Question

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need       ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was       his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.”      nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly      . He decided that he didn’t want to be a       any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano.       , his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to       some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he       that he could show others that he had talent____.That day he told his father       he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher.       that point on, everything turned around.

He started       competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was       that Lang Lang had won, he was too       to hold back his tears. Soon       was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big       . In 1997 Lang Lang       again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his       performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started       . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him      .

1.A. exercise    B. fortune      C. knowledge      D. wealth

2.A. whether    B. why         C. when              D. that

3.A. Like        B. With        C. To                 D. As

4.A. hurt        B. weakened    C. ruined           D. frightened

5.A. singer     B. pianist       C. conductor       D. player

6.A. Hopefully B. Patiently    C. Wisely          D. Painfully

7.A. play        B. sing         C. write             D. study

8.A. seemed    B. admitted    C. noticed          D. realized

9.A. in all      B. above all    C. after all         D. at all

10.A. that        B. what          C. which          D. when

11.A. From      B. At               C. Since           D. After

12.A. receiving   B. accepting     C. winning       D. beating

13.A. told       B. mentioned      C. announced     D. recognized

14.A. excited    B. encouraged   C. shocked        D. satisfied

15.A. this       B. it                 C. that            D. what

16.A. concerts    B. tours         C. competitions    D. stages

17.A. started        B. left          C. moved          D. performed

18.A. successful    B. cheerful   C. respectful     D. meaningful

19.A. pulling        B. breaking   C. falling          D. pouring

20.A. brighten      B. shine       C. admire         D. develop   

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了著名的钢琴家郎朗的求学经历及成名的过程，先是受到老师的嘲讽，但是后来还是坚定信念，成为了著名的钢琴大师。

1.fortune 意为“幸运”。根据下文中的“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come”可判断出他父亲说他需要幸运。exercise意为“练习,习题,训练,锻炼,演习”；knowledge意为“知识,学问,认识”；wealth意为“财富,财产,大量”。

2.考查名词性从句。that引导表语从句,在从句中只起连接作用,不作任何成分，表示“使他伤心的是他在北京的钢琴教师不喜欢他”。whether意为“是否”；why意为“为什么”；when意为“什么时候”

3.as作介词的意思是“作为”,表示“作为一个九岁的孩子”。like 意为“像”；with意为“和……在一起”；to意为“对于”

4.as作介词的意思是“作为”,表示“作为一个九岁的孩子”。like 意为“像”；with意为“和……在一起”；to意为“对于”

5.pianist意为“钢琴家”。根据上文中的“You will never be a pianist.”可判断出由于受到了伤害,他再也不想成为钢琴家了。singer意为“歌手”；conductor意为“指挥”；player意为“比赛者,演员,演奏者,表演者”。

6.wisely意为“明智的,聪明地,精明地”,根据下文中的“...his father didn’t push,but wait”可判断出父亲的这种态度是明智的，故选C项。hopefully意为“有希望地,有前途地”；patiently意为“有耐性地,有毅力地”；painfully意为“痛苦地”

7.play意为“演奏”。根据其宾语“some holiday songs”可判断出他老师让他演奏几首歌曲。sing意为“唱,演唱”；write意为“书写”；study意为“学习,攻读,研究”

8.realize意为“认识到”,表示“他认识到他能够向其他人表现自己有天赋”。seem意为“像是,似乎”；admit意为“容许,承认,接纳”；notice意为“注意到”。

9.at all意为“根本”,用于加强语气。in all意为“总共”；above all意为“最重要,首先”；after all意为“毕竟”

10.what引导宾语从句,并在从句中作hear的宾语,表示“那一天他告诉父亲他一直在等待想听的话”

11.from that point on表示“从那时起”

12.win意为“(获)胜,赢得”。根据下文的“Lang Lang had won”可判断出他赢得多次竞赛。receive意为“收到,接到,接收,遭到,受到,接待,接见”；accept意为“接受,认可”；beat意为“打,打败”。

13.announce意为“宣布,通告”,指向公众宣布、通知大家；tell意为“告诉,说,吩咐”；mention意为“提及,说起”；recognize意为“认可,承认,公认,赏识”。

14.excited意为“激动,兴奋的”。根据下文中的“...to hold back his tears”可判断出他太激动了,以至于流下了眼泪。encouraged意为“被鼓励的”；shocked意为“震惊的,震撼的”；satisfied意为“感到满意的”

15.it作形式主语,真正的主语是“that he couldn’t stay in China forever”表示“这很清楚,他不能永远待在中国”。

16.stage意为“舞台”,the world’s big stage表示“世界大舞台”。根据下文的内容可判断出他将在世界各地演出。concert意为“音乐会”；tour意为“旅行,游历,旅游”；competition意为“竞争,竞赛”

17.move意为“移动,搬迁”。根据下文中的“this time to Philadelphia,U.S.”可判断出他又一次搬迁。start意为“出发,起程,开始,着手”；leave意为“离开,动身”；perform意为“履行,执行,表演,演出”

18.successful意为“成功的”。根据上下文的内容可判断出演出是成功的。cheerful意为“愉快的,高兴的”；respectful意为“恭敬的,尊敬的,尊重人的,有礼貌的”；meaningful意为“意味深长的”

19.pour意为“灌注,倾泻”；pull意为“拉,拖,拔”；break意为“打破”；fall意为“倒下,落下”。根据句意当他成功表示以后，在Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall特邀演出开始打破，选D项

20.shine意为“照耀,发光”,表示“幸运发现了他,并使他闪闪发光”。brighten意为“(使)变亮,(使)愉快”；admire 意为“赞美,钦佩,羡慕”；develop意为“发展,发达,发扬,进步”

考点：人物类短文。