Question

【题目】 Mr. Fogarty slowly looks over the rows of boys, each holding his breath and praying(祈祷) it’s not his turn. Mr. Fogarty’s eyes pass over them and they can_________again. His eyes land on me and my heart jumps.

This is what I ___________every Tuesday during jazz practice. I’m fine during practice until it’s time for each of us to stand and play our instrument, alone, with everyone else watching. I always pray for Mr. Fogarty to _________me, but he never does. However, he calls me out in front of everyone, every time.

Mr. Fogarty mouths, “You’re_________.”

My partner smiles. He knows how much I_______this moment each week and in some way it gives him pleasure to see me sweat.

I pray that the kid before me will never stop when he finishes his solo(独奏曲). My heart beats so hard that I can hardly breathe as I stand up.

I start to breathe out the first notes( 音 符 ). I hold them as long as I can and then I look at the music, hoping to _______the safe pattern of musical notes that tell me what to do. But no, I have to trust myself.

Suddenly the notes on the page start jumping at me, each coming so fast I’m not___________which to play first. So I play them all. All my thoughts are musical notes, and they’re moving so fast that I don’t have time to_______what to play next. I just let my hands go. I’m so caught up in my solo that I don’t_______how long I’ve been playing.

Mr. Fogarty gives me a signal and, suddenly, I stop, and free my hands from the saxophone(萨克斯管) which is still warm from my________________fingers.

My band teacher is smiling at me satisfyingly.

【1】A.talkB.playC.practiceD.breathe

【2】A.think aboutB.show offC.go throughD.look forward to

【3】A.rememberB.forgetC.helpD.guide

【4】A.aloneB.lastC.firstD.next

【5】A.expectB.hateC.fearD.enjoy

【6】A.followB.formC.practiceD.show

【7】A.afraidB.worriedC.amazedD.sure

【8】A.look upB.think aboutC.pick outD.find out

【9】A.understandB.mindC.noticeD.discover

【10】A.unskilledB.strongC.helplessD.dancing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】D

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

讲述了每周二的例行独奏提问，学生们都很害怕被提问到，作者内心中充满了恐惧，但是每次都没有逃掉。在一次被提问独奏时，独奏很成功，得到了老师的满意。

【1】句意：当老师把目光掠过他们时，他们才敢再次呼吸。

talk谈论；play玩；practice练习；breathe呼吸；根据句意理解及前句each holding his breath and praying(祈祷) it’s not his turn. 每个男孩都屏住呼吸，祈祷着不要轮到他了。可知这里表达的是“再次呼吸”，英语是breathe，故选D。

【2】句意：这就是我每周二在爵士乐练习中所经历的。

think about考虑；show off炫耀；go through经历；look forward to盼望；根据句意理解及前句His eyes land on me and my heart jumps. 他的眼睛落在我身上，我的心跳了起来。可知这里表达的是“经历”，英语是go through，故选C。

【3】句意：我总是祈祷福格蒂老师忘记我，但他从来没有。

remember记得；forget忘记；help帮助；guide指导；根据句意理解及后文However, he calls me out in front of everyone但是，他每次都在大家面前叫我。可知这里表达的是“祈祷老师忘记我”，故选B。

【4】句意：你是下一个。

alone独自；last最后；first第一；next下一个；根据句意理解及后文I pray that the kid before me will never stop when he finishes his solo(独奏曲). 我祈祷在我面前的孩子在独奏结束后永不停手。可知这里指的是“你是下一个”，英语是next，故选D。

【5】句意：他知道我每周都有多么害怕这一刻。

expect期待；hate讨厌；fear恐惧；enjoy喜欢；根据句意理解及上文This is what I _____2_____every Tuesday during jazz practice. I’m fine during practice until it’s time for each of us to stand and play our instrument, alone, with everyone else watching. 这就是我每周二在爵士乐练习中所经历的。我在练习的时候很好，直到我们每个人都可以单独站着演奏乐器，其他人都在一旁观看。可知这里表达的是“我的搭档也知道我有多么害怕”，故选C。

【6】句意：希望能遵循安全的音符模式。

follow遵循；form形成；practice练习；show展示；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是作者想遵循安全模式的音符来弹奏，故选A。

【7】句意：我不知道该先弹哪一个。

afraid害怕；worried担心的；amazed惊人的；sure确定的；根据句意理解及前句Suddenly the notes on the page start jumping at me, each coming so fast. 突然，纸上的音符开始向我扑来，每一个音符都来得那么快。可知这里表达的是“不知道，不确定”，故选D。

【8】句意：它们移动得太快，以至于我没有时间考虑下一步要演奏什么。

look up查阅；think about考虑；pick out挑出；find out调查；根据句意理解及后句I just let my hands go. 我只能是放手。可知这里表达的是“没有时间考虑”，故选B。

【9】句意：我太沉迷于独奏了，以至于没注意到自己演奏了多久。

understand理解；mind介意；notice注意；discover发现；根据句意理解及前句I’m so caught up in my solo that我太沉迷于独奏了，可知这里表达的是“没有注意到”，故选C。

【10】句意：萨克斯管在我舞动的手指上仍然很温暖。

Unskilled不熟练的；strong强壮的； helpless无助的；dancing舞动的；根据句意理解可知，乐器热呼呼的，是作者在极其紧张的情况下弹奏，手指的舞动造成的，所以这里表达的“舞动的”，故选D。