Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 . That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful. Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
A. seated A. fact A. actually
B. sat B. difficulty B. occasionally
C. dressed C. opportunity
D. rested D. risk
C. fortunately D. eventually C. accepted C. horror C. generally
D. offered D. pleasure D. innocently
A. discovered B. told A. joy A. quickly
B. trust B. personally
7. 8. 9.
A. entrance A. shouted A. turning
B. disappearance B. repeated B. bending B. effective B. invited
C. arrangement C. promised C. rising C. annoying C. attacked C. unimportant C. results C. slightly C. accomplish
D. opening D. whispered D. handing D. fearing D. attracted D. ordinary D. purposes D. fortunately D. become
10. A. creative 11. A. addicted
12. A. abnormal B. remarkable 13. A. goals 14. A. luckily
B. intentions B. truly
15. A. overcome B. enjoy 1. 【答案】A
【解析】seat使坐下； sit 坐下；dress穿衣； rest休息。这里sb be seated 某人坐下；sb sit某人坐下。根据上文可知他们去听音乐会，他们坐下后，母亲认出了观众中有一个朋友，故选A。 2. 【答案】C
【解析】fact事实； difficulty困难； opportunity机会； risk冒险。seize the opportunity to do这里抓住机会做某事。小男孩好不容易有机会欣赏音乐厅的宏伟，他站了起来，最后摸索到了一扇门旁边，故选C。 3. 【答案】D
【解析】actually事实上； occasionally 偶尔；fortunately幸运地； eventually最后。他站了起来，最后摸索到了一扇门旁边，故选D。 4. 【答案】A
【解析】discover发现； tell告诉； accept接受； offer提供。根据上文可知小男孩摸索到了门旁边，所以那位母亲回到座位，却发现自己的孩子不见了。故选A。 5. 【答案】C
【解析】joy高兴； trust信任； horror惊骇，恐怖； pleasure快乐。因为找不着儿子看见儿子在台上当然吃惊。而让母亲吃惊的是，她的儿子竟然坐在钢琴面前，故选C。 6. 【答案】D
【解析】quickly快地； personally 亲自；generally通常； innocently天真地，无罪的，纯洁地。儿子坐在钢琴面前，天真地弹着《闪烁，闪烁，小星星》。孩子的做法当然是天真地，故选D。
7. 【答案】A
【解析】entrance 入口；disappearance消失； arrangement 布置；opening开始。这时候，著名的钢琴大师走上台，并且迅速地走到钢琴旁边，故选A。 8. 【答案】D
【解析】shout呼喊； repeat重复； promise许诺； whisper低声说。并在男孩的耳边轻声说道：“孩子，别停下，继续弹。”，故选D。 9. 【答案】B
【解析】turning旋转； bending弯曲； rising 上升；handing管理。Bend over 俯下身；帕德瑞夫斯基俯下身去，用左手在键盘上弹奏低音部分。故选B。 10. 【答案】A
【解析】creative创造性的； effective 有效地；annoying 令人烦恼的；fearing担心的。这位年长的钢琴大师和年幼的初学者一起，将原本紧张的气氛变成了一种全新的有创造性的体验。故选A。 11. 【答案】D
【解析】addicted上瘾的； invite邀请； attack攻击； attract吸引。全场的观众都被吸引住了。故选D。 12. 【答案】B
【解析】abnormal 反常的；remarkable，显著的，非凡的； unimportant不重要的； ordinary普通的。其实，生活也是如此。我们所取得的成就不一定要多么显著。故选B。 13. 【答案】C
【解析】goals目标； intentions目的； results结果； purposes目的。我们尽力了，结果却不一定能演奏出优美流畅的音乐。故选C。 14. 【答案】B
【解析】luckily 幸运地；truly真实地； slightly 轻微地；fortunately幸运地。但是，如果我们相信大师的力量，我们的生活就会变的非常美丽。故选B。 15. 【答案】C
【解析】overcome 克服；enjoy喜欢； accomplish完成，实现； become成为。当你准备伟大作品的时候，仔细地侧耳倾听，你会听到大师的声音，在你耳边轻声说道：“别停下，继续弹！” 故选C。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从l - 15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day in Israel government officials were rebuilding a barn． While working, they found a （ n） 1 hole in a corner, so they used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to 2 ．A while later they
indeed saw mice running out, one after another.
