第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I 41 to play, too."You're 42 young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's 43 by heart from hearing her practice, they 44 me begin. I was four. 45 joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud 46 my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was 47 to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly 48 .There was a comfort in those keys.
That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of 49 and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I 50 my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt 51 I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保险) supplied the money to purchase 52 .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I 53 an envelope containing a gift certificate(礼券)to Hammell Music for a 54 .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it 55 .
And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's 56 . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven, 57 and smiling. Every song is for them and the 58 goes on.
And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n) 59 that old things pass away and new life 60 .
41.A.planned B.allowed C.begged D.dared
42.A.very B.so C.not D.too
43.A.lessons B.piano C.keys D.text
44.A.permitted B.promised C.let D.made
45.A.What a B.What C.How D.How many
46.A.until B.when C.as soon as D.after
47.A.likely B.ready C.discouraged D.afraid
48.A.dropped B.went C.came to D.slept
49.A.people B.students C.boys D.children
50.A.destroyed B.left C.lost D.rebuilt
51.A.as though B.even though C.even if D.though
52.A.the other B.another C.a house D.one
53.A.accepted B.gained C.received D.won
54.A.present B.piano C.house D.sum of money
55.A.for myself B.at all C.any way D.above all
56.A.bed B.clothing C.portrait D.name
57.A.crying B.listening C.singing D.playing
58.A.joy B.piano C.sadness D.friendship
59.A.book B.reminder C.equipment D.instrument
60.A.disappears B.remains C.stops D.begins
第二节:完成句子(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
31.Hardly ___________________(他一下火车)when he was met and surrounded by his fans.(get)
32.But for the warning message, more lives___________________(会失去) in the flood.(lose)
33.The telephone is considered___________________(发明) by Bell.(invent)
34.This is the explanation ___________________(提出的) by him.(put)
35.Betty___________________(明确表示) she would support Amy.(clear)
36.__________________(最令我惊讶的是) that he has ended up designing the whole car and putting it into production.( surprise)
37.All too often, global development means that rich people get richer ,___________________(而穷人更穷).(while)
38.We are said ___________________(正生活在)the Information Age, a time for great discoveries and changes.(live)
39.You have no idea ___________________(对我们来说有多重要)to take every chance to live life to the fullest.(how)
40. ___________________ (用完了所有的钱),they had no chance of surviving.(run)
They were completely __________ by the story he made up.
A.taken up |
B.taken in |
C.taken off |
D.taken over |
Our vacation was totally ruined. Not only was the food terrible,the weather was awful_____
A.but also |
B.either |
C.neither |
D.as well |
-Where is Mr. Black now? Is he still in India?(石家庄市)
-No. He is living at ______place in Africa.
A.other |
B.any |
C.another |
D.some |
-Do you have anyone particular in______for the job?
-In my opinion, Tom is the right person.
A.head |
B.heart |
C.mind |
D.brain |