Question

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   1,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   2his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天賦).You will never be a pianist.”   3a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   4.He decided that he didn’t want to be a   5any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   6,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    7some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   8that he could show others that he had talent   9.That day he told his father   10he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   11that point on,everything turned around.

He started   12competitions(比賽).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   13that Lang Lang had won,he was too   14to hold back his tears.Soon   15was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   16.In 1997 Lang Lang   17again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   18performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   19in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(發(fā)現(xiàn)) him,and lets him   20.

1.A.exercise            B.fortune               C.knowledge         D.wealth

2.A.whether         B.why               C.when              D.that

3.A.Like            B.With              C.To                    D.As

4.A.hurt                B.weakened          C.ruined                D.frightened

5.A.singer          B.pianist               C.conductor         D.player

6.A.Hopefully       B.Patiently         C.Wisely                D.Painfully

7.A.play                B.sing              C.write             D.study

8.A.seemed          B.admitted          C.noticed               D.realized

9.A.in all          B.above all         C.after all             D.at all

10.A.that               B.what              C.which             D.when

11.A.From           B.At                    C.Since             D.After

12.A.receiving          B.accepting         C.winning           D.beating

13.A.told               B.mentioned         C.announced         D.recognized

14.A.excited            B.encouraged            C.shocked           D.satisfied

15.A.this               B.it                    C.that              D.what

16.A.concerts           B.tours             C.competitions      D.stages

17.A.started            B.left              C.moved             D.performed

18.A.successful     B.cheerful          C.respectful            D.meaningful

19.A.pulling            B.breaking          C.falling               D.pouring

20.A.brighten           B.shine             C.admire                D.develop

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

解析:fortune 意為“幸運(yùn)”。根據(jù)下文中的“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come”可判斷出他父親說(shuō)他需要幸運(yùn)。exercise意為“練習(xí),習(xí)題,訓(xùn)練,鍛煉,演習(xí)”；knowledge意為“知識(shí),學(xué)問(wèn),認(rèn)識(shí)”；wealth意為“財(cái)富,財(cái)產(chǎn),大量”。

2.D

解析:that引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句,在從句中只起連接作用,不作任何成分，表示“使他傷心的是他在北京的鋼琴教師不喜歡他”。whether意為“是否”；why意為“為什么”；when意為“什么時(shí)候”。

3.D

解析:as作介詞的意思是“作為”,表示“作為一個(gè)九歲的孩子”。like 意為“像”；with意為“和……在一起”；to意為“對(duì)于”。

4.A

解析:hurt意為“傷害”。根據(jù)上文中他老師說(shuō)的話“You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.”可判斷出作為一個(gè)九歲的孩子,Lang Lang受到了極大的傷害。weaken意為“削弱,(使)變?nèi)酢�；ruin意為“毀滅”；frighten意為“使驚嚇”。

5.B

解析:pianist意為“鋼琴家”。根據(jù)上文中的“You will never be a pianist.”可判斷出由于受到了傷害,他再也不想成為鋼琴家了。singer意為“歌手”；conductor意為“指揮”；player意為“比賽者,演員,演奏者,表演者”。

6.C

解析:wisely意為“明智的,聰明地,精明地”,根據(jù)下文中的“...his father didn’t push,but wait”可判斷出父親的這種態(tài)度是明智的，故選C項(xiàng)。hopefully意為“有希望地,有前途地”；patiently意為“有耐性地,有毅力地”；painfully意為“痛苦地”。

7.A

解析:play意為“演奏”。根據(jù)其賓語(yǔ)“some holiday songs”可判斷出他老師讓他演奏幾首歌曲。sing意為“唱,演唱”；write意為“書(shū)寫(xiě)”；study意為“學(xué)習(xí),攻讀,研究”。

8.D

解析:realize意為“認(rèn)識(shí)到”,表示“他認(rèn)識(shí)到他能夠向其他人表現(xiàn)自己有天賦”。seem意為“像是,似乎”；admit意為“容許,承認(rèn),接納”；notice意為“注意到”。

9.C

解析:at all意為“根本”,用于加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。in all意為“總共”；above all意為“最重要,首先”；after all意為“畢竟”。

10.B

解析:what引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句,并在從句中作hear的賓語(yǔ),表示“那一天他告訴父親他一直在等待想聽(tīng)的話”。

11.A

解析:from that point on表示“從那時(shí)起”。

12.C

解析:win意為“(獲)勝,贏得”。根據(jù)下文的“Lang Lang had won”可判斷出他贏得多次競(jìng)賽。receive意為“收到,接到,接收,遭到,受到,接待,接見(jiàn)”；accept意為“接受,認(rèn)可”；beat意為“打,打敗”。

13.C

解析:announce意為“宣布,通告”,指向公眾宣布、通知大家；tell意為“告訴,說(shuō),吩咐”；mention意為“提及,說(shuō)起”；recognize意為“認(rèn)可,承認(rèn),公認(rèn),賞識(shí)”。

14.A

解析:excited意為“激動(dòng),興奮的”。根據(jù)下文中的“...to hold back his tears”可判斷出他太激動(dòng)了,以至于流下了眼淚。encouraged意為“被鼓勵(lì)的”；shocked意為“震驚的,震撼的”；satisfied意為“感到滿意的”。

15.B

解析:it作形式主語(yǔ),真正的主語(yǔ)是“that he couldn’t stay in China forever”表示“這很清楚,他不能永遠(yuǎn)待在中國(guó)”。

16.D

解析:stage意為“舞臺(tái)”,the world’s big stage表示“世界大舞臺(tái)”。根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可判斷出他將在世界各地演出。concert意為“音樂(lè)會(huì)”；tour意為“旅行,游歷,旅游”；competition意為“競(jìng)爭(zhēng),競(jìng)賽”。

17.C

解析:move意為“移動(dòng),搬遷”。根據(jù)下文中的“this time to Philadelphia,U.S.”可判斷出他又一次搬遷。start意為“出發(fā),起程,開(kāi)始,著手”；leave意為“離開(kāi),動(dòng)身”；perform意為“履行,執(zhí)行,表演,演出”。

18.A

解析:successful意為“成功的”。根據(jù)上下文的內(nèi)容可判斷出演出是成功的。cheerful意為“愉快的,高興的”；respectful意為“恭敬的,尊敬的,尊重人的,有禮貌的”；meaningful意為“意味深長(zhǎng)的”。

19.D

解析:pour意為“灌注,傾瀉”；pull意為“拉,拖,拔”；break意為“打破”；fall意為“倒下,落下”。根據(jù)句意選D項(xiàng)。

20.B

解析:shine意為“照耀,發(fā)光”,表示“幸運(yùn)發(fā)現(xiàn)了他,并使他閃閃發(fā)光”。brighten意為“(使)變亮,(使)愉快”；admire 意為“贊美,欽佩,羨慕”；develop意為“發(fā)展,發(fā)達(dá),發(fā)揚(yáng),進(jìn)步”。