陶藝丞

I started learning to play the violin at the age of six. I__1__ half an hour everyday， and went to lessons once a week. Like most kids， I always thought practicing was2__. If my parents weren't there to make me practice， I probably put down my violinand never __3__ again. Then Emma came into my life.

I met Emma at a music party when I was 11. Emma __4__ the party that night，playing the violin， singing and dancing. She managed to make sure that __5__ in theroom had a great time. I __6__ fell in love with the music she played. Just a few daysafter that party， I took my __7__ lesson with Emma， and I continued taking lessons withEmma during my middle school life.

When I played the violin with Emma， playing music became something that I __8__.She introduced me to so many __9__ of music， from country music to pop music， to rockand roll. To my excitement， Emma __10__ taught me to play the guitar. She was patientwith me __11__ I learnt to play two musical instruments well. Soon we started performingtogether and were shocked to discover that people _12__ wanted to hear us！ When Ibegan to play the violin， practicing was something that I did at home in my living room，but with Emma's __13__， it quickly became something that I did everywhere. I played onstreet corners， at festivals and in my friends'kitchens.

Emma took the music out of the classroom and brought it __14life. Her passion was not only for playing music， but also for __15__ it.My time with Emma allowed me to grow both musically and personally.Emma is the most important person in my musical development.

1. A. pointed????????? B. protected?????????? C. practiced?????????? D. passed

2. A. interesting???? B. encouraging?????? C. relaxing??????????? D. boring

3. A. looked it up?? B. fixed it up???????? C. picked it up????????????? D. turned it up

4. A. hosted?????????? B. depended?????????? C. explained????????? D. included

5. A. something????? B. everything???????? C. somebody????????? D. everybody

6. A. angrily????????? B. nervously????????? C. excitedly?????????? D. worriedly

.7. A. first???????????? B. second???????????????????? C. third???????????????? D. fourth

8. A. lost?????????????? B. loved??????????????? C. hated??????????????? D. refused

9. A. pairs???????????? B. sizes???????????????? C. boxes??????????????? D. kinds

10. A. also???????????? B. seldom????????????? C. never??????????????? D. almost

11. A. or??????????????? B. nor?????????????????? C. and?????????????????? D. but

12. A. really????????? B. sadly???????????????? C. properly??????????? D. bravely

13. A. satisfaction?? B. influence?????????? C. difference????????? D. independence

14. A. under????????? B. onto????????????????? C. into????????????????? D. over

15. A. sharing??????? B. spending?????????? C. saving?????????????? D. solving

【語篇解讀角】

本文講述了作者起初對學(xué)習(xí)小提琴毫無興趣，但自從接觸了艾瑪之后，作者對拉小提琴甚至對音樂的態(tài)度都發(fā)生了改變，因此對艾瑪充滿了感激之情。

【答案詳析】

1.句意：我每天練習(xí)半小時，每周去上一次課。

pointed 指向;protected保護;practiced練習(xí);passed通過。根據(jù)前文的“Istarted learning to play the violin”可知，我開始學(xué)習(xí)拉小提琴，因此每天要練習(xí)它，故選C。公

2.句意：和大多數(shù)孩子一樣，我一直認為練習(xí)很無聊。

interesting有趣的;encouraging鼓勵人心的;relaxing令人放松的;boring無聊的。根據(jù)后文的“If my parents weren't there to make me practice，I probably putdown my violin”可知，如果我的父母不督促我練習(xí)，我可能會放下小提琴，因此我認為練習(xí)是無聊的。故選D。

3.句意：如果我的父母不督促我練習(xí)，我可能會放下我的小提琴，再也不會拿起它。

looked it up查閱它：fixed it up修理它：picked it up 撿起它：turned it up開大點聲音。根據(jù)前文可知，我認為練習(xí)是無聊的，我放下小提琴，不想再拿起來，故選C。

4.句意：那天晚上，艾瑪拉著小提琴，唱歌跳舞，主持了聚會。

hosted主持;depended依靠;explained 解釋;included包括。根據(jù)賓語theparty可知，此處表示主持聚會，故選A。

5.句意：她設(shè)法使房間里的每個人都玩得很開心。

something某事;everything一切;somebody某人;everybody每個人。根據(jù)前文的“Emma... the party that night，playing the violin，singing and dancing.”可知，艾瑪在聚會上拉小提琴、唱歌和跳舞，因此讓每個人都高興，故選D。

6.句意：我興奮地愛上了她演奏的音樂。

angrily生氣地;nervously緊張地：excitedly興奮地;worriedly擔(dān)心地。根據(jù)后文的“Just a few days after that party，I took my... lesson with Emma”可知， 我在聚會后就和艾瑪一起上課，因此此處為很興奮地喜歡上她演奏的音樂，故選C。

7.句意：就在那次聚會后的幾天，我和艾瑪一起上了我的第一節(jié)小提琴課，并且在我的中學(xué)生活中我繼續(xù)和艾瑪一起上課。

first第一;second第二;third第三;fourth第四。根據(jù)前文的“I... fell in lovewith the music she played.”可知，我喜歡上她演奏的音樂，因此我和她一起上了第一節(jié)課，故選A。

8.句意：當(dāng)我和艾瑪一起拉小提琴的時候，演奏音樂就成了我喜歡的事情。

lost失去;loved喜歡;hated 討厭;refused 拒絕。根據(jù)前文的“I continuedtaking lessons with Emma during my middle school life.”可知，我中學(xué)繼續(xù)和艾瑪一赴上音樂課，因此表示我喜歡演奏音樂，故選B。

9.句意：她向我介紹了各種各樣的音樂，從鄉(xiāng)村音樂到流行音樂，再到搖滾樂。

pairs雙;sizes尺寸;boxes盒子;kinds種類。根據(jù)“from country musicto pop music，to rock and roll.”可知，此處表示介紹的音樂種類多，故選D。

10.句意：讓我興奮的是，艾瑪還教我彈吉他。

also也;seldom很少;never從不;almost幾乎。根據(jù)前文“She introducedme to so many...of music，”可知，艾瑪介紹了音樂，還教我彈吉他，故選A。

11.句意：她對我很耐心，我學(xué)會了演奏兩種樂器。

or或者;nor也不;and而且;but但是。結(jié)合句意，前半句表示她對我很有耐心，后半句表示我學(xué)會了演奏兩種樂器，前后表示承接關(guān)系，故選C。

12.句意：很快，我們開始一起表演，我們驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)人們真的很想聽我們的演奏！

really真正地;sadly 悲傷地;property 正確地;bravely勇敢地。根據(jù)“shocked”可知，我們感到驚訝，因此人們的確想聽我們的演奏，故選A。

13.句意：當(dāng)我開始拉小提琴的時候，我通常會在家里的客廳里練習(xí)，但是在艾瑪?shù)挠绊懴?，我很快就會在任何地方練?xí)。

satisfaction滿意;influence影響;difference差別;independence獨立。根據(jù)前文可知，艾瑪對我的影響很大，故選B。

14.句意：艾瑪把音樂帶出了教室，并把它帶進了生活。

under在……下面;onto在……上面;into到……里面;over在……上方。bring.….into life“把……帶進生活”，故選C。

15.句意：她的熱情不僅在于演奏音樂，還在于分享音樂。

sharing分享;spending花費;saving挽救;solving解決。根據(jù)前文“Sheintroduced me to so many... of music， from country music to pop music， to rockand roll.”可知，此處表示她在分享音樂，故選 A。