Tonight, my piano recital(钢琴演奏会) was the most...

Tonight, my piano recital(钢琴演奏会) was the most important thing in my family. My grandparents were coming by plane to hear me play. Even my busy Aunt Dianne, who is on TV every night reading the news, was coming.

But one thing was for sure. I would never win an award for my piano playing. And that’s just because the more I practiced, the more nervous I got. So there I was，on the stage， in my beautiful dress，and I sat down at the piano. But when I started to play，I hit a wrong note. I told myself to start over. But then I hit the wrong note again. It was as if I hadn’t practiced at all.

Finally the disaster was over. I ran off the stage. I couldn’t understand why audience(观众) were clapping. But they were. My mom and dad had flowers for me and we were all supposed to go out for a nice dinner, but I couldn’t. I just wanted to go home and cry and never go anywhere again. After we went back home, Aunt Dianne just came in and sat down on the side of my bed.

“It was my first night on the air,” she said. “I had never been on television before and I made a mistake. I mispronounced my name and the name of the news show. And you know what? No one even noticed but me. Just like tonight, no one noticed—just you.” Aunt Dianne was right. I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is. Maybe I will leave my room. And maybe I’ll play the piano again.

1.From the passage we can know Aunt Dianne__________.

A. worked as an actress　　 B. worked as a news broadcaster on TV

C. worked as a hostess on TV　　 D. hosted the piano recital

2.What did the author learn from her piano performance?

A. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

B. Things seldom go as well as people expect.

C. No one will care what others have done.

D. Never rely on yourself.

3.What would be the best title for the text?

A. A wonderful Piano recital performance　　 B. Support from my Family

C. A lesson from Piano Recital Disaster　　　 　　 D. Encouragement from the audience

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From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital（独奏演唱会）. A recital ______I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering（嘀咕） _______about build self-confidence and working toward a _______.　

So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______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 _______lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t _______there. When he retired three years ago, he ______ his church music director to take him as a student.　

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody（旋律）, from the ______fingers that once baited（装饵于）my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress: _______the music and pretend the others aren’t there.　

“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so_______,” 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

2.A. would            B. could                C. might             D. should　

3.A. nothing            B. everything            C. anything        　　 D. something

4.A. goal            B. stage            C. journey            D. chance　

5.A. trouble            B. satisfaction            C. strength            D. disappointment

6.A. kept            B. sent        C. watched                D. felt

7.A. through            B. from                C. against                    D. before

8.A. miss            B. afford        C. select            D. understand

9.A. as                B. once                C. if                        D. while　

10.A. educated        B. protected            C. stuck                D. spoilt

11.A. allowed        B. invited                C. inspired            D. persuaded　

12.A. roughly        B. simply                C. merrily            D. curiously

13.A. words            B. videos                C. notes                D. lessons

14.A. decades        B. weeks                C. hours            D. moments

15.A. play            B. freeze                C. click        D. adjust

16.A. same            B. warm                C. different        D. dirty　

17.A. predicted        B. realized            C. imagined            D. insisted

18.A. pass over        B. turn up            C. bring in            D. concentrate on

19.A. ashamed        B. aware                C. tired        D. proud　

20.A. casually        B. anxiously            C. nicely        D. frequently

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During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.

When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believe him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.

However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to commuity college (社区学院)and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores.

When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus(大学校园)atmosphere instead of two.

My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!

1.Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?

A．He wanted to go to community college.

B．He had a gift for dance.

C．He was well prepared for the exam.

D．He believed his brother would help him.

2.When in high school, the author________.

A．drove to and from class every day

B．buried himself in his study all the time

C．enjoyed talking about future college life

D．lived in the school except on holidays

3.What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”?

A．He wished the author to have more dance.

B．He advised the author to value the years.

C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.

D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.

4.Talking of his high school years, the author feels________.

A．regretful                       B．lonely                             C．angry                             D．pleased

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I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’ t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.

I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.

1.The author believes the awards she has received ____.

A. show that she is a top student

B. show how much time she has spent in learning

C. only mean that she knows how to learn, but she doesn’t know how to socialize

D. don’t necessarily reflect her real self

2.The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A. impossible　 　　 B. unnecessary

C. most important D. most useful

3.The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _______.

A. she does not know how to communicate with others

B. she is unable to develop herself

C. studying takes too much of her time

D. she feels that she is a failure.

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The person who has had the most important influence on me is my mother. Since I was a baby, she’s always taught me how to live _______. Mom has never been overly strict, _______ she has never let me get away with _______ or stealing. Because of this, I do my best to always be honest and _______ any rules given to me. This has given me a _______ reputation(名声) with my teachers and friends.

My mother always _______ behind whatever I want to do, especially when it comes to my music. I’ve been _______ since I was five, and she’s been to every concert and _______. She loves to hear me sing, and never fails to help me when I need it. The _______ has influenced me in a very strong way. I don’t get ________ on stage, and I have a great amount of confidence with her encouragement.

To Mom, ________ is rather important. Ever since kindergarten(幼儿园), she has made sure my grades are good. ________, I’ve always been one of the best students, so she didn’t have much to ________. Without her high expectations of my success, my ________ might not be as good as they are. I don’t want to ________ her, so I always do my best. Doing my best has made me a ________ student.

In today’s society, some people are ________, selfish, and often untrustworthy(不可靠的). But my mom would never allow me to have these ________. Instead, she made sure I had ________, and that I was polite and friendly to everyone I ________.

