Question

Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind as she played. How patient and loving her father was, and how cleverly he   1__  Marianne how to play the difficult piece! And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang. Nobody told him to   2  when Marianne was playing.

One evening the father said to Marianne that she had done very well. At the moment Wolfgang climbed onto his father’s leg and said to his father that he wanted to   3  the wonderful piece.

What a joke that was! He picked up his baby son, laughed, and said, “Look at your   4          hands. Why, you cannot span (横跨) the keys yet, you must wait, little man. You must wait!”

There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne told her mother about Wolfgang   5  to play one of the pieces.   6  a while, the father stood up. “Listen!” said he. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece   7  than ever!" But Marianne was washing plates in the kitchen.

His wife following, he moved upstairs quietly, pushed the door, and saw little Wolfgang __8__  in the darkness (黑暗). “I love it   9 !” said the child. It was the   10  of Mozart’s life of music.

1.	A．found B．asked C．showed D．hoped

 

2.	A．make noises B．study hard C．sit still D．keep quiet

 

3.	A．learn B．teach C．play D．hear

 

4.	A．clever B．small C．dirty D．big

 

5.	A．asking B．learning C．wanting D．waiting

 

6.	A．In B．For C．During D．After

 

7.	A．louder B．better C．longer D．worse

 

8.	A．playing B．sitting C．sleeping D．singing

 

9.	A．so B．too C．again D．all

 

10.	A．turn B．start C．change D．end

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

1.此题考查动词，根据语境可知父亲让玛丽展示怎样演奏难度较高的乐曲是非常聪明的。故选showed。

2.此题考查四个短语的含义。根据上下文可知Wolfgang在他姐姐学钢琴时，他也在学习，故选D。

3.此题考查动词，Wolfgang也像弹钢琴。故用play。

4.此题考查形容词，Wolfgang还是个小孩，手掌比较小故选small。

5.此题考查介词about ，其后更动词时要用动名词。Wolfgang想但钢琴。

6.此题考查介词短语after a while表示过了一会儿。

7.此题考查副词，更好，故用better。

8.此题考查固定短语see sb doing sth表示看到 某人正在干什么。

9.此题考查副词。

10.此题考查名词，这就是莫扎特的音乐历程的开始。