Our bedroom has no full-length mirror. There is one at the canteen entrance. I always cherish a secret desire to take a glance before it at myself in a beautiful new dress. However, each time when it comes to the fulfillment, I get seized with such an uneasiness that I literally stagger(踉蹌) away—backing out at the critical moment.
At the root of it is my lack of confidence by which I have been enslaved since childhood. It embarrasses me at the mildest praise, crushes my utmost efforts to say “No”, and prevents me from asking my parents for one cent more than necessary. Among other things, lack of confidence has wormed its way into my love of piano.
At the age of 14, one Sunday morning, I was woken up by a resounding hymn(洪亮的圣歌). Tracing that call of God into a neighboring church, I found myself deeply attracted by the melody of a piano—something beyond the means of my parents. To make it worse, people say a pianist is supposed to have music in the blood, but I believe I had none from my engineer father and technician mother. For days on end, I kept thinking of nothing else. I had a dream.
It wasn’t a dream after gold, which made some of my close friends to engage in business as self-employed traders or street peddlers. I was sometimes dazzled by their gold rings or elegant necklaces behind which, however, I seemed to catch sight of skeletons in their cupboards and was frightened away from the craze for fortunate. Out of despair, I kept it to myself, lack of confidence weighing heavy on me. I could do nothing but turn to my dream for comfort, for courage to aim high and wish for the impossible. I was convinced that before I could afford anything expensive (to me, it was a piano), I should climb up the academic ladder as high as possible.
For the next nine years, I carefully held back my desire for music to keep my search for learning, especially in English studies. My efforts were so rewarding that I went successfully through high school and college in my hometown. When I received the admission notice for a second degree course at a famous university in Beijing, the national capital, tears welled up in my eyes. I knew my command of English was my wealth, for I might make a deal with a pianist who would give me access to his piano in exchange for English lessons. And that has come true!
To this day, whenever I lay my fingers on the snow-white keyboard, ready for a melody, I still feel shy. I am quite aware of my limited music talent, but as a shy dreamer, I have found my way to success.
小題1:According to the first two paragraphs, we can learn that the writer is __________.
A．helplessB．shyC．honestD．considerate
小題2: Why did the writer say her desire for the piano was a dream in the third paragraph?
a. Her parents couldn’t afford a piano.
b. Her parents didn’t want her to engage in music.
c. She thought she had no gift for music.
d. She could do nothing but accept the reality.
A．a(chǎn), bB．c, dC．a(chǎn), cD．b, d
小題3: How did the writer make her dream of playing the piano come true?
A．She turned to her friends for financial aid.
B．She taught English in exchange for piano lessons.
C．She was admitted to a university for a second degree course in music.
D．She earned money by doing a part-time job to pay for her piano lessons.
小題4: What can we learn from the writer’s example?
A．Wealth always comes after a great effort.
B．Confidence is a key factor in success.
C．We should be academically successful before other achievements.
D．We should make every effort to turn a dream into reality.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D  

試題分析：文章介紹作者是個(gè)害羞的孩子，但是對(duì)鋼琴的夢(mèng)想使她努力學(xué)習(xí)，然后教英語做為鋼琴課的交換來實(shí)現(xiàn)鋼琴的夢(mèng)想，通過她的努力，最終有了回報(bào)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的描寫：At the root of it is my lack of confidence by which I have been enslaved since childhood. It embarrasses me at the mildest praise, crushes my utmost efforts to say “No”, and prevents me from asking my parents for one cent more than necessary.可知作者是很害羞的，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：something beyond the means of my parents. To make it worse, people say a pianist is supposed to have music in the blood, but I believe I had none from my engineer father and technician mother. 可知作者認(rèn)為她對(duì)鋼琴的渴望是個(gè)夢(mèng)想，選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：for I might make a deal with a pianist who would give me access to his piano in exchange for English lessons. 可知作者通過教英語做為鋼琴課的交換來實(shí)現(xiàn)鋼琴的夢(mèng)想，選B
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：I am quite aware of my limited music talent, but as a shy dreamer, I have found my way to success.可知通過作者的例子我們知道我們應(yīng)該努力把夢(mèng)想變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。選D
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When Mr. Smith has      , Tom hops down from the seat.      , he sees his own thick,       hair mixed among the browns, greys and blacks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and       the broken blonde hair, to       them from the others, but he does not have time.
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Tom is excited and catches his dad’s hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his father’s palm, a handful of his own       .
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小題14:
A．treatedB．compromised C．finishedD．entertained
小題15:
A．Looking intoB．Looking forwardC．Looking upD．Looking down
小題16:
A．blondeB．redC．blackD．white
小題17:
A．send forB．find outC．gather upD．show off
小題18:
A．punishB．separateC．deliverD．confirm
小題19:
A．persuadeB．saveC．excuse D．relax
小題20:
A．moneyB．tipC．fishD．hair

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room. For a moment there was           . Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to          him.”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs. Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the         ,” the other woman replied. “Tom is my best student. The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets      done. He hasn’t handed me          of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised        he did now.”
    before had Mrs. Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. “Have you         with him about it?” she asked.
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I          that clear the first day for class. When the course started , he did so           that I considered asking the         to give him a scholarship (獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金). But now he even          in class! I’ve never seen such a         in a student.”
“You should have a      with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of story.”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and        all about it. He was studying all day and        most of the night in a factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the      and sometimes could hardly keep       . Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a       and he was able to give up his     and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies .
小題1:
A．distance B．silenceC．pleasure D．delight
小題2:
A．failB．teach C．beat D．tell
小題3:
A．lessonB．thing C．troubleD．boy
小題4:
A．homework B．housework C．cleaning D．washing
小題5:
A．some B．plenty C．a(chǎn)nyD．lots
小題6:
A．even B．if C．though D．when
小題7:
A．Long B．Until C．Ever D．Never
小題8:
A．quarreled B．talked C．dealt D．discussed
小題9:
A．said B．thoughtC．required D．made
小題10:
A．quickly B．often C．much D．well
小題11:
A．schoolB．classC．others D．parents
小題12:
A．talksB．sleeps C．laughs D．walks
小題13:
A．matterB．change C．habit D．way
小題14:
A．lesson B．look C．talk D．meeting
小題15:
A．studied B．gotC．learnedD．understood
小題16:
A．sleeping B．workingC．spending D．staying
小題17:
A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．eveningD．night
小題18:
A．silent B．clean C．warm D．a(chǎn)wake
小題19:
A．scholarship B．room C．teacherD．position
小題20:
A．education B．sleep C．job D．pay

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