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So I 7 this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a 8 in my house. My sister became an engineer, but she 9 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she changed her career. She went back to college, got a 10 in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never 11 . Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family 12 for her. As she played, I looked around at the 13 . Everyone was obviously enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7yearold kid making those perfectly 14 sounds and knew how far she had e, despite 15 . Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important. 【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。講述了沒有音樂天賦的姐姐通過努力最終取得成功的故事。1. A. admit B. advance C. quit D. improve【解析】選C。根據(jù)上文 How did she sound? Terrible. 可知她拉得糟糕, 但不放棄(quit)。2. A. attend B. join C. leave D. visit【解析】選A。根據(jù)下文a fulltime music school可知她想上 (attend)音樂學(xué)校。3. A. major B. projectC. position D. instrument【解析】選D。根據(jù)下文So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area可知父母給我請(qǐng)鋼琴老師說明我在我學(xué)的樂器(instrument)方面做得比我姐姐好。4. A. examine B. trainC. correct D. challenge【解析】選B。根據(jù)上文So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area可知父母找老師培訓(xùn)(train)我。5. A. sensitive B. seriousC. fascinated D. particular【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文 I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. 可知我對(duì)節(jié)目很著迷(fascinated)。故選C。6. A. aired B. filmedC. designed D. mented【解析】選A。根據(jù)上下文可知《復(fù)仇者》是每周六下午3 點(diǎn)播出(aired)。film“拍攝”, design“設(shè)計(jì)”, ment“評(píng)論”。7. A. jumped at B. opened upC. waited for D. turned down【解析】選D。根據(jù)上文I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. 可知, 我不讓任何事情占據(jù)我看電視的時(shí)間, 故我應(yīng)是拒絕(turned down)了這個(gè)很棒的機(jī)會(huì), jump at“迫不及待地接受(機(jī)會(huì)建議等)。8. A. tutor B. musicianC. piano D. violin【解析】選C。根據(jù)上文我為了看電視放棄了彈鋼琴, 可知今天家里甚至都沒有一架鋼琴(piano), 故選C。9. A. already B. even C. never D. once【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文in music education, and became a music teacher可知她從未(never)停止演奏音樂。10. A. degree B. chanceC. scholarship D. sponsor【解析】選A。根據(jù)下文became a music teacher可知, 她成了一個(gè)音樂老師, 應(yīng)是得到一個(gè)學(xué)位(degree)。scholarship“獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金”, sponsor “贊助商, 發(fā)起者”。11. A. expected B. providedC. imagined D. received【解析】選D。根據(jù)上文She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support可知她給孩子們的鼓勵(lì)和支持是她從來沒得到(received)過的。12. A. paid off B. showed offC. stayed up D. turned up【解析】選D。根據(jù)上文she and a pianist pal put on a recital可知很多朋友家人出席 (turned up)演奏會(huì), 為她捧場(chǎng)。pay off“付清”, show off“炫耀”, stay up“熬夜”。13. A. audience B. studentsC. spotlights D. platform【解析】選A。根據(jù)下文Everyone was obviously enjoying the music. 可知當(dāng)她演奏時(shí)周圍看到的是聽眾(audience)。spotlight“聚光燈”。14. A. sweet B. badC. powerful D. pleasing【解析】選B。根據(jù)上文When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. 可知她七歲時(shí)演奏的是十分糟糕的 (bad)聲音。15. A. everybody B. everythingC. something D. somebody【解析】選B。根據(jù)上文knew how far she had e, 可知她為此已經(jīng)走了很遠(yuǎn), 不顧一切(everything)。 11