Question

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I  36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning  37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and  38  , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been  39   lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情）to play the piano.

 Then she asked me  41   question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered. 

  “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she  42  .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she  43  me of our musical “  44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,   45   asked me to play a song for her. I thought   46   and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for  47  ,and it was my soul-searching song. 

    I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions  48   into it as possible. She loved it.  49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

    I turned around. And there was an old lady  50   one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to  51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to  52  my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked  53   back to her room. 

   I was deeply  54   by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s  55   for peace and joy. 

1.A. observed   B. watched          C. noticed         D. caught

2.A. on         B. at               C. over            D. against

3.A. player      B. teacher      C. composer            D. starter

4.A. giving      B. attending       C. teaching         D. reviewing

5.A. interesting B. wonderful           C. moved           D. impressive

6.A. another     B. a different     C. the same             D. other

7.A. advised     B. ordered      C. demanded            D. requested

8.A. warned      B. reminded     C. asked               D. required

9.A. course      B. task            C. discussion           D. deal

10.A. and        B. but         C. as a result          D. what’s more

11.A. for the moment    B. at the moment

C. for a moment         D. at a moment

12.A. music      B. songs           C. the piano            D. vitamins

13.A. dropping    B. falling        C. pouring              D. running

14.A. Since       B. As        C. While             D. Because

15.A. taking      B. making         C. having               D. giving

16.A. thank         B. praise           C. admire            D. owe

17.A. get on      B. get up         C. get off              D. get down

18.A. quietly     B. calmly         C. happily          D. slowly

19.A. shocked     B. touched        C. delighted            D. disturbed

20.A. world       B. heart          C. brains               D. dreams

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】作者去一家店买维生素时，爱好钢琴的店主要作者弹奏一曲。作者充满感情地演奏了一曲，而这却使一位久病在床的老人感觉精神顿好。老人起身感谢，作者深受感动。由此，作者对这首曲子有了更深的理解。

1.考查动词。此句意思为“我注意到有一架钢琴”。

2.考查介词。表示“靠着墙”。应该用介词against。

3.考查名词。player演员;演奏者。

4.考查动词。attend lessons上课。

5.考查形容词。impressive意为“给人深刻印象的，感人的”

6.考查形容词。结合下文“I have been playing for 8 years now,”可知那位妇女问了作者同样的问题。

7.考查动词。与下文．..asked me to play a song for her.中的asked相呼应。

8.考查动词。她提醒“我”，我们之前的约定。

9.考查名词。买维生素是一笔“交易”，请“我”弹琴也是谈成的一笔“交易”。

10.考查连词。连接showed和asked，表示顺承关系。

11.考查介词短语。for a moment意为“一会儿”

12.考查名词。由句意可知她对音乐充满了热情。

13.考查动词。with my emotions pouring into it感情投入

14.考查连词。as引导时间状语从句。

15.考查动词。有一位老太太在另一位女士的帮助下一次只走一小步。“走一步”通常说“take a step”。

16.考查动词。根据上下文可知，出来应为表示感谢。

17.考查动词短语。因为病得很严重，因此下床(get off one's bed)很难。

18.考查副词。因为有病，所以走路应该非常缓慢。

19.考查形容词。我被她对音乐的欣赏所深深感动。

20.考查名词。由倒数第四段提到的David Lanz's Return to the Heart可知