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From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital (独奏会). A recital __1__ I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I __2__ ask my father if I could skip the recital "just this once" . And each year he'd shake his head, muttering (嘀咕) __3__ about building self-confidence and working towards a __4__ .
So it was with really great __5__ that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and __6__ my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt __7__ rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn't __ 8__ lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, __9__ too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't __10__ there. When he retired three years ago, he __11__ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat clown at the keyboard, he __12__ stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the __13__ ? I worried, remembering those split seconds __14__ ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would __15__ . But then came the beautiful melody (旋律), from the __16__ fingers that once bailed (装饵于) my fishing lines. And I __17__ he had been doing what music teachers always stress : __18__ the music and pretend the others aren't there.
"I'm __19__ of him for starting something new at his age, "I said to my son Jeff.
"Yeah, and doing it so __20__ , " Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
1 A.reflected B.explained C.meant D.proved
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:C
  • 系统解析:
    句意:独奏会意味着我得练习枯燥无味的乐曲并在陌生人面前演奏。reflect 反映;explain 解释;mean 意味着;prove 证明。根据句意可知答案为 C 项。
2 A.would B.could C.might D.should
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:A
  • 系统解析:
    would 可表示过去习惯性的动作,根据时间状语 Each year 可知每年我都会问父亲,所以答案为 A 项。
3 A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:D
  • 系统解析:
    句意:每年,他都是摇摇头,嘀咕些树立自信心和朝着目标努力之类的话。nothing 没有任何东西;everything 每件事;anything 任何事;something 某事。根据句意可知答案为 D 项。
4 A.goal B.stage C.journey D.chance
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:A
  • 系统解析:
    goal 目标;stage 舞台;journey 旅程;chance 机会。根据第 3 题句意可知答案为 A 项。
5 A.trouble B.satisfaction C.strength D.disappointment
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:B
  • 系统解析:
    根据下文可知作者的父亲实现了儿时的梦想,六十八岁时第一次开独奏会,作者感到很欣慰。故答案为 B 项。with(really) greatsatis-faction 感到很欣慰。
6 A.kept B.sent C.watched D.felt
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:C
  • 系统解析:
    根据情景可知,“我”在父亲的第一次独奏会前,手持摄像机,拍父亲,因此“我”应注视着父亲。keep 保持;send 派遣;watch 注视,观看; feel 感觉。故答案为 C 项。
7 A.through B.from C.against D.before
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:D
  • 系统解析:
    句意:开始起身去弹钢琴前。through 通过;from 来自;against 靠着;before 在之前。根据句意可知答案为 D 项。
8 A.miss B.afford C.select D.understand
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:B
  • 系统解析:
    根据设空前 his family was pool 可知他的家庭“负担不起”这些课程。故答案为 B 项。
9 A.as B.once C.if D.while
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:A
  • 系统解析:
    句意:他本可以如同我们中的许多人那样遗憾。本句为定语从句,关系词代替主句内容,故用 a s。Once 一旦;if 如果;while 当时。由句意可知答案为 A 项。
10 A.educated B.protected C.stuck D.spoilt
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:C
  • 系统解析:
    虽然父亲过去没能实现梦想,但是并没有停留在过去。Educate 教育;protect 保护;stick 把固定在某个位置;spoil 宠坏。根据句意可知答案为 C 项。
11 A.allowed B.invited C.inspired D.persuaded
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:D
  • 系统解析:
    根据上下文可知父亲始终想学习钢琴,所以他说服教堂的音乐指导收他为徒。allow 允许;invite 邀请;inspire 激发;persuade 劝说。 故答案为 D 项。
12 A.roughly B.simply C.merrily D.curiously
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:B
  • 系统解析:
    simply 在此处强调 stared 这个动作。roughly 大体上;merrily 快乐地;curiously 好奇地。故答案为 B 项。
13 A.words B.videos C.notes D.lessons
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:C
  • 系统解析:
    word 话;video 影像;note 音调,首符;lesson 功课。从上文 stared down at his fingers 可以推断出答案应是“音符”,故答案为_C 项。
14 A.decades B.weeks C.hours D.moments
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:A
  • 系统解析:
    根据下文 I said to my son Jeff.及 30-plus years ago 可以推断出作者的第一次钢琴独奏会发生在几十年前,故答案为 A 项。
15 A.play B.freeze C.click D.adjust
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:B
  • 系统解析:
    根据当时情景,I worried… when my mind would go blank and my fingers...可知作者很着急,脑海一片空白,从而推断出作者的手指假住了,freeze 意为“僵住”,故答案为 B 项。
16 A.same B.warm C.different D.dirty
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:A
  • 系统解析:
    根据上下文的逻辑关系可知此处应选 A 项。same 相同的。
17 A.predicted B.realized C.imagined D.insisted
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:B
  • 系统解析:
    根据情景可知,作者首先是为父亲着急,后来父亲弹奏出了美妙的音乐,作者这时才“意识”到父亲一直在践行着音乐老师总是强调的内容。故答案为 B 项。
18 A.pass over B.turn up C.bring in D.concentrate on
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:D
  • 系统解析:
    根据 pretend the others aren’t there 可知要做到旁若无人,就需专心致志,所以答案为 D 项,concentrate on 集中精力于。
19 A.ashamed B.aware C.tired D.proud
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:D
  • 系统解析:
    父亲这么大年纪开始学习钢琴,并且在第一次独奏会上成功演奏,作者为他感到“自豪(proud) ”,所以答案为 D 项。
20 A.casually B.anxiously C.nicely D.frequently
本题答案:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案:C
  • 系统解析:
    根据上文可知,作者父亲表现得很出色。casually 无意地;anxiously 焦急地;nicely 出色地;frequently 频繁地。所以答案为 C 项。
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