Question

Tim, my seven-year-old son, is learning to play the drums. It is an___ that has always caught his attentipn ___he hears them played. Before I____his first lessons, drums were all he wanted. At the age of 3 he___ his mini drum set during a show. Using that same drum set he perfected the timing and rhythm of a popular church song____ enough for his mom to sing along to. My son had found his passion at a young age and had a natural____to catch on quickly.

Wanting to act quickly to __ his talent, I immediately signed him up for drum lessons. No sooner had my first payment cleared than his passion __. He did not want to take instructions. He wanted to play the drums_______,    To    him the drums were a way of ___. Ian wanted to “play the beat of his own drum.”

The challenge was that music has more than one __ Rock doesn’t sound like smooth jazz and smooth jazz doesn’t sound like___ You can’t play every __ that exists to the same beat. If ___were a series of songs, the melodies __ could be calming and peacefiil, or violent and chaotic. Each event we face has its____own sound, so we have to learn __ to play the tune of the moment. You should understand that even with all the natural talent in the world there is always___ for improvement.

You can't do it all without ___.

You won’t know how to play every beat life throws at you without practice.

You can’t____talent forever.

1.A. arrangement    B. enjoyment    C. instrument    D. advertisement

2.A. anyway    B. however    C. whatever    D. anytime

3.A. paid for    B. waited on    C. took off    D. burst into

4.A. founded    B. played    C. lost    D. learned

5.A. similar    B. horrible    C. good    D. strange

6.A. taste    B. talent    C. tendency    D. habit

7.A. improve    B. decrease    C. discover    D. admit

8.A. rose    B. strengthened    C. progressed    D. disappeared

9.A. by himself    B. in his way    C. in person    D. with others

10.A. expression    B. possession    C. permission    D. impression

11.A. form    B. sound    C. beat    D. advantage

12.A. nature    B. culture    C. view    D. folk

13.A. poem    B. song    C. sport    D. game

14.A. luck    B. life    C. truth    D. music

15.A. at times    B. as usual    C. in general    D. on average

16.A. quite    B. well    C. fast    D. very

17.A. when    B. where    C. how    D. why

18.A. place    B. spot    C. scenery    D. room

19.A. instructions    B. efforts    C. contributions    D. experiences

20.A. figure out    B. put off    C. rely on    D. take in

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. D

13. B

14. B

15. A

16. D

17. C

18. D

19. A

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者的儿子有打鼓的天赋，文章讲述的是作者的儿子学打鼓的故事。作者从中得到的感悟是：即使有世界上所有的天赋，总有改进的空间。你不能永远依靠天赋。

1.考查名词。A. arrangement 安排；B. enjoyment享受；C. instrument仪器； D. advertisement广告。根据It is an ___1___ that has always caught his attention ___2___ he hears them played.可知，这是一种乐器，每当他听到演奏的时候，总是引起他的注意。故选C。

2.考查副词。 A. anyway无论如何； B. however不管怎样；C. whatever无论什么；D. anytime任何时候。根据It is an ___1___ that has always caught his attention ___2___ he hears them played.可知，这是一种乐器，每当他听到演奏的时候，总是引起他的注意。故选D。

3.考查动词词组。A. paid for为---付出代价；B. waited on服侍；C. took off脱掉，摘下；D. burst into闯入。根据Before I ___3___ his first lessons, drums were all he wanted.可知，在我支付他的第一堂课之前，鼓是他想要的全部。故选A。

4.考查动词。A. founded建立；B. played玩；C. lost失去；D. learned学习。根据At the age of 3 he ___4___ his mini drum set during a show.可知，在3岁的时候，他在一个节目中播放了他的迷你鼓。故选B。

5.考查形容词。A. similar相似的；B. horrible可怕的；C. good 好的；D. strange奇怪的。根据Using that same drum set he perfected the timing and rhythm of a popular church song ___5___enough for his mom to sing along to.可知，用同样的鼓点，他完善了一首流行的教堂歌曲的时间和节奏，这首歌足以让他的妈妈跟着唱。故选C。

6.考查名词。A. taste味道；B. talent才能；C. tendency倾向；D. habit习惯。根据My son had found his passion at a young age and Had a natural ___6___ to catch on quickly可知，我的儿子在很小的时候就发现了他的激情，并且天生就有能力迅速抓住它。故选B。

7.考查动词。A. improve 提高；B. decrease增长；C. discover 发现；D. admit承认。根据Wanting to act quickly to ___7___ his talent, I immediately signed him up for drum lessons.可知，为了提高他的才能，我立即给他报了个鼓课。故选A。

8.考查动词。A. rose升起；B. strengthened加强；C. progressed取得进步； D. disappeared消失。根据No sooner had my first payment cleared than his passion ____8____ .可知，我的第一笔付款刚一结束，他的热情就消失了。故选D。

9.考查词组。A. by himself靠自己；B. in his way当他的路；C. in person亲自；D. with others和其他人。根据He wanted to play the drums ___9___ .可知，他想用他的方法打鼓。故选B。

10.考查名词。A. expression表情；B. possession 所有；C. permission许可； D. impression印象。根据To him the drums were a way of ___10___.可知，对他来说，鼓是一种表达方式。故选A。

11.考查名词。A. form形式，表格；B. sound声音；C. beat敲击；D. advantage优势。根据The challenge was that music has more than one ___11___ .可知，挑战在于音乐有不止一种节拍。故选C。

12.考查名词。A. nature大自然；B. culture文化；C. view观点；D. folk民族。根据Rock doesn't sound like smooth jazz and smooth jazz doesn't sound like ___12___可知，摇滚乐听起来不像平滑的爵士和流畅的爵士乐听起来不像民谣。故选D。

13.考查名词。A. poem诗；B. song 歌曲；C. sport运动；D. game游戏。根据You can't play every ___13___ that exists to the same beat .可知，你不可能演奏出所有的歌曲都是一样的。故选B。

14.考查名词。A. luck运气；B. life生活；C. night D. music音乐。根据If___14___ were a series of songs, the melodies ___15___could be calming and peaceful, or violent and chaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有时可以是平静的，和平的，暴力的和混乱的。故选B。

15.考查词组。A. at times有时候；B. as usual像平常一样；C. in general一般而言；D. on average平均。根据If___14___ were a series of songs, the melodies ___15___could be calming and peaceful, or violent and chaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有时可以是平静的，和平的，暴力的和混乱的。故选A。

16.考查副词。A. quite相当；B. well很好地；C. fast 迅速地；D. very非常。根据Each event we face has its___16___own sound, so we have to learn ___17___ to play the tune of the moment.可知，我们面对的每一个事件都有它自己的声音，所以我们必须学会如何演奏这一时刻。故选D。

17.考查疑问词。A. when什么时候；B. where在哪里；C. how怎样；D. why为什么。根据Each event we face has its___16___own sound, so we have to learn ___17___ to play the tune of the moment.可知，我们面对的每一个事件都有它自己的声音，所以我们必须学会如何演奏这一时刻。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. place地方；B. spot地点；C. scenery风景；D. room房间。根据You should understand that even with all the natural talent in the world there is always ___18___for improvement.可知，你应该明白，即使有世界上所有的天赋，总有改进的空间。故选D。

19.考查名词。A. instructions指令；B. efforts努力；C. contributions贡献； D. experiences经历。根据You can't do it all without ____19____'可知，你不能在没有指示的情况下完成所有的工作。故选A。

20.考查动词词组。 A. figure out计算出，明白；B. put off 推迟；C. rely on依赖；D. take in吸收。根据You can't ___20___talent forever.可知，你不能永远依靠天赋。故选C。