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    Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were   1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
    Seizing the   2  to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4  that the child was missing.
    Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5  , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
    At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8  in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
    Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11  .
    That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13  aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.
    Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
    小题1:
    A．seatedB．satC．dressedD．rested
    小题2:
    A．factB．difficultyC．opportunityD．risk
    小题3:
    A．actuallyB．occasionallyC．fortunatelyD．eventually
    小题4:
    A．discoveredB．toldC．acceptedD．offered
    小题5:
    A．joyB．trustC．horrorD．pleasure
    小题6:
    A．quicklyB．personallyC．generallyD．innocently
    小题7:
    A．entranceB．disappearanceC．arrangementD．opening
    小题8:
    A．shoutedB．repeatedC．promisedD．whispered
    小题9:
    A．turningB．bendingC．risingD．handing
    小题10:
    A．creativeB．effectiveC．annoyingD．fearing
    小题11:
    A．addictedB．invitedC．attackedD．attracted
    小题12:
    A．abnormalB．remarkableC．unimportantD．ordinary
    小题13:
    A．goalsB．intentionsC．resultsD．purposes
    小题14:
    A．luckilyB．trulyC．slightlyD．fortunately
    小题15:
    A．overcomeB．enjoyC．accomplishD．become

    小题1:A
    小题2:C
    小题3:D
    小题4:A
    小题5:C
    小题6:D
    小题7:A
    小题8:D
    小题9:B
    小题10:A
    小题11:D
    小题12:B
    小题13:C
    小题14:B
    小题15:C

    试题分析：本文讲述的是一个小男孩无意中走上了舞台，在钢琴家的鼓励下和钢琴家一起演奏了曲子，而使音乐会获得异常的成功。从中作者总结出人的一生中需结合鼓励和合作才能成功。
    小题1:考查动词：这是短语“be seated”的固定搭配。表示“就坐”。选A。
    小题2:考查名词：A. fact事实B. difficulty困难C. opportunity机会D. risk冒险，这里要表达的是“把握机会”的意思。选C。
    小题3:考查副词：A. actually实际上B. occasionally偶然地C. fortunately  幸运地，D. eventually最终地，根据上文的“…explore the wonders..”和下文的“..explored his way through a door”可知这里是说他最终探索的结果。选D。
    小题4:根据上下文，我们可知这句话的意思是：母亲回到座位后发现他的儿子不见了。选A。
    小题5:考查名词：A. joy快乐B. trust信任C. horror害怕D. pleasure快乐，根据下文可知，这位母亲是惊吓地看到她儿子坐在钢琴键盘旁边。
    小题6:考查副词：A. quickly快地B. personally 个人的C. generally一般的D. innocently 无辜的，天真地，孩子在天真地弹Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.选D
    小题7:考查名词：根据短语“make one's way（走, 前进）”可知“make his entrance”是出场的意思。
    小题8:考查动词：A. shouted叫喊B. repeated重复C. promised允诺D. whispered耳语，可知这位大师是低声鼓励这小孩不要放弃。选D。
    小题9:考查动词：A. turning转弯B. bending弯腰C. rising升起D. handing 递交，弯下腰，Paderewski用填补一段低音，选B
    小题10:考查形容词：A. creative有创造力的B. effective有效的C. annoying恼人的，D. fearing令人害怕的，根据上下文可知这个小孩上台演奏是令人惊吓的事情现在变成有创造力的经历，选 A
    小题11:考查动词：A. addicted 对…有瘾B. invited邀请C. attacked进攻D. attracted吸引，观众都被吸引了。选D
    小题12:考查动词：A. abnormal 不正常的B. remarkable重要的C. unimportant不重要的D. ordinary普通的，这里的意思是：我们所能完成的不一定是很重要的。选 B
    小题13:考查名词：这里的意思是：我们尽了力，但结果不一定是通畅的音乐。选C
    小题14:考查副词：A. luckily幸运地B. truly真实的C. slightly稍微地  D. fortunately幸运地，这里的意思是：通过大师的手指点，我们的生活一定会更精彩。选B
    小题15:考查动词：A. overcome克服    B. enjoy享受C. accomplish完成D. become变成，下次你要完成一个伟大的任务，要仔细听。选C
    点评：文章故事线条清晰通过对话展现故事情节，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力，也注重对词义的辨析和语法的正确使用。
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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    When he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain turned to Hannibal. The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twain’s father decided to leave the village in Florida and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannibal, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Twain marked his fourth birthday about a week after the family settled there. He showed little promise of becoming a long-term resident. However, because his health was so poor that his parents probably feared he would not survive childhood.
    During the family’s first few years in Hannibal, Twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him. About the time the family moved into their new home. Twain’s health improved a lot. Instead of having to lead a quiet indoor life, he could roam the streets of Hannibal. Climb the surrounding hills, explore the area’s caves and splash about in local swimming holes. He reveled in his newfound freedom, spending nearly all his free time playing outdoors with the other boys in town and soon becoming a leader.
    Twain’s carefree days did not last long, on March 24, 1847, his father died. For the next six years, his brother Henry, and his sister Pamela lived with their mother in the family home. Twain began taking odd jobs after school to bring in extra money. Within a year of his father’s death, he quit school and became an apprentice (学徒) printer, and when his brother Orion bought the Hannibal Journal in 1851, Twain went to work for him as a printer and editorial assistant. The stories he wrote for Orion’s paper, his first publications, taught him that he much preferred writing to typesetting. Thus, when he decided to leave Hannibal in May 1853, he already had an idea of his future career.
    小题1: Why did little Mark Twain move and live in Hannibal?
    A．Because he wanted to live in a larger and more prosperous city.
    B．Because his father brought him there.
    C．Because he wanted to wrote his novels there.
    D．Because he wanted to become a long-term resident of Hannibal.
    小题2: When did Mark Twain become healthy?
    A．As soon as he arrived in Hannibal.
    B．At the time when his family moved into their old home.
    C．After his father died.
    D．At the time when his family moved into their new home.
    小题3: The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.
    A．the happy childhood of Mark Twain
    B．how Mark Twain became a famous writer
    C．how Mark Twain to earn money to support his family
    D．why Mark decided to leave Hannibal

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him in as a student.
    Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions (指导). But he just did not have any inborn ability.
    I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.
    I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏会) of my students, Robby came，telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part. I agreed but I made him perform last in the program, so I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.
    I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.
    I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby!  How’d you do it?”
    “Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.”  That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.
    小题1:Why did Robby stop coming to the piano lessons suddenly?
    A．He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.
    B．His mother was too sick to send him to the piano lessons.
    C．He thought his teacher disliked him.
    D．His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.
    小题2: Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
    A．The writer thought playing the piano shouldn’t start too late.
    B．The writer thought that Robby had given up the piano lesson.
    C．The writer taught Robby carefully although he hadn’t a gift for music.
    D．No one else could play the piece of Mozart’s well.
    小题3:From the underlined sentence we can infer that  _______.
    A．the writer looked down upon Robby and disliked him
    B．the writer thought Robby a bad advertisement for his teaching
    C．with Robby present, the other children couldn’t play well
    D．the writer couldn’t teach so many students at a time
    小题4: What did the writer learn from Robby?
    A．The meaning of true love.
    B．The meaning of giving up necessarily.
    C．The meaning of being kind to teachers.
    D．The meaning of believing in teachers.

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