When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She   31   her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   32   were able to move quickly and easily.

“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.

“I want to play for my mother.”

She noticed the   33   in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34   and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played   35   “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   36   his time with lessons anymore as he   37   hit the right notes.  38   there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes   39   he mentioned “Mother”.

Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   40   a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.

She was   41   to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital   42   he made mistakes.

The day came and William appeared.  43   it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s   44   with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.

 Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   45   be proud. William replied, “My mother was   46   and she could never  47   me play during her life time.   48   she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now  49   as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his   50   for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”

1.. A. hoped            B. persuaded        C. allowed          D. preferred

2.. A. fingers          B. brains           C. eyes         D. arms

3.. A. surprise         B. joys             C. tears    D. disappointment

4..  A. put him down B. turn him down   C. put him off      D. turn him off

5..  A. badly           B. nicely               C. carefully    D. patiently

6..  A. pass            B. take                 C. kill        D. waste

7..  A. ever            B. never                C. even         D. always

8..  A. Instead         B. Therefore            C. Then                 D. But

9..  A. at one time         B. from time to time    C. each time D. the first time

10..  A. support        B. take                 C. intend           D. organize

11..  A. delighted      B. surprised            C. curious          D. angry

12..  A. as far as      B. if only          C. in case          D. now that

13..  A. Until          B. Since                C. While        D. When

14..  A. patience       B. advice           C. guide            D. concern

15..  A. surely             B. gradually            C. finally      D. quickly

16..  A. blind          B. deaf                 C. ill          D. wounded

17..  A. watch          B. appreciate           C. teach        D. hear

18..  A. Besides        B. Then                 C. Yet              D. Otherwise

19..  A. happy          B. relaxed          C. free                 D. sad

20..  A. effort         B. struggle         C. belief           D. challenge

When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She   31  her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   32  were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the   33  in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34  and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played   35  “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   36  his time with lessons anymore as he   37  hit the right notes.  38  there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes   39  he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   40  a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was   41  to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital   42  he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared.  43  it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s   44  with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   45  be proud. William replied, “My mother was   46  and she could never  47  me play during her life time.   48   she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now  49  as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his   50  for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”
【小题1】.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When William, a 10-year old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant to accept him. She   1her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   2were able to move quickly and easily. “William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked. “I want to play for my mother.” She noticed the   3in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   4and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played    5. “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   6his time as he   7hit the right note.   8there was something about William---she was fascinated with the tender look of his eyes   9he mentioned “mother”.

     Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   10a piano recital(独奏会) for her students and she sent flyers to them to participate. She was   11to find William's application that he would like to contribute a musical piece. She would put him as the last player   12he made mistakes, and she would come forward to improve the   13.

     The day came and William appeared.   14it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful   15the music teacher's patience with him. “Tonight I am dedicating my music to my mother.” he said. Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   16be proud. William replied, “My mother was stone deaf and she could never   17me play during her life time.   18she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning mother passed away. I am sure she is now   19as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece from Beethoven's concerto(协奏曲). As you all know, Beethoven was deaf at the triumph of his career. The piece symbolized his   20for freedom and released him from darkness and so was mother. ”

1.A. hoped      B. persuaded   C. allowed      D. preferred

2.A. fingers    B. brains  C. eyes    D. hands

3.A. surprise   B. joys    C. tears   D. disappointment

4.A. put him down B. turn him down   C. put him away     D. turn him away

5.A. badly       B. nicely  C. carefully     D. patiently

6.A. pass B. take    C. kill      D. waste

7.A. ever B. never  C. even   D. always

8.A. However B. Therefore   C. So      D. But

9.A. at one time      B. all the time  C. each time   D. the first time

10.A. support  B. take    C. intend D. organize

11.A. delighted       B. surprised    C. curious      D. angry

12.A. as far as       B. if only C. in case       D. now that

13.A. situation B. condition    C. state   D. position

14.A. Until      B. Since  C. While  D. When

15.A. to   B. for      C. at       D. with

16.A. surely    B. gradually    C. finally D. quickly

17.A. watch    B. suggest      C. make  D. hear

18.A. Besides  B. Then   C. Yet      D. Otherwise

19.A. happy    B. shocked     C. ashamed     D. sad

20.A. effort    B. struggle      C. belief  D. challenge

When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant (不愿意)to accept him. She1her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their2were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the 3in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to 4and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played5“My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to6his time with lessons anymore as he7hit the right notes.8there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes9he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to 10a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was11to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital12he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared.13it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s14with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would15be proud. William replied, “My mother was16and she could never17me play during her life time. 18she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now19as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his20for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      persuaded
   3. C.
      allowed
   4. D.
      preferred
2. 2.
   1. A.
      fingers
   2. B.
      brains
   3. C.
      eyes
   4. D.
      arms
3. 3.
   1. A.
      surprise
   2. B.
      joys
   3. C.
      tears
   4. D.
      disappointment
4. 4.
   1. A.
      put him down
   2. B.
      turn him down
   3. C.
      put him off
   4. D.
      turn him off
5. 5.
   1. A.
      badly
   2. B.
      nicely
   3. C.
      carefully
   4. D.
      patiently
6. 6.
   1. A.
      pass
   2. B.
      take
   3. C.
      kill
   4. D.
      waste
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ever
   2. B.
      never
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      always
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Instead
   2. B.
      Therefore
   3. C.
      Then
   4. D.
      But
9. 9.
   1. A.
      at one time
   2. B.
      from time to time
   3. C.
      each time
   4. D.
      the first time
10. 10.
    1. A.
       support
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       intend
    4. D.
       organize
11. 11.
    1. A.
       delighted
    2. B.
       surprised
    3. C.
       curious
    4. D.
       angry
12. 12.
    1. A.
       as far as
    2. B.
       if only
    3. C.
       in case
    4. D.
       now that
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Until
    2. B.
       Since
    3. C.
       While
    4. D.
       When
14. 14.
    1. A.
       patience
    2. B.
       advice
    3. C.
       guide
    4. D.
       concern
15. 15.
    1. A.
       surely
    2. B.
       gradually
    3. C.
       finally
    4. D.
       quickly
16. 16.
    1. A.
       blind
    2. B.
       deaf
    3. C.
       ill
    4. D.
       wounded
17. 17.
    1. A.
       watch
    2. B.
       appreciate
    3. C.
       teach
    4. D.
       hear
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Besides
    2. B.
       Then
    3. C.
       Yet
    4. D.
       Otherwise
19. 19.
    1. A.
       happy
    2. B.
       relaxed
    3. C.
       free
    4. D.
       sad
20. 20.
    1. A.
       effort
    2. B.
       struggle
    3. C.
       belief
    4. D.
       challenge