Question

The leaves（树叶） fluttered（飘动）over Josh’s head. The park near his home had always been one of Josh’s  36 places. He liked to watch the colors of the trees glow（闪耀）in the sunlight,  37 the golden trees. It was the same color as his trumpet（小号）. He smiled when he  38 the music the leaves made. Josh sat down and looked at his watch. His father would meet him in a few  39 for their first practice in the park.

Josh and his family lived in an apartment building.When Josh first began playing the trumpet, he  40 in his own living room. Then the family next door had a new baby. To avoid  41 the baby, Josh would  42 his practice time in the park. His father told him it would be good to practice in a wide, open  43 like the park. The baby next door would be able to sleep  44 , but Josh was not very happy with the  45 . He enjoyed visiting the park, but he didn’t want to practice there. He was  46  that he would embarrass（使……难堪）himself in a pubic place if he played the wrong notes（音符）. He didn’t want people to  47 him as he played in the middle of the park.

Josh’s father was a great trumpet player, who once played in a jazz band. He couldn’t possibly understand how  48 it would be to practice in the park！

His father came over and  49 Josh’s daydream(遐想). “Josh, are you ready to practice?” He sat down and  50  his own trumpet from its case. He held the trumpet to his  51 and began to play. The beautiful music floated into the blue afternoon sky.

Josh looked up at the golden trees. The leaves  52 to be dancing to the tune his father was playing. Josh felt  53 as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.

He  54 to play like that. Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew. He had such a great time that he didn’t  55 if he played a few bad notes. Now he and his neighbors could all be happy.

1.	A．painful B．favorite C．admirable D．suitable

2.	A．slowly B．frequently C．hardly D．especially

3.	A．thought of B．looked for C．set out D．picked up

4.	A．weeks B．minutes C．years D．months

5.	A．practiced B．developed C．continued D．advanced

6.	A．amusing B．waking C．guiding D．assisting

7.	A．spend B．waste C．shorten D．realize

8.	A．address B．section C．space D．corner

9.	A．anxiously B．excitedly C．peacefully D．angrily

10.	A．preparation B．description C．arrangement D．appointment

11.	A．delighted B．satisfied C．puzzled D．afraid

12.	A．ignore B．watch C．forget D．guess

13.	A．embarrassing B．interesting C．encouraging D．disappointing

14.	A．measured B．interrupted C．imagined D．believed

15.	A．checked B．pulled C．changed D．threw

16.	A．legs B．feet C．lips D．ears

17.	A．sounded B．seemed C．smelt D．felt

18.	A．ashamed B．nervous C．calm D．proud

19.	A．hated B．wanted C．disliked D．refused

20.	A．recognized B．suspect C．admit D．care

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

1.考查形容词。结合下文的He liked to watch the colors of the trees可知“他家附近的公园是Josh（最）喜爱的地方之一”。

2.考查副词。他喜欢看树木在阳光下闪耀的颜色，尤其especially是黄金树。

3.考查动词短语。结合下文可知此处是Josh’s daydream(遐想)。当他想到树叶发出的声音时Josh笑了。A. thought of 想起；B. looked for寻找；C. set out 出发；动身；D. picked up捡起；学会。

4.考查名词。Josh在公园里等他父亲一起练习吹小号trumpet，所以他父亲应在几分钟minutes后到达。

5.考查动词。下文是公园练习，最初是“在卧室里练习practice”。

6.考查动词。为了避免惊醒wake隔壁的婴儿。

7.考查动词。spend度过。在公园度过他的练习时间。

8.考查名词。space场所,空地。像公园这样的宽阔开放的地方。

9.考查副词。没有了Josh吹小号的干扰，婴儿睡觉自然好了。peacefully平静地;和平地。

10.考查名词。但Josh却不喜欢把练习地点定在公园里的“安排”。

11.考查形容词。Josh担心在公共场合练习出错使自己很尴尬。

12.考查动词。他不愿意公园里的人看watch他练习。

13.考查形容词。Josh是个很优秀的号手，他不可能理解在公园（人们的注视下）练习吹号是多么的尴尬。

14.考查动词。interrupt打断。父亲的到来打断了Josh的遐想。

15.考查动词。pull拉,拖。从包里拉出他自己的小号。

16.考查名词。结合下文Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew可知此处答案。

17.考查动词。seem好像。Josh的感受，不是真的。

18.考查形容词。feel proud感到自豪。

19.考查动词。结合下文可知此处应填一个褒义词。

20.考查动词。受父亲的影响，Josh练习得很投入，没有去在意是否吹错。