Question

“Wanted: Violin

Can’t pay much

Call … ”

Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads. I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family to make a living on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the .

When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma’s upright piano, Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became melodies as the twins played more and more. in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled. I just .

When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawn across the strings. Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．

One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my . “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（發(fā)誓） .

Unfortunately, it was not a year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”

“Can’t you use Suzanne’s?”

“I’d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can’t use the same violin at the same time.”

Daddy’s face looked . That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her violin．”

One evening we all sat around the table. The twins and I studied. Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus. Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．

As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother. Weeks later I he’d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a for my third daughter? I can’t 40 much, but she enjoys music. And we’d like her to have her own instrument.”

1.A． managed B． promised C． struggled D． forced

2.A． luck B． money C． choice D． hope

3.A． while B． since C． after D． before

4.A． soft B． fluent C． gentle D． lovely

5.A． Picked out B． Caught up C． Taken on D． Called for

6.A． shouted B． laughed C． listened D． cried

7.A． long B． tough C． old D． slim

8.A． far from B． next to C． out of D． along with

9.A． dream B． hand C． life D． mind

10.A． faithfully B． silently C． frequently D． patiently

11.A． hopeless B． stable C． good D． difficult

12.A． stand B． help C． wait D． risk

13.A． both B． ever C． either D． still

14.A． angry B． sad C． pale D． weak

15.A． demand B． inform C． commit D． remind

16.A． favourite B． private C． own D． individual

17.A． parts B． lines C． contents D． purposes

18.A． heard B． conveyed C． discovered D． observed

19.A． musician B． favor C． gift D． violin

20.A． owe B． order C． charge D． pay

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文，講述了我一開始沒有小提琴，羨慕別人，后來父親為我買了小提琴的故事。

1.C考查動詞。A．managed 管理；B．promised 承諾；C．struggled努力奮斗，掙扎；D． forced 強制。 my family to make a living on our farm．我的家人在農(nóng)場努力賺錢，由后文我想要一個小提琴，但是我們買不起，所以選C。

2.B考查名詞。A．luck 運氣；B．money 金錢；C．choice 選擇；D．hope 希望。I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the ． 我也想要一個小提琴，但是我買不起，所以應(yīng)該是我沒有錢，故選B。

3.A考查副詞。A．while 同時；B．since 既然；C．a(chǎn)fter 后；D．before之前。 Suzanne turned to Daddy’s violin, while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled. 同時蘇珊轉(zhuǎn)向了爸爸的小提琴，他們一起哼唱，動作是同時進行，所以選A。

4.D考查形容詞。A． soft柔軟的；B． fluent 流暢的；C． gentle 優(yōu)雅的；D． lovely 可愛的。 simple tunes soon became melodies as the twins played more and more由這對雙胞胎演繹，簡單的旋律很快的變得可愛。所以選D。

5.B考查短語。A．Picked out挑出；B．Caught up趕上；C．Taken on呈現(xiàn)；D. Called for 要求。 in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around隨著這個旋律我的小弟弟跳舞起來，所以選B。

6.C考查動詞。A. shouted 喊；B. laughed笑；C. listened 聽；D. cried 哭。 I just 我僅僅是安靜的聽，所以選C。

7.A考查形容詞。A. long長的；B. tough艱難的；C. old老的；D. slim 瘦的。 When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne’s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawn across the strings． 當我的胳膊足夠長，我也嘗試著去玩小提琴，所以選A。

8.C考查短語。A. far from遠；B.． next to 挨著；C. out of 超出；D. ． along with 隨著。 Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．我多么想要一個啊，但是我知道這不可能。，out of the question不可能，根本談不上，所以選C。

9.D考查名詞。A. dream 夢想；B. hand 手；C. ． life生命；D. mind思想。I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my ． 我緊緊地閉上眼睛在我的腦海里撲捉這種畫面。

10.B考查副詞。A. faithfully 忠實地的；B． silently 沉默地；C． frequently 頻繁地收悉的；D． patiently 有耐心地�！癝omeday, I’ll sit up there.” I vowed（發(fā)誓） . 我默默地發(fā)誓，所以選B。

11.C考查形容詞。A．hopeless 毫無希望；B. ． stable 穩(wěn)定的； C． good 好； D．difficult 困難的。 Unfortunately, it was not a year．不幸的是，這我不是在一個好年份的年齡，故選C。

12.C考查動詞。A. stand 忍受；B．help 幫助; C. wait 等；D． risk 冒險。 At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped.． I, however, couldn’‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?” 此處表示“我迫不及待地問”，所以選C。

13.A考查副詞。A. both 兩者都；B. ever 曾經(jīng)；C. either 也；D. still 仍然。 and we can’t use the same violin at the same time．我們不能一起同時用同一個，所以選A。

14.B考查形容詞。A．a(chǎn)ngry生氣的；B． sad傷心的；C． pale 蒼白的；D． weak 弱的。 Daddy‘s face looked ．爸爸的臉看起來是傷心的，因為不能滿足我的要求，所以爸爸傷心，所以選B。

15.D考查動詞。A． demand 需求；B． inform 通知；C． commit 犯罪；D． remind 提醒，使……想起。 That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, 那天晚上以及后來的幾個晚上我聽見他提醒上帝，所以選D

16.C考查形容詞。A． favourite 最愛的；B． private 私人的；C． own 自己的；D． individual 獨立的。 Mary Lou wants her violin.” Mary想要她自己的小提琴，由前文可知她想要自己的小提琴，所以C正確。

17.A考查名詞。A． parts 部分；B． lines 線路；C． contents 州；D． purposes 目的。 As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother．正如他寫的，爸爸把信的一部分讀給媽媽聽，故選A。

18.C考查動詞。A． heard 聽；B． conveyed 發(fā)達；C． discovered 發(fā)現(xiàn)；D. observed 觀察。 Weeks later I he’d written one line he didn’t read aloud幾周后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)他寫了一行，是他沒大聲朗讀的，所以選C。

19.D考查名詞。A．musician音樂家；B. favor 幫忙；C．gift 禮物；D． violin 小提琴。“Would you watch for a for my third daughter?你原因給我第三個小女兒留意小提琴了嗎？故選D。

20.欠；B．order訂購；C. charge要價；D. pay 付錢。 I can’t much, but she enjoys music．我不能付太多錢，但是她熱愛音樂，故選D。

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