Music to My Ears
Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ____ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I ____ and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ____ it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a ____as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ____ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. To my ____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ____ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ____ .
“I've just got to play!" he ____. Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night. The gym was ____ with parents. I put Robby up ____, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”
The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ____. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not ____ for what I heard next. His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ____ their feet in wild applause.
In ____ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ____ it?"
Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …____ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."
There wasn’t a ____ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ____.
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解析试题分析：文章讲述Robby虽然缺乏最基本的节奏感，但是为了让得癌症的妈妈听到他优美的演奏，还是坚持不懈的练习，在妈妈去世后，Robby在舞台上演奏的很出色，这是因为他在给天堂的妈妈演奏。
【小题1】考查动词辨析：A. had有，B. lacked缺乏，C. showed展示，表现，D. got得到，根据上文：Much as he tried,虽然他努力了，但是他甚至缺乏基本的节奏感。选B。
【小题2】考查动词辨析：A. learned学习，B. checked检查，C. listened听，D. played演奏，几个月的时间，他一遍又一遍的尝试，我听着并且鼓励他。选C。
【小题3】考查连词辨析：A. And并且，B. But 但是，C. So所以，D. Or或者，他说：“我妈妈有一天会来听我演奏，但是这似乎是没有希望的。这两句话是转折关系，选B
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. conversation谈话，B. performance表现，表演，C. distance距离， D. picture图画，从下文的as she waited in her aged car to pick him up.可知作者只是远距离的看过他的妈妈，选C
【小题5】考查形容词辨析：A. guilty有罪的，内疚的， B. anxious焦虑的， C. glad高兴的，D. sad悲哀的，从下文的that he stopped because of his lack of ability.可知作者因为Robby没有来还很高兴，选C。
【小题6】考查名词辨析：A. surprise惊讶，B. relief宽慰，缓解，C. pleasure快乐，D. satisfaction满意，使我惊讶的是，Robby问我他可不可以参加。选A。
【小题7】考查动词辨析：A. stepped踏上，B. worn穿，C. run跑，D. dropped掉落，drop out不再参加，退出，脱离，我告诉他他真的不合格，因为他落后了。选D。
【小题8】考查动词辨析：A. acting表现，行动 ，B. practicing练习，C. performing表演，表现， D. recording记录，他说他妈妈生病了，不能带他来上课，但是他还在练习。选B。
【小题9】考查动词辨析：A. insisted坚持，B. suggested 建议，C. complained抱怨，D. threatened威胁，从前面的句子：“I've just got to play!"可知他坚持要参加表演，选A。
【小题10】考查动词辨析：A. packed包装，收拾行李， B. lined排列，C. piled堆，D. covered覆盖，体育馆挤满了父母，用be packed with“挤满…，装满…，塞满”选A。
【小题11】考查形容词辨析：A. least最少， B. most最多，C. first第一，D. last最后，从下文的thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”可知作者将Robby放在最后一个，选D
【小题12】考查形容词辨析：A. cool 冷静的， B. messy混乱的， C. neat整洁的， D. dull枯燥的，从前面的句子：His clothes were wrinkled可知Robby的衣服是皱着的，头发是凌乱的选B。
【小题13】考查形容词辨析：A. eager渴望的，B. concerned关心的，担心的，C. prepared准备好的，D. grateful感激的，从下文的：His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age.可知作者对于下面听见的没有做好准备，选C
【小题14】考查动词辨析：A. hesitating犹豫， B. crawling爬行， C. touching触摸， D. dancing跳舞，这里说明他演奏的很好，他的手指在键盘上跳舞。选D。
【小题15】考查介词辨析：A. over在…上面，B. under在…下面，C. in在…里面，D. on在…上面，他演奏结束了，每个人都站起来疯狂的鼓掌，be on one’s feet站起来，选D。
【小题16】考查名词辨析：A. chaos混乱，B. return回来， C. silence 沉默，D. tears泪水，我含着眼泪跑到舞台上拥抱Robby。选D。
【小题17】考查动词辨析：A. find发现，B. feel 感觉，C. make制作，D. like喜欢，你是怎么做到的。Make it做到，选C
【小题18】考查副词辨析：A. Gradually逐渐地，B. Suddenly突然地，C. Frequently频繁地，D. Actually实际地，事实上，Robby的妈妈得了癌症，昨天去世了。选D
【小题19】考查形容词辨析：A. bright 明亮地， B. curious好奇的， C. dry干的，D. wet潮湿的，房间里面没有一个眼睛是干的，说明每个人都感动的哭了，选C。
【小题20】考查名词辨析：A. love爱，B. talent才能，C. regret后悔，遗憾， D. courage勇气，那天晚上他是老师，我是学生，因为是他教会我坚持和爱的含义。选A。
考点：考查日常生活类短文
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--- Would you mind if I named my dog after your son?
