Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his , quickly moved to the piano, and in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully experience. The audience was strongly .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly . We try our best, but the aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.A. seatedB. satC. dressedD. rested

2.A. factB. difficultyC. opportunityD. risk

3.A. actuallyB. occasionallyC. fortunatelyD. eventually

4.A. discovered B. toldC. acceptedD. offered

5.A. joyB. trustC. horrorD. pleasure

6.A. quicklyB. personallyC. generallyD. innocently (纯洁地)

7.A. entranceB. disappearanceC. arrangementD. opening

8.A. shoutedB. repeatedC. promisedD. whispered

9.A. turningB. bendingC. risingD. handing

10.A. creativeB. effectiveC. annoyingD. fearing

11.A. addicted(入了迷的)B. invitedC. attackedD. attracted

12.A. abnormal (反常的)B. remarkable (卓越的)C. unimportant D. ordinary

13.A. goalsB. intentionsC. resultsD. purposes

14.A. luckilyB. trulyC. slightlyD. fortunately

15.A. overcome B. enjoyC. accomplishD. become

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：一个人的力量是有限的，借助于他人的力量会使事情有一个圆满的结局。我们靠自己的努力得来的一切也许并不引人注意。我们拼尽全力，却弹不出最和谐的音符。但是，大师用他的双手使我们生命的作品变得更加生动完美。

1.the mother spotted a friend in the audience可知，男孩的妈妈在观众里看到一个朋友，be seated就座，故选A。

2.and the concert was about to begin”可知，音乐会尚未开始，男孩抓住妈妈不在的这个机会在音乐会厅里转了起来，故选C。

4.the mother returned to her seat and that the child was missing妈妈回到座位上发现儿子不见了，故选A。

5.In , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board妈妈惊恐地发现儿子坐在钢琴前，in horror惊恐地，故选C。

6. picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.男孩坐在钢琴前谈着那首幼稚的儿歌“一闪一闪亮晶晶，满眼都是小星星”，故选D。

7.the great piano master made his ,那位伟大的钢琴家走上舞台，make one's entrance某人登场，故选A。

8.in the boy’s ear”可知，是小声说话，故选D。

10.

11.The audience was strongly .观众被深深地吸引住了，故选D。

12.What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly .生活就是这样，通过自己的努力得来的东西不会引人瞩目，故选B。

13.We try our best, but the aren’t exactly graceful flowing music.我们尽力了，但是结果却不能尽如人意，故选C。

14.But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work can be beautiful.但是，当我们借助大师的手时，我们生命的作品才会真正变得更加完美。故选B。

15.What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly .”可知，这里指的是，下次再要完成伟大的事情时，要仔细聆听。故选C。

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