小卷速测(十七) 完形+阅读C+D
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn't 1 . At twelve, she asked our parents if she could join a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister 2 talent.
I was better at my 3 . My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential(潜力). So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 4 me. But the only time he was 5 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. Back then, I was 6 about the British TV show “The Avengers”, which was on every Saturday at 3 p.m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I refused this amazing opportunity. Today, I don't even have a 7 in my house.
My sister became an engineer, but she 8 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she left her 9 . She went back to college, got a(n) 10 in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never 11 .
Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a concert. A big crowd of friends and family 12 for her. As she played, I looked around at the audience. Everyone was 13 enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly 14 sounds and knew how far she had come, despite everything.
15 is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.
( )1.A.come out B.take away C.give up D.put off
( )2.A.spotted B.possessed C.admired D.lacked
( )3.A.subject B.project C.instrument D.practice
( )4.A.train B.correct C.test D.compare
( )5.A.free B.empty C.strict D.easy
( )6.A.serious B.crazy C.angry D.happy
( )7.A.TV B.violin C.piano D.play
( )8.A.always B.already C.never D.once
( )9.A.job B.place C.home D.sister
( )10.A.chance B.degree C.idea D.dream
( )11.A.accepted B.provided C.expected D.received
( )12.A.turned up B.turned out C.turned on D.turned off
( )13.A.quickly B.really C.exactly D.mainly
( )14.A.beautiful B.awful C.powerful D.careful
( )15.A.Study B.Interest C.Talent D.Exercise
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Passage 1 [2020·原创]
The janitor is the person who helps keep the school clean. Every morning students come from all over and walk into the school building. A building can get dirty, especially when a lot of people go into it. The janitor sweeps and mops the floors so that the dirt brought in gets cleaned up.
The teacher is the person who runs the classroom. The teacher helps you learn about different topics and gives you assignments. If you don't understand something, you can ask the teacher for help.
The principal is the person who is in charge of the whole school. The principal is the leader of the school. The principal is in charge of all the teachers at the school. The principal is the person whom parents call when they want to talk to someone about the school. The principal usually sets high expectations for the students and makes sure that learning is happening in the school.
American schools are in a city or town. The city or town has a leader, too. The leader is usually called the mayor. The mayor is in charge of running the government of the city or town. The mayor works with the people in the city or town and the other people in the government to fix the problems of the city or town. The mayor has a lot of responsibility.
