2. A. to　　 B. at　　　 C. in　　 D. by

1. A. wrong　 B. great　 C. good　 D. strange

1．每当玛丽安练钢琴时，父亲总是站在她身后，耐心地看着她。2．父亲教玛丽安演奏相当难的一章。some...piece某一章，some与可敷名词单数连用，表示“某一个”。3．指玛丽安4岁的小弟弟沉浸在音乐中。lost in...沉浸在……之中。4．玛丽安在演奏时，小弟弟从不需要别人告诉他要保持安静。5．the moment指父亲拍着玛丽安的肩膀称赞她的时候。6．玛丽安的弟弟要求父亲让他演奏蛆姐已经掌握的那段优美的乐章。7．mastered熟练掌握，1earned指初始阶段的学习。8．父亲不相信4岁的儿子能演奏经典乐章，认为他是开玩笑．这是为下文作铺垫，为文末弟弟成功演奏经典音乐的意外增添效果。9．tapped...and said为并列谓语，童为“点一点鼻子说”。下文有说话的具体内容，故选sald。10．父亲认为儿子太小，手不够大。11．指Wolfgang的手太小，还不能覆盖琴键。13．喝茶时，玛丽安一家有很多乐事。no end of fun没完没了的乐事。14．玛丽安把弟弟要演奏经典音乐的事告诉妈妈，第三次为下文作铺垫。15．玛丽安帮忙收拾餐具，clearaway清理掉。16．从上句可知，父亲的烟斗熄了。go out熄灭。17．父亲站起来on his feet，他以为是玛丽安在演奏，觉得她比以前弹得好。这里表现父亲惊讶的神态。18．父亲接着又说道。add，这里意为“补充说”。10．父亲把门推开，结果令他深感意外。push open the door把门推开。20．玛丽安的小弟正坐在黑暗的房间里演奏。in the darkness在黑暗处；in the shade在阴凉处；in the light与前句a lamp in one hand不一致；in silence沉默。

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Ella Fant loved her only son John very much. In her eyes he couldn’t do anything 　1　 . Every morning she would give him breakfast 　　2　 　bed and bring him the papers to 　　3　　 . It isn’t really true that he was too 　　4　 　to work in fact he had tried a few 　5 . First of all he Was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　　6　 　at least six windows. Then he became a bus conductor and on his second 　　7　　 , a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费) collected. He 　　8　　 　lost his job as a postman 　　9　　 　he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 　　10　 　suitable work for him. So he 　　11　 　to join the army. Mrs Fant was so 　　12　 　about this that she told the 　　13　 　to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there ever was, I can tell you !”

Then the great day came 　　14　 　he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 　　15　 　mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 　　16　　 　in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his 　　17　　 　came in sight, some of the people watching 　　18　　 　laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　　19　　 , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at them! They’re all out of 　　20　　 　except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

20. A. the darkness　 　B. the light

　 C. the shade　 　　D. silence

Key: 1-5 CBCCA　 6-10 ACACD　 11-15 ABBDC　 16-20 BACDA

解析：

本文叙述的是父亲教女儿玛丽安学弹钢琴，女儿取得了很大进步。但有一天晚上，琴房传出悦耳的经典音乐，原来是玛丽安4岁的小弟弟正在演奏，他真是个天才。

19. A. broke　 　　　B. struck

　C. kicked 　　　　D. pushed

18. A. answered 　　B. whispered

　C. added　 　　　　D. asked

17. A. feet　 B. ear　 C. eye　 D. watch

16. A. put out 　　　　B. went out　

　C. dropped clown　 D. broke down

15. A. make up　 　B. put up

　C. elear away　 　D. wash away

14. A. insisting　 　B. dream

　 C. demanding　 　D. wanting