I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit. My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I   1  to play, too. “You’re   2   young,” I heard over and over. But when  began playing my sister’s   3   by heart from hearing her practice, they   4   me begin. I was four.   5   joy and comfort I found at those keys. If I had a rough day at school, I played ragtime hard and loud   6  my frustration (挫折) was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was   7  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I played until I nearly   8  . There was a comfort in those keys.

That piano followed me everywhere. I taught hundreds of   9   and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I   10   my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt   11   I lost my oldest friend.

The insurance (保險(xiǎn)) supplied the money to purchase   12  . My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, “Did you get another piano yet?” even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I   13   an envelope containing a gift certificate (禮券) to Hammell Music for a   14  . Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn’t do it   15  .

And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad’s   16  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,   17   and smiling. Every song is for them and the   18   goes on.

And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  19   that old things pass away and new life   20  .

1．A．planned                 B．a(chǎn)llowed               C．begged                D．dared

2．A．very                     B．so                       C．not                     D．too

4．A．permitted              B．promised             C．let                       D．made

5．A．What a                  B．What                   C．How                   D．How many

6．A．until                      B．when                  C．a(chǎn)s soon as           D．a(chǎn)fter

7．A．likely                    B．ready                  C．discouraged         D．a(chǎn)fraid

8．A．dropped                B．went                   C．came to               D．slept

9．A．people                   B．students              C．boys                   D．children

10．A．destroyed            B．left                      C．lost                     D．rebuilt

11．A．a(chǎn)s though            B．even though         C．even if                D．though

12．A．the other             B．a(chǎn)nother                C．a(chǎn) house               D．one

13．A．a(chǎn)ccepted             B．gained                 C．received              D．won

14．A．present                B．piano                   C．house                  D．sum of money

15．A．for myself           B．a(chǎn)t all                    C．a(chǎn)ny way              D．a(chǎn)bove all

16．A．bed                     B．clothing               C．portrait                D．name

17．A．crying                 B．listening               C．singing                D．playing

18．A．joy                      B．piano                   C．sadness               D．friendship

19．A．book                   B．reminder              C．equipment           D．instrument

20．A．disappears          B．remains               C．stops                 D．begins

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.

Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”

1.                A．However       B．Thus           C．Otherwise D．Besides

2.                A．devoted        B．spent          C．taken D．wasted

3.                A．In that case      B．In this way       C．On the other hand  D．On the contrary

4.                A．pleased        B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．forced   D．a(chǎn)dvised

5.                A．demanded      B．concluded       C．promised D．mentioned

6.                A．a(chǎn)t             B．for            C．from D．a(chǎn)fter

7.                A．a(chǎn)nnouncing     B．reading         C．knowing  D．saying

8.                A．shame         B．challenge       C．pride D．honor

9.                A．experiment     B．research        C．conflict   D．trial

10.               A．though         B．while          C．a(chǎn)s    D．unless

11.               A．determined     B．a(chǎn)stonished      C．satisfied   D．concerned

12.               A．predict         B．imagine        C．guess D．feel

13.               A．Environment    B．Society         C．Circumstances  D．Impressions

14.               A．quickly         B．extremely       C．smoothly  D．gradually

15.               A．made up        B．paid off         C．took on   D．burst out

16.               A．a(chǎn)ttended       B．received        C．passed    D．failed

17.               A．a(chǎn)ccepted       B．a(chǎn)llowed        C．a(chǎn)dmitted  D．permitted

18.               A．questioned      B．convinced      C．persuaded D．called

19.               A．nodded        B．laughed        C．shouted   D．joked

20.               A．matter         B．period         C．waste D．length

第三節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分,滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I  41  to play, too."You're  42  young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's   43  by heart from hearing her practice, they   44  me begin. I was four.  45   joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud  46  my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was  47  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly  48  .There was a comfort in those keys.
That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of  49  and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I  50  my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt  51 I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保險(xiǎn)) supplied the money to purchase  52  .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I  53  an envelope containing a gift certificate(禮券)to Hammell Music for a  54 .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it  55   .
And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's  56  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,  57  and smiling. Every song is for them and the  58  goes on.
And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  59  that old things pass away and new life  60  .
41.A.planned B.allowed       C.begged D.dared
42.A.very       B.so C.not      D.too
43.A.lessons   B.piano   C.keys     D.text
44.A.permitted       B.promised     C.let       D.made
45.A.What a   B.What   C.How    D.How many
46.A.until       B.when   C.as soon as    D.after
47.A.likely     B.ready   C.discouraged D.afraid
48.A.dropped  B.went    C.came to       D.slept
49.A.people    B.students       C.boys    D.children
50.A.destroyed       B.left      C.lost      D.rebuilt
51.A.as though       B.even though C.even if D.though
52.A.the other B.another       C.a house       D.one
53.A.accepted B.gained  C.received      D.won
54.A.present   B.piano   C.house   D.sum of money
55.A.for myself     B.at all    C.any way      D.above all
56.A.bed B.clothing      C.portrait       D.name
57.A.crying    B.listening      C.singing D.playing
58.A.joy  B.piano   C.sadness D.friendship
59.A.book      B.reminder     C.equipment   D.instrument
60.A.disappears      B.remains       C.stops    D.begins

第三節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分,滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I  41  to play, too."You're  42  young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's   43  by heart from hearing her practice, they   44  me begin. I was four.  45   joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud  46  my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was  47  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly  48  .There was a comfort in those keys.

That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of  49  and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I  50  my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt  51 I lost my oldest friend.

The insurance (保險(xiǎn)) supplied the money to purchase  52  .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I  53  an envelope containing a gift certificate(禮券)to Hammell Music for a  54 .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it  55   .

And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's  56  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,  57  and smiling. Every song is for them and the  58  goes on.

And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  59  that old things pass away and new life  60  .

41.A.planned B.allowed       C.begged D.dared

42.A.very       B.so C.not      D.too

43.A.lessons   B.piano   C.keys     D.text

44.A.permitted       B.promised     C.let       D.made

45.A.What a   B.What   C.How    D.How many

46.A.until       B.when   C.as soon as    D.after

47.A.likely     B.ready   C.discouraged D.afraid

48.A.dropped  B.went    C.came to       D.slept

49.A.people    B.students       C.boys    D.children

50.A.destroyed       B.left      C.lost      D.rebuilt

51.A.as though       B.even though C.even if D.though

52.A.the other B.another       C.a house       D.one

53.A.accepted B.gained  C.received      D.won

54.A.present   B.piano   C.house   D.sum of money

55.A.for myself     B.at all    C.any way      D.above all

56.A.bed B.clothing      C.portrait       D.name

57.A.crying    B.listening      C.singing D.playing

58.A.joy  B.piano   C.sadness D.friendship

59.A.book      B.reminder     C.equipment   D.instrument

60.A.disappears      B.remains       C.stops    D.begins