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2009.3.31 Ⅰ.完形填空 My first performance in front of the audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain (21)____, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, (22) ____ hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were (23) ____ people. They were not just my Mum and Dad, who (24) ____ say, “Good job!” even if I messed up (弹乱) the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it (25)_____, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was (26) ____ for me. I clasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the piano in the (27) ____ of the stage. I swallowed the golf ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. (28)____, I opened the music book. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more (29) ___ of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had (30) ____ this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested. Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically. 21. A. unknown B. still C. calm D. quiet 22. A. shaking B. moving C. waving D. playing 23. A. exact B. real C. young D. old
24. A. will B. can C. could D. would 25. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned away 26. A. looking B. calling C. expecting D. waiting 27. A. corner B. left C. center D. back 28. A. Slowly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Suddenly 29. A. nervous B. unsure C. certain D. confident 30. A. mastered B. appreciated C. heard D. practiced Ⅱ语法填空 British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be. Their readers are often in a hurry, so newspapermen write as 31 words as possible. They tell their readers at once 32 happened, where, when and how 33 happened and what the result was: how many people were killed, what was done and so on. Readers are also interested in the people 34 were involved in what happened. So 35 newspaperman always likes to get some 36 (inform) from someone who was there, which is reported in the person’s 37 words. Because his report must be brief, the newspaperman must choose those words 38 (care) ---every one must be 39 (effect). Instead of 40 (write) “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write “stones thundered down the mountainside”. III. 阅读理解 A “Can I see my baby?” asked the happy mother. The bundle(婴儿包) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped---the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance. One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy…called me --- a f-…freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreak. He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music. The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft(移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make a sacrifice（牺牲） for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father. The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交)service. “I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come…one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket (棺材). Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret. 46. The story is mainly about___________. A. how a boy had new ears through an operation B. what a devoted parent privately did for the child C. how a disabled boy turned into a useful person D. why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy 47. From the first paragraph we know that the mother ________. A. was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son B. kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation C. felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby D. complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child 48. The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_____”. A. slow-acting person B. ugly-looking child C. badly-behaved student
