第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a famous concert. After they were seated, the mother 　36 　　a friend and walked over to greet her. Seizing the 　37 　to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy got up and explored his way 38　 　a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE(禁止进入)”. When the lights became less bright and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her 　39 　　and discovered that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains 　40 　and the lights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, 　41 　Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski,　 42 　on the stage, quickly went to the piano and　 43 　in the boy’s ear, “Don’t 　44 　. Keep playing.”

Then, leaning(倾斜) over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began 　45 　in a bass (低音的) part. Soon his right arm reached 　46 　to the other side of the child and he added a beautiful piece of music.　 47　 , the old master and the boy　 48　 　a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative 　49 　

That’s the way it is in life.　 50　 we can complete on our own is 　51 　noteworthy(值得注目的). We try our best, but the 52 　aren’t exactly graceful or flowing music.　 53 　when we put our trust in the hands of greater power, our life can be truly beautiful.

The next time you set 　54 　to create great performances, listen carefully. You can hear the 　55 　of the master whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

36. A. made　　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. looked　　 D. called

37. A. chance　　　 B. performance　 C. piano　　 D. lesson

38. A. over　　　　　 B. above　　　 C. across　　　 D. through

39. A. stage　　　　 B. seat　　　　　 C. room D. table

40. A. parted　　　　　　　 B. drew 　 C. pulled　 D. pushed

41. A. singing　　　 B. knocking　 C. playing　　 D. creating

42. A. stood　　　　 B. appeared　 C. sat　 D. fell

43. A. shouted　　 B. cried C. whispered(低声说)　　　 D. looked

44. A. perform　　 B. stop　　　　　 C. leave D. run

45. A. filling　　　　 B. getting　　 C. breaking　 D. taking

46. A. forwards　 B. down　　　 C. up　 D. around

47. A. Separately　 B. Together　　　 C. Luckily　　 D. Hurriedly

48. A. made　　　　 B. became　　 C. changed　 D. grew

49. A. experience　 B. play　　 C. concert　　 D. film

50. A. What　　　　 B. That　 C. Which　　　 D. When

51. A. hard　　　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. always　　 D. usually

52. A. failures　　　 B. successes C. causes　　 D. results

53. A. So　　　　　　 B. And　 C. But D. Though

54. A. down　　　　 B. about　　　 C. away　　　 D. out

55. A. sound　　　　 B. noise C. voice　　　 D. song

35. - What should I do with this passage?

- _____________ the main idea of each paragraph.

A. Finding out　 　 B. Found out　 C. Find out　　　　 D. To find out

34. ____________ David says sounds right to Helen. That’s why she has made up her mind not to leave him _____________ happens.

A. Whatever; whatever　　　　　 B. No matter how; whatever

C. No matter what; however　　　 D. Whatever; no matter how

33. The support of the students _____________ the losing team and they played harder, so in the end they won the game.

A. brought up　 B. cheered up　 C. grew up　 D. turned up

32. Other girls in the office ____________ Mary’s looks, so they were not very nice to her.

A. took pride in　　　　　　 　　 B. were jealous of

C. were fond of　　　　　　 　　 D. were pleased with

31. Peter must be ill. It’s the only thing that can　 _________ his strange behavior.

A. lie in　　 　 B. result from　 C. account for　 D. explain about

30. He was hit by a falling tree that night and killed ____________.

A. on the spot　 B. in a spot　 C. under the spot　　 D. on a spot

29. ---- Excuse me, Madam. I wonder if this bus goes to the East Lake?

----　 ___________. You should take Bus No. 521.

A. Sure, it does　　　　　 B. No, it isn’t

C. Oh, sorry, I’m afraid not　　　　 D. What a pity! It’s not true