第二节:完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 
I started to win competitions. We had very little money. My father had to borrow＄5000 to pay for a 21 to the International Young Pianists Competition in Germany when I was 12. I realized later how 22 pressure (压力)he was under as I looked at the invitation to the competition. Tears streamed 23 his face when it was announced that I ’d won—— earning enough money to pay  24  the money we borrowed .
It was soon clear that I couldn’t  25 in China forever. To become a world-class 26 , I had to play on the world’s big stages. So later, my father and I  27 to America, so I could attend a famous university to study  28 . the school paid for my apartment and even lent me a piano . At night, I would stay in the living room just to touch the keys.   
29 I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers 30 me that I had a lot to learn, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 , I had worked hard enough for opportunity to come, one morning later, I got a  31 .The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to 32 at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to  33 him. That performance was for me at the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern  34 me, I played Tchaikovsky’s (柴可夫斯基的)Piano Concerto No. 1. My father’s mouth hung  35 throughout the whole song.
Afterward, people celebrated—maybe they were a bit  36 –and asked me to play another one . I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt that something big was going to_37_. Sure enough, gigs(短期表演)started pouring in.
My father and I had often practiced a piece of music called “Horses”, a fun piece for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin(肖邦), I brought Dad out on the stage , and we played our special music. People 38 crazy—they loved it. My father couldn’t sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.
There have been lots of 39 in Carnegie Hall, but for me, playing there was especially sweet. Together, my father and I worked to 40 the lucky place where a good chance caught sight of me , and let me shine. At last I made it.
21.A. trip                 B. travel            C. tour              D. voyage
22.A. many         B. old              C. much          D. long 
23.A. on            B. down            C. across           D. through 
24.A .for            B. back            C .off            D .over
25.A. study        B. work            C. play           D. stay
26.A musician     B. physician          C. politician       D. singer
27.A. moved      B. removed         C. settled            D. fled
28.A. performance B. instruments       C. music               D. dance
29.A. Even if               B. Such as           C. Now that           D. Only if 
30.A. reminded     B. requested          C. asked              D. ordered
31.A. performance B. chance            C. visit                  D. ticket
32.A. perform    B. join               C. appear       D. attend 
33.A .act           B. take             C. replace       D. place
34.A.visited               B. told               C. asked             D. introduced
35.A .open           B. closed           C. covered       D. round
36.A .upset          B .drunk            C. confused       D. anxious
37.A. break         B. come             C .end             D .happen
38.A. grew                B. went              C. became          D. was
39.A. people       B. guests             C. concerts        D. dramas
40.A .arrive        B. get                C. win            D. reach

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible. 

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

36. A. missed       B. lost     C. forgot  D. ignored

37. A. when     B. while    C. how      D. why

38. A. friendless       B. worthless    C. penniless    D. homeless

39. A fetched       B. allowed      C. expected     D. took

40. A. hope     B. promise      C. suggestion  D. belief

41. A. tale    B. agreement   C. arrangement      D. report

42. A. large   B. small   C. new      D. grand

43. A. surprised    B. annoyed      C. disappointed     D. worried

44. A. Therefore    B. Besides      C. Instead      D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about     B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

46. A. much     B. many     C. little       D. few

47. A. beyond       B. over     C. behind  D. through

48. A. argument     B. skill   C. interest     D. anxiety

49. A. study   B. design       C. committee        D. staff

50. A. provide      B. retell       C. support      D. refuse

51. A. trouble      B. gift     C. fact     D. trick

52. A. perform      B. write    C. hear     D. question

53. A. means   B. ends     C. begins  D. proves

54. A. needs    B. activities  C. judgments    D. habits

55. A. that     B. what     C. which   D. whom

It is really a pity that as many as 58 lives didn’t ______ the big high-rise fire that happened in Shanghai on 15^th.November,2010.

A. perform                   B. succeed                    C. remove                    D. survive

第二节:完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 

I started to win competitions. We had very little money. My father had to borrow＄5000 to pay for a 21 to the International Young Pianists Competition in Germany when I was 12. I realized later how 22 pressure (压力)he was under as I looked at the invitation to the competition. Tears streamed 23 his face when it was announced that I ’d won—— earning enough money to pay  24  the money we borrowed .

It was soon clear that I couldn’t  25 in China forever. To become a world-class 26 , I had to play on the world’s big stages. So later, my father and I  27 to America, so I could attend a famous university to study  28 . the school paid for my apartment and even lent me a piano . At night, I would stay in the living room just to touch the keys.   

29 I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers 30 me that I had a lot to learn, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 , I had worked hard enough for opportunity to come, one morning later, I got a  31 .The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to 32 at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to  33 him. That performance was for me at the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern  34 me, I played Tchaikovsky’s (柴可夫斯基的)Piano Concerto No. 1. My father’s mouth hung  35 throughout the whole song.

Afterward, people celebrated—maybe they were a bit  36 –and asked me to play another one . I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt that something big was going to_37_. Sure enough, gigs(短期表演)started pouring in.

My father and I had often practiced a piece of music called “Horses”, a fun piece for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin(肖邦), I brought Dad out on the stage , and we played our special music. People 38 crazy—they loved it. My father couldn’t sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.

There have been lots of 39 in Carnegie Hall, but for me, playing there was especially sweet. Together, my father and I worked to 40 the lucky place where a good chance caught sight of me , and let me shine. At last I made it.

21.A. trip                 B. travel            C. tour              D. voyage

22.A. many         B. old              C. much          D. long 

23.A. on            B. down            C. across           D. through 

24.A .for            B. back            C .off            D .over

25.A. study        B. work            C. play           D. stay

26.A musician     B. physician          C. politician       D. singer

27.A. moved      B. removed         C. settled            D. fled

28.A. performance B. instruments       C. music               D. dance

29.A. Even if               B. Such as           C. Now that           D. Only if 

30.A. reminded     B. requested          C. asked              D. ordered

31.A. performance B. chance            C. visit                  D. ticket

32.A. perform    B. join               C. appear       D. attend 

33.A .act           B. take             C. replace       D. place

34.A.visited               B. told               C. asked             D. introduced

35.A .open           B. closed           C. covered       D. round

36.A .upset          B .drunk            C. confused       D. anxious

37.A. break         B. come             C .end             D .happen

38.A. grew                B. went              C. became          D. was

39.A. people       B. guests             C. concerts        D. dramas

40.A .arrive        B. get                C. win            D. reach

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still __________the traditional customs.
A. perform     B. possess   C. observe    D. support