Albert Roussel is one of the most famous French musicians. The composing of Albert Roussel got off with a (n) start, but received one of its biggest successes from a lie.
At the age of eight, Roussel lost his parents and he had to live with his grandfather. He built on the music learned from his mother by reading through the family music and playing classics and popular songs on the .
Three years later, Roussel was taken in by his mother’s sister. She helped young Albert to continue to the professional piano courses. The summer vacations at their beach house added a second love to Rouseel’s life—the sea. He studied to be a navel (海军)man, still spared much time to study music.
In the French Navy, while he was at a training base, he and two of his friends found the time to play the piano trios （三重奏）of Beethoven and other . Roussel also began composing . At a church nearby on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer with a beautiful piano trio. Everyone in church was pleased with the new piece.
That encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march. One of his fellow naval officers offered to show to an influential conductor, Edourad Colonne. When Roussel’s friend with the composition , he reported to Roussel and other people that Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Then at the age of 25, Roussel did just that he had spent seven years in the navy. He the self-discipline and his sense responsibility that he had developed in the to his composing and became a force in the 20th century French music. As for Edourad Colonne’s advice that Roussel devote his life to music —Roussel’s navy friend later admitted that he had that advice and he had never even shown Roussel’s to the conductor.
A．sound B．career C．failure D．courage
A．difficult B．ideal C．direct D．normal
A．collection B．tradition C．contribution D．communication
A．DVD B．piano C．stage D．concert
A．take B．write C．make D．teach
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．relaxing B．fighting C．driving D．serving
A．friends B．composers C．soldiers D．officers
A．historically B．successfully C．rapidly D．informally
A．day B．church C．success D．audience
A．it B．that C．him D．them
A．left B．brought C．returned D．arrived
A．before B．unless C．after D．until
A．applied B．received C．refused D．enjoyed
A．of B．for C．in D．with
A．future B．navy C．childhood D．church
A．peaceful B．military C．meaningful D．majo
A．threatening B．inspiring C．criticizing D．satisfying
A．set out B．picked up C．come out D．made up
A．idea B．interest C．composition D．talent
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
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When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was 36 much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.
One Sunday afternoon, I was 37 with friends about animals. I said the whale（鲸鱼）was__38 a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a 39over to help settle the matter. I knew I was 40, so I was looking forward to the teacher 41 I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her 42the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s 43 .
You could have knocked me over with a feather. My 44 was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too 45to speak. I still knew I was right, which __46 the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong, 47she was completely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was 48 knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone 49 her and no one else thought she could be wrong.
__50 that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This 51 shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up. 52 I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“ 53silly.” From that point on, I had no 54__ for authority（权威）. To earn my respect, you have to be smart or 55 . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.
36. A. as B. so C. too D. very
37. A. meeting B. working C. arguing D. staying
38. A. about B. like C. beside D. above
39. A. professor B. biologist C. librarian D. teacher
40. A. clever B. fight C. creative D. silly
41. A. proving B. finding C. promising D. hoping
42. A. how B. why C. if D. when
43. A. doubt B. silence C. regret D. hesitation
44. A. heart B. mind C. pride D. feeling
45. A. foolish B. anxious C. serious D. astonished
46. A. meant B. suggested C. admitted D. concluded
47. A. and B. but C. for D. or
48. A. special B. normal C. regular D. common
49. A. pleased B. admired C. believed D. loved
50. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
51. A. fairly B. properly C. nearly D. greatly
52. A. Whenever B. Although C. While D. Whether
53. A. I’m B. that’s C. he’s D. you’re
54. A. idea B. respect C. choice D. question
55. A. energetic B. patient C. talented D. diligent
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will _31 with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as 33 as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 34 in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and 35 like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the 36 eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 37 I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent 38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do 39 . The list goes on and on. But the 40 is clear: We live in a society today that is 41 our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to 42 the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.
I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they 43 me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 44 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had 45 to his house. We were talking about the 46 he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I 47 my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.
I hadn’t 48 a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 49 like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have 50_ once in a while.
