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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。
Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have __1__ feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common __2__ between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine① tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over __3__ rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the __4__ . On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for __5__ the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.
The research , conducted by St. George University , shows that different parents have different __6__ to these problems. However, some approaches are more __7__ than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but __8__ clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children's __9__ . On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the __10__ of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to __11__their actions.
Psychologists say that __12__ is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should __13__ to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what I hey have to say. Parents may __14__ their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and __15__ each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.
21
A.
natural
B.
strong
C.
guilty
D.
similar
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
D
系统解析:
由文章内容可知,孩子和父母一样也有类似的想法。故选 similar。 其他选项均不符合句意。
22
A.
interest
B.
argument
C.
link
D.
knowledge
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
B
系统解析:
由后文的“一方面,对于脏乱的房间和扔在地上的衣服,父母们都要发疯了”可知,父母和孩子之间最常见的争论是有关整洁和日常琐事的。故设空处填 argument。
23
A.
noisy
B.
crowded
C.
messy
D.
locked
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
C
系统解析:
由“扔在地上的衣服”可知,设空处用 messy 修饰 rooms 表示杂乱的房间。
24
A.
homework
B.
housework
C.
problem
D.
research
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
B
系统解析:
根据设空前罗列的孩子的各种让家长不满意的行为可知,设空处需要填另外一个与之相关的让家长不满意的习惯,即“孩子们拒绝做家务”。故用 housework。
25
A.
washing
B.
using
C.
dropping
D.
replacing
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
C
系统解析:
由设空后的两个坏习惯可知,父母指责孩子在浴室中乱丢毛巾也使孩子们渐渐失去耐心。故选 C 项。
26
A.
approaches
B.
contributions
C.
introductions
D.
attitudes
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
A
系统解析:
由下文的“ However, some approaches are more ...” 可知 St.George University 所作的研究表明对待这些问题不同的父母有不同的方法,故用 approaches。
27
A.
complex
B.
popular
C.
scientific
D.
successful
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
D
系统解析:
然而,一些方法比其他的方法更成功,故选 D 。
28
A.
later
B.
deliberately
C.
seldom
D.
thoroughly
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
A
系统解析:
此处指那些父母因孩子的不整洁冲孩子们吼叫之后,又给他们打扫房间。故用 later。
29
A.
behavior
B.
taste
C.
future
D.
nature
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
A
系统解析:
因为脏乱而对孩子大喊大叫然后又帮孩子打扫房间的父母是没有什么机会改变孩子的行为的。根据后文出现的 actions 可知设空处与之同义,用 behavior。
30
A.
failures
B.
changes
C.
consequences
D.
thrills
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
C
系统解析:
相反,那些让孩子体验自己行为所带来的后果(consequences)的父母做得就比较好。
31
A.
defend
B.
delay
C.
repeat
D.
reconsider
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
D
系统解析:
他们(孩子们)被迫重新考虑(reconsider)自己的行为。
32
A.
communication
B.
bond
C.
friendship
D.
trust
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
A
系统解析:
由后文出现的 Communication 可知,设空处表达的是:心理学家说在父母和孩子之间最重要的是交流。故选 A 。
33
A.
reply
B.
attend
C.
attach
D.
talk
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
D
系统解析:
父母应该与孩子交谈,但同时也应该倾听孩子的心声。talk to 符合文意。
34
A.
hate
B.
scold
C.
frighten
D.
stop
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
B
系统解析:
此处照应第一段的“...when parents blame them for...”,指父母会因不整洁而责骂孩子。故用 scold。
35
A.
loving
B.
observing
C.
understanding
D.
praising
本题答案:
A
B
C
D
参考答案:
C
系统解析:
通读全文可知父母和孩子之间的问题只有通过彼此倾听和相互理解才能被解决。故用 understanding。
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