My first performance in front an audience was coming up soon.
I tried as hard as I could to remain 1 , but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered,
2 hands.
I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 3 people. They were not just my mum and
dad, who 4 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up (弄乱) the wrong notes?
As it 5 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 6 for me. I grasped
my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.
Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the 7 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which
were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the gofball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat
down. 8 , I opened the music book. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (乳白色) keys.
As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 9 of my preparation for this moment. But
the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had 10 this piece so many times that
I could play it backwards if 11 .
Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my
12 automatically (自动地).
My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.
There was no 13 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this 14 to myself, I leaned forward
and focused carefully on the music.
15 I came to the end of the page, a warning 16 inside my heads: DON"T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN
YOU TURN THE PAGE!
Needless to say, I 17 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my "page-turning" feat (技艺) I
finished the 18 of the piece without making a single mistake.
After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 19 my head. I had finished. I had mastered
the 20 . |
( )1. A. unknown
( )2. A. shaking
( )3. A. true
( )4. A. will
( )5. A. turned out
( ) 6. A. looking
( )7. A. corner
( )8. A. mine
( )9. A. For
( )10. A. room
( )11. A. an instruction
( )12. A. put
( )13. A. working
( )14. A. on end
( )15. A hope
( )16. A. comfort
( )17. A. office
( )18. A. crazily
( )19. A. neighbors
( )20. A. followed | B. still
B. moving
B. real
B. can
B. turned up
B. searching
B. cross
B. hers
B. With
B. area
B. a result
B. wrote
B. driving
B. so long
B. know
B. help
B. flat
B. eagerly
B. friends
B. passed | C. calm
C. waving
C. young
C. could
C. turned back
C. expecting
C. center
C. itself
C. From
C. front
C. an answer
C. sent
C. returning
C. like that
C. suppose
C. forgive
C. place
C. noisily
C. drivers
C. found | D. quiet
D. old
D. old
D. would
D. turned down
D. waiting
D. back
D. ours
D. Upon
D. side
D. a chance
D. discovered
D. cooking
D. any more
D. suggest
D. please
D. garage
D. early
D. writers
D. greeted | | 完形填空。 | It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was 1 up quickly. I 2 as I got
out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the 3 .
As I got closer I saw a man leaning 4 the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 5 he
was asleep. He had on a long coat that was in 6 and a hat topped his head, 7 down so you couldn"t see
his face.
He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with 8 all over them, his toes 9 out.
I assumed this man was 10 , and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church.
We all 11 fellowship for a few minutes, and then someone brought up the man outside. People gossiped,
but no one 12 to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later church 13 . We were all waiting
for the Preacher (传教士) to take his 14 , and to give us The Word, 15 the doors to the church opened.
16 came the homeless man, walking with his head down.
People whispered and made faces. He made his way and up onto the pulpit. When he took off his hat and
coat my heart 17 . There stood our preacher…he was the "homeless man."
No one said a word…the room was 18 .
Then the preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. "Folks, I don"t think I have to tell you 19 I"m
preaching about today." They he started singing the 20 to this song:
"If I can help somebody as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody with a word or song.
If I can show somebody that he"s traveling wrong, …" | ( )1. A. filling
( )2. A. looked
( )3. A. car
( )4. A. below
( )5. A. even if
( )6. A. rags
( )7. A. taken
( )8. A. scratches
( )9. A. stuck
( )10. A. careless
( )11. A. continued
( )12. A. bothered
( )13. A. reported
( )14. A. turn
( )15. A. when
( )16. A. Out
( )17. A. broke
( )18. A. silent
( )19. A. where
( )20. A. sentences | B. piling
B. watched
B. man
B. opposite
B. as if
B. order
B. pulled
B. water
B. left
B. stupid
B. reminded
B. pretended
B. stopped
B. power
B. before
B. Away
B. beat
B. empty
B. what
B. words | C. picking
C. observed
C. church
C. beyond
C. in case
C. pieces
C. fallen
C. holes
C. put
C. homeless
C. enjoyed
C. failed
C. performed
C. place
C. while
C. In
C. shocked
C. smooth
C. which
C. phrases | D. putting
D. noticed
D. wall
D. against
D. so that
D. trouble
D. held
D. dirt
D. run
D. lazy
D. discussed
D. happened
D. began
D. hat
D. until
D. Up
D. sank
D. calm
D. why
D. expressions | | 阅读理解。 | Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old
swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving
behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was
swimming toward him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two. In great
fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy
became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the
crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile
snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The crocodile was much stronger
than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard
their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely
scarred by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother"s fingernails
dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted
his legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on
my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn"t let go."
