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Ⅰ.完形填空
[2015·山西四校联考三]As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ___1___ , but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school___2___I could concentrate more on my studies.
It's one of my biggest___3___ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would___4___. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was___5___ with my study. ___6___ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been___7___that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ___8___ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many ___9___－times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher___10___me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ___11___ that I could hardly say anything. But her___12___helped ease my shame. These memories, ___13___， good or bad, never caused my___14___ for playing the piano again. This thought then led me to think that___15___is like music, and that we all try to play different___16___in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is___17___ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own___18___style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is___19___that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't___20___that I've stopped making music.
本文主要介绍了作者学习弹钢琴的经历，告诉我们：人生就像音
乐，无论我们的音乐风格是什么，唱快乐、平静和爱的歌才是重要的。
1．A.instrument B．performance C．room
D．stage
答案：A 孩提时，“我”开始学习弹奏我最喜欢的乐器(instrument)——钢琴。但是，当“我”上中学时，为了(so that)能够更加集中注意力学习，“我”被迫放弃了。performance“表演”；room“房间”；stage“舞台”。故A项正确。
2．A.because B．so that C．now that D．for
答案：B 参见上题解析。because“因为”；now that“既然”；for“因为”。故B项正确。
3．A.successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
答案：B 今天，当“我”悲伤地回想时，停止练习钢琴是“我”最遗憾的一件事。success“成功”；regret“遗憾”；decision“决定”；hobby“业余爱好”。故B项正确。
4．A.play B．graduate C．leave D．return
答案：D 在随后的几年里，“我”一再告诉“我”的钢琴老师“我”将回来(return)。play“玩耍”；graduate“毕业”；leave“离开”。故D项正确。
5．A.occupied B．angry C．satisfied
D．patient
答案：A 然而，因为忙于学习“我”食言了。angry“愤怒的”；satisfied“满意的”；patient“有耐心的”。be occupied with“忙于??”，故A项正确。
6．A.Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
答案：D 渐渐地(Gradually)，“我”与老师失去了联系。
actually“实际上，事实上”；constantly“始终，一直”；suddenly“突然”。故D项正确。
7．A.astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
答案：C “我”从没回来过，可能她会感到失望。astonished“吃惊的”；glad“高兴的”；disappointed“失望的，沮丧的”；amazed“惊奇的”。故C项正确。
8．A.liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
答案：C 从那以后，“我”没有上课，但是说实话，“我”想(wanted)去。like“喜欢”；need“需要”；decide“决定”。故C项正确。
9．A.dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
答案：D 坐在钢琴前，“我”不禁回想起许多记忆(memories)。dream“梦”；expression“表达”；word“单词”。故D项正确。
10．A.instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
答案：A 有一次，当“我”在她同事面前错误地弹完一首曲子后，她指导(instructed)了“我”。hurt“伤害”；punish“惩罚”；respect“尊敬”。故A项正确。
11．A.frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
答案：C “我”感到如此的尴尬以至于不能说任何话。frightened“害怕”；moved“感动的”；embarrassed“尴尬的”；excited“激动的”。故C项正确。
12．A.happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
答案：C 但是，她的安慰(comfort)帮助缓解了“我”的羞愧。
happiness“快乐”；satisfaction“满意”；sigh“叹气”。故C项正确。
13．A.instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
答案：D 然而(however)，这些或好或坏的记忆却从来没有激起“我”再次弹钢琴的勇气(courage)。instead“反而”；meanwhile“与此同时”；therefore“因此”。根据句意前后形成对比可知，D项正确。
14．A.hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
答案：B 参见上题解析。hope“希望”；feeling“感情”；effort“努力”。故B项正确。
15．A.life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
答案：A 这种想法使“我”认为人生(life)就像音乐，而且我们所有的人都在试着扮演着不同的角色(roles)。learning“学习”；attitude“态度”；enjoyment“享受”。故A项正确。
16．A.cards B．sports C．roles D．games
答案：C 参见上题解析。card“卡片”；sport“体育运动”；game“游戏，比赛”。故C项正确。
17．A.hard B．wonderful C．surprising
D．complex
答案：B 有时，当我们演奏得好时，音高是精彩的(wonderful)。hard“困难的”；surprising“令人惊奇的”；complex“复杂的”。故B项正确。
18．A.unique B．boring C．common D．similar
答案：A 然而，我们继续创造着我们自己独特的(unique)音乐风
格。boring“令人生厌的”；common“普通的”；similar“相似的”。故A项正确。
19．A.necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
答案：D 不管我们的音乐风格是什么，我们唱快乐、平静和爱的歌才是重要的(important)。necessary“必要的”；strange“陌生的”；possible“可能的”。故D项正确。
20．A.matter B．mean C．report D．appear
答案：B 尽管我可能从来没有回来学习钢琴，但并不意味着(mean)我已经停止创作音乐了。matter“有关系，要紧”；report“报告”；appear“出现”。故B项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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[2015·吉林实验中学四模]During the past Spring Festival, many children may have received red packets from their families. But Xing Pu, a 40-year-old economist, is asking the government to give red
packets to every Chinese citizen.
Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income
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2016高考英语二轮复习训练：1-2 任务型阅读(七选五)b
