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18．When my sister Diane began playing the violin，she was seven．How did she sound？Terrible．But she didn't（41）C．At twelve，she asked our parents if she could（42）A a full-time music school．They said no．Actually，everyone agreed that my sister（43）B  talent．
I was better at my（44）D．My teacher had told my parents that I had great（45）D．So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to（46）B   me．But the only time he was（47）A   was Saturday afternoons at 3 P．m．Back then，I was（48）C  about the British TV show"The Avengers"，which was（49）Devery Saturday at 3 P．p．m．I let nothing take up my"Avengers"hour．So I（50）A this amazing opportunity．Today，I don't even have a（51）C   in my house．
My sister became an engineer，but she（52）C stopped making music．When she was in her 40s，she switched（53）B．She went back to college，got a（54）Ain music education，and became a music teacher．She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never（55）D．
Recently，she and a pianist pal put on a recital．A big crowd of friends and family（56）D for her．As she played，I looked around at the（57）A．Everyone was（58）Cenjoying the music．It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly（59）B sounds and knew how far she had come，despite（60）B．
Talent is important．But enthusiasm is even more important．

41．A．admit	B．advance	C．quit	D．improve
42．A．attend	B．join	C．leave	D．visit
43．A．admired	B．lacked	C．had	D．instrument
44．A．major	B．project	C．composition	D．instrument
45．A．ambition	B．patience	C．enthusiasm	D．potential
46．A．examine	B．train	C．correct	D．challenge
47．A．available	B．punctual	C．crazy	D．particular
48．A．sensitive	B．serious	C．crazy	D．particular
49．A．aired	B．filmed	C．designed	D．commented
50．A．grasped	B．valued	C．waited for	D．turned down
51．A．book	B．play	C．piano	D．violin
52．A．already	B．even	C．never	D．once
53．A．attitudes	B．careers	C．plans	D．positions
54．A．degree	B．chance	C．scholarship	D．sponsor
55．A．expected	B．provided	C．imagined	D．received
56．A．paid off	B．showed off	C．stayed up	D．turned up
57．A．audience	B．students	C．spotlights	D．platform
58．A．appropriately	B．anxiously	C．obviously	D．desperately
59．A．sweet	B．awful	C．powerful	D．unique
60．A．everybody	B．everything	C．something	D．somebody

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，屬于記敘文．主要講述了姐姐通過努力實現了自己兒時的理想，揭示了堅持和毅力是成功的基礎．

解答 41-45 CABDD 46-50 BACAD  51-55 CCBAD  56-60 DACBB
41．C．考查動詞辨析．advance前進； quit放棄；reflect反思； listen聽；根據上文 How did she sound？Terrible．可知，她拉小提琴拉得很糟糕，但不放棄，故選C．
42．A．考查動詞．join加入；leave離開； attend上學； visit訪問；根據上文But she didn't______．可知，她不放棄，想上音樂學校，故選A．
43．B．考查動詞． lacked缺乏；spotted弄污； possessed控制；admired羨慕；根據上文她拉小提琴拉得很糟糕可推知，她缺乏天賦，故選B．
44．D．考查名詞． major主修課； project工程；composition作文； instrument樂器；根據下文So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to ___6___me可知，父母給我請鋼琴老師說明我在我的樂器方面做得更好，故選D．
45．D．考查名詞． patience耐心；enthusiasm熱心； potential潛能； ambition雄心；根據上文I was better at my ______可知，老師說我有潛能，故選D．
46．B．考查動詞． train訓練；examine檢查；correct改正；challenge挑戰；根據上文So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area可知，父母找鋼琴老師培訓我，故選B．
47．A．考查形容詞．punctual準時；skillful熟練的； occupied占有的；available有空的；根據下文I was ______about the British TV show"The Avengers"，which was______every Saturday at 3 p．m．可知，老師唯一的空閑時間，故選A．
48．C．考查形容詞． sensitive敏感的； crazy瘋狂的；serious嚴肅的； particular特別的；根據下文I let nothing take up my"Avengers"hour．可知，我對Avengers"這個節目是瘋狂的，故選C．
49．A．考查動詞．filmed拍攝；designed設計；．aired播出； commented評論；復仇者是每周六下午3 點播出，正好與我練琴的時間相沖突，故選A．
50．D．考查動詞短語． jumped at跳躍； turned down拒絕；waited for等候； opened up開放．根據上文I let nothing take up my"Avengers"hour．可知，我不讓任何事情占據我的電視時間，故我應是拒絕了這個很棒的機會．故選D．
51．C．考查名詞． tutor導師； violin小提琴； musician音樂家； piano鋼琴；根據上文我為了看電視放棄了彈鋼琴，所以今天家里沒有一架鋼琴，故選C．
52．C．考查副詞．never從不；once從前； already已經； even甚至；根據下文When she was in her 40s，she switched  ______．She went back to college，got a（n）_____in music education，and became a music teacher．可知，她回到大學學習音樂，故選A．我姐姐成為一名工程師，但她從來沒有停止寫音樂．故選C．
53．B．考查名詞． attitudes態度； careers事業；plans計劃；positions位置；根據下文She went back to college，got a（n）______in music education，and became a music teacher．可知，她由工程師轉變成音樂老師，故是事業改變了，故選B．
54．A．考查名詞．scholarship獎學金； sponsor贊助者； degree學位；assistant助手；根據下文became a music teacher可知，她變成了一個音樂老師，應是得到一個學位，故選A．
55．D．考查動詞．provided提供； imagine想象；received收到； expected盼望；根據上文She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support可知，她給孩子們她從來沒盼到的鼓勵和支持，故選D．
56．D．考查動詞． voted投票； feared畏懼； stayed up熬夜；turned up出現；根據上文she and a pianist pal put on a recital可知，很多朋友家人出席為她捧場，故選D．
57．A．考查名詞． students學生；audience觀眾；spotlights聚光燈； platform平臺；根據上文As she played，I looked around at the ______可知，當她演奏時我想周圍看到是聽眾，故選A．
58．C．考查副詞． obviously明顯地；desperately絕望地； appropriately適當地；anxiously不安地；根據上文As she played，I looked around at the ______．Everyone was ______enjoying the music可知，每一個人明顯地是正在欣賞音樂，故選C．
59．B．考查形容詞． booming興旺的；pleasing令人愉快的； awful可怕的；powerful強大的；根據上文When my sister Diane began playing the violin，she was seven．How did she sound？Terrible．可知，她七歲演奏的是完全糟糕的聲音，故選B．
60．B．考查代詞． everything每一件事；something某事；everybody每個人；somebody某人；根據上文knew how far she had come可知，作者知道姐姐每一件事她進步有多大，故選B．

點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及名詞，動詞，形容詞，副詞詞義辨析，固定用法及上下文聯系，做題時應結合文章上下文內容并根據所給選項的含義進行分析，從而得出正確答案．切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．