Like every successful person, Lang Lang went through years of hard and lonely practice before making his name. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. With great talent, he won his first competition at the age of five. Lang's father pushed little Lang very hard to succeed. When he was nine, Lang went to learn music in Beijing. His father even quit(离职) his job and moved to Beijing with his son.

Then came the difficult time. “I got fired(开除) by the piano teacher six months later. It totally destroyed my piano dream.”Lang recalled(回忆).

Hearing_about_his_son's_failure,_Lang's_father_was_so_angry_that_he_told_Lang_to_jump_off_a_building! Of course Lang didn't jump, and pressure(压力) soon changed into power. His big break came at the age of 17, when he won worldwide fame(名声) at “Gala of the Century”, a well?known concert in Chicago, U. S. Lang said it was his true love of music and the piano that made him keep working.“At the age of two, I fell in love with the piano when I saw Tom—the cat playing it in the cartoon,” said Lang.“Today, playing classical(古典的) music on the piano is still the happiest thing in the world for me.”

(26题完成句子;27—28题简略回答问题;29题将文中画线句子译成汉语;30题找出并写下全文的主题句。)

1.Lang Lang began to take piano lessons at the age of ________.

2.When did Lang Lang win his first competition?

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3.Where did he go to learn music when he was nine?

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4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

   He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark (作记号)the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I found that about half the things were true. I brought the list back to my dad. He refused(拒绝) to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

   Many years has passed. I often think of that thing. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.What does the underlined phrase “put up with” mean in the passage?

A. 张贴 B. 建立 C. 忍受 D. 赶上

2.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

3.The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. sad

4.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C. The writer and her “enemy” became the best friends at last.

D. The writer is thankful to her father.

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. My Parents

B. A Serious Criticism(批评)

C. What People Say About You Is Always Right

D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

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