完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. 21 Robby said that it had always been his mother’s 22 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the 23 of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly 24 he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed 25 . I only knew his mo
ther from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to 26 him up. She always 27 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 28 com
ing to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 29 .
A few weeks after that, I was 30 my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me 31 he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was 32 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital 33 well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was 34 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I h
ad heard 35 his fingers were light on the keys. They even 36 on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their 37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How 38 you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I 39 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 40 she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
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A．Although B．Because C．But D．Thus
A．idea B．dream C．desire D．imagination
A．feeling B．knowledge C．education D．sense
A．trial B．attempt C．performance D．lesson
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．worthless
A．put B．take C．make D．pick
A．waved B．listened C．stared D．watched
A．escaped B．avoided C．stopped D．refused
A．deaf B．lonely C．away D．sick
A．preparing B．arranging C．persuading D．taking
A．that B．whether C．when D．how
A．filled B．covered C．crowded D．connected
A．went on B．turned on C．carried on D．kept on
A．delighted B．proud C．confused D．surprised
A．until B．while C．before D．since
A．danced B．tapped C．hit D．flew
A．heads B．feet C．ears D．eyes
A．should B．would C．could D．might
A．went B．kept C．continued D．stuck
A．unfortunately B．suddenly C．strangely D．actually
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and . She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good . People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I 4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the . “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real
Jules Verne's most famous book is "Twenty Thousand League under the Sea". (A ‘‘league” is an old word about three miles. ) In those days submarines (潜水艇）had not been but he describes an underwater ship like a modern . The captain of the submarine in this book Captain Nemo (which means “no man") and
he and his men have strange adventures and find many strange things the bottom of the ocean. This book has been made into a film. you have seen it.
In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his imagination in describing future inventions. he was wrong, of course, but the accuracy (准确）of his descriptions is very clever.
He was a very good . His characters often surprising and sometimes impossible things but they always seemed real people. Sometimes they are very likeable and amusing . Two of these were Mr Fogg, the hero of “Around the World Eighty Days”，and his servant. In this book Mr Fogg made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. This may seem easy to you. Nowadays we go around the world in than eighty hours but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr Fogg and his servant traveled in many different ，even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know whether Mr Fogg won his bet or not, you read the book. It has been written in English which you can easily read. The book， has been made into a film.
A．meaning B．including C．referring D．speaking
A．made B．discovered C．produced D．invented
A．ship B．boat C．plane D．submarine
A．is made B．is called C．is cried D．is shouted
A．few B．any C．many D．little
A．in B．near C．at D．under
A．Perhaps B．So C．Then D．Since
A．Always B．Seldom C．Some times D．Sometimes
A．still B．always C．never D．often
A．story-teller B．sailor C．captain D．pilot
A．wanted B．made C．did D．had
A．are B．to be C．that D．as if
A．characters B．women C．men D．children
A．in B．for C．on D．during
A．in the way B．all the way C．by the way D．on the way
A．much B．little C．many D．less
A．roads B．paths C．ways D．countries
A．should B．would C．could D．might
A．simple B．good C．correct D．difficult
A．too B．either C．however D．then
Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, Hu Yanbin was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15，he made a that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the boy's dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at the same time. The album him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing ，but also because of his talent in song . Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin's
company tried to invite someone else to write several songs him. None of them were as good as they'd hoped. Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.
，everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to them in his first album.
Some people would this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical is quite different from Jay Chou, s， he likes Jay Chou's music.
With many music awards already in his ，Hu Yanbin seems to be up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don't like him and say things about him, he says that it doesn't him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
A．hope B．point C．promise D．wish
A．clever B．talented C．determined D．fearless
A．came up B．came over C．came about D．came out
A．realize B．dismiss C．release D．gain
A．even B．all C．still D．yet
A．wanted B．expected C．let D．helped
A．skills B．ideas C．means D．methods
A．playing B．making C．writing D．feeling
A．concert B．record C．music D．performance
A．to B．about C．with D．for
A．But B．And C．Thus D．Then
A．To his surprise B．In a word C．To be honest D．In reality
A．take B．include C．contain D．seize
A．praise B．provide C．compare D．cheer
A．ability B．taste C．form D．style
A．as though B．even though C．in case D．now that
A．pockets B．mind C．sight D．heart
A．keeping B．coming C．catching D．doing
A．nice B．strange C．some D．bad
A．bother B．mind C．care D．ruin
A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. A man, who was as brought in, and the doctor turned to of the students and asked，“ What's with this man?”
“I don't know, sir，” the student answered. “ I examine him and ？”
"There is no to examine him，” said the doc-tor. “You know without asking questions. He has his right knee. Didn't you notice the way he ？ He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his burnt away at the . This is Monday morning. Yesterday was ，but on Saturday the roads were and muddy. The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on night. " The doctor then to the man and said："You
your wages on Saturday and went to a restaurant and too much. You got wet and muddy on the way to . You tried to your clothes over the fire when you. got home. Because you had drunk too much, you on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?” “Quite right，” said the man.
A．injured B．ill C．drunk D．wet
A．each B．one C．some D．all
A．illness B．trouble C．matter D．wrong
A．Must B．Need C．Shall D．Will
A．tell B．discover C．find D．find out
A．man B．instrument C．time D．need
A．should B．might C．can't D．needn't
A．wounded B．hurt C．broken D．hit
A．drank B．talked C．walked D．looked
A．trousers B．dress C．right leg D．left leg
A．front B．foot C．knee D．end
A．good B．fine C．rainy D．cold
A．crowded B．wide C．dry D．wet
A．Saturday B．Sunday C．Monday D．that
A．walked B．pointed C．turned D．referred
A．accepted B．got C．asked for D．paid
A．ate B．drank C．slept D．walked
A．the restaurant B．our hospital C．your office D．your house
A．examine B．wash C．dry D．take off
A．fell B．leaned C．slept D．sat
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