1.A.happily B.quietly C.comfortably D.honestly

2.A.for B.or C.but D.so

3.A.playing B.lying C.refusing D.shopping

4.A.understand B.follow C.expect D.know

5.A.public B.bad C.worldwide D.positive

6.A.stands B.works C.watches D.plans

7.A.writing B.performing C.creating D.exchanging

8.A.show B.gym C.restaurant D.game

9.A.support B.tradition C.practice D.knowledge

10.A.upset B.angry C.bored D.nervous

11.A.patience B.skill C.schoolwork D.communication

12.A.Recently B.Finally C.Basically D.Luckily

13.A.refer to B.think of C.worry about D.come across

14.A.grades B.chances C.careers D.ideas

15.A.confuse B.disappoint C.judge D.frighten

16.A.brave B.cool C.top D.special

17.A.rude B.confident C.weak D.curious

18.A.themes B.styles C.pains D.features

19.A.opinions B.talents C.manners D.dreams

20.A.preferred B.met C.hurt D.respected

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— Let’s see a movie tonight. We haven’t been to a cinema for ages.

— I was about to say the same thing. You see, _______.

A．two heads are better than one

B．great minds think alike

C．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

D．it’s better to think twice before doing something

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In the past, going to a piano teacher was the most popular way to learn how to play the piano. You could get one-to-one teaching and have the opportunity to learn as much as the teacher knew. If you didn’t have private lessons, you could still learn the piano, but you would have to teach yourself. This was easy for some, but very difficult for most. However, with technology developing today, there is at last another way that you can take piano lessons. You can take an online course.

An online course is much cheaper than a private lesson. If a private lesson costs 30-40 dollars per week, just think about how quickly that adds up. You can take a whole online course in piano for just a fraction(小部分) of the money that you would spend on weeks of private lessons. Also, private lessons are usually only one hour per week. So you would have to wait for your next lesson to continue your learning. However, online piano courses are quite different.

With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace. You can also take as many lessons per week as you want, or go back and listen to your last lesson if you have forgotten anything. Most adults who want to learn how to play the piano enjoy being able to go back and listen to the lessons again.

Of course if you need someone to sit beside you and offer you immediate feedback(反馈) as you are playing, you might not get that from an online piano course. However, the lessons online can be viewed（观看） at any time, or as often as you’d like, which means that you can get your own type of feedback from an online piano course.

1.This passage mainly tells us ______.

A. the disadvantages of the traditional ways of learning to play the piano

B. the differences between traditional piano courses and online courses

C. why people prefer online piano courses to traditional piano courses

D. the advantages of learning to play the piano through an online course

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 want to tell us?

A. That private piano lessons shouldn’t be that expensive.

B. That taking private piano lessons really costs a lot.

C. That not everyone can afford to take piano lessons.

D. That the price for private piano lessons has increased greatly.

3.How did the writer make his points clear?

A. By giving detailed data.

B. By giving many examples

C. By writing about his own experiences

D. By comparing with the old ways.

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_______ surprised me most was _______ such a little girl of seven could play the piano so well.

A．That; what         B．What; that         C．That; that          D．What; what

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1.. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward. “Welcome,” she said. “My name is Yong Hui. 2..” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There are few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water.3.. 4.. He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. 5.! He had better do some research.

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Barbara McCintock was one of the most import scientists　 of the twentieth century．She made important discoveries about genes（基因） and chromosomes （染色体）．

Barbara McClintock was born in 1902 in Hartford，Connecticut．Her family moved to Brooklyn area of new York City in 1908．Barbara was an active child with interests in sports and music． She also developed an interest in science．

She studied science at Cornell University in Ithaca， New York． Barbara was among a small number of undergraduate students to receive training in genetics in 1921． Years later， she noted that few college students wanted to study genetics．

Barbara McClintock decided to study botany， the scientific study of plants， at Cornell University． She completed her undergraduate studies in 1923． McClintock decided to continue her education at Cornell． She completed a master‘s degree in 1925． Two years later， she finished all her requirements for a doctorate degree．

McCintock stayed at Cornell after she completed her education． She taught students botany． The 1930s were not a good time to be a young scientist in the United States． The country was in the middle of the great economic Depression． Millions of Americans were unemployed． Male scientists were offered jobs． But female geneticists were not much in demand．

An old friend from Cornell， Marcus Rhoades， invited McClintock to spend the summer of 1941working at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory． It is a research center on Long Island， near New York City． McClintock started in a temporary （临时的） job with the genetics department． A short time later， she accepted a permanent （永久的） position with the laboratory． This gave her the freedom to continue her research without having to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid．

By the 1970s， her discoveries had had an effect on everything from genetic engineering to cancer research． McClintock won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on chromosomes． She was the first American woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize．

1.When did McClintock receive a doctorate degree？

A. In 1921．

B. In 1923．

C. In 1925．

D. In 1927．

2.During the great economic Depression in the US，　　　 ．

A. young scientists had trouble finding a job

B. female geneticists were not wanted at all

C. male geneticists were in great demand

D. male scientists were out of job

3.McClintock was awarded a Nobel Prize because of　　　 ．

A. her research in botany

B. her contribution to genetic engineering

C. her discoveries about genes and chromosomes

D. her unshared work in the laboratory

4.The text is likely to appear in

A. a biography

B. a history paper

C. a newspaper

D. a philosophy textbook

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