Question

    There once was a very knowledgeable and talented man. He played the piano skillfully for years, but remained_______He felt quite puzzled. One day, he met God. He asked God angrily, “As you see, I am a _______person. Why don't you give me an opportunity to come to _______?”

God answered helplessly, “_______!You're a learned person, but you just_______ everything a little, not deep enough, so how can you become famous?”

Having heard this, the man started practicing the piano hard.  _______, he played the piano much better than before, but he still didn't become famous. He went to ask God once again, “My God! I have _______the piano thoroughly, but why doesn’t you give me any chance to_______ a name yet?”

God shook his head and said, “It’s not that I wouldn't like to _______ you any chance but that you can't grasp the chance. For the first time, I helped you________take part in the piano contest, with nobody knowing about it, but you________ self-confidence; similarly, for the second time, you were short of________.How can you________ me?”

After hearing God's words, the man________hard and consistently for more years. He went all out to improve himself as God told him. He built up his self-confidence and gathered the courage to participate in the competition. He played extremely well, but due to the referee's injustice, the chance of fame was________ by the other.

Totally ________by the failure, the man said to God, “God, I’ve tried my best this time. It seems doomed(注定的) that I won't be able to rise to fame, no matter how strong my________for it is.”

God told him with a________,“Congratulations! In fact, you’ve almost succeeded. You only need a final leap.” “A final leap?” His eyes opened wide.

God ________and said, “You've got the ticket for success-frustration. Now you've got it. Success is a gift that setbacks will give you.” This time, that man bore God's words in mind. As ________,he succeeded.

1.A.unwilling B.uninterested C.unknown D.unable

2.A.mysterious B.learned C.determined D.curious

3.A.fame B.power C.life D.use

4.A.Additionally B.Absolutely C.Approximately D.Alternatively

5.A.tolerated B.talked C.treated D.tried

6.A.Afterwards B.However C.Besides D.Otherwise

7.A.memorized B.possessed C.played D.mastered

8.A.cause B.sense C.make D.change

9.A.prepare B.offer C.provide D.improve

10.A.in turn B.in common C.in secret D.in surprise

11.A.lacked B.ignored C.destroyed D.replaced

12.A.courage B.warning C.freedom D.experience

13.A.stand B.blame C.trust D.complain

14.A.argued B.educated C.trained D.responded

15.A.reduced B.seized C.missed D.wasted

16.A.inspired B.amazed C.embarrassed D.discouraged

17.A.motivation B.attitude C.observation D.patience

18.A.pity B.regret C.shock D.smile

19.A.nodded B.sighed C.cried D.hesitated

20.A.arranged B.scheduled C.expected D.directed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲了一个知识渊博的和有天赋的男人，他弹钢琴的技艺很高超，却总是不出名。经过和上帝的对话沟通，他听从上帝的指导，一点点改进，最后终于出名了的故事。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他熟练地弹钢琴多年，但仍然默默无闻。A. unwilling不情愿的；B. uninterested不感兴趣的；C. unknown默默无闻的，未知的；D. unable不能的。结合后文so how can you become famous可知这个男人想变得有名，那么他现在仍然默默无闻。故选C。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如你所见，我是一个有学问的人。A. mysterious神秘的；B. learned博学的；C. determined坚决的；D. curious好奇的。根据后文You're a learned person可知男人是个有学问的人。故选B。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：你为什么不给我一个成名的机会呢？A. fame名声；B. power力量；C. life生活；D. use使用。根据第二段中so how can you become famous可知男人想要成名。故选A。

4.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：上帝无可奈何地回答：“当然！你是一个有学问的人，但是你什么都只是尝试了一点点，不够深入，怎么可能出名呢？”A. Additionally此外；B. Absolutely当然，绝对地；C. Approximately大约；D. Alternatively要不。根据后文You're a learned person可知上帝肯定他是个有学问的人这一点。故选B。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：上帝无可奈何地回答：“当然！你是一个有学问的人，但是你什么都只是尝试了一点点，不够深入，怎么可能出名呢？”A. tolerated容忍；B. talked谈话；C. treated治疗；D. tried尝试。根据后文not deep enough可知男人对什么都是浅尝辄止，只尝试一点，故选D。

