Cloze1Therewasamanwhoplayedthepianoinabar.Hewasa(n)1pianoplayer.Peoplecameoutjusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,acustomertoldhimhedidn'twanttohearhimplaybuttosingasong.Themansaid,“Idon'tsing.”Butthecustomerwas2.Hetoldthewaiter,“I'm3listeningtothepiano.Iwantthatguytosing.”Thewaitershoutedacrosstheroom,“Heybuddy!Ifyouwanttoget4,singasong.Thecustomersareaskingyoutosing!”Sohehadno5buttosingasong.Tohis6,hesangsowellthateverybodyremainedsilentforafewminutesbeforethey7prolongedcheering.Hehadthe8hewassittingon!Hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasanonamepianoplayerinanonamebar,butbecausehehadtosing,hewentontobecomeoneofthebestknown9inAmerica.HewasNatKingCole.You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Youmaynotfeelasifyour“talent”isverygreat,butitmaybe10thanyouthink!Andwithpersistence,mostskillscanbe11.Besides,youmayaswellhavenoabilityatallifyousitonwhatevertalentyou12!Thebetterquestionisnot“whatabilitydoIhave?”Itisrather“HowwillIusewhateverabilityIhave?”【语篇导读】本文为议论文。短文通过一个普通的钢琴家成为一个著名歌手的故事告诉我们一个道理:每个人都有才能和天赋。然而不管什么天赋,如果熟视无睹,不加开发,任由埋没,你或许真的变得一无所获。1.A.ordinaryB.professionalC.strangeD.good解析根据后面的Peoplecameoutjusttohearhimplay.可以判断他是一位非常优秀的钢琴演奏家。答案D2.A.generousB.persistentC.rudeD.hard解析persistent意为“坚持不懈的;固执的”。答案B3.A.tiredofB.fondofC.interestedinD.afraidof解析“我厌倦了听钢琴,我想听那个小伙子唱歌”。答案A4.A.changedB.promotedC.paidD.inspired解析getpaid意为“得到报酬”。答案C5.A.chanceB.choiceC.rightD.space解析havenochoicebuttodosth意为“不得不做某事”。答案B6.A.surpriseB.delightC.disappointmentD.sorrow解析他没有料到自己会唱得这么好。toone'ssurprise令某人吃惊的是。答案A7.A.shoutedatB.calledoutC.burstoutD.burstinto解析burstoutdoingsth=burstintosth突然……;shoutat对……大声喊;callout大声叫唤。答案D8.A.statusB.opportunityC.emotionD.gift解析gift在此意为“才能,天赋”。后面的...youmayaswellhavenoabilityatallifyousitonwhatevertalentyou12!也有提示。答案D9.A.pianistsB.dancersC.singersD.waiters解析根据语境判断他成了美国最著名的歌唱家之一。答案C10.A.worseB.betterC.smallerD.easier解析你的才能比你想象的要好。答案B11.A.improvedB.changedC.correctedD.displayed解析只要坚持不懈,大多数的技能是可以提高的。答案A12.A.possessB.useC.masterD.borrow解析possess意为“拥有”。答案ACloze2TheMonkeywiththeWoodenApplesThereoncewasahappymonkeyinthejungle.Hewaswanderingalldays,eatingdeliciousfruitwhenhungryand1whentired.Onedayhecameuponahouse,wherehesawabowlofthemostbeautiful2.Hetookoneineachhandandranbackintotheforest.Themonkeytriedtoeatthem,buthurthisteeth.Theapplesweremadeofwood,buttheywerebeautiful,andwhentheothermonkeys3them,heheldontothemeventighter.Themonkeyadmiredhisnewpossessionsproudlyashewanderedthejungle.Theyglistened(闪亮)redinthe4,andseemedperfecttohim.Hebecamesoattachedtothemthathedidn'tevennoticehis5atfirst.Afruittreeremindedhim,buthefelttheapplesinhishands.Hecouldn'tbeartosetthemdowntoreachforthefruit.Infact,hecouldn't6,either,ifhewastodefendhisapples.Thisproud,butlesshappymonkeycontinuedtowalkalongtheforesttrails.Theapplesbecame7,andthepoorlittlemonkeythoughtaboutleavingthembehind.Hewastiredandhungry;hecouldn'tclimbtreesorcollectfruitwithhishands8.Whatifhejustletgo?Lettinggoofsuch9thingsseemedcrazy,butwhatelsecouldhedo?Hewassotired.Seeingthenextfruittreeandsmellingitsfruit,themonkeystopped.He10thewoodenapplesandreachedupforhismeal.Hewashappyagain.Likethatlittlemonkey,we11carrythingsthatseemtoovaluable.Lettinggooffthemseemscrazy.But12:onlywithopenhandscanwereceivesomethingelse.【语篇导读】本文以猴子为主人公,以木苹果为载体,讲述了一个令人深省的故事。1.A.walkingB.shoutingC.restingD.crying解析根据空后的whentired可知是resting“休息”。答案C2.A.bananasB.pearsC.stonesD.apples解析根据第二段的Theapplesweremadeofwood可知答案。答案D3.A.pickedB.carriedC.sawD.enjoyed解析下一句“抱得更紧”,可见是别的猴子saw“看见”了。pick“捡起,接收等”;carry“携带,搬运”。答案C4.A.rainB.sunC.shadeD.wind解析在sun“阳光”下闪光。shade“阴影”。答案B5.A.appearanceB.hungerC.dangerD.home解析他甚至没有感到hunger“饥饿”,下文有提示。appearance“外貌”;danger“危险”。答案B6.A.stopB.lookC.relaxD.breathe解析根据上文“不忍放下”可知,这一句是其强调和引申,表示他自己也不肯relax“放松”。breathe“呼吸”。答案C7.A.heavierB.largerC.tallerD.cheaper解析根据第6题的提示,不放下,就越来heavier“越重”。答案A8.A.fullB.dirtyC.wetD.flat解析不能上树摘水果是因为手里是full“满满的”。dirty“肮脏的”;wet“潮湿的”;flat“平坦的”。答案A9.A.expensiveB.deliciousC.strangeD.valuable解析金光闪闪的苹果,看起来是valuable“有价值的,珍贵的”。expensive“昂贵的”;delicious“美味可口的”;strange“奇怪的”。答案D10.A.finishedB.droppedC.soldD.passed解析此题与第5题对应。它只能dropped“丢掉”不能果腹的木苹果来充饥了。finish“完成”;sell“卖掉”;pass“传递”。答案B11.A.alwaysB.seldomC.neverD.sometimes解析这种疯狂的行为,只是sometimes“有时”发生。seldom“极少”。答案D12.A.copyB.writeC.rememberD.hope解析冒号后是这个故事的教训,是要用心remember“记住”的。copy“拷贝,复制”。答案CCloze3Laomiandherhusbandalongwiththeirsonwere1toleavetheirhomeandmovetoaforeignlandbecauseofa2famine(饥荒)intheirhomeland.Overtime,thesonmarriedaforeigndaughter.Then,herhusbandandson3,leavingLaomiandherdaughterinlaw,widows.Inthosetimes,widows,especiallyforeignwidows,hadnosupport.Thesetwowomenwerealoneandwithout4.SoLaomisetouttoreturnhometotheplaceshehadleft.Sheencouragedherdaughterinlawtoreturntoherfamily.ButRuthspokewordsofloyalty,5,andgracetoLaomi:“Don'turgemetoturnbackfromyou.WhereyougoIwillgo,andwhereyoustayIwillstay.Yourpeoplewillbemypeople.WhereyoudieIwilldie,andthereIwillbe6.”Thesetwowomen,brokenbylifebuttiedtoeachotherby7,returnedtoLaomi'shome.ItwashardanddangerousforRuthto8Laomi,butRuthdidittoprovideforhermotherinlaw.Beforelong,Ruth'sfaith