Question

【题目】My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today．She played so that I could not help cheering her．The very scene 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 curious, she became sick of it． , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice ．

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 improved．Every time she came,_ _ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music．She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills 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 show off 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 progress ．But if you _, you’ll never take one more step．” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her．

【1】A．quickly B．smoothly C．carefully D．happily

【2】A．doubt B．pressure C． regret D．excitement

【3】A．After all B．Above all C．In all D．First of all

【4】A．led B．sent C．introduced D．directed

【5】A．usual B．good C．interesting D．humorous

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

【7】A．feel B．follow C．create D．read

【8】A．once B．even C．still D．then

【9】A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．lucky

【10】A．tired B．easy C．afraid D．excited

【11】A．ahead B．down C．up D．over

【12】A．move B．continue C．do D．stop

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】B

【12】D

【解析】

试题分析：你知道吗，学钢琴就像爬山？当你在爬的过程中时会感觉很累。当你往下看的时候，你就会感觉到你在进步。但是当你停下来不走了的时候你永远都不会再向前多走一步。这是“我”学钢琴的女儿的感悟。

【1】B考查副词。A．Quickly快速；B．Smoothly平滑；C．Carefully仔细；D．Happily快乐；后文提到I couldn’t help cheering her “我禁不住为她鼓掌”，所以女儿的表演很顺利（smoothly），故选B。

【2】D考查名词。A．Doubt疑惑；B．Pressure快乐；C．Regret遗憾；D．Excitement兴奋；刚买了钢琴，女儿很兴奋（excitement），她就开始学起来，故选D。

【3】A考查短语。A．After all毕竟；B．Above all最重要的是；C．In all总之；D．First of all首先；毕竟（after all），学钢琴是件苦差事，故选A。

【4】C考查动词。A．Led通向；B．Sent送；C．Introduced介绍；D．Directed指导；当她的第一个老师走了的时候，我的朋友向我介绍（introduce）了一位美国老师，选C。

【5】B考查形容词。A．Usual平常；B．Good好的；C．Interesting有趣；D．Humorous幽默；练完之后她会给我女儿一些好的（good）评论，选B。

【6】C考查短语。A．as with正如；B．except for除了；C．instead of代替；D．thanks to多亏了；每次老师来先是自己演奏音乐，而不是（instead of）立马授课，故选C。

【7】A考查动词。A．Feel感觉；B．Follow跟着；C．Create创造；D．Read读；更重要的是，要感受（feel）音乐，爱上音乐，可知选A。

【8】B考查副词。A．Once曾经；B．Even甚至；C．Still仍然；D．Then之后；有时候她甚至（even）会炫耀一段，故选B。

【9】D考查形容词。A．Nervous紧张；B．Excited兴奋；C．afraid 害怕；D．Lucky幸运；我很幸运（lucky）你没有放弃我的钢琴课，选D。

【10】A考查形容词。A．Tired疲倦；B．Easy容易；C．Afraid害怕；D．Excited兴奋；当你在路上的时候会感觉到累（tired），选A。

【11】B考查副词。A．Ahead向前；B．Down向下；C．up 向上；D．Over结束；当从你站的地方往下（down）看的时候，你就会意识到你一直在进步，选B。

【12】D考查动词。A．Move移动；B．Continue继续；C．do 干；D．Stop停止；但是如果你停下来（stop），你就再也不想向前走了，选D。