题目内容
I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit. My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I 1 to play, too. “You’re 2 young,” I heard over and over. But when began playing my sister’s 3 by heart from hearing her practice, they 4 me begin. I was four. 5 joy and comfort I found at those keys. If I had a rough day at school, I played ragtime hard and loud 6 my frustration (挫折) was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was 7 to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I played until I nearly 8 . There was a comfort in those keys.
That piano followed me everywhere. I taught hundreds of 9 and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I 10 my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt 11 I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保险) supplied the money to purchase 12 . My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, “Did you get another piano yet?” even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I 13 an envelope containing a gift certificate (礼券) to Hammell Music for a 14 . Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn’t do it 15 .
And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad’s 16 . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven, 17 and smiling. Every song is for them and the 18 goes on.
And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n) 19 that old things pass away and new life 20 .
1.A.planned B.allowed C.begged D.dared
2.A.very B.so C.not D.too
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4.A.permitted B.promised C.let D.made
5.A.What a B.What C.How D.How many
6.A.until B.when C.as soon as D.after
7.A.likely B.ready C.discouraged D.afraid
8.A.dropped B.went C.came to D.slept
9.A.people B.students C.boys D.children
10.A.destroyed B.left C.lost D.rebuilt
11.A.as though B.even though C.even if D.though
12.A.the other B.another C.a house D.one
13.A.accepted B.gained C.received D.won
14.A.present B.piano C.house D.sum of money
15.A.for myself B.at all C.any way D.above all
16.A.bed B.clothing C.portrait D.name
17.A.crying B.listening C.singing D.playing
18.A.joy B.piano C.sadness D.friendship
19.A.book B.reminder C.equipment D.instrument
20.A.disappears B.remains C.stops D.begins
1—5 CDACB 6—10 ABADC 11—15 ABCBA 16—20 CBABD
Last year, I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression (敌对心理) towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲). I was required to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
【小题1】The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.
A.paying a visit to Chile as a tourist | B.experiencing Chilean life as a teacher |
C.studying Chilean culture as a college student | D.studying knowledge as an exchange student |
A.Because he did not know how to get along with the local people. |
B.Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms. |
C.Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to. |
D.Because it was not convenient for him to shop there. |
A.was not used to eating Chilean food | B.had some friends to have a chat with |
C.couldn’t communicate with people | D.couldn’t express his thoughts in English |
A.Wonderful and worthwhile | B.Difficult but meaningful |
C.Difficult and meaningless | D.Boring and disappointing |
A.its official language is Spanish and English. |
B.It is a developing country without foreign students. |
C.It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen. |
D.Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners. |