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(过道)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】本文为记叙文。波兰著名钢琴家Paderewski在一次演奏会上突遇意外事件，但他沉着应对，巧妙化解了困境，并把它扭转成一次令人耳目一新的体验。

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

答案　D

2.2】解析　为了鼓励她儿子在钢琴上取得进步，她决定带儿子去听这个音乐会。progress“进步”，符合语境。

答案　A

3.3】 解析　spot在此用作动词，意为“看出，认出”。

答案　B

4.4】 解析　根据常识判断，在剧院遇到朋友，她过去与她的朋友打招呼。greet“问候，招呼”，符合语境。

答案　C

5.5】 解析　在演出开始之前，这位母亲站在那里与朋友开心地聊了一会儿。chat“聊天”，符合语境。

答案　A

6.6】解析　见上题解析。performance意为“表演，演奏”，符合语境。

答案　D

7.7】解析　这个小男孩最后竟然摸进了一扇上面写着“不得入内”的门里。mark“在……上做记号”，符合语境。

答案　D

8.8】解析　根据常识及__27__空所在句的内容可知，表演快开始时灯光暗下来。dim“昏暗的”，符合语境。

答案　A

9.9】解析　前面提到她离开座位去与朋友打招呼，现在演出快开始了，她应是回到了座位上。故选C项。

答案　C

10.0】解析　后面一句“She looked around，but her son was nowhere to be seen.”是线索提示，她的儿子不见了。故选A项。

答案　A

11.1】 解析　根据常识判断是幕布拉开了。故选D项。

答案　D

12.2】解析　聚光灯打在钢琴上面。focus on意为“把……集中(于)……上”，符合语境。insist on“坚持”，take on“呈现”，agree on“达成一致”，均不符合语境。

答案　C

13.3】 解析　这位母亲突然看见自己的儿子坐在钢琴前弹琴肯定很恐慌。horror“惊恐”，符合语境。下文的“a frightening situation”也是线索提示。

答案　A

14.4】解析　这个男孩正在弹琴，故可判断他坐在键盘边上。keyboard在文中意为“(乐器的)键盘”。

15.5】解析　此处强调动作快，故选A。

答案　A

16.6】解析　后面的 “in the boy's ear” 暗示钢琴家在男孩的耳边小声说话，故选D。whisper “悄声说，低语”。

答案　D

17.7】解析　后面的“Keep playing ”表明钢琴家要他继续弹下去，不要停下来。quit“停止”，符合语境。

答案　B

18.8】解析　前面一句中的“Paderewski reached down with his left hand”表明钢琴家这次伸出了右手来弹奏。

答案　C

19.9】解析　这种演奏法以前从未有过，是一种创新体验。creative“创造(性)的”，符合语境。

答案　A

20.20】解析　此处表示沉醉在这美好的音乐世界之中，lost“全神贯注的”，符合语境。

答案　D