Question

    My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically.

My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me. I was not going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DONT MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning skill”, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1.How did the author feel while on stage before the performance?

A. Over the moon. B. On pins and needles.

C. As cool as a cucumber. D. Hot under the collar.

2.We learn from the passage that ________.

A. the author had never performed in public before

B. the author didn’t make a single mistake while playing

C. the author’s parents were present at the performance

D. the author hadn’t made full preparations for the performance

3.What did the author mean by saying “My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me.”?

A. He/She tried to fix his/her eyes on the pages.

B. He/She wanted to tear the pages into pieces.

C. He/She lost his/her interest in the pages.

D. He/She was dissatisfied with his/her performance.

4.The author successfully finished the performance because of ________.

A. the warning inside the head B. the wonderful “page-turning skill”

C. the encouragement from his/her parents D. the timely adjustment

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆自己第一次登台演出的经过。由于作者及时的调整，作者成功的完成了演出。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.“我尽力保持镇静，但我的心怦怦直跳。我低头看着自己汗流浃背的手，颤抖着。”可知，在演出之前，作者在舞台上的感觉“如坐针毡”。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.“我在观众面前的第一次表演很快就要开始了。”可知，我们从这段话中了解到作者以前从未在公共场合表演过。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第四段I was not going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.“我不会失去我的注意力。为了不让别人知道，我向前倾了倾身子，仔细地听着音乐。”可知，作者说“My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me.”的意思是“他/她努力把眼睛盯在书页上。”故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DONT MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!“当我读到这一页的末尾时，脑海中突然闪过一个警告:DONT MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!”和倒数第二段第一句Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind.“不用说，我全心全意地服从自己。”可知，由于及时的调整，作者成功的完成了演出。故选D。