Question

A little boy was learning to play the piano in a musical school.One day，Paderewski，who was a very famous ____in Poland，was holding a piano concert in his city.Wishing to encourage her young son's ____ on the piano，his mother took the boy to the Paderewski concert.After they were seated，the mother ____a friend in the audience，who she hadn't met for a long time.So she walked down the aisle(過道)to ____her.The mother and her friend stood ____happily for a while before the ____.Seizing the opportunity，the little boy rose and eventually made his way through a door ____“No Admittance”to explore the wonders of the concert hall.

When the house lights became ____and the concert was about to begin，the mother returned to her ___.And she discovered that her child was ____.She looked around，but her son was nowhere to be seen.Suddenly，the ____parted and spotlights ____on the impressive piano on the stage.To her ___，the mother saw her little boy sitting at the ___，innocently playing Twinkle，Twinkle Little Star on the piano.

At that moment，the great piano master made his entrance.He____moved to the piano in a hurry，and ___in the boy's ear，“Don't ____.Keep playing.”Then leaning over，Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass(低音的)part.Soon his____arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato(伴奏)．Together，the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a (n) ____experience.

The audience had never seen such a performance form.They listened curiously and attentively，____in the wonderful music world.

1.A.violinist　B．scientist

C．artist　D．pianist

2.A.progress　B．curiosity

C．talent　D．interest

3.A.called　B．spotted

C．made　D．treated

4.A.congratulate　B．welcome

C．greet　D．help

5.A.chatting　B．quarreling

C．joking　D．laughing

6.A.class　B．lecture

C．meeting　D．performance

7.A.decorated　B．equipped

C．packed　D．marked

8.A.dim　B．bright

C．shiny　D．colorful

9.A.home　B．table

C．seat　D．piano

10.A.missing　B．sick

C．afraid　D．asleep

11.A.friends　B．door

C．stage　D．curtain

12.A.insisted　B．took

C．focused　D．agreed

13.A.horror　B．delight

C．shame　D．pride

14.A.floor　B．keyboard

C．spotlight　D．entrance

15.A.quickly　B．angrily

C．slowly　D．sadly

16.A.shouted　B．cried

C．talked　D．whispered

17.A.wait　B．quit

C．speak　D．play

18.A.short　B．long

C．right　D．left

19.A.creative　B．attractive

C．embarrassing　D．puzzling

20.A.engaged　B．caught

C．involved　D．lost

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】本文為記敘文。波蘭著名鋼琴家Paderewski在一次演奏會上突遇意外事件，但他沉著應對，巧妙化解了困境，并把它扭轉成一次令人耳目一新的體驗。

1.“holding a piano concert”可知Paderewski是一位著名的鋼琴家。

答案　D

2.2】解析　為了鼓勵她兒子在鋼琴上取得進步，她決定帶兒子去聽這個音樂會。progress“進步”，符合語境。

答案　A

3.3】 解析　spot在此用作動詞，意為“看出，認出”。

答案　B

4.4】 解析　根據常識判斷，在劇院遇到朋友，她過去與她的朋友打招呼。greet“問候，招呼”，符合語境。

答案　C

5.5】 解析　在演出開始之前，這位母親站在那里與朋友開心地聊了一會兒。chat“聊天”，符合語境。

答案　A

6.6】解析　見上題解析。performance意為“表演，演奏”，符合語境。

答案　D

7.7】解析　這個小男孩最后竟然摸進了一扇上面寫著“不得入內”的門里。mark“在……上做記號”，符合語境。

答案　D

8.8】解析　根據常識及__27__空所在句的內容可知，表演快開始時燈光暗下來。dim“昏暗的”，符合語境。

答案　A

9.9】解析　前面提到她離開座位去與朋友打招呼，現在演出快開始了，她應是回到了座位上。故選C項。

答案　C

10.0】解析　后面一句“She looked around，but her son was nowhere to be seen.”是線索提示，她的兒子不見了。故選A項。

答案　A

11.1】 解析　根據常識判斷是幕布拉開了。故選D項。

答案　D

12.2】解析　聚光燈打在鋼琴上面。focus on意為“把……集中(于)……上”，符合語境。insist on“堅持”，take on“呈現”，agree on“達成一致”，均不符合語境。

答案　C

13.3】 解析　這位母親突然看見自己的兒子坐在鋼琴前彈琴肯定很恐慌。horror“驚恐”，符合語境。下文的“a frightening situation”也是線索提示。

答案　A

14.4】解析　這個男孩正在彈琴，故可判斷他坐在鍵盤邊上。keyboard在文中意為“(樂器的)鍵盤”。

15.5】解析　此處強調動作快，故選A。

答案　A

16.6】解析　后面的 “in the boy's ear” 暗示鋼琴家在男孩的耳邊小聲說話，故選D。whisper “悄聲說，低語”。

答案　D

17.7】解析　后面的“Keep playing ”表明鋼琴家要他繼續彈下去，不要停下來。quit“停止”，符合語境。

答案　B

18.8】解析　前面一句中的“Paderewski reached down with his left hand”表明鋼琴家這次伸出了右手來彈奏。

答案　C

19.9】解析　這種演奏法以前從未有過，是一種創新體驗。creative“創造(性)的”，符合語境。

答案　A

20.20】解析　此處表示沉醉在這美好的音樂世界之中，lost“全神貫注的”，符合語境。

答案　D