Robby was 11 years old when his mother(a single mom)dropped him off for his first piano lesson．I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby． 1 Robby said that it had always been his mother's 2 to hear him play the piano．So I took him as a student．
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the 3 of music．However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly 4 he'd always say,“My mom's going to hear me play someday．”But it seemed 5 ．I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to 6 him up．She always 7 and smiled but never visited my class．Then one day Robby 8 coming to our lessons．He telephoned me and said his mother was 9 ．
A few weeks after that, I was 10 my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me 11 he could be in the recital．“Miss Hondorf…I'll just go to play!”he insisted．
The night for the recital came．The high school gym was 12 with parents, friends and relatives．The recital 13 well．Then Robby came up on stage．I was 14 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart's Concerto No．21 in C Major．I was not prepared for what I had heard 15 his fingers were light on the keys．They even 16 on the keys…He played so well that everyone was on their 17 in wild applause(鼓掌)．In tears I ran up on stage．“Oh Robby!How 18 you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf…I 19 on practicing at home．Remember I told you my mom was sick?Well, 20 she had cancer and passed away this morning．She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful． 1 that time, mountains were 2 by the people living on the plain, 3 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 4 places in which one was easily 5 or killed by terrible animals．
Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 6 in the towns began to grow tired of 7 ．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement． 8 in the 9 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 10 to untouched country, and particularly 11 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 12 for a holiday．
Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 13 about getting to the． 14 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 15 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 16 , what a 17 reward it is to be able to look 18 on everything within 19 !At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
After
B．
In
C．
At
D．
Before
(2)
[ ]
A．
hated
B．
liked
C．
feared
D．
observed
(3)
[ ]
A．
however
B．
further
C．
sometimes
D．
especially
(4)
[ ]
A．
exciting
B．
interesting
C．
dangerous
D．
alone
(5)
[ ]
A．
fallen down
B．
lost
C．
discovered
D．
caught
(6)
[ ]
A．
unhappily
B．
lonely
C．
comfortable
D．
easily
(7)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
it
C．
themselves
D．
that
(8)
[ ]
A．
Yet
B．
So
C．
However
D．
But
(9)
[ ]
A．
last
B．
recent
C．
eighteenth
D．
early
(10)
[ ]
A．
country
B．
houses
C．
town
D．
planet
(11)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
at
C．
in
D．
for
(12)
[ ]
A．
importam
B．
right
C．
necessary
D．
popular
(13)
[ ]
A．
pleasant
B．
interested
C．
dangerous
D．
terrible
(14)
[ ]
A．
foot
B．
spot
C．
top
D．
tip
(15)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
to
C．
against
D．
between
(16)
[ ]
A．
light
B．
climb
C．
walk
D．
running
(17)
[ ]
A．
surprising
B．
satisfactory
C．
disappointing
D．
astonishing
(18)
[ ]
A．
behind
B．
up
C．
down
D．
around
(19)
[ ]
A．
miles
B．
minutes
C．
seeing
D．
sight
(20)
[ ]
A．
above
B．
below
C．
under
D．
away
完型填空：
I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure．”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl．It was the best 4 that could have happened to me．I 5 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 ．Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done．” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college．My first novel 10 while I was at college．
After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University．I began to feel proud of myself 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16 school early, now teaching at the university．
