Question

My father was a professional music teacher. He ____ teaching Hawaiian and Spanish guitar, as well as the accordion (手风琴). My mother was a ____ piano player and, in fact, the whole family was very  ____. I was the only one who had not been involved, yet, in ____ to play a musical instrument.

And, as a lot of ____ do, I was enrolled(注册) in ____ lessons even though I had no interest at all in learning how to play it. So it ____ . Lesson after lesson I stood but rebelling(反对) at the ____ it took to practice—I’d rather have been outside playing with my friends. Finally, I just ____ practicing and my piano teacher told my parents that I was ____ . Great—no more piano lessons.

Now, I was free from practicing piano, but my parents ____ desired that I learn a musical instrument. The long and short of it was this: I wasn’t ____ at this time, nor did I want to learn an instrument that they ___ for me. I guess I was a bit headstrong but, at the same time, I ____ what I wasn’t interested in.

The musical story doesn’t end here. ____ goes on where I decided what I wanted to learn, to play and that ended up being the drums. I ____ playing the drums and went on to play in several ____ for many years after that.

If you are not ____ to do something no matter how much someone else wants you to do it, you won’t do it. ____ , at the very least, you will certainly not put your heart and soul into it and will surely ____ . We all make choices sooner or later but those choices cannot be forced on you with any success.

1.A. specialized in    B. stuck to    C. stood for    D. depended on

2.A. limited    B. determined    C. skilled    D. devoted

3.A. thankful    B. musical    C. peaceful    D. practical

4.A. pretending    B. managing    C. promising    D. learning

5.A. schools    B. relatives    C. families    D. hospitals

6.A. piano    B. drum    C. accordion    D. guitar

7.A. remained    B. followed    C. changed    D. started

8.A. money    B. time    C. chance    D. patience

9.A. quit    B. denied    C. risked    D. kept

10.A. fearless    B. helpless    C. hopeless    D. useless

11.A. also    B. still    C. never    D. even

12.A. surprised    B. worried    C. excited    D. interested

13.A. picked    B. bought    C. repaired    D. invented

14.A. thought    B. explained    C. forgot    D. knew

15.A. He    B. I    C. It    D. She

16.A. finished    B. loved    C. minded    D. avoided

17.A. bands    B. classes    C. stadiums    D. squares

18.A. suitable    B. necessary    C. anxious    D. ready

19.A. Besides    B. However    C. Or    D. Instead

20.A. happen    B. fail    C. appear    D. exist

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者对音乐一直都不感兴趣，小时候他的父母亲强迫他学习感兴趣，他最终放弃了。后来作者对鼓产生了兴趣，多次参加乐队表演。这个故事告诉我们如果你不愿意做某件事情，无论别人多么想要你做，你都不会去做的，或者你没有真正用心去做，最终一定会失败。

1.考查动词短语辨析。A. specialized in擅长；B. stuck to坚持；C. stood for代表；D. depended on依靠；作者的父亲是一位职业的音乐教师，他擅长教夏威夷和西班牙吉他和手风琴。A项表示父亲的优势所在，BCD三项与句意不符。故选A项正确。

2.考查形容词辨析。A. limited有限的；B. determined意志坚定的；C. skilled技巧纯属的；D. devoted专心的；根据下文可知作者家是一个音乐氛围很浓厚的家庭，母亲在钢琴方面技巧纯熟。故C项正确。

3.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. thankful感激的；B. musical音乐的；C. peaceful和平的；D. practical实际的，实用的；父亲是一个职业的音乐教师，母亲擅长钢琴，作者家是一个音乐氛围很浓厚的家庭。故B项正确。

4.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. pretending假装；B. managing管理，设法做到；C. promising承诺；D. learning学习；根据第二段中作者报名注册参加音乐培训，可知作者也开始学习演奏一种乐器。故D项正确。

5.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. schools学校；B. relatives亲戚；C. families家人；D. hospitals医院；和家人一样，尽管作者对钢琴没什么兴趣，作者也报名参加了钢琴课。故C项正确。

6.考查上下文串联。根据下文“Finally, I just ___9___ practicing and my piano”可知作者报名参加的是钢琴课。故A项正确。

7.考查动词辨析。A. remained仍然，保持；B. followed跟随，采纳；C. changed改变；D. started开始；作者报名以后，钢琴课就开始了，而作者并不情愿，宁愿在外面玩也不去练习弹钢琴。故D项正确。

8.考查名词辨析。A. money钱；B. time时间；C. chance机会；D. patience耐心；句中含有一个固定句型：It takes sb some time to do sth做某事花了某人…时间；作者很反感花在练习钢琴的时间。故B项正确。

9.考查动词辨析。A. quit放弃；B. denied否认；C. risked冒险；D. kept保持；最终作者放弃了钢琴课，老师告诉作者的父母亲作者学习钢琴没有希望了。故A项正确。

10.考查形容词辨析。A. fearless无畏的；B. helpless无助的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. useless无用的；最终作者放弃了钢琴课，老师告诉作者的父母亲我学习钢琴没有希望了。故C项正确。

11.考查副词辨析。A. also也；B. still仍然；C. never从未；D. even甚至；现在我摆脱了钢琴课，但是作者的父母亲仍然想要作者学习一个乐器。根据句意可知应该使用still。故B项正确。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. surprised惊讶的；B. worried担忧的；C. excited兴奋的，激动的；D. interested感兴趣的；这次作者一点兴趣也没有，也不想学他们帮自己选择的任何乐器。故D项正确。

13.考查动词辨析。A. picked选择；捡起；B. bought购买；C. repaired维修；D. invented发明；这次作者一点兴趣也没有，也不想学他们帮自己选择的任何乐器。故A项正确。

14.考查动词辨析。A. thought考虑；B. explained解释；C. forgot忘记；D. knew知道；作者猜想自己有点顽固但是同时也知道自己不感兴趣的事情是什么。根据句意可知D项正确。

15.考查代词。本句中代词it指代前句中的the musical story。句意：音乐故事并没有就此结束，它一直继续到作者决定我想要学习敲鼓。ABD三项都指人，不能指物，故C项正确。

16.考查动词辨析。A. finished完成；B. loved喜爱；C. minded介意；D. avoided避免；后来作者喜欢上敲鼓了，继续在好几个乐队里敲了好几年鼓。根据句意可知B项正确。

17.考查名词辨析。A. bands乐队；B. classes班级；C. stadiums体育馆；D. squares广场；后来作者喜欢上敲鼓了，继续在好几个乐队里敲了好几年鼓。根据句意可知A项正确。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. suitable适合的；B. necessary必要的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. ready愿意的；如果你不愿意做某件事情，无论别人多么想要你做，你都不会去做的，或者你没有真正用心去做。根据句意可知D项正确。

19.考查副词辨析。A. Besides而且；B. However然而；C. Or或者；D. Instead代替，而不是；句意：如果你不愿意做某件事情，无论别人多么想要你做，你都不会去做的，或者你没有真正用心去做，那你一定会失败。根据句意可知这两句是选择关系，故C项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. happen发生； B. fail失败；C. appear出现，似乎；D. exist存在；句意：如果你不愿意做某件事情，无论别人多么想要你做，你都不会去做的，或者你没有真正用心去做，那你一定会失败。根据句意可知B项正确。