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his lessons. Over the months he tried and tried, and often repeating to me "My mom"s going to hear me
play some day."
But he seemed hopeless, with no born ability. A real bad advertisement for my teaching!I was so happy when one day he stopped coming.
Several weeks later my students are to have a recital (演奏会). To my surprise, Robby came, asking
to play in the recital.
"But, it is for current pupils, you dropped."
"My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. I"ve just got to play!"
I don"t know what led me to agree, maybe ….
The recital came. I put Robby up last to play before my "curtain closer", by which, I could save the
recital if …
The recital went off well. Robby came up on stage, clothes wrinkled and his hair looked like he"d run
an egg-beater through it. "How could his mom …?"
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. It was Mozart"s work! I was not prepared for what I
heard next. Like in a dream, I was then woken up by the wild applause, everybody was on their feet!
"I"ve never heard you play like that Robby! How"d you do it?"
Through the microphone Robby explained: "Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was
sick? Actually she had cancer and died this morning. She was born deaf, tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."
My eyes were wet. He was not a student of mine, but a teacher!
B. The writer thought that Robby would make the recital special.
C. The writer thought that Robby wouldn"t play at the recital then.
D. The writer had no confidence in Robby at all for the recital.
B. Musical talent
C. The writer"s help
D. Regular practice
B. That he loved his mother more than she did.
C. That he never gave up.
D. That the audience gave him more applause than her.
B. Robby"s performance.
C. Robby and his mom"s story.
D. The audience"s applause.
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试题【阅读理解。 Much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm (节奏)】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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looking up at the ball. She was amazed by its 2 , deep red in the middle, 3 fading into yellow. She
could hear nothing but the 4 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere 5 her. After all she had been through, this is what she 6 . "It"s getting late,"she
thought,"I must go home, my parents will be 7 where I am." She wondered how her parents would
react, when she got home after the three days she was 8 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting 9 . She tried to imagine having her favorite 10 on until
she saw her front door. It seemed different. 11 had taken care of the outside garden for days. She
was 12 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now… It all
seemed 13 . She couldn"t understand what was going on.
She entered she 14 . First,she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 15 written by her father.
It said:"Dear Ellen,there is some coffee ready,I went 16 ." Ellen was her motherbut-where was she?
On the right side of the hallway was her 17 room. She went in. Then she saw her mother,lying on the
bed sleeping. Her 18 looked so tired,as if she hadn"t 19 for days. She was really pale. Jenny just
fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up she found something 20 . She was in her cozy bed in
her nightclothes.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice. "Are you feeling better now, dear?
You know you got us very, very scared."
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Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other. They haven"t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn"t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It"s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, "Doris, when did you cut your hair?" Doris is pleased. She answers, "Two months ago." Doris asks, " Herbie , when did your hair begin to become white?" He answers, "A long time ago." Doris says, "We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other." Now they aren"t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives? | |||
| 1. This story happens_______. A. before breakfast B. after breakfast C. at home D. in a teahouse | |||
| 2. In the passage, we can see ______ . A. Doris is drinking tea B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea C. Doris is reading a newspaper D. Herbie is very young and good-looking | |||
| 3. Herbie and Doris lived ______ before this day. A. a wonderful B. an unhappy C. an enjoyable D. a friendly | |||
| 4. Which of the following statements is true? | |||
| A. They are good friends. B. They have just got married. C. They like to talk about their hair. D. They are no longer young. | |||
| "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I was disappointed. "Don"t worry. One day your luck will change." I didn"t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time. In one station, a kind lady said to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. "Get to a small station and work for some time," she said. When I went back home, my dad told me that a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn"t get the job. I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can"t get a job in a radio station?" I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call, "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded. On my way home, Mum"s words came back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son." | |||
| 1. What was the writer"s ideal（理想的）job? | |||
| A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant. C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman. | |||
| 2. Why didn"t the writer get the job in Chicago? | |||
| A. Because he was too young. B. Because he didn"t get a college education. C. Because he was not a good-looking person. D. Because he hadn"t got enough experience. | |||
| 3. The sentence "I got turned down every time" means " ". | |||
| A. I was refused every time B. I was successful every time C. I lost my way every time D. The door of every station was closed | |||
| 4. The writer got a job in the end. | |||
| A. in Chicago B. in his home town C. in a college D. in Iowa | |||
| He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to __1__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __2__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __3__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __4__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do. __5__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __6__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __7__ her sister"s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __8__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. "I am lucky. Though my __9__ are broken, my heart can still fly." she wrote in her blog. One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__10__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __11__ future, whereas the girl was full of __12__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __13__. The boy: My younger brother"s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart. They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __14__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __15__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __16__ when faced with it is the true __17__ of your character. If you choose to __18__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __19__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __20__will arise. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| It was an early August night. The heat was stifling(令人窒息) even with 1 on as I tried to sleep. I awoke early, wiped the 2 from my forehead, and took my dog out for his morning walk. The maple tree in my backyard kept a quiet watch on the rising 3 . As I walked over to it I was 4 to see the first red leaf of the year below it. I 5 picked up the red leaf and smiled. In hot summer it 6 the coming fall. It was leading the way to a(n) 7 that would soon take place. I could feel the cool wind. I could see the trees 8 with thousands of red and yellow leaves. I could see the forests and mountains here 9 by Heaven"s own hand. I could feel the joy of a beautiful autumn 10 in my soul. I took the11 into my home so I could see it every day. It reminds me that there is a red leaf in all of us just 12 to come out. It reminds me that on the hottest summer day and 13 winter night we can still share our 14 and joy with others. It reminds me that our purpose is to add 15 to the sometimes grey world around us. I only wish that I were the first leaf of fall instead of such a 16 changer myself. Whether you change early or late isn"t important, 17 . What is important is that you shine today. What 18 is that you make this world a better place. Show your smile and give a hug. Feed the 19 and visit the lonely. Care for the hurting and 20 the crying. Show others just how much you love them. Then your soul will glow(发光) like the leaves of Heaven. | |||