---________！My wife and I will both be proud of it.
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The train had started moving. It was with people of all ages, mostly with the middle-aged workers and young students. Near the sat an old man with his thirty-year-old son. As the train moved by, the son was overjoyed with the outside. “See, dad, the scenery of green trees moving is very beautiful.”
This behavior from a son made the other people feel strange about him. Everyone was about the son. “This person seems to be ,” a newly-married man whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started . Lots of drops fell on the travelers through the open window. The son excitedly said to his father, “See, dad, how the rain is, too.” The man’s wife was annoyed by the rain drops spoiling (弄坏) her suit. The young man said to the father, “Can’t you see it raining yourself? Your son be mentally ill. Get him to a hospital!”
The old man at first, feeling rather hurt and then replied, “We are on the way back from the . My son was from birth. He just recovered from an eye operation yesterday. The rain and nature are all new to his eyes. Please us for the inconvenience that we may have caused.”
The things we see may be right from the outside we know the truth, the lesson learnt may be too late. Imam Ali once said: A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man’s tongue is under the control of his . So try to understand the problem better before taking a(n) action. As the saying goes, “It is better to light up a candle instead of blaming the .”
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For my daughter's 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn't really have the ____ but we knew how much this band meant to her.
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____ full of excitement from the night before, the following day they ___ to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I ____， loving the fact that she had not ____ that quality as she grew up.
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This wasn't something ____ from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her ____， and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn't have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
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, there were. It was seat 109. Very quickly, I found it. The Chinese man sitting in it, however, seemed to beg to differ.
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About midnight my became heavy and I was ready for the lights to dim and my date
Ms ZZZZ to start. But the room bright and hot. I tried to persevere and was even able to work into a sleeping position.
It is here I must admit: I have a bladder (膀胱). The man next to me drank a Coca-Cola, a bag of milk and a bottle of water and the course of 13 hours he did not move once. I drank but finally, I made my way to the bathroom at 3:02 am.
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Yesterday, I met a delightful woman at a work event. As we talked, she told me about her in Manila, Philippines. She spoke about the her culture values their elders,and she explained that children are from the time of birth to respect and people older than themselves.
It was to hear that,so I enjoyed listening and learning. Here is her memory I found so beautiful:
When she was growing up, her father had three jobs to his family. She said her dad never , and though he worked very hard, he always had for them. One day, her father was at his full-time job. For several months, he was mailed temporary disability checks he was recovering.
When her father was able to return to his full-time job, he took all those disability that were sent to him while he was recovering and handed them back to the . He told them that he had two good legs and arms, and did not need this money. He told them to give the money to people who could not work, to people who needed it.
The woman telling the story was a little girl at that time. She had her father that very day when he went back to his company all those unopened checks. "My father is my hero," she . Lowering her voice, she said she would never forget what he did, and what an and influential mentor(导师) he was on how to live a life.
From my communication with her, it was that her father's same sweet spirit had been to this woman, and to her family. Hearing this story was so refreshing to my soul. I hope it is for you too.
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Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater to human beings．
Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''．
About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the a hundred years from now．
Man has been the earth's resources more and more over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man's greatest problem is how to control the of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to the human population if the present rate of increase continues．
There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future on the answer to the question．
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In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was ____ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small ____ made me change my mind.
One day my twoyearold son, ___ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, ____ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said ____， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always ____ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and ___ us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“____.”
“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and ____ a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too ____ to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The ____ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged ____ would come to my mind.
Until that day, ____ knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had ____ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. ___， he already learned to let go of his previous ____ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to ____ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very . Some stories are told they were true. Real people who live in a world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of . When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our -- which is real-- and our imagination-- which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we that we are real and they are . It sounds , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
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