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【题目】A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I ________ that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning ________ the wall. Being a piano music lover and ________, I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been ________ lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very ________ that she was pursuing (追求) her ________ to play the piano.

Then she asked me ________ question. "I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she ________. I thought she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she ________ me of our musical "________". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,________ asked me to play a song for her. I thought ________ and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for ________, and it was my soul-searching song.

I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions ________ into it as possible. She loved it. ________ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

I turned around. And there was an old lady ________ one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to ________ you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to ________ my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked ________ back to her room.

I was deeply ________ by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's ________ for peace and joy.

【1】A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. caught

【2】A. on B. at C. over D. against

【3】A. player B. teacher C. composer D. starter

【4】A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. reviewing

【5】A. interesting B. wonderful C. moved D. impressive

【6】A. another B. any C. the same D. other

【7】A. advised B. ordered C. demanded D. requested

【8】A. warned B. reminded C. asked D. required

【9】A. course B. task C. discussion D. deal

【10】A. and B. but C. as a result D. what’s more

【11】A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment

【12】A. music B. songs C. the piano D. vitamins

【13】A. dropping B. falling C. pouring D. running

【14】A. Since B. As C. While D. Because

【15】A. taking B. making C. having D. giving

【16】A. thank B. praise C. admire D. owe

【17】A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down

【18】A. quickly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly

【19】A. shocked B. touched C. delighted D. disturbed

【20】A. world B. heart C. brains D. dreams

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】C

【14】B

【15】A

【16】A

【17】C

【18】D

【19】B

【20】B

【解析】【1】考查动词。一进房子，“我”就注意（notice）到靠墙摆放着一台电子琴。Notice强调无意间注意，符合语境。我是来买维生素的，不是专门来看电子琴的。而observe和watch均指有意注意 ，强调“观察；注视”，D项caught明显不符合语境。

【2】考查介词。against在此处意为“倚着，靠着”。电子琴靠墙摆着。这由常识也可判断出来。

【3】考查名词。根据第6空后的I have been playing for 8 years及其后很多信息我们可知作者是位钢琴音乐的爱好者和演奏者（player）。

【4】考查动词。这位老太太54岁了，还一直在上钢琴课！这也与后一句“She was pursuing her passion to play the piano”所表达的意思一致。

【5】考察形容词。54岁的老太太还有激情学习弹钢琴，这件事本身就能给人留下很深的印象（impressive）。

【6】考查词义辨析。第3空后有I asked if the woman played，再根据此空后引号的内容可判断她也问了我相同的问题，即“你也弹钢琴吗？”

【7】考查动词。request表示“请求”，与下文第10空后的asked意思一致。听说我弹了8年的钢琴，老太太很想让我为她弹一曲，故特意请求我。而不是“建议，命令”等。

【8】考查动词。老太太请我为她演奏一曲，我以为她只是开玩笑，所以没有放在心上，只是笑笑而已。买完维生素，我准备要走了。此时，老太太提醒（remind）我们俩刚刚的音乐“交易（deal）”。

【9】考查名词。由上题解析可知。

【10】考查连词。她领我到放着一架旧钢琴的客厅，并请我为她演奏一曲。前后两句间为并列关系，而不是转折关系、因果关系或递进关系。

【11】考查介词短语。此空后有decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”，说明在“决定”之前，我想了一会儿。for the moment意为“暂时”，at the moment意为“此刻，当时”，at a …moment意为“在一个……时刻”。

【12】考查名词。从第17空后的your music可知。另外，上文提到老太太虽然54岁了，但仍在孜孜以求地学习音乐。当然，由常识也可知，钢琴演奏的是乐曲。

【13】考查动词。Pour意为“倾注”，此词用的很贴切。我发挥出自己最佳的水平，尽可能地投入（倾注）自己的感情去演奏。

【14】考查连词。as在此处意为“当……时候”，从句中可接短暂性动词，像此处的step；而while表“当……时候”时，从句中谓语动词应该用延续性动词。正当我要走出门口时，听到一个微弱的声音喊道：“年轻人！”

【15】考查动词。take a step属于固定搭配，意为“迈出一步”。

【16】考查动词。另一位老太太认为我弹得很优美，使她感觉很好，故出来表示感谢。

【17】考查动词短语。这位老太太一直病得很重，下床都很难。

【18】考查副词。因为这位老太太病得很重，所以走回房间的动作应该很慢。

【19】考查动词。我被老太太的评价深深感动了，对《心灵回归》这首乐曲有了更深的理解。

【20】考查名词。《心灵回归》这首乐曲太神奇了，真的能深入人心！作者对这一“神”曲有了更新、更深的理解。