6.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来，他的钢琴弹得比以前好多了，但他还是没有出名。A. Afterwards后来；B. However然而；C. Besides而且；D. Otherwise否则。男人听了上帝的话，开始努力练习。后来（Afterwards），他的钢琴弹得比以前好多了。故选A。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我的上帝！我已经彻底掌握了钢琴，可你为什么还不给我一点成名的机会呢？”A. memorized记住；B. possessed拥有；C. played玩耍；D. mastered掌握，精通。结合后文the piano thoroughly可知男人已经掌握钢琴了。故选D。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我的上帝！我已经彻底掌握了钢琴，可你为什么还不给我一点成名的机会呢？”A. cause造成；B. sense感觉；C. make制作；D. change改变。根据后文a fame，可知此处为短语make a fame“成名”。故选C。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：上帝摇摇头说:“不是我不想给你机会，而是你抓不住机会。”A. prepare准备；B. offer提供，提议；C. provide提供；D. improve改善。结合后文you any chance可知此处指上帝提供给男人机会，此处后跟双宾语应用动词offer，provide表“提供某物给某人”时，短语为provide sb. with sth.。故选B。

10.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：第一次，我秘密地帮你参加了钢琴比赛，没有人知道，但是你缺乏自信。A. in turn轮流；B. in common共同的；C. in secret秘密地；D. in surprise惊讶地。结合后文with nobody knowing about it可知是秘密地参加。故选C。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一次，我秘密地帮你参加了钢琴比赛，没有人知道，但是你缺乏自信。A. lacked缺乏；B. ignored忽视；C. destroyed破坏；D. replaced取代。根据下一段中He built up his self-confidence可知之前男人缺乏自信。故选A。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：同样，第二次，你缺乏勇气。A. courage勇气；B. warning警告；C. freedom自由；D. experience经历。根据下一段中and gathered the courage to participate in the competition可知此处指男人缺乏勇气。故选A。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你怎么能责备我呢？A. stand忍受；B. blame责备；C. trust信任；D. complain抱怨。男人一直在问上帝为什么不给他机会，不让他成名，上帝解释清原因，并不是上帝不给男人机会，而是男人自己没有抓住机会，男人在责备上帝。故选B。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在听到上帝的话后，他又刻苦坚持训练了多年。A. argued争论；B. educated教育；C. trained训练；D. responded回答。结合后文hard and consistently for more years可知听了上帝的话，男人更加努力训练。故选C。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他弹奏得非常好，但由于裁判的不公正，成名的机会被另一个人抓住了。A. reduced减少；B. seized抓住；C. missed错过；D. wasted浪费。结合上文the chance of fame was，可知此处指成名的机会被另一个人抓住了。seize the chance“抓住机会”。故选B。

16.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：失败使他完全灰心丧气，他对上帝说:“上帝，我这次已经尽力了。”A. inspired受鼓舞的；B. amazed惊讶的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. discouraged灰心的。男人已经好几次失败了，肯定是灰心丧气的（discouraged）。故选D。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论我的动力有多强大，我都不可能一夜成名，这似乎是命中注定的。A. motivation动力；B. attitude态度；C. observation观察；D. patience耐心。男人非常渴望想出名，他的动力（motivation）就是想出名，故选A。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：上帝微笑着对他说：“恭喜你！事实上，你几乎成功了。你只需要最后一跳。”A. pity遗憾；B. regret后悔；C. shock震惊；D. smile微笑。根据后面“Congratulations”祝贺，可知上帝此时是高兴的，因此是微笑着对他说的。故选D。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：上帝点点头说：“你得到了成功的入场券——挫折。现在你明白了。成功是挫折给你的礼物。”A. nodded点头；B. sighed叹息；C. cried哭泣；D. hesitated犹豫。结合上文“A final leap? “His eyes opened wide.可知上帝点头表示肯定男人的反问。故选A。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：不出所料，他成功了。A. arranged安排；B. scheduled预订；C. expected期待；D. directed指导。根据上帝所说，男人已经拿到成功的车票，可知最后正如预期的那样，男人成功了，as expected“正如预期”。故选C。