【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABC、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the school concert today. She played so _______ that I could not help cheering her. The very _______ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.

When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great ______, she began learning it. However, when she was no longer _______, she became sick of it. _______, it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of _______.

When her first teacher left, my friend _______ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some _______ comments, and then point out what should be _______. Every time she came, ________ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some ______. She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the _______ of playing, but more importantly, to ________ the music and love it.”

After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ________ would like to _______ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.

Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _______ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel _______ when you are on the way. When you look _______ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making ________. But if you _______, you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.

【1】 A. regularly B. smoothlyC. carefully D. happily

2A. musicB. scene C. arrangementD. praise

3 A. excitementB. pressureC. regret D. unwillingness

4A. youngB. freeC. curiousD. cautious

5 A. After all B. Above all C. In all D. First of all

6 A. cost B. practiceC. education D. show

7 A. ledB. sentC. directed D. introduced

8 A. usualB. interesting C. goodD. humorous

9 A. explainedB. changedC. stoppedD. improved

【10 A. as with B. instead of C. except for D. thanks to

【11 A. musicB. jokes C. games D. sports

【12 A. levels B. skills C. creditsD. secrets

【13 A. createB. follow C. feelD. read

【14A. onceB. thenC. still D. even

【15 A. make upB. look back C. show offD. give away

【16 A. nervous B. lucky C. afraid D. astonished

【17 A. tiredB. easyC. embarrassedD. excited

【18 A. aheadB. upC. downD. over

【19A. mistakesB. choicesC. progressD. time

20 A. stopB. continueC. doD. move

【题目】I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier. There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy! For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How's it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in a brief conversation.

I thought it was odd. I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live,” and someone would reply, “Have a great day!” But that wasn't the end.

He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I surely want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”

The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.

Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy's body. I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.

【1】According to the writer, when common people ask you “How's it going?”, ________.

A.they don't really care what you may answer

B.they are just practicing their conversation ability

C.they are inquiring about your private information

D.they don't expect to hear any negative answers

【2】What was most customers' reaction to Marty's behaviors?

A.They thought it priceless. B.They were in some way moved.

C.They thought it awful and odd. D.They felt somewhat offended.

【3】What can we infer about Sam Walton?

A.He might be Marty's father or grandfather.

B.He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.

C.He might have died while working in the market.

D.He might have come back from the dead once before.

【4】What does the writer intend to express through the text?

A.Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B.Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

C.Being different is a good way of doing business.

D.A little positive action can make a big difference.

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