完形填空(共20小题;
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
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.”
___________________________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 keys,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 practising,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
______________________________________发现) him,and lets him
________16. A.exercise | B.fortune | C.knowledge | D.wealth |
17. A.whether | B.why | C.when | D.that |
18. 19. A.hurt | B.weakened | C.ruined | D.frightened |
20. A.singer | B.pianist | C.conductor | D.player |
21. A.Hopefully | B.Patiently | C.Wisely | D.Painfully |
22. A.play | B.sing | C.write | D.study |
23. A.seemed | B.admitted | C.noticed | D.realized |
24. A.in all | B.above all | C.after all | D.at all |
25. A.that | B.what | C.which | D.when |
26. 27. A.receiving | B.accepting | C.winning | D.beating |
28. A.told | B.mentioned | C.announced | D.recognized |
29. A.excited | B.encouraged | C.shocked | D.satisfied |
30. 31. A.concerts | B.tours | C.competitions | D.stages |
32. A.started | B.left | C.moved | D.performed |
33. A.successful | B.cheerful | C.respectful | D.meaningful |
34. A.pulling | B.breaking | C.falling | D.pouring |
35. A.brign | B.shine | C.admire | D.develop |