31. A. argue B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss
32. A. age B. stage C. year D. grade
33. A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect
34. A. companies B. factories C. positions D. offices
35. A. study B. speak C. work D. act
36. A. last B. other C. rest D. coming
37. A. purposes B. successC. goals D. jobs
38. A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools
39. A. in life B. in time C. for ages D. for ever
40. A. information B. message C. notice D. idea
41. A. ruining B. correcting C. envying D. shortening
42. A. respect B. accept C. learn D. follow
43. A. inspired B. disappointed C. affected D. frightened
44. A. valuable B. seriousC. important D. useful
45. A. walkedB. flown back C. gone back D. driven
46. A. furniture B. improvements C. equipment D. arrangements
47. A. moved B. fixed C. sold D. broke
48. A. played B. caught C. seen D. held
49. A. laughing B. shouting C. running D. shooting
50. A. a rest B. a talk C. fun D. sports
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
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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 44me 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 51I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保险) 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(礼券)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 58goes 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.plannedB.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
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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One very cool day in the spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing, and I, nine years old, was 36 the horse．I didn't do the 37 very well as it was rather cold．It was a little38 than I could do to manage the task．
"Dad," said I, "how long 39 I stay in field?"
"About an hour，" he answered．
An hour 40 a great while and I said, "I 41 I could go home now-my 42 aches."
"I am very sorry," said my father, "but can't you 43 till it is time to go home for dinner?"
"I think not－my headache is getting to be pretty 44 ."
"Well," said he, 45 me off the horse, doubting my disease was rather in my heart than my head, "you may go home．I don't want you to work 46 you are sick．Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb(大黄)．Tell her that I think it will 47 you much!"
There was no choice．I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 48 to my mother．I told her, 49 , that I thought my head was better, 50 not to take the terrible 51．But it was of no use and it was too late．She understood my case as 52 as my father did．She knew well enough my 53 was laziness．So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it．Dear me! How bitter it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than to be doctored in that way．Since then I never told another 54 .
Honesty is the best policy． 55 it, though there is another and a better reason．
36．A feeding B．riding C．handling D．controlling
37．A adventure B．situation C．career D．task
38．A less B．better C．more D．rather
39．A must B．can C．should D．would
40．A seemed B．kept C．waited D．equaled
41．A think B．wish C．believe D．plan
42．A hand B．leg C．head D．heart
43．A argue B．develop C．work D．stay
44．A serious B．normal C．simple D．pleasant
45．A putting B．taking C．falling D．seeing
46．A because B．if C．before D．unless
47．A make B．protect C．devote D．benefit
48．A news B．excitement C．match D．message
49．A but B．and C．however D．then
50．A hoping B．deciding C．considering D．expressing
51．A drink B．medicine C．juice D．soup
52．A soon B．long C．well D．total
53．A opinion B．similarity C．difficulty D．disease
54．A lie B．speech C．story D．joke
55．A Bring in B．Watch out C．Depend on D．Get away from
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to memorize every day. 36 , do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or 37one million!
Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being 38 . Last time when words were being 39to the language at this rate was during the 40 of William Shakespeare. The 41popularity of English has 42 the most fertile (丰富的) period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a 43, a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor, 44 in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.
Words that are predicted to be the one millionth 45 “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words, 46 what users do with a person they do not wish to 47in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new 48 a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing” 49 what companies do to appear 50friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. Of course, there is a 51 that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once 52that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has 53 that expected date 54once. Other experts have 55 doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.
36．A．However B．Besides C．Moreover D．Therefore
37．A．ever B．never C．even D．sometimes
38．A．commented B．created C．memorized D．motivated
39．A．added B．acquired C．adopted D．devoted
40．A．years B．days C．months D．hours
41．A．appropriate B．widespread C．fundamental D．awful
42．A．taken B．led C．found D．brought
43．A．physical B．social C．primary D．typical
44．A．lay B．located C．built D．found
45．A．conclude B．include C．have D．set
46．A．saying B．writing C．describing D．accounting
47．A．lose B．pay C．have D．stay
48．A．with B．of C．to D．at
49．A．refers to B．prefers to C．comes to D．sticks to
50．A．constantly B．eventually C．environmentally D．finally
51．A．fact B．possibility C．result D．bond
52．A．published B．declared C．expected D．claimed
53．A．put up B．put off C．put down D．put out
54．A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．less than
55．A．expressed B．instructed C．associated D．consulted