Question

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气) ,” said his father. “But if you don’t work hard, no   ________ will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ” ________ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a   ________ any more. Then, he didn’t touch the piano. ________  , his father didn’t push, but waited．

Luckily, the next day, his teacher asked him to  ________ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he ________ that he could show others that he had talent. That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything changed!

He started    ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Competition for Young Pianists, when it was    ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________  to hold back his tears. Soon ________   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang ________  again, this time to Philadelphia, U．S. There he spent two years practicing, and had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs（特邀演出）started    ________ . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots（发现）him, and lets him ________ .

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

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

3.A. singer        B. pianist    C. composer       D. player

4.A. Hopefully    B. Sadly      C. Wisely        D. Painfully

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

6.A. seemed        B. attended    C. noticed       D. realized

7.A. that          B. what        C. how           D. when

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

9.A. told          B. mentioned   C. announced      D. shouted

10.A. excited      B. encouraged C. scared         D. worried

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

12.A. started     B. left        C. moved         D. supposed

13.A. successful   B. cheerful    C. careful       D. meaningful

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

15.A. know         B. shine       C. admire         D. Develop

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了朗朗成功的过程。刚开始他的钢琴老师不喜欢他，作为一个八岁的小男孩来说，朗朗深深的受到了打击。后来他跟一个新老师学习，在1994年国际年轻钢琴家的比赛中，他开始赢得比赛。并一步步走向成功。

1.B考查名词与语境理解。fortune 意为“幸运”。根据下文中的“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come”可判断出他父亲说他需要幸运。exercise意为“练习，习题，训练，锻炼，演习”；knowledge意为“知识，学问，认识”；wealth意为“财富，财产，大量”。

2.D考查介词与语境理解。as作介词的意思是“作为”，表示“作为一个九岁的孩子”。like 意为“像”；with意为“和……在一起”；to意为“对于”。

3.B考查名词与语境理解。pianist意为“钢琴家”。根据上文中的“You will never be a pianist.”可判断出由于受到了伤害，他再也不想成为钢琴家了。singer意为“歌手”；conductor意为“指挥”；player意为“比赛者，演员，演奏者，表演者”。

4.C考查副词与语境理解。wisely意为“明智的，聪明地，精明地”，根据下文中的“...his father didn’t push,but wait”可判断出父亲的这种态度是明智的，故选C项。hopefully意为“有希望地，有前途地”；sadlyly意为“悲伤地”；painfully意为“痛苦地”。

5.A考查动词与语境理解。play意为“演奏”。根据其宾语“some holiday songs”可判断出他老师让他演奏几首歌曲。sing意为“唱，演唱”；write意为“书写”；study意为“学习，攻读，研究”。

6.D考查动词与语境理解。realize意为“认识到”，表示“他认识到他能够向其他人表现自己有天赋”。seem意为“像是,似乎”；attend意为“参加”；notice意为“注意到”。

7.B考查连词与语境理解。what引导宾语从句，并在从句中作hear的宾语，表示“那一天他告诉父亲他一直在等待想听的话”。

8.C考查动词与语境理解。win意为“(获)胜,赢得”。根据下文的“Lang Lang had won”可判断出他赢得多次竞赛。receive意为“收到，接到，接收，遭到，受到，接待，接见”；accept意为“接受，认可”；beat意为“打，打败”。

9.C考查动词与语境理解。announce意为“宣布，通告”，指向公众宣布、通知大家；tell意为“告诉，说，吩咐”；mention意为“提及，说起”；shout意为“大声喊叫”。

10.A考查形容词与语境理解。excited意为“激动，兴奋的”。根据下文中的“...to hold back his tears”可判断出他太激动了，以至于流下了眼泪。encouraged意为“被鼓励的”；scared意为“害怕的”；worried意为“担心的”。

11.B考查代词与语境理解。it作形式主语，真正的主语是“that he couldn’t stay in China forever”表示“这很清楚，他不能永远待在中国”。

12.C考查动词与语境理解。move意为“移动，搬迁”。根据下文中的“this time to Philasphia,U.S.”可判断出他又一次搬迁。start意为“出发，起程，开始，着手”；leave意为“离开，动身”；suppose意为“猜想”。

13.A考查形容词与语境理解。successful意为“成功的”。根据上下文的内容可判断出演出是成功的。cheerful意为“愉快的,高兴的”；successful意为“成功的”；meaningful意为“意味深长的”。

49.14.，倾泻”；pull意为“拉，拖，拔”；break意为“打破”；fall意为“倒下，落下”。根据句意选D项。

50.15.，发光”，表示“幸运发现了他，并使他闪闪发光”。know意为“知道”；admire 意为“赞美，钦佩，羡慕”；develop意为“发展，发达，发扬，进步”。

考点：人物传记类短文