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 fortune(运气)，" his father said. "But you work hard, no fortune will come."
What made him was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. "You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist." As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely(明智的)his father didn’t ,but wait.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever-he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. 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 Raviniu Festival, gigsin Lincoln Center and Camegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到)him, and lets him shine
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．energetic B．happy C．lucky D．sad
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argur B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
完形填空。（共10小题， 每小题1分，共10分）
Xiao Lin has a good friend. name is Lucy. She’s the USA. She’s American. Xiao Lin and Lucy are in same class. They go to school five days a .They stay home on Saturday and Sunday. Lucy China and Chinese food. Her favorite food is rice. At school they play soccer class. Xiao Lin eats . She often has tomatoes, rice, chicken and fruit for dinner. Lucy doesn’t like them. She often has ice- cream, bananas and .
A．She B．Her C．Hers D．She’s
A．from B．to C．of D．for
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．month B．year C．hour D．week
A．in B．on C．at D．of
A．like B．likes C．liking D．is liking
A．at B．for C．after D．in
A．good B．well C．bad D．healthy
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．hamburger B．hamburgers C．a hamburger D．an hamburger
完型填空（共10小题，计10分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案
Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him. But one night, a lady asked him 2 a song. “I don’t sing.” said the man. The lady became veryand she told the boss, “I’m tired of listening to the . I want the player to sing.”Then theshouted at the piano player, “Hey, friend! If you want to get your money, just sing a song!”So he did. He was singing for the time! Everybody was surprised, because he could sing so well.
He hadin singing! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-namein a no-name bar. But luckily he found that he could sing well. And he went on working hard and became one of thesingers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be ___ than you think. Just work hard, you can find more skillsA. play B. sing C. dance
A. to sing B. to play C. to write
A. happy B. angry C. excited
A. music B. piano C. songs
A. lady B.singerC.boss
A. last B. first C. second
A. mind B. talent C. grade
A. worker B. singer C. piano player
A. popular B. famous C. best
A. bigger B. better C. higher
完形填空（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能正确填入相应空格的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
What is friendship? Different people have different opinions. In my opinion, friendship is simply a ray of sunshine. Let me tell you a true story about friendship. It was a rainy afternoon, Xiao Ling, my best friend, and I were duty. We had to the desks and chairs, wash the doors and windows, and sweep the school floor. We worked hard it was getting dark.
After we finished our work, we realized that we hadn’t brought our umbrellas to school it wasn’t raining then. All of our classmates, Xiao Ling and me, were taken home by their parents. noticed us and we felt lonely and afraid.
We waited and waited until Xiao Ling’s grandma came. She asked Xiao Ling to go with her. But Xiao Ling do. She said to her grandma, “I can’t leave my friend alone.”
Xiao Ling’s grandma said, “well, let’s go first. Maybe her parents will come soon.” “Oh, no, her parents work in a faraway place. They won’t come. I can’t leave without taking her,” Xiao Ling insisted（坚持）. I was so that tears came into my eyes. At last we shared the same umbrella in the rain. When I got home, the rain stopped. A ray of colorful came out.
I’d heard the famous saying “A friend in is a friend indeed” before, but not until this time did I understand its real meaning.
A．on B．in C．with D．for
A．cleaning B．cleaned C．clean D．cleans
A．when B．if C． after D．until
A．because B．though C．while D．however
A．without B．except C．besides D．unless
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Anybody
A．wouldn’t B．hasn’t C．wasn’t D．doesn’t
A．interested B．moved C．sad D．lonely
A．sunshine B．wind C．rain D．snow
A．danger B．trouble C．need D．sick
完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t . But her mother’s mind was made up.
Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m .” Carmen said. Her mother and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the ?” she asked.
“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very and I can’t lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the .
“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”
Carmen had that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought.
A．clearly B．carefully C．freely D．quickly
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．explain B．mind C．agree D．understand
A．cool B．silly C．proud D．pretty
A．relaxed B．cheered C．smiled D．shouted
A．watch B．keys C．gift D．glasses
A．tired B．unhappy C．angry D．nervous
A．matter B．reason C．question D．secret
A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy
A．ask for B．wait for C．look for D．pay for
A．though B．if C．because D．until
A．natural B．new C．interesting D．different
A．ball B．ring C．present D．glass
A．still B．ever C．never D．often
A．heard B．found C．imagined D．forgotten
完形填空 (15分)
A smiling face at the store
I need to get some things to clean the house this weekend, so I left for a local store. While walking around, I realized that I didn’t smile at . That was out of my character. I almost always smile at strangers in the that it may make them a bit happier. But in that special moment, I was thinking of what had me earlier in the day, not really in the mood to smile.
When I went to check out(结账) my things, I met with a very line. People were buying Christmas gifts.
To shorten the first line, a second register(收银台) opened up. I turned to it. After a few moments, I began to that all the people before me had lots of things to check out. I wasn’t any longer, so I returned to the first line. After a short while, all the people in the second line checked out. I was still standing in the line.
At last, it was my to check out. I found that the man behind the register seemed so happy! He greeted me a big smile.
“ nice it is to see a smiling face in this store!” I said.
He to me, “I love to smile, because you never know what people are going through.” At that moment, he made me think of .
Something in me changed, and we began talking about — about how it goes a long way. There was no one behind me, so we talked and laughed for a while. What a gift it is, to be by this kind young man! I suddenly had all the time in the world.
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．none
A．suggestion B．plan C．hope D．decision
A．pleased B．worried C．relaxed D．treated
A．long B．short C．boring D．interesting
A．simply B．easily C．slowly D．quickly
A．remember B．forget C．doubt D．notice
A．polite B．nervous C．patient D．silent
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．turn B．dream C．duty D．courage
A．in B．on C．to D．with
A．What B．How C．What a D．How a
A．shouted B．answered C．replied D．cried
A．himself B．myself C．yourself D．herself
A．sadness B．unhappiness C．carelessness D．kindness
A．laughed at B．thought highly of C．cheered up D．forgotten about