Question

    Mr. Fogarty slowly looks over the rows of boys, each holding his breath and praying(祈祷) it’s not his turn. Mr. Fogarty’s eyes pass over them and they can_________again. His eyes land on me and my heart jumps.

This is what I ___________every Tuesday during jazz practice. I’m fine during practice until it’s time for each of us to stand and play our instrument, alone, with everyone else watching. I always pray for Mr. Fogarty to _________me, but he never does. However, he calls me out in front of everyone, every time.

Mr. Fogarty mouths, “You’re_________.”

My partner smiles. He knows how much I_______this moment each week and in some way it gives him pleasure to see me sweat.

I pray that the kid before me will never stop when he finishes his solo(独奏曲). My heart beats so hard that I can hardly breathe as I stand up.

I start to breathe out the first notes( 音 符 ). I hold them as long as I can and then I look at the music, hoping to _______the safe pattern of musical notes that tell me what to do. But no, I have to trust myself.

Suddenly the notes on the page start jumping at me, each coming so fast I’m not___________which to play first. So I play them all. All my thoughts are musical notes, and they’re moving so fast that I don’t have time to_______what to play next. I just let my hands go. I’m so caught up in my solo that I don’t_______how long I’ve been playing.

Mr. Fogarty gives me a signal and, suddenly, I stop, and free my hands from the saxophone(萨克斯管) which is still warm from my________________fingers.

        My band teacher is smiling at me satisfyingly.

1.A.talk B.play C.practice D.breathe

2.A.think about B.show off C.go through D.look forward to

3.A.remember B.forget C.help D.guide

4.A.alone B.last C.first D.next

5.A.expect B.hate C.fear D.enjoy

6.A.follow B.form C.practice D.show

7.A.afraid B.worried C.amazed D.sure

8.A.look up B.think about C.pick out D.find out

9.A.understand B.mind C.notice D.discover

10.A.unskilled B.strong C.helpless D.dancing

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

讲述了每周二的例行独奏提问，学生们都很害怕被提问到，作者内心中充满了恐惧，但是每次都没有逃掉。在一次被提问独奏时，独奏很成功，得到了老师的满意。

1.句意：当老师把目光掠过他们时，他们才敢再次呼吸。

talk谈论；play玩；practice练习；breathe呼吸；根据句意理解及前句each holding his breath and praying(祈祷) it’s not his turn. 每个男孩都屏住呼吸，祈祷着不要轮到他了。可知这里表达的是“再次呼吸”，英语是breathe，故选D。

2.句意：这就是我每周二在爵士乐练习中所经历的。

think about考虑；show off炫耀；go through经历；look forward to盼望；根据句意理解及前句His eyes land on me and my heart jumps. 他的眼睛落在我身上，我的心跳了起来。可知这里表达的是“经历”，英语是go through，故选C。

3.句意：我总是祈祷福格蒂老师忘记我，但他从来没有。

remember记得；forget忘记；help帮助；guide指导；根据句意理解及后文However, he calls me out in front of everyone但是，他每次都在大家面前叫我。可知这里表达的是“祈祷老师忘记我”，故选B。

4.句意：你是下一个。

alone独自；last最后；first第一；next下一个；根据句意理解及后文I pray that the kid before me will never stop when he finishes his solo(独奏曲). 我祈祷在我面前的孩子在独奏结束后永不停手。可知这里指的是“你是下一个”，英语是next，故选D。

5.句意：他知道我每周都有多么害怕这一刻。

expect期待；hate讨厌；fear恐惧；enjoy喜欢；根据句意理解及上文This is what I _____2_____every Tuesday during jazz practice. I’m fine during practice until it’s time for each of us to stand and play our instrument, alone, with everyone else watching. 这就是我每周二在爵士乐练习中所经历的。我在练习的时候很好，直到我们每个人都可以单独站着演奏乐器，其他人都在一旁观看。可知这里表达的是“我的搭档也知道我有多么害怕”，故选C。

6.句意：希望能遵循安全的音符模式。

follow遵循；form形成；practice练习；show展示；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是作者想遵循安全模式的音符来弹奏，故选A。

7.句意：我不知道该先弹哪一个。

afraid害怕；worried担心的；amazed惊人的；sure确定的；根据句意理解及前句Suddenly the notes on the page start jumping at me, each coming so fast. 突然，纸上的音符开始向我扑来，每一个音符都来得那么快。可知这里表达的是“不知道，不确定”，故选D。

8.句意：它们移动得太快，以至于我没有时间考虑下一步要演奏什么。

look up查阅；think about考虑；pick out挑出；find out调查；根据句意理解及后句I just let my hands go. 我只能是放手。可知这里表达的是“没有时间考虑”，故选B。

9.句意：我太沉迷于独奏了，以至于没注意到自己演奏了多久。

understand理解；mind介意；notice注意；discover发现；根据句意理解及前句I’m so caught up in my solo that我太沉迷于独奏了，可知这里表达的是“没有注意到”，故选C。

10.句意：萨克斯管在我舞动的手指上仍然很温暖。

Unskilled不熟练的；strong强壮的； helpless无助的；dancing舞动的；根据句意理解可知，乐器热呼呼的，是作者在极其紧张的情况下弹奏，手指的舞动造成的，所以这里表达的“舞动的”，故选D。