题目内容
完形填空
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57 000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it, which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000 pounds. He took this to the shop, which 2 it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 right, the shop sold it for 60000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond, ” he said “It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in 9 . She had escaped, 10 the right had fallen off and had been damage in the great 11 from the fire,
The shop had to 12 . They knew no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its 14 . The question was, who 15 it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out of a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” The papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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第三节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 .” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 39 He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 41 , his father didn’t push, but waited．
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 .That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around!
He started 47 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big 51 .In 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 54 , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 55 .
36．A．exercise B．fortun C．knowledge D．wealth
37．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
38．A．Like B．With C．To D．As
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41．A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
42．A．play B．sing C．write D．study
43．A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
44．A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
45．A．that B．what C．which D．when
46．A．From B．As C．Since D．After
47．A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
48．A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
49．A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
50．A．this B．it C．that D．what
51．A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
52．A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
53．A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
54．A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
55．A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop
salesman said.