Question

    I was 11 years old when asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010. We were in the fallout of the recession(经济衰退). She said a polite “no”.

That didn’t stop me. I googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would click _______on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one - keeping the _______they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. Once my mom saw that I was _______, she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.

I still remember the first one. I was _______by how real the sound of the piano was. I sat my grade one after eight lessons. Once I started secondary school, we couldn’t _______lessons again. I passed grade three, then grade five, practicing only on my piece of paper.

One evening, When I was about 13, my mom said she had a surprise for me; it was an electronic keyboard, bought with more _______money. It was the first time I’d played for her. She was in shock.

My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The tryouts(选拔) were _______. Some of the questions _______an estimation (评价) of the composer(作曲家) or when it was written. I felt overwhelmed. To my _______I was offered a place.

At Purcell, I spent two years working as hard as I could. I performed to ________money and saved enough to buy my first piano.

When I left Purcell, I was __________the senior piano prize and senior academic music prize. I am now at the Guildhall School in London. I feel __________: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper piano, and I’m at one of the world’s __________ music schools.

The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano: What we call ________ practice. The paper piano helped spark my __________about how music works, the building blocks that form the pieces.

1.A.notes B.lines C.music D.pictures

2.A.shape B.gesture C.move D.sound

3.A.careless B.serious C.modest D.kind

4.A.beaten B.struck C.amused D.entertained

5.A.receive B.accept C.afford D.teach

6.A.paid B.used C.chosen D.borrowed

7.A.easy B.difficult C.wonderful D.ugly

8.A.involved B.reminded C.collected D.kicked

9.A.regret B.sorrow C.amazement D.sadness

10.A.raise B.give C.donate D.deliver

11.A.lent B.rewarded C.awarded D.achieved

12.A.relaxed B.excited C.merciful D.proud

13.A.conducting B.performing C.leading D.multiplying

14.A.physical B.mental C.social D.practical

15.A.enthusiasm B.self-respect C.confidence D.self-control

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者痴迷于弹钢琴，从弹自己制作的纸钢琴开始，作者经过刻苦的练习，一步一步地实现了自己的钢琴梦，取得了瞩目的成就。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会点击在线键盘上的音符，然后在我的纸质键盘上“弹”它们——让它们在电脑上发出的声音留在我的脑海里。A. notes音符；B. lines线；C. music音乐；D. pictures图片。根据 keeping the ___2___they made on the computer in my head.可知我点击在线键盘上的音符。故选A。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会点击在线键盘上的音符，然后在我的纸质键盘上“弹”它们——让它们在电脑上发出的声音留在我的脑海里。A. shape形状；B. gesture手势； C. move移动；D. sound声音。上文说我会点击在线键盘上的音符，所以这里意思是然后在我的纸质键盘上“弹”它们——让它们在电脑上发出的声音留在我的脑海里。故选D。

3.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我妈妈看到我是认真的，她借钱给我买了10节课。A. careless粗心的；B. serious认真的；C. modest谦虚的；D. kind和蔼的。上文说我在纸质钢琴上刻苦的练习，所以妈妈看到我是认真的。故选B。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被钢琴真实的声音所打动。A. beaten打败；B. struck打动；C. amused逗笑；D. entertained娱乐。我从来没有接触过真正的钢琴，所以当我第一次弹钢琴时，我被钢琴真实的声音所打动。故选B。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我开始上中学时，我们再也负担不起上课的费用了。A. receive收到；B. accept接受；C. afford负担得起；D. teach教。根据I passed grade three, then grade five, practicing only on my piece of paper.可知我们再也负担不起上课的费用了。故选C。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那是一个电子键盘，是用更多借来的钱买的。A. paid支付；B. used使用；C. chosen选择；D. borrowed借来的。根据We were in the fallout of the recession(经济衰退).和she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.可知我们家的经济条件很不好，所以电子键盘也是用借来的钱买来的。故选D。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：选拔很困难。A. easy容易的；B. difficult困难的；C. wonderful极好的；D. ugly丑陋的。根据I felt overwhelmed.可知选拔很困难。故选B。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些问题涉及对作曲家的评价，或它是什么时候写的。A. involved涉及； B. reminded提醒；C. collected收集；D. kicked踢。根据an estimation (评价) of the composer(作曲家) or when it was written.可知这里意思是这次选拔涉及到这些问题。故选A。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，他们给了我一个职位。A. regret后悔；B. sorrow悲伤；C. amazement吃惊；D. sadness悲哀。选拔很困难，但是我却获得了一个职位，这令我很吃惊。故选C。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我通过表演来筹集资金，攒够了钱买了我的第一架钢琴。A. raise筹集；B. give给；C. donate捐赠；D. deliver递送。根据and saved enough to buy my first piano.可知我在筹集钱买钢琴。故选A。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：离开Purcell后，我被授予了高级钢琴奖和高级学术音乐奖。A. lent借给；B. rewarded奖赏；C. awarded授予；D. achieved获得。根据the senior piano prize and senior academic music prize可知我被授予了这些奖项。故选C。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到自豪: 从我画纸钢琴开始，已经有十年了，而我现在在世界顶尖的音乐学校之一。A. relaxed放松的；B. excited兴奋的；C. merciful仁慈的；D. proud骄傲的。根据and I’m at one of the world’s ____13____ music schools.可知我为自己感到骄傲。故选D。

13.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到自豪:从我画纸钢琴开始，已经有十年了，而我现在在世界顶尖的音乐学校之一。A. conducting传导的；B. performing表演的；C. leading领导的；D. multiplying变多的。根据I am now at the Guildhall School in London.可知我现在在世界顶尖的音乐学校之一。故选C。

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就是我们所说的精神的练习。A. physical身体的；B. mental精神的；C. social社会的；D. practical实际的。我在纸钢琴上练习，这属于精神的练习。故选B。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：纸钢琴激发了我对音乐创作以及乐曲构成的热情。A. enthusiasm热情；B. self-respect自尊；C. confidence自信；D. self-control自我控制。根据about how music works, the building blocks that form the pieces.以及结合上文内容，可知是纸钢琴激发了我对音乐的热情。故选A。