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Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his _________   age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I _________ him as a student.

Robby didn’t have a basic_________ of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed _________ . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.

One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still _________  . He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I _________  .

The night of the concert came. The concert hall was _________ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.  His    _________  danced on the keys.

He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born _________ , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make _________  special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.A. bigger     B. larger     C. later         D. earlier

2.A. received   B. protected C. knew          D. accepted

3.A. education  B. sense      C. information  D. knowledge

4.A. harmless   B. helpless   C. hopeless      D. meaningless

5.A. writing    B. practising C. singing       D. talking

6.A. agreed    B. disliked   C. expected      D. decided

7.A. covered   B. bored      C. filled        D. enjoyed

8.A. fingers    B. feet       C. voice        D. legs

9.A. blind    B. deaf       C. strong        D. tiny

10.A. her       B. me         C. it            D. Us

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了罗比是一个对音乐很没有天赋的孩子，但是听他弹钢琴是他妈妈的梦想，所以，他一直都很努力的练习，最终他实现了他妈妈的梦想。

1.D考查形容词的比较级及语境理解。A. bigger 更大的；B. Larger更大的；C. later较晚的；D. Earlier较早的。句意：我总是认为一个好的学习者应该是在较早的年龄开始。根据句意是在“较早”的年龄，所以此题应用D。

2.D考查动词的用法及语境理解。A. Received收到；B. protected保护；C. Knew知道；D.Accepted接受。句意：因此我把他作为学生接受了。根据句意是“接受”，所以选择D。

3.B考查名词的用法及语境理解。A. education 教育；B. sense感觉；C. Information信息；D. Knowledge知识。句意：Robby没有基础的乐感，但他非常努力的尝试。根据句意是对音乐的感觉，所以选B。

4.C考查形容词的用法及语境理解。A. Harmless无害的；B. Helpless无助的；C. Hopeless没有希望的；D. Meaningless毫无意义的，句意：但这似乎毫无希望。根据语境是指他妈妈听他弹钢琴这件事情是没有希望的。故选C。

5.B考查动词的用法及语境理解。A. Writing写作；B. practising练习；C. singing 唱；D. Talking谈话，句意：他告诉我他妈妈病了，不能带他来上钢琴课，但他仍然在练习。根据语境是他仍在练习弹钢琴。故选B。

6.A考查动词的用法及语境理解。A. agreed 同意；B. Disliked不喜欢；C. Expected期待； D. Decided决定，句意：他问我能否参加我的音乐会，我同意了。根据语境是作者同意。故选A。

7.C考查动词的用法及语境理解。A. Covered盖住；B. Bored无聊；C. Filled充满；D. Enjoyed喜欢，句意：音乐大厅里满满的是父母、朋友和亲戚们。根据语境及题干分析“充满”是be filled with.故选C。

8.A考查名词的用法及语境理解。A. fingers 手指；B. Feet脚；C. Voice嗓音； D. Legs腿，句意：他的手指在键盘上舞动。根据语境是指他用手指弹键盘。故选A。

9.B考查形容词的用法及语境理解。A. Blind盲的；B. Deaf聋的；C. strong 强壮地；D. Tiny细小的，句意：她打出生就听不到。根据语境是指他妈妈听不到事情。故选B。

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考点：考查故事类短文