Question

    I’ve always taught piano lessons in my spare time. Over the years I found that children have _________ musical abilities. Although I’ve taught some gifted students, I’ve also met so-called “musically _________” pupils. One such student is Robby.

Robby was already 11 years old when his mother sent him for his first _________ lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age. I _________ it to Robby, but he said it had always been his mother’s _________ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

_______ Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have the basic sense of music. However, he _________ and he would always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed _________, and I was disappointed by his slow progress. Then one day Robby didn’t come. He _________ me his mother was sick. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad __________ for my teaching!

Several weeks later I was __________ my students for the music show when Robby came and said, “Miss Handorf, I’ve wanted to play.” I don’t know what made me __________ him to do that. Maybe it was his __________ that touched me.

The night for the show came. It went well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was __________ when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. They __________ danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was __________ excitedly.

In tears I __________ up to stage. “Oh, Robby! How would you do it?” “Well, Miss Handorf, I __________ practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? In fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And she was born __________, she could never hear me play the piano, but tonight was the first time she ever heard me. I wanted to make it __________.”

1.A.strange B.low C.local D.different

2.A.challenged B.breathed C.encouraged D.inspired

3.A.drawing B.dance C.piano D.handwriting

4.A.examined B.promised C.explained D.answered

5.A.comment B.dream C.hobby D.personality

6.A.Although B.Once C.Unless D.Because

7.A.continued B.created C.contacted D.caught

8.A.careless B.hopeless C.homeless D.selfless

9.A.asked B.invited C.guided D.telephoned

10.A.position B.example C.distance D.schedule

11.A.preparing B.renting C.protecting D.regretting

12.A.strike B.select C.allow D.force

13.A.function B.section C.determination D.memory

14.A.limited B.satisfied C.calmed D.surprised

15.A.indeed B.even C.actually D.either

16.A.sitting B.cheering C.walking D.eating

17.A.dragged B.drove C.ran D.picked

18.A.kept back B.kept off C.kept on D.kept from

19.A.shy B.weak C.blind D.deaf

20.A.special B.humorous C.similar D.famous

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在教学生钢琴的时候有一个学生 Robby，因为没有音乐基础，总是学不好，他的梦想就是让他的妈妈听到他弹奏的声音，最后他弹奏出来很好听的音乐，而他的妈妈事实上是一个詟哑人还患有癌症，在他表演的当天去世了，去世的妈妈是第一次听到儿子弹奏的钢琴声。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多年来我发现孩子们有不同的音乐能力。A.strange奇怪的；B.low低的；C. local当地的；D. different不同的。根据下文的“Although I’ve taught some gifted students, I’ve also met so-called “musically challenged” pupils.可知，我教的学生有的很有天赋，也有的没有天赋，他们的音乐水平很不同。故选D。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我教过一些有天赋的学生，但我也遇到过所谓的有“音乐挑战”学生。A.challeged挑战的；B. breathed呼吸；C. encouraged鼓励；D. inspired激发。根据下文 “Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have the basic sense of music”可知，Roby属于音乐感很差，没有音乐天赋的学生。所以对作者来说是挑战。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗比11岁的时候，他妈妈送他去上第一节钢琴课。A. drawing绘画；B. dance舞蹈；C. piano钢琴；D. handwriting书写。根据上文“I’ve always taught piano lessons in my spare time.”可知，作者是教钢琴的，故Robby是来上钢琴课的。故选C。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我更喜欢学生从小开始。我向罗比解释过。A. examined检查；B. promised保证；C. explained解释；D. answered回答。根据上文“I prefer that students begin at an earlier age”可知，我把这点跟Robby解释过了。故选C。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：，但他说听他弹钢琴一直是他母亲的梦想。A. comment评论；B. dream梦想；C. hobby爱好；D. personality性格。孩子说听他弹钢琴是妈妈的梦想，所以作者收下了他做学生。故选B。

