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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. A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested

2. A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk

3. A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually

4. A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered

5. A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure

6. A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently

7. A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening

8. A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered

9. A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing

10. A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing

11. A．addicted B．invited C．attacked D．attracted

12. A．abnormal B．remarkable C．unimportant D．ordinary

13. A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes

14. A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately

15. A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．become

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个小男孩无意中走上了舞台，在钢琴家的鼓励下和钢琴家一起演奏了曲子，而使音乐会获得异常的成功。从中作者总结出人的一生中需结合鼓励和合作才能成功。

1.考查动词：这是短语“be seated”的固定搭配。表示“就坐”。选A。

2.考查名词：A. fact事实B. difficulty困难C. opportunity机会D. risk冒险，这里要表达的是“把握机会”的意思。选C。

3.考查副词：A. actually实际上B. occasionally偶然地C. fortunately 幸运地，D. eventually最终地，根据上文的“…explore the wonders..”和下文的“..explored his way through a door”可知这里是说他最终探索的结果。选D。

4.根据上下文，我们可知这句话的意思是：母亲回到座位后发现他的儿子不见了。选A。

5.考查名词：A. joy快乐B. trust信任C. horror害怕D. pleasure快乐，根据下文可知，这位母亲是惊吓地看到她儿子坐在钢琴键盘旁边。

6.考查副词：A. quickly快地B. personally 个人的C. generally一般的D. innocently 无辜的，天真地，孩子在天真地弹Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.选D

7.考查名词：根据短语“make one's way（走, 前进）”可知“make his entrance”是出场的意思。

8.考查动词：A. shouted叫喊B. repeated重复C. promised允诺D. whispered耳语，可知这位大师是低声鼓励这小孩不要放弃。选D。

9.考查动词：A. turning转弯B. bending弯腰C. rising升起D. handing 递交，弯下腰，Paderewski用填补一段低音，选B

10.考查形容词：A. creative有创造力的B. effective有效的C. annoying恼人的，D. fearing令人害怕的，根据上下文可知这个小孩上台演奏是令人惊吓的事情现在变成有创造力的经历，选 A

11.考查动词：A. addicted 对…有瘾B. invited邀请C. attacked进攻D. attracted吸引，观众都被吸引了。选D

12.考查动词：A. abnormal 不正常的B. remarkable重要的C. unimportant不重要的D. ordinary普通的，这里的意思是：我们所能完成的不一定是很重要的。选 B

13.考查名词：这里的意思是：我们尽了力，但结果不一定是通畅的音乐。选C

14.考查副词：A. luckily幸运地B. truly真实的C. slightly稍微地 D. fortunately幸运地，这里的意思是：通过大师的手指点，我们的生活一定会更精彩。选B

15.考查动词：A. overcome克服 B. enjoy享受C. accomplish完成D. become变成，下次你要完成一个伟大的任务，要仔细听。选C

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：文章故事线条清晰通过对话展现故事情节，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力，也注重对词义的辨析和语法的正确使用。

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