40. A. schedule　　　　　　 B. plan　　　　　　　　　 C. program　　　　　　 D. calendar

39. A. enjoy　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciate　　　　　 C. admire　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

38. A. proudly　　　　　　　 　　 B. sadly　　　　　　　　 C. wildly　　　　　　　 D. bravely

37. A. strength　　　　　　　 　　 B. doubt　　　　　　　　 C. confidence　　　　 D. courage

36. A. mentioned　　 　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　　 D. neglected

55．A．forget　　　　　　　　 B．remember　　　　　　 C．regret　　　　　　　　　 D．mean

答案　 36.C　 37.B　 38.A　 39.B　 40.B　 41.B　 42.D　 43.C　 44.A　 45.D　 46.C　 47.A　 48.D　 49.C　 50.B　 51.D　 52.D　 53.B　 54.B　 55.C

Passage 8

(山东省淄博市2009届高三三模)

As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___36___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___37___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___38___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___39___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!

This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___40___. This is the night I could really ___41___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___42___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___43___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___44___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___45___ to be the best.

I am next! I played the ___46___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___47___, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___48___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___49___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___50___ ....

I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___51___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___52___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___53___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring! I was completely ___54___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___55___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.

54．A．strength　　　　　　　 B．courage　　　　　　　 C．wisdom　　　　　　　 D．power

53．A．Once upon a time B．Many a time 　　　 C．At a time 　　　　　 D．At one time

52．A．had known 　　　　 B．have known 　　　 C．know 　　　　　　　　 D．knew

51．A．surprise 　　　　　　 B．strange　　　　　　　　 C．excitement 　　　　 D．satisfaction