Question

It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night”, _______ by my mother on a zheng.

My mom was always enchanted(着迷) by the beauty of Chinese traditional music, _______she never had the chance to learn a _______. In 2009, she got a zheng from a friend and has been playing and performing ever since. Sometimes when I _______ her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I _______ expected to hear them here in Boston.

Earlier this year, as I _______a new apartment, I met Zhantao Lin, the director of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association. At Lin’s house, I heard the _______ of the erhu. Lin later _______ me to his music team and I heard then rehearse(排练) for a _______ this year. It was beautiful and powerful——it ________brought me back to my hometown in China.

________is also part of Lin’s daily routine. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his ________. I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk. I asked him ________he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much ________to learn than the violin,” he said. Perhaps Turk hasn’t really started to ________the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument.  “There are so many beautiful things in Chinese ________: the music, the language, and the art. So we just try our best to let him have a ________ to explore it,” she said.

I ________ my mom for giving me a chance to immerse(使沉浸) myself in the Chinese musical world. The music makes me feel relaxed. It can also________me of my homesickness. If you listen to one piece, you will ________ its uniqueness, power, and beauty.

1.A. directed    B. played    C. written    D. invented

2.A. but    B. and    C. or    D. so

3.A. instrument    B. trade    C. language    D. trick

4.A. mention    B. chase    C. miss    D. call

5.A. only    B. still    C. already    D. never

6.A. looked after    B. looked at    C. looked for    D. looked up

7.A. story    B. sound    C. name    D. cry

8.A. followed    B. recommended    C. guided    D. introduced

9.A. performance    B. competition    C. game    D. conference

10.A. secretly    B. recently    C. nearly    D. suddenly

11.A. Reading    B. Teaching    C. Composing    D. Exercising

12.A. workmates    B. friends    C. students    D. parents

13.A. how    B. where    C. why    D. when

14.A. easier    B. longer    C. safer    D. smarter

15.A. consider    B. appreciate    C. ignore    D. expect

16.A. medicine    B. economy    C. literature    D. culture

17.A. chance    B. place    C. duty    D. desire

18.A. forgive    B. blame    C. thank    D. beg

19.A. remind    B. cure    C. inform    D. warn

20.A. explain    B. ensure    C. express    D. experience

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. C

7. B

8. D

9. A

10. D

11. B

12. C

13. C

14. A

15. B

16. D

17. A

18. C

19. B

20. D

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了受妈妈的影响，作者非常喜欢中国古典音乐，在波士顿他看到一个小男孩因为他妈妈想让他探索中国文化中的美妙而学习二胡，由此作者感谢自己的妈妈让他有机会沉浸于中国音乐的世界。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. directed指导；B. played演奏；C. written写；D. invented发明。根据本空前的“The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night””可知，每个周末我都被妈妈用古筝演奏的“春江花月夜”叫醒，故B选项切题。

2.考查连词词义辨析。A. but但是；B. and并且；C. or否则、或者；D. so所以。根据本空后的“she never had the chance to learn”可知，我的妈妈对中国传统音乐着迷，但是她从来没有机会学习一种乐器，前后是转折关系，故A选项切题。

3.考查名词词义辨析。A. instrument乐器；B. trade交易；C. language语言；D. trick窍门。妈妈对中国传统音乐着迷，但是她从来没有机会学习一种乐器。故A选项切题。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. mention提到；B. chase追赶；C. miss想念、错过；D. call叫。根据本空后的“I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet.”可知，每次想念妈妈，我都会在网上找她演奏过的曲子听，故C选项切题。

5.考查副词词义辨析。A. only只是；B. still仍然；C. already已经；D. never从未。根据本空后的“expected to hear them here in Boston.”可知，我从未想过在波士顿还能听到妈妈演奏过的那些曲子，故D选项切题。

6.考查动词短语辨析。A. looked after照顾；B. looked at看；C. looked for寻找；D. looked up查阅。我刚到波士顿，当然要找住的地方，故C选项切题。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. story故事；B. sound声音；C. name名字；D. cry喊。根据本空后的“of the erhu…”可知，在林占涛的家里，我听到了二胡的声音，故B选项切题。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. followed跟随；B. recommended推荐；C. guided指引；D. introduced介绍。根据本空后的“me to his music team”可知，他把我介绍给他的乐队，故D选项切题。

9.考查名词词义辨析。A. performance表演；B. competition竞争；C. game游戏；D. conference会议。根据本空前的“I heard then rehearse for a”可知，他们为一场演出排练，故A选项切题。

10.考查副词词义辨析。A.Secretly秘密地；B. recently最近；C. nearly将近；D. suddenly突然。根据本空后的“brought me back to my hometown in China.”可知，这音乐突然把我的思绪带回了家乡，故D选项切题。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. Reading阅读；B. Teaching教学；C. Composing作曲；D. Exercising锻炼。根据本空后的“is also part of Lin’s daily routine. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his …I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk.”可知，除了表演，教学也是林占涛的日常工作，故B选项切题。

12.考查名词词义辨析。A. workmates同事；B. friends朋友；C. students学生；D. parents父母。教学也是林占涛的日常工作，他把他对二胡的爱传递给学生，故C选项切题。

13.考查副词。A. how如何；B. where哪里；C. why为何；D. when何时。根据本空后的“he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much…to learn than the violin,” he said.”可知，我问London Turk为什么选择学习二胡，故C选项切题。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。A. easier容易的；B. longer长的；C. safer安全的；D. smarter聪明的。我问London Turk为什么选择学习二胡，他说因为二胡比小提琴更容易学，故A选项切题。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. consider考虑；B. appreciate欣赏；C. ignore忽视；D. expect希望。根据本空后的“the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument.”可知，Turk并没有欣赏到二胡的美妙，但他的妈妈很喜欢二胡，故B选项切题。

16.考查名词词义辨析。A. medicine医药；B. economy经济；C. literature文学；D. culture文化。根据本空后的“the music, the language, and the art.”可知，音乐、语言和艺术都是中国文化的组成部分，故D选项切题。

17.考查名词词义辨析。A. chance机会；B. place地方；C. duty责任；D. desire愿望。上文说中国文化里有很多美好的东西，所以Turk的妈妈想让他有机会去发现这些美好的东西，故A选项切题。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. forgive原谅；B. blame责备；C. thank谢谢；D. beg乞求。根据本空后的“my mom for giving me a chance to immerse myself in the Chinese musical world.”可知，我感谢我的妈妈让我有机会沉浸于中国音乐的世界，故C选项切题。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. remind提醒；B. cure治愈；C. inform通知；D. warn警告。根据本空后的“me of my homesickness.”可知，音乐还治愈了我的思乡病，故B选项切题。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. explain解释；B. ensure保证；C. express表达；D. experience体会，体验。根据本空后的“its uniqueness, power, and beauty.”可知，如果你听一段，你就会体会到它的独特，力量和美丽，故D选项切题。