40. A. bag B.
treasure C. package D. thing
答案 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.C 31.C 32.C 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.B
Passage 23
(江苏省黄桥中学2008届高三第三次模拟)
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some
vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on
a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked if the woman played. She
nodded and added that she had been 39 lessons-at age 54! I told her that it was
very 40 that she was pursuing(追求) her 41 to play the piano.
Then she asked me the
same question.
“I have been playing
for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a
song for me before you leave,” she requested.
I 42 she was kidding and I simply smiled. At
the end of the 43 of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical “ 45 ”. She then showed me to an old
upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought
46 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return
to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 , and it was my soul-searching
song.
I played the song to
the best of my 48 , and with my emotions pouring
into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I
heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And
there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help
of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you
played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but I really wanted to thank you
for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and
walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply touched
by her 54 and felt a deeper understanding for the
song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.