(河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试)

Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a       21     that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the      22       boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword       23      in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to     24        a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan     25       at the same time. The album   26    him to become a popular star.

His success is not only because of his excellent singing       27      , but also because of his talent in song      28      .

Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s      29        company tried to invite someone else to write several songs     30      him.  None of them were as good as they’d hoped.   31    Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.  32     , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to    33    them on his first album.

Some people would    34   this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical      35     is quite different from Jay Chou’s,       36      he likes Jay Chou’s music. With many music awards already in his     37    , Hu Yanbin seems to be     38     up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say    39    things about him, he says that it doesn’t     40     him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.

21. A. hope      B. dream       C. achievement      D. wish

22. A. clever     B. talented      C. determined       D. fearless

23. A. came up   B. came over    C. came about       D. came out

24. A. realize    B. dismiss       C. release          D. gain

25. A. even      B. all          C. still             D. yet

26. A. wanted    B. expected     C. desired           D helped

27. A. skills      B. ideas        C. means           D. methods

28. A. playing    B. making      C. writing           D. feeling

29. A. concert    B. record       C. music            D. performance

30. A. to        B. about        C. with             D. for

31. A. But      B. And          C. Thus            D. Then

32. A. To his surprise             B. In a word

C. To be honest                 D. In reality

33. A. take      B. include      C. contain            D. seize

34. A. praise     B. provide     C. compare          D. cheer

35. A. ability     B. taste        C. form            D. style

36. A. as though   B even though   C in case           D now that

37. A. pockets     B. mind       C. sight           D. heart

38. A. keeping     B. coming     C. catching        D. doing

39. A. nice       B. strange      C. some           D. bad

40. A. bother     B. mind        C. care            D. ruin

  

My nephew's 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot，July weekend. I persuaded him to　 inside and joined him in a game. After　 for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I fell into my favorite recliner（躺椅）to let my neck muscles relax. He'd slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable moments of peace and quiet.

    "Look，Alice，”he said　 as he ran over to the chair where I was sitting"I found a kite. Could we go outside and 　 it?"

    Glancing out a nearby window, I noticed it was　 outside.“I'm sorry, Tripper,.” I said, sad to see his 　 eyes. "The wind is not blowing today. The kite won't fly.”

    The　 10-year-old replied,“I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly,”he answered as he ran out to the back door 　 Up and down in the yard he ran, pulling the kite 　 to a small length of string. He ran back and forth，as hard as his ten year-old legs would carry him, looking back　 at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.

    I asked, "How did it go?"

    "Fine，”he said, not wanting to admit 　 ．“I got it to fly some”

    As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, "I guess I'll have to wait for the　 ．”

    At that moment I heard another Voice speak to my 　 . "Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the Wind.，，

    And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to 　 what we want to do. We wait for the Wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted（耗尽） our own　  ．We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!

1.A. live     B. study   C. stay        D. lie

2.A. playing  B. resting  C. challenging  D. arguing

3.A. casually  B. enthusiastically  C. stubbornly  D. deliberately

4.A. decorate  B. drop  C. hang   D. fly

5.A. hot      B. still   C. noisy  D. fine

6.A. bright   B. disappointed  C. dull  D. satisfied

7.A. clever   B. talented  C. determined  D. fearless

8.A. hurriedly   B. curiously  C. suddenly  D. unwillingly

9.A. adapted   B. added  C. attached  D. devoted

10.A. angrily   B. nervously  C. doubtfully  D. hopefully

11.A. win   B. defeat  C. mistake  D. luck

12.A. wind   B. order  C. news  D. sunshine

13.A. heart   B. memory  C. dream  D. world

14.A. imagine   B. decide  C. apply  D. accomplish

15.A. courage   B. patience  C. strength  D. knowledge