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【题目】Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano and day after day her father stood behind her as she practiced. How and kind her father was，and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces ！ She was making and that was excellent.

And there, almost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep when Marianne was practicing. One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder， she had done remarkably well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne has now What a that was! his baby son, the father laughed，tapped the tiny nose and said, “ Look at your small . Why, you cannot reach the yet. You must , young man ！”

was no end of fun during dinner，and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.

But the went out. He was on his feet. “ Listen！” he said in a( n) voice. ” Listen ！ Marianne is playing piece much better than ever,"he added. But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen. His wife , he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed the door open, and was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “ I love it so. ” the child. It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.

【1】A. patient B. well C. good D. careful

【2】A. believe B. time C. progress D. sure

【3】A. disappeared B. seen C. found D. played

【4】A. warm B. clean C. quiet D. temper

【5】A. speaking B. saying C. telling D. finding

【6】A. begged B. asked C. requested D. demanded

【7】A. finished B. played C. mastered D. practiced

【8】A. fun B. good C. joke D. surprise

【9】A. Looked at B. Picking up C. Looking at D. Picked up

【10】A. baby B. nose C. fingers D. hands

【11】A. piano B. chair C. keys D. knee

【12】A. grow B. wait C. go D. leave

【13】A. It B. This C. There D. That

【14】A. wanting B. speaking C. dreaming D. thinking

【15】A. tea B. pipe C. song D. piece

【16】A. astonishing B. frightening C. embarrassing D. amusing

【17】A. a B. one C. that D. such

【18】A. entering B. coming C. going D. following

【19】A. it B. there C. here D. this

【20】A. shouting B. shouted C. whispered D. whispering

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【11】C

【12】B

【13】C

【14】A

【15】B

【16】A

【17】C

【18】D

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】

【1】根据父亲天天陪她练琴和kind 一词可知此处是在感叹父亲的耐心。

【2】根据后文信息that was excellent可知她不断进步。make progress取得进步。

【3】此处意思是说小，几乎消失在那把大椅子里。

【4】当姐姐练琴时，不需要告诉他要保持安静，不要做声。keep quiet保持安静。

【5】say后接说话内容，此处是说父亲对姐姐的演奏大加表扬。

【6】用beg表示小莫扎特的恳求，他也要演奏姐姐的曲目。

【7】master特指掌握、精通。

【8】在父亲眼里，小莫扎特的请求是莫大的玩笑。fun是不可数名词，故用joke。

【9】pick up有很多含义，基本意思是拾起，在此处引申为“抱起”。Picking up. . . 作伴随状语。

【10】根据常识弹钢琴要用手，而且由后面的reach可知。

【11】key在此处指琴键。

【12】由上下文语境可知，父亲让他等长大以后再说。

【13】there be结构。在此期间充满了无尽的欢乐。

【14】want to do sth. 想要干某事。此处指莫扎特要弹钢琴这件事。

【15】根据前一段最后一句. . . when the father lit his pipe. 可知此处是说pipe。

【16】astonishing吃惊的。

【17】此处that特指上述弹的曲子，相当于the。

【18】独立主格结构作状语，follow跟随。

【19】考查倒装句而非强调句，there位于句首，且主语为名词，因此要完全倒装。

【20】whisper小声说，shout叫嚷。