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style．Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars． 18 what does it mean?I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 ：“I believe in you．You’ll succeed．”
(1)
[ ]
A．
bright
B．
useless
C．
simple
D．
hopeful
(2)
[ ]
A．
anything
B．
something
C．
everything
D．
nothing
(3)
[ ]
A．
low
B．
poor
C．
good
D．
useful
(4)
[ ]
A．
support
B．
happiness
C．
surprise
D．
thing
(5)
[ ]
A．
admitted
B．
decided
C．
planned
D．
told
(6)
[ ]
A．
me
B．
them
C．
her
D．
it
(7)
[ ]
A．
wrong
B．
right
C．
stupid
D．
faulty
(8)
[ ]
A．
see
B．
know
C．
understand
D．
face
(9)
[ ]
A．
experiment
B．
practice
C．
writing
D．
composition
(10)
[ ]
A．
came on
B．
came in
C．
came out
D．
came back
(11)
[ ]
A．
day
B．
night
C．
month
D．
year
(12)
[ ]
A．
graduation
B．
pass
C．
degree
D．
success
(13)
[ ]
A．
giving in
B．
giving back
C．
giving out
D．
giving up
(14)
[ ]
A．
while
B．
if
C．
when
D．
or
(15)
[ ]
A．
there
B．
here
C．
it
D．
that
(16)
[ ]
A．
left
B．
attended
C．
changed
D．
graduated
(17)
[ ]
A．
tired
B．
calm
C．
nervous
D．
famous
(18)
[ ]
A．
And
B．
But
C．
However
D．
Well
(19)
[ ]
A．
just
B．
exactly
C．
so
D．
very
(20)
[ ]
A．
praised
B．
said
C．
answered
D．
advised
完型填空：
Scientists now believe the earth’s magnetic poles(地磁极)have changed many times．One 1 change may have taken place about 330,000 BC．This 2 is about when modem man first 3 on the earth．
Many 4 now believe the magnetism(磁力现象)of the earth may have a 5 influence(影响)on life itself．In the 6 past many kinds of animals and plants died out suddenly, 7 the North and South magnetic poles changed 8 ．
Animals, birds and 9 people are to some degree controlled by magnetic forces When there is a 10 increase in magnetic strength; many animals have 11 in finding their way．Mice, 12 near a strong magnet, lose their hair and die 13 ．And when the earth’s magnetism suddenly decreases, the 14 of men or women who kill themselves increases．
How 15 does the earth’s magnetism 16 our lives?We cannot know for 17 ．We do know this magnetism is getting weaker and we know that in 2,500 years the magnetic poles may change position 18 ．And we know when 19 ．happened in the past there were enormous 20 in life on Earth．
(1)
[ ]
A．
similar
B．
such
C．
probable
D．
certain
(2)
[ ]
A．
year
B．
century
C．
date
D．
moment
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[ ]
A．
appeared
B．
came
C．
produced
D．
made
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[ ]
A．
people
B．
scientists
C．
experts
D．
specialists
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[ ]
A．
surprising
B．
poor
C．
complete
D．
strong
(6)
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A．
far
B．
distant
C．
long
D．
deep
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[ ]
A．
when
B．
if
C．
before
D．
after
(8)
[ ]
A．
place
B．
direction
C．
position
D．
use
(9)
[ ]
A．
also
B．
too
C．
some
D．
even
(10)
[ ]
A．
slow
B．
weak
C．
quick
D．
sudden
(11)
[ ]
A．
interest
B．
difficulty
C．
pride
D．
problem
(12)
[ ]
A．
lain
B．
placed
C．
come
D．
stayed
(13)
[ ]
A．
early
B．
late
C．
much
D．
quietly
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[ ]
A．
ease
B．
fact
C．
number
D．
chance
(15)
[ ]
A．
long
B．
much
C．
old
D．
weakly
(16)
[ ]
A．
make
B．
cause
C．
connect
D．
control
(17)
[ ]
A．
certain
B．
clear
C．
free
D．
ever
(18)
[ ]
A．
too
B．
instead
C．
again
D．
often
(19)
[ ]
A．
those
B．
this
C．
that
D．
these
(20)
[ ]
A．
influences
B．
effects
C．
movements
D．
changes
完型填空：
Mr．Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen, it was a beautiful morning, 1 he went to the window and looked out．He was surprised to see 2 middle-aged professor, who walked in the university just up the road from Mr．Jones’s house, 3 the direction of the town．He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag．Mr．Jones thought that he must have 4 by the night train, and decided to walk to the university instead of taking a taxi．
Mr．Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had 5 a long rope to one of the branches so that they could swing on it．