Never judge another person"s scars, because you don"t know how they were made. | | 1. Which of the following will be the best title for the text? | [ ] | A. Scars of Love
B. A Brave Mother
C. A Terrible Experience
D. Don"t Judge by Appearance | | 2. Hearing Mother"s shouts, the boy _____. | [ ] | A. remained in the middle at a loss
B. didn"t stop swimming forwards
C. swam back towards the shore
D. was ready to fight the crocodile | | 3. Which of the following statements is True according to the text? | [ ] | A. A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were swimming.
B. The crocodile bit the arms of the boy when it reached him.
C. There is always an interesting story behind every scar.
D. It was the farmer who shot the crocodile. | 4. By saying "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too" in paragraph 4, the boy really wants
to show _____. | [ ] | A. how deep the scars were
B. what a brave boy he was
C. how great and beloved his mother was
D. how many scars and scratches he had | | 阅读理解。 | I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me
for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very proud to earn my own pocket money and my parents
never interfered (干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by
earning money, spending it, and learning from the mistakes, I would become more mature and responsible
about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried
a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I
wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling
alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father
won the argument on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother" s home, where I had
many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed
them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in university and travel
through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my
brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way
on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and
people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly
common. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the
time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the
US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided
on their future career, and so on. | | 1. The writer"s parents allowed their kids to travel so that _____. | | [ ] | A. it could make the kids become braver
B. the kids could earn some pocket money
C. the kids could find jobs more easily
D. it could bring good to the kids" future | | 2. The writer thinks _____. | | [ ] | A. his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel
B. his brother earned a lot of money by working
C. his brother didn"t disappoint his father
D. his brother"s travel was better than his to France | | 3. Which of the following statements is True? | | [ ] | A. The author went to France in order to see his relatives.
B. The author"s mother managed to stop the kids doing dangerous traveling.
C. The author"s brother gave up his university to travel in the USA and the Caribbean.
D. Many American parents encourage their kids do things independently to prepare for the future. | | 4. The text is mainly about the writer and his brother"s stories to _____. | | [ ] | A. do some part-time jobs
B. become independent
C. travel for experiences
D. earn pocket money | | 完形填空。 | In Twain, many people know what a "motorpool" means. It is 1 known as a place for the maintenance
(维修) of official business and government cars. 2 it is a place for vehicle maintenance.
More than ten years ago I came to America on business and I took advantage of the 3 to visit my friend.
My friend drove a car to 4 me at the airport, and took me to his home. Out of the 5 , my friend drove his
car into the innermost 6 , which had a sign "carpool only". I 7 what "carpool" meant. I felt doubted
whether he was going to a motorpool. 8 I thought myself clever in asking:
"Is there anything wrong with the car?"
"Nothing. 9 ?" said he.
"Well then, why are you going to carpool?" I 10 .
My friend couldn"t help 11 and told me that "carpool" refers to the lane that only the cars with two or more
12 can drive in. I felt rather embarrassed on 13 that.
After dinner, my friend"s neighbor came over to ask whether he 14 "carpool" the next day. " 15 ," my
friend said, "I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow." I was 16 again, wondering why he could
not "carpool" with him since we had "carpooled" 17 . My friend explained to me again that the "carpool" that his
neighbor 18 meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save energy. The first "carpool" is a noun, 19
the second "carpool" is a verb. It is really 20 for newcomers in America to understand it in a short time. | ( )1. A. commonly
( )2. A. In general
( )3. A. break
( )4. A. watch
( )5. A. house
( )6. A. road
( )7. A. wondered
( )8. A. For
( )9. A. How
( )10. A. replied
( )11. A. saying
( )12. A. passengers
( )13. A. noticing
( )14. A. needed
( )15. A. Sure
( )16. A. believed
( )17. A. today
( )18. A. used
( )19. A. as
( )20. A. interesting | B. probably
B. In particular
B. time
B. help
B. airport
B. lane
B. knew
B. Thus
B. What
B. asked
B. talking
B. drivers
B. seeing
B. could
B. Sorry
B. doubted
B. tomorrow
B. insisted
B. so
B. difficult | C. partly
C. First of all
C. chance
C. meet
C. station
C. street
C. understood
C. Then
C. Why
C. explained
C. laughing
C. gentlemen
C. informing
C. should
C. Pardon
C. confused
C. yesterday
C. learned
C. while
C. important | D. simply
D. Above of all
D. place
D. catch
D. waiting-room
D. route
D. learned
D. Though
D. Where
D. answered
D. speaking
D. ladies
D. hearing
D. would
D. Good
D. worried
D. tonight
D. provided
D. for
D. necessary |
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