Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 36 that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 37 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard 38 Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 40 . He just did not have any gift for music.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 41 or waited in her old car to 42 him up. She always 43 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 44 ing to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 45 .
Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the uping recital(独奏会) 46 Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 47 !” he insisted. I agreed.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 48 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 49 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 50 what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 51 that everyone 52 to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 54 at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55 she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”
【小题1】A．preferB．imagineC．supposeD．wish【小题2】A．planB．beliefC．needD．dream【小题3】A．althoughB．whileC．asD．if【小题4】A．conferenceB．lessonC．testD．show【小题5】A．successfulB．senselessC．wonderfulD．hopeless【小题6】A．onB．inC．offD．away【小题7】A．pickB．putC．takeD．hold【小题8】A．wavedB．sangC．jumpedD．left【小题9】A．finishedB．broke C．stoppedD．continued【小题10】A．tiredB．sickC．deafD．unhappy【小题11】A．asB．sinceC．whileD．when【小题12】A．succeed B．learnC．playD．listen【小题13】A．seatedB．filledC．surroundedD．mixed【小题14】A．surprisedB．certain C．disappointedD．angry【小题15】A．pleased withB．interested inC．eager forD．prepared for【小题16】A．badB．hardC．differently D．well【小题17】A．raisedB．roseC．liftedD．left【小题18】A．platformB．stairsC．stageD．floor【小题19】A．practisingB．listeningC．trainingD．performing【小题20】A．luckilyB．thereforeC．howeverD．actuallyA
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解析：【小题1】.A 动词辨析。A宁愿；B想象；C认为；D希望。我更喜欢孩子在更小的时候学钢琴，暗指他的年龄大。
【小题2】D 上下文串联。A计划；B信念；C需要；D梦想；根据下文可知听他谈钢琴是妈妈的梦想。
【小题3】C 用法分析。本题是一个倒装句hard as he tried=Though he tried hard。尽管他努力尝试了。
【小题4】B 名词辨析。A会议；B课；C检测；D表演；在每个星期的课结束的时候他都会说妈妈要听他弹钢琴。
【小题5】D 形容词辨析。A成功；B无知的；C棒的；D没有希望的。根据下文He just did not have any gift for music.说明他没有音乐方面的天赋，故学习谈钢琴没有希望。
【小题6】C 上下文串联。根据文章第一段drop off让..下车；句意：妈妈让他下车然后在车里等着接他。
【小题7】A 短语辨析。Pick up用车接，无意中学会，恢复；put up张贴，搭建；take up占据，从事于，开始做；hold up坚持；他妈妈总是在车里等着接他上车。
【小题8】A 动词辨析。A挥动；B唱歌；C跳跃；D离开；她总是挥挥手微笑着，但是从来不来我的课堂。
【小题9】C 上下文串联。句意：他打电话说妈妈生病了，他不来学钢琴课了。Stop doing sth停止做某事。
【小题10】B 形容词辨析。A累的；B生病；C聋的；D不开心；他打电话说妈妈生病了。
【小题11】D 固定句型。Be doing sth when…正在做某事在这时…（发生意料之外的事情）
【小题12】C 动词辨析。A成功；B学习；C弹奏；D听。他坚持要求在演奏会上弹奏钢琴。
【小题13】B 固定词组。Be filled with充满…；学校的体育馆里都是家长，亲戚，朋友。
【小题14】A 形容词辨析。A惊讶；B确定；C失望；D生气的。当他说要弹奏莫扎特的协奏曲的时候，我很惊讶。
【小题15】D 短语辨析。A对…满意；B对..感兴趣；C渴望得到…；D准备好…；指我还没有做好准备。
【小题16】D 词义辨析。A不好的；B困难的；C不同的；D好地；指他弹奏地非常好。
【小题17】B 动词辨析。A提高；B站起来；C举起；D离开；所有人都站起来鼓掌。
【小题18】.C 名词辨析。A站台；B楼梯；C舞台；D地板；我跑上了舞台。
【小题19】A 动词辨析。A练习；B听；C训练；D表演；他不停地练习，keep on practising不停地练习。
【小题20】D 副词辨析。A幸运地；B因此；C然而；D实际上；句意：实际上妈妈患了癌症，在那天去世了。