Then, everyone thought that all the mice had 3 ．But just as they were just about to start to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing out at the _4 of the hole． After some endeavor, the mice finally got out． But _5 ,they did not run away immediately． Instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole． It seemed that one was trying to bite the _6 of the other． Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped_7_to take a look． They realized that one of the mice was 8 and could not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow the blind mouse to 9 on his tail so he could pull the blind one with him to escape．
After witnessing what happened, everyone was 10 and lost in thought． During meal time, the group of people sat down and started to chat about what had happened to the two mice． One serious Rome
official said, \"I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and 11 ．”The others thought for a while and said,\" That was why !”A smart Israeli said, \"I think their relationship was husband and wife． \"The others felt it made sense, so they 12 ． A Korean, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to 13 , said, \"I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son． \" Once again the others felt this was more reasonable,
At that moment, one Samaritan who sat behind them resting his chin in his palms, 14 looked at
other people, and asked,\" Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?\" Suddenly, the atmosphere froze． The group 15 at the Samaritan and remained silent． In fact, the true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead, it is based on no relationship．
1． A． cat B． mouse C．dog 【答案】B
洞。故选B。
D．ant
【解析】根据so they used smoke to force the mice inside the hole有老鼠住的洞当然是老鼠
2．A． come in 【答案】C
B． come down C． come out D． come over
【解析】come in进来；come down下来； come out 出现，出来； come over过来，顺便拜
访。根据
A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another.可知，使用烟熏的方法把老鼠熏出来，故选C。
3． A． died 【答案】D
行清理，故选D。 4． A． exit 【答案】A
5． A． strangely 【答案】A 6． A． tail 【答案】A
B． saved C． stayed D． escaped
【解析】根据But just as they were just about to start to clean up认为老鼠都已经逃离所以计划进
B．wall C． floor D． door
【解析】根据one chased after the other near the exit of the hole可知有两只老鼠在洞口，故选A。
B． happily C． luckily D． sadly
【解析】根据上文可知其他的老鼠都已经很快逃离，但是奇怪的是，这两只老鼠不是很快逃离，故选A。
B． head C． foot D． Hand
【解析】根据下文on his tail so he could pull the blind one with him to escape．可知一只老鼠试图
咬住另一只老鼠的尾巴，故选A。 7． A． longer B． higher 【答案】C
们就走进了去看一下，故选C。
C． closer D． farther
【解析】longer 更长的；closer更近的；higher更高的；farther更远的；大家都很疑惑，于是他
8． A． clear 【答案】B 9． A． eat 【答案】B
B． blind C． deaf D． Mute
【解析】根据could not see anything和the blind mouse to可知另一只老鼠是瞎的，故选B。
B． bite C． suck D． Drink
【解析】根据上文It seemed that one was trying to bite the _6 of the other可知是一只老鼠想让
瞎的老鼠咬住它的尾巴，故选B。 10．A． joyless B． hopeless 【答案】D 11．
【答案】D
C． careless D． speechless
【解析】根据and lost in thought大家都陷入沉思，所以肯定都无语，都没有说话，故选D。
A． doctor D． minister
B． servant C． empress
【解析】根据between those two mice was that of emperor可知与皇帝对应的应是大臣，故选D。
12．A． stopped 【答案】C
13．A． couples 【答案】B
B． argued C． agreed D． talked
【解析】根据The others felt it made sense他们认为有道理，自然都同意这种说法，故选C。
B． parents C． teachers D． elders
【解析】根据I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son．因为韩国人已经
习惯于对父母的忠诚，故选B。 14．A． puzzledly B． repeatedly 【答案】A
C． pleasedly D． expectedly
【解析】根据Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?可知撒玛利亚人应是困
惑地问到，为什么它们没有确定的关系，故选A。 15．A． looked in B． looked up C． looked back D． looked down
【答案】C
【解析】look in看望； look up 仰望；look back回顾； look down向下看。那伙人都回头看撒
玛利亚人，故选C。
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