詞辨析:.A. relief緩解,B. surprise 驚訝,C. pleasure快樂,D. satisfaction滿意,使我驚訝的是,Robby問我他可不可以參加。選B
7.考查動詞辨析:A. stepped踏上,B. worn穿,C. run跑,D. dropped掉落,drop out不再參加,退出,脫離,我告訴他他真的不合格,因?yàn)樗浜罅恕_xD
8.考查動詞辨析: A. acting表現(xiàn),行動 ,B. performing表演,表現(xiàn),C. practicing練習(xí),D. recording記錄,他說他媽媽生病了,不能帶他來上課,但是他還在練習(xí)。
選C
9.考查動詞辨析: A. insisted堅(jiān)持,B. suggested 建議,C. complained抱怨,D. threatened威脅,從前面的句子:“I've just got to play!"可知他堅(jiān)持要參加表演,選A
10.考查動詞辨析: A. lined排列,B. packed包裝,收拾行李, C. piled堆,D. filled填滿,體育館擠滿了父母,用be crowded with“擠滿了”選D
11.考查形容詞辨析:A. least最少, B. most最多,C. first第一,D. last最后,從下文的thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer(謝幕).”可知作者將Robby放在最后一個,選D
12.考查形容詞辨析: A. messy混亂的,B. cool冷靜的,C. neat整潔的,D. dull枯燥的,從前面的句子:His clothes were wrinkled可知Robby的衣服是皺著的,頭發(fā)是凌亂的選A
13.考查形容詞辨析: A. eager渴望的,B. concerned關(guān)心的,擔(dān)心的,C. prepared準(zhǔn)備好的,D. grateful感激的,從下文的:His fingers were __49__ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age.可知作者對于下面聽見的沒有做好準(zhǔn)備,選C
14.考查動詞辨析:A. hesitating猶豫,B. dancing跳舞,C. touching 觸摸,D. crawling爬行,他的手指在鍵盤上跳舞。選B
15.考查介詞辨析: A. over在…上面,B. under在…下面,C. in在…里面,D. on在…上面,他演奏結(jié)束了,每個人都站起來瘋狂的鼓掌,be on one’s feet站起來,選D
16.考查名詞辨析:A. chaos混亂,B. tears淚水,C. silence沉默,D. return回來,我含著眼淚跑到舞臺上擁抱Robby。選B
17.考查動詞辨析:A. find發(fā)現(xiàn),B. feel 感覺,C. make制作,D. like喜歡,你是怎么做到的。Makeit做到,選C
18.考查副詞辨析: A. Gradually逐漸地,B. Suddenly突然地,C. Frequently頻繁地,D. Actually實(shí)際地,事實(shí)上,Robby的媽媽得了癌癥,昨天去世了。選D
19.考查形容詞辨析:A. dry干的,B. curious好奇的,C. bright 明亮地,D. wet潮濕的,房間里面沒有一個眼睛是干的,說明每個人都感動的哭了,選A
20. 考查名詞辨析:A. regret后悔,遺憾,B. talent才能,C. love 愛,D. courage勇氣,那天晚上他是老師,我是學(xué)生,因?yàn)槭撬虝覉?jiān)持和愛的含義。選C
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