Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he that he could show others that he had talent____.That day he told his father he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him .
A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
A．whether B．why C．when D．that
A．Like B．With C．To D．As
A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player
A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
A．play B．sing C．write D．study
A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
A．that B．what C．which D．when
A．From B．At C．Since D．After
A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
A．this B．it C．that D．what
A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check¬in.It had been very __ three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the _ time to make a note of what I ___ to do the following day.But then came the ___ that my flight had to be ___ because there was a problem with the plane.
As I sat waiting for my _6 to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ____ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling time gone by _ _filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had ___ together.At the end of our time together，we both said how much we had _ it and that we must do it again.
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my __ all that we had talked about.I realized how important it was to have regular _ __ of the good times in our life.I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short __ and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over the last 12 years.
It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ____ in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful __ __ that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the __ __.
My flight home was finally __ _three hours later.I smiled as I __ _ the plane and realized that I was not at all _ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time __ on the good times from days gone by.
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After breakfast in the morning, my mother came to ask me to go shopping．She told me that she a new dress．I don’t usually like to go shopping and I’m not a(n) person, but we went to the mall together．We visited nearly every that sold ladies’ dresses, and my mother dress after dress, giving all of them up． the day went on, I grew tired．
Finally, at our shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress．The had a bow (蝴蝶结) at the neckline, and as I stood in the dressing room with her, I as she tried, with much difficulty, to tie the bow．Her hands were so badly from arthritis (关节炎) that she couldn’t do it． , my impatience gave way to a great wave of compassion (同情) for her．I turned away(避开，走开) to try and the tears filling my eyes．I managed to myself down and turned back to tie the bow for her．
Our shopping trip was over, but the was left in my memory．For the rest of the day, my mind returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the moment of my mother’s trying to tie that bow．Those hands had fed me, bathed me and dressed me．She had also me whenever I felt sad．And they were now touching me in the unforgettable manner．
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most beautiful hands in the world．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence．The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, ____ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, ____ , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting．Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it．The more he looked at it, the ____ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ____ as high as he could, but even at his tallest ____ he was unable to touch It．He began to ____ up and down, as high as he could, at the ___ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple．Still it remained out of ___.
Not giving up, he thought , if only he had something to ___ on ．His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ____the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy．Looking ____ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, ____ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do．____ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ___ ．At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ____, and how he really wanted that apple．The more he ____ like this, the more unhappy he became.
____, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself．This isn’t ____, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well．There’s ____ more I can do to get the apple．That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to ___ our feelings．If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The nurse approached him, smiling. “The labor is going great,” she said. “wouldn't you like to come in？”
“Oh, no.” The man shook his .
The nurse the mother's side, and the labor progressed . As the birth neared, the nurse returned to the man, now frantically (烦躁地)in the hall. “She's doing so well,” she________him. “Wouldn't you like to at least come in and see her？”
The man seemed to slightly，then shook his head again. “No, no, I couldn't do that.” He jingled (使发出叮当声)car keys in his sweaty and restarted his pacing.
The nurse went back into the and coached Mom's great efforts in pushing the baby into the . As the baby's head began to appear，the nurse raced to the hall, the man by his elbow, and ________him to the bedside saying, “You have got to see this！”
At that very moment, the baby boy was born placed on the stomach of the mother whose happy smile ________ through her tears. The man began to ________ openly. Turning to the nurse, he sobbed. “You were right ! This is the greatest ________ in my life！”
By now, the nurse, too, was ________ . She put her arms around him, and he rested his
________ on her shoulder. She said, “No one should ________ the birth of their son.”
“This isn't my son,” the man sobbed. “This isn't ________ my wife. I've never seen her before in my life. I was just bringing the car ________ to my fellow across the hall !”
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Can one man make a difference? Ask Rossano Ercolini, the 2013 Goldman Prize winner, which is considered the Nobel Prize for “________”. Ercolini is a young________ in a small town in Italy. After ________the news of reducing waste on the radio, he decided to teach his students to ________ paper and replace plastic water bottles in the school lunchroom with ________ glasses.
When his town announced plans to open an incinerator （ 焚化炉） to burn waste, Ercolini knew it would be ________ for his students. Incinerators are huge heaters that burn all waste and poisonous material, leaving behind ________. You might think it is ________ than sending waste to landfills. It is true landfills ________ space, smell bad, and that poisonous materials can make underground drinking water ________ to use. But incinerators have their own________. Burning gives off poisonous gases into the air which can cause ________ problems. People will have to wear a mask no matter ________ they go. The smoke also causes pollution, and even ________ the greenhouse effect.
Ercolini was worried about the ________ of his community and felt it was his duty to ________ them. He organized town hall meetings, and talked about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. ________ , Ercolini has advocated the zero-waste movement, the ________ of which is to reduce the waste sent to landfills and incinerators to the least possible amount. He has already ________ plans for more than 50 incinerators in many Italian cities. ________ his efforts, there are more than one hundred zero-waste towns in Italy now!
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