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My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was . Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to whether I had done perfectly. Then, , the applause (掌声) came.

“Thank you… so much,” I said, to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “You’ve been an student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop .”

I leaned forward, I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.

As it , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped. Right after the , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day. , it began slipping away from me. The reason I had stopped taking was because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was inside of me. I was empty inside.

One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.

“Are you taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.

“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.

“That’s a ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was .”

Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew what I was doing.

As the music , a familiar feeling rose inside me.

1.A. showed B. sat C. stood D. looked

2.A. light B. quiet C. colorful D. nervous

3.A. expect B. remind C. know D. doubt

4.A. immediately B. successfully C. hopefully D. suddenly

5.A. turning B. waving C. running D. pointing

6.A. easy-going B. imaginative C. amazing D. honest

7.A. practising B. learning C. competing D. gaining

8.A. telling B. promising C. admitting D. speaking

9.A. carried on B. brought up C. turned out D. taken in

10.A. performance B. final C. presentation D. play

11.A. Soon B. Besides C. Thus D. Instead

12.A. lectures B. parts C. lessons D. pieces

13.A. disappointing B. pleasing C. inspiring D. puzzling

14.A. beating B. rising C. changing D. shining

15.A. still B. even C. much D. yet

16.A. shame B. relief C. pleasure D. deal

17.A. challenging B. breathtaking C. demanding D. embarrassing

18.A. time B. heart C. dream D. loss

19.A. normally B. exactly C. unclearly D. badly

20.A. ended B. hit C. covered D. spread

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。写了我由一个表演开始，答应老师好好练习钢琴，可最后却因为课业繁重而放弃，最后又捡起这种感觉来。

1.C考查动词。A. showed展示；B. sat 坐；C. stood 站；D. looked 看。 I up to take my final bow. 我站起来，最后鞠躬，由鞠躬可知，我是站起来，所以选C。

2.B考查形容词。A. light 明亮的；B. quiet 安静的；C. colorful 丰富多彩的；D. nervous 焦急的。For a second, the room was . 一秒钟，空间变得安静起来，所以选B。

3.D考查动词。A. expect 除了；B. remind 遗留；C. know 知道；D. doubt 怀疑。even in that one second, I had enough time to whether I had done perfectly.甚至在那秒钟我有足够的时间怀疑我是否做的完美，作者不确定自己的表演是否完美，所以选D。

4.D考查副词。A. immediately 立刻地；B. successfully 成功地； C. hopefully 有希望地；D. suddenly 突然地。Then, , the applause (掌声) came.然后掌声突然响起来，因为停顿了一秒，所以应该是突然，所以选D。

5.D考查动词。A. turning转；B. waving 挥动；C. running 跑；D. pointing 指。“Thank you… so much,” I said, to the person standing on my other side. 谢谢你，我对指向我旁边的人，因为我是在表演，所以只能指向我的老师，选D。

6.C 考查形容词。A. easy-going 容易相处的；B. imaginative富有想象力的；C. amazing 令人吃惊的；D. honest 诚实的。“You’ve been an student all these years你是我学生中最令人吃惊的，所以选C。

7.A考查动词。A. practising 练习；B. learning 学习；C. competing 竞争；D. gaining 获得。I hope that whatever you do, you never stop .”我希望不管做什么你不会停止练习，因为我是弹钢琴，所以需要练习，所以选A。

8.B考查动词。A. telling 告诉；B. promising 允诺；C. admitting 承认；D. speaking 说话。 I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.我承诺我会一直弹琴，因为我爱钢琴，然后拥抱她，因为老师希望她继续练习，所以我是承诺，所以选B。

9.C考查短语。A. carried on 实施；B. brought up 抚养长大；C. turned out 制造，关灯；D. taken in 上车。As it , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped随着这个承诺的产生，它不像我想象的那么有意义，所以选C。

10.A考查名词。A. performance 表现；B. final 最后；C. presentation 陈述； D. play 表演。 Right after the , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day.在表演以后，我严格按照时间表，每天练习，选A。

11.A考查副词。A. Soon 很快；B. Besides 除了；C. Thus 因此；D. Instead 而不是。 . , it began slipping away from me.很快，我就渐渐松弛了，所以选A。

12.C考查名词。A. lectures 演讲；B. parts 部分；C. lessons 课程；D. pieces 碎片。The reason I had stopped taking was because of my busy schedule with homework我停止课程的原因是我繁重的作业，所以选C。

13.B考查形容词。A. disappointing 令人沮丧的；B. pleasing 令人愉快的；C. inspiring 鼓舞的；D. puzzling 迷惑的。It was not to have to stress about piano anymore.不在有钢琴的压力，是非常愉快的，所以选B。

14.C考查动词。A. beating 打败；B. rising 上升；C. changing 改变；D. shining 晒。But something was inside of me. I was empty inside.但是有些东西在我体内改变了，我变得空虚了，因为她不再练钢琴，所以应该是改变了，所以选C。

15.A考查副词。A. still 仍然；B. even 甚至；C. much 很多；D. yet 仍然。Are you taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.你还在上课吗？由时态可知是现在时，所以选A。

16.A考查名词。A. shame 遗憾；B. relief 安心；C. pleasure 荣幸；D. deal 决定。That’s a 56 ,” she responded, 真遗憾，由后文可知这是遗憾的，故选A。

17.B考查动词。A. challenging 挑战；B. breathtaking 非常激动的；C. demanding 要求最高的；D. embarrassing 令人尴尬的。I remember your performance a year ago; it was .我记得你一年前的表演，是令人激动的，所以选B。

18.D考查名词。A. time 时间；B. heart 心；C. dream 梦想；D. loss 丢失。 I was at a what to do. 我感觉失去了想要做的事，故选D。

19.B考查副词。A. normally 正常地；B. exactly 精确地；C. unclearly 不清楚地；D. badly 坏地。but in fact I knew what I was doing但是事实上我十分清楚我做了什么，故选B。

20. , a familiar feeling rose inside me.随着音乐的散布开来，一种熟悉的感觉在我体内产生，选D。

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