第二节完形填空 (共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—50各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “ You need ____41____,” his father said. “ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____42_____. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___43_____ any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. ____44____ his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____45_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.
In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____46_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___47_____ to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___48_____. In 1997 Lang Lang ____49 again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing. After his ____50 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.
41. A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth
42. A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D. frightened
43. A. singer B. pianist C. conductor D. player
44. A. Hopefully B. Patiently C. Wisely D. Painfully
45. A. seemed B. admitted C. noticed D. realized
46. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized
47. A. excited B. encouraged C. shocked D. satisfied
48. A. conceits B. tours C. competitions D. stages
49. A. started B. left C. moved D. performed
50. A. successful B. cheerful C .respectful D. meaningful