Question

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气), ” his father said. “But      you work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no      .You will never be a pianist.” As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly      . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t    , but waited.

Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he     he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to       with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started      competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too           to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang      again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his     performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him shine.

1.A. if            B. unless       C. when         D. since

2. A. piano         B. knowledge       C. fortune       D. talent

3.A. hurt          B. ill              C. broken      D. scared

4. A. hear          B. push            C. eat           D. sleep

5.A. realized       B. explained        C. forgot       D. noticed

6. A. argue         B. dance           C. study         D. interview

7. A. winning       B. beating          C. watching      D. refusing

8. A. annoyed       B. mad             C. tired          D. excited

9. A. started        B. left             C. moved      D. performed

10. A. helpful        B. meaningful      C. successful    D. useful

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了朗朗成功的过程。刚开始他的钢琴老师不喜欢他，作为一个八岁的小男孩来说，朗朗深深的受到了打击。后来他跟一个新老师学习，在1994年国际年轻钢琴家的比赛中，他开始赢得比赛。并一步步走向成功。

1.A. if 如果；B. unless 如果不；C. when当……的时候；D. since自从。你需要运气”他父亲说，“但是你如果不努力干活，运气不会来”。故选B。

2.A. piano 钢琴；B. knowledge 知识；C. fortune运气；D. talent 天分。“你没有天分，你永远不会成为一个钢琴家”。故选D。

3.A. hurt 受伤害的；B. ill 生病的；C. broken 坏的；D. scared恐惧的。 作为一个八岁的小男孩来说，朗朗深深的受到了打击。故选A。

4.A. hear 听到；B. push推，压迫；C. eat吃；D. sleep睡觉。明智的是，他的父亲并没有逼迫他，只是等待着。故选B。

5.A. realized意识到；B. explained解释，说明；C. forgot 忘记；D. noticed意识到。但当他把他的手指放在钢琴键上时,他意识到他可以展示给别人,他有能力把它做好。故选A。

6.A. argue争吵；B. dance跳舞；C. study 学习；D. interview采访。

那一天,他告诉他的父亲,他想跟一位新老师学习。故选C。

7.A. winning赢得；B. beating 打败；C. watching观看；D. refusing拒绝。在1994年国际年轻钢琴家的比赛中，他开始赢得比赛。故选A。

8.A. annoyed生气的；B mad生气的，C. tired劳累的；D. excited兴奋的。当宣布郎朗已经赢了,他太兴奋地不能抑制自己的泪水。故选D。

9. A. started开始； B. left 离开；C. moved移动；D. performed表演。 1997年，朗朗再一次移动，这一次去了费城。 故选C。

10.A. helpful有帮助的； B. meaningful有意义的；C. successful成功的；D. useful有用的。当他在林肯中心演出芝加哥的拉维尼亚音乐节上演出成功后，他在音乐厅开始出入。

故选C。

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