Question

    Once when I was a young boy, I boasted (吹嘘) that I determined（下决心）to win first place at the coming piano competition, yet I knew this goal was _______ impossible. Every year, the best players from all over the state took part in this competition. It was a huge deal, especially for a beginner like me.

But my mom was my number one _______. Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me _______ Miss Green was giving me piano lessons or I was _______ my piano piece. When I couldn't and wouldn't play any longer, she would always say, "if you determine to win, then act like it. Don't _______." After every practice, my whole body was in pain for numb（麻木的）fingers and stiff（僵硬的）back. However, I didn't want to disappoint my mom, so I kept on practicing _______ I finally slept on the piano keys.

Finally, the big day _______. Right before my _______ to perform, my mom said, " I know you want to win, so listen to me: Be there for the _______ not for the success, okay?" I managed to nod.

When I walked onto the stage, I was afraid that the judges would hear the __________ of my heart instead of the music. Carefully, I took a __________ before the piano and began to play. Slowly, I began to __________ the world around me. I just let myself fall deeper and deeper into the music.

__________ I really won first place. The experience made me realize that determination is not just saying that you will win. When you have solved difficulties and kept going, you can truly say you're determined, __________ my mom always said, "It's __________ to beat the person who is the best, but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up.

1.A.nearly B.mainly C.hardly D.exactly

2.A.teacher B.supporter C.listener D.reader

3.A.during B.because C.while D.if

4.A.writing B.practicing C.singing D.making

5.A.worry about B.give away C.give up D.cheer up

6.A.until B.since C.after D.though

7.A.followed B.arrived C.reached D.left

8.A.way B.duty C.turn D.task

9.A.praise B.record C.experience D.purpose

10.A.jumping B.moving C.nodding D.beating

11.A.look B.seat C.rest D.break

12.A.understand B.love C.forget D.visit

13.A.Naturally B.Surprisingly C.Clearly D.Suddenly

14.A.Like B.As C.Or D.But

15.A.easy B.certain C.hard D.impossible

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了作者通过自己的不断努力并最终获得了梦寐以求的冠军，且从中知道了坚持才是胜利。

1.句意：但我知道这个目标几乎是不可能的。

nearly几乎；mainly主要地；hardly几乎不；exactly确切地，根据前文“I boasted (吹嘘) that I determined（下决心）to win first place at the coming piano competition,”可知，应该是几乎，故选A。

2.句意：但我妈妈是我的第一个支持者。

teacher老师；supporter支持者；listener听众；reader读者，根据后文“Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me”可知，应该是支持者，故选B。

3.句意：每天放学后，格林小姐给我上钢琴课时，她都会坐在我旁边。

during在……期间；because因为；while当……时；if如果，根据后文“Miss Green was giving me piano lessons”可知，应该是当……时，故选C。

4.句意：或者我在练习我的钢琴曲。

writing写；practicing练习；singing唱歌；making制作，根据所给空后面的“my piano piece”可知，应该是练习，故选B。

5.句意：不要放弃。

worry about担心；give away赠送；give up放弃；cheer up振作起来，根据前文“When I couldn't and wouldn't play any longer, she would always say, "if you determine to win”可知，应该是放弃，故选C。

6.句意：所以我继续练习，直到我终于睡在钢琴键上。

until直到；since自从；after在……之后；though虽然，根据后文“I finally slept on the piano keys”可知，应该是直到，故选A。

7.句意：最终，重要的日子到了。

followed跟随；arrived到达；reached到达，后面接宾语；left离开，根据前文“the big day”以及所给空后面没有宾语可知，应该用的是arrived“到达”，故选B。

8.句意：在轮到我表演之前。

way方式；duty职责；turn转动；task任务，根据前文“before”以及my turn意为“轮到我”，可知，应该用的是turn，故选C。

9.句意：去那里是为了这段经历而不是为了成功。

praise赞扬；record记录；experience体验；purpose打算，根据后文“not for the success”可知，应该是为了这段经历，故选C。

10.句意：当我走上舞台时，我害怕评委会听到我的心跳而不是音乐。

jumping跳；moving移动；nodding点头；beating跳动，根据后文“of my heart instead of the music”可知，应该是心跳，故选D。

11.句意：我坐在钢琴前开始弹。

look看；seat座位；rest休息；break休息，根据后文“before the piano and began to play”以及take a seat意为“坐下”可知，应该是seat，故选B。

12.句意：我开始忘记周围的世界。

understand理解；love爱；forget忘记；visit参观，根据后文“I just let myself fall deeper and deeper into the music”可知，应该是忘记了周围的时间，全身心地投入到比赛中，故选C。

13.句意：令人惊讶的是我真的得了第一名。

Naturally当然地；Surprisingly令人惊讶地；Clearly清晰地；Suddenly突然地，根据第一段第二行“yet I knew this goal was nearly impossible”以及后文“I really won first place”可知，应该是令人惊讶的是，故选B。

14.句意：就像我妈妈常说的，

like像；As像，正如；Or或者；But但是，根据后文“I really won first place”可知，应该是像，排除C和D，由as后面可以跟句子，like后面接宾语，代词或名词可知，应该用as，故选B。

15.句意：打败最好的人很难，打败永不放弃的人更难。

easy容易的；certain当然的；hard困难的；impossible不可能的，根据后文“but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up”“但要打败一个永不放弃的人更难”以及由harder可知，前面的句子应该是hard原级，构成了比较的关系，故选C。