III. Reading
Comprehension （35分）
Section A
Directions: For each
blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C
and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There was a man who
played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many ___46___, but because
he was a good piano player, some people ___47___ came in every night just to
hear him play. But one night, a patron (老顾客) told him he
didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have
never done that before in public. I think I’m ___48___ at playing the piano.”
But the customer ___49___. He told the waiter, “I’m ___50___ listening to the
piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter ___51___
across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get ___52___, sing a song. The
patrons are asking you to sing!”
So in order no bring
some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did
so for the very first time. And ___53___ had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung
before ___54___ that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including
the ___55___ himself.
He had talent he was
sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in
a no-name bar, but ___56___ he had to sing, he went on to become one of the
best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills
and ___57___. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly ___58___,
but it may be better than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be
___59___. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on
whatever talent you possess. The ___60___ is not “What ability do I have that
is useful?” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have?”
46. A.
waiters B. players C.
singers D. customers
47. A.
never B.
still C. ever D.
only
48. A.
better B. nicer C. easier D. sooner
49. A.
agreed B. worried C.
insisted D. charged
50. A.
familiar with B. fond of C.
used to D. tired of
51. A.
complained B. shouted C. explained D.
served
52. A.
changed B. fired C.
paid D. praised
53. A.
nobody B. anybody C.
somebody D. everybody
54. A.
since B. after C. until D.
when
55. A.
waiter B. singer C. patron D. owner
56. A.
unless B. although C. because D.
if
57 A.
advantages B. characters C. abilities D.
principles
58. A.
different B. surprising C.
famous D. great
59. A.
improved B. wasted C.
recognized D. impressed
60 A.
decision B. difficulty C.
question D. solution
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