6.考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然罗比很努力，但他没有基本的音乐感。A. Although尽管；B. Once一旦；C. Unless除非；D. Because因为。根据下文“he didn’t have the basic sense of music”可知，此处应表示让步，尽管他很努力。故选A。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他继续训练，他总是说，“我妈妈总有一天会听到我演奏的”。A. continued继续；B. created创造；C. contacted联系；D. caught抓住。根据上文“Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have the basic sense of music”可知，尽管他没有乐感，然而他不放弃继续训练。故选A。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但这似乎是没有希望的。A. careless粗心的；B. hopeless没有希望的；C. homeless无家可归的；D. selfless无私的。根据下文“I was disappointed by his slow progress.”可知，我对他缓慢地进展很失望，他妈妈想要在某一天听他弹钢琴的梦想看来是没有希望了。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来有一天罗比没有来，他给我打电话说他妈妈病了。A. asked问；B. invited邀请；C. guided指导；D. telephoned打电话。根据上文“Then one day Robby didn’t come”可知，Robby没来，他给我打电话告诉我她妈妈生病了。故选D。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴他不再来了，因为他真是我教钢琴生涯中的坏榜样！A. position位置；B. example例子；C. distance距离；D. schedule行程表。根据上文可知，Robby进步缓慢，作者对此很失望，得知Robby不来上课了，作者很高兴，因为Robby是她的教学中的一个坏的例子。故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期后，我在为学生们准备音乐节目时，罗比来了。A. preparing准备；B. renting租；C. protecting保护；D. regretting后悔。参加音乐表演当然要做准备工作，我当时正在带着学生们准备音乐表演。故选A。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道是什么让我允许他这么做的。A. strike打击；B. select挑选；C. allow允许；D. force强迫，迫使。根据下文“maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.”可知，我不知什么让我允许他参加弹奏。故选C。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许是他的决心打动了我。A.function功能；B.section节；C.determination决心；D.memory记忆。分析上文可知，Robby为了实现妈妈想听他弹琴的梦想，他想要参加表演的决心非常大。也许是他的决心打动了我。故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他说他选了莫扎特最难的作品之一时，我很惊讶。A.limited有限的；B.satisfied满意的；C. calmed平静的；D.surprised惊讶的。根据“when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart.”可知，当他说要演奏莫扎特最难的一首曲子时，我当然是很惊讶。故选D。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至在琴键上跳舞。A. indeed真正地；B. even甚至；C. actually实际上；D. either或者。根据上文“But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys.”可知，此处表示递进关系，Robby的手指甚至在琴键上跳舞。故选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他弹得很好，大家都兴奋地欢呼起来。A. sitting坐；B. cheering欢呼；C. walking走；D. eating吃。分析上文“He played so well”可知，在座的每一个人都为他欢呼。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我泪流满面地跑到舞台上。A. dragged拉，拽；B. drove开车；C. ran跑；D. picked挑选，捡。分析上文以及下文的“Oh, Robby! How would you do it?”可知，作者此时的心情是很激动的，故作者是跑到台上的。故选C。

18.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我一直在家练习。A. kept back抑制（感情）；B. kept off避开；C.kept on继续,一直；D.kept from避免。分析上文可知，Robby在弹琴方面没有天赋，他应该是一直保持练习才能达到手指在琴键上跳舞这种熟练程度。故选C。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她生来就是聋子，从来听不到我弹钢琴。A. shy害羞的；B. weak虚弱的；C. blind瞎的；D. deaf聋。根据下文“she could never hear me play the piano”可知，Robby的妈妈生来就听不见。故选D。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但今晚是她第一次听到我弹钢琴。我想让它变得特别。A. special特别的；B. humorous幽默的；C. similar相似的；D. famous著名的。分析上文可知，妈妈去世了，生前听不到孩子弹钢琴，孩子希望她在天堂能听到，所以想让这次演出变得特别一点。故选A。