Mr．Jones was 6 to see the professor 7 when he saw the rope, and looked 8 up and down the road．When he saw that there was nobody in sight, he 9 into the garden, put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat on the grass and 10 the rope．He 11 it hard to see whether it was strong enough to 12 his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the 13 on the end of the rope, his grey hair 14 all around his face．Backwards and forwards he swung, 15 taking a few more 16 steps on the grass when the rope began to swing 17 slowly for him．
At last the professor stopped, 18 his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, picked up his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and 19 his way to the university, looking as 20 and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be．
(1)
[ ]
A．
because
B．
as
C．
so
D．
for
(2)
[ ]
A．
strangely-dressed
B．
casually-dressed
C．
ugly-dressed
D．
neatly-dressed
(3)
[ ]
A．
going to
B．
turning to
C．
coming from
D．
moving from
(4)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
arrived
C．
missed
D．
taken
(5)
[ ]
A．
hanged
B．
tied
C．
joined
D．
put
(6)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
frightened
C．
surprised
D．
excited
(7)
[ ]
A．
stop
B．
stand
C．
climb
D．
walk
(8)
[ ]
A．
carefully
B．
secretly
C．
carelessly
D．
directly
(9)
[ ]
A．
ran
B．
stepped
C．
moved
D．
jumped
(10)
[ ]
A．
took hold of
B．
grasped
C．
seized
D．
picked
(11)
[ ]
A．
held
B．
waved
C．
pulled
D．
hit
(12)
[ ]
A．
lose
B．
receive
C．
measure
D．
take
(13)
[ ]
A．
sky
B．
garden
C．
house
D．
air
(14)
[ ]
A．
flowing
B．
following
C．
blowing
D．
growing
(15)
[ ]
A．
suddenly
B．
hardly
C．
occasionally
D．
continuously
(16)
[ ]
A．
running
B．
jumping
C．
careful
D．
slow
(17)
[ ]
A．
more
B．
less
C．
too
D．
enough
(18)
[ ]
A．
straightened
B．
tied
C．
united
D．
moved
(19)
[ ]
A．
started
B．
set out
C．
continued
D．
walked
(20)
[ ]
A．
sweaty
B．
joyful
C．
quiet
D．
proud
完型填空。
A parable(寓言)tells about a martial artist who kneels(跪)before a master in a ceremony to receive the Black Belt, which is hard to earn．After years of 1 , the student has finally reached a height of achievement in the discipline．
“Before gaining the belt, you must 2 one more test,” the coach seriously tells the young man．
“I’m ready,” responds the student, 3 perhaps one more round of boxing．
“You must answer the 4 question：what is the true meaning of the Black Belt?”
“Why, the end of my journey,” says the student．“A well-deserved 5 for my hard work．”
The master waits for more． 6 , he is not satisfied．The coach finally speaks, “You are not ready for the Black Belt． 7 in one year．”
As the student 8 before his master a year later, he is again asked the question, “What is the true 9 of the Black Belt?”
“It is a symbol of honor and the highest achievement in our art．” The young man responds．
Again the master waits for more．Still 10 , he says once more, “You are not ready for the Black Belt．Return in one year．”
A year later the student kneels before his coach and 11 the question, “What is the true meaning of the Black Belt?”
This time he answers, “The Black Belt 12 not the end, but the beginning, the 13 of a never-ending journey of discipline, work and the pursuit of an ever higher standard．”
“Yes,” says the master．“You are now ready to 14 the Black Belt and begin your work．”
You may not be 15 for a Black Belt, but you might be at an important point．Maybe you’re facing a life change, perhaps even a 16 one．Or maybe you are waiting for something you have worked hard to achieve－graduation, a new job, a 17 , or even retirement．
All wise people see that 18 can be new beginnings．Change need not be feared．And neither should we be looking for a 19 resting place, for a full and happy life is always active．
Does the change you face represent, not just an ending, but a new beginning in your life’s 20 ? If so, you may be ready to move forward．
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