There was a girl named Jenny. She came from a musical family. Her father was a famous pianist and her mother was a (n) ___1___. However, Jenny was not good at playing any instrument. Jenny felt that she wasn’t part of her family. It was her ___2___ to become just like the rest of the family. So she tried her best to practise the piano, but she was ___3___ unable to do it well. It was a ___4___ for Jenny when her father pushed her to learn to play the piano.
Instead of playing the instrument, Jenny enjoyed ___5___ in her spare time. Her paintings ___6___ how much her parents loved music. The paintings also revealed (揭露) the things Jenny was skilled at. But her family didn’t discover her talent. And they weren’t satisfied with her at all.
Things began to change when a teacher of Jenny’s saw her talent for art. Jenny was encouraged to take part in different art activities and competitions. As a result, she got many awards and medals for her excellent art works. When her parents saw her achievements, they didn’t ___7___ pushing Jenny to play music any more. Jenny ___8___ discovered her own style.
Being different doesn’t mean that you don’t have any talent, but it means that you have something ___9___ to share with the world. Don’t try to be the same as others. Just be yourself! You will ___10___ the differences and make yourself unique (独一无二的).
1.1.
A astronaut
B artist
C dancer
D composer
解析:选D。句意:她父亲是一位著名的钢琴家,母亲是一位作曲家。 astronaut宇航员;artist艺术家;dancer舞蹈家;composer作曲家。根据“She came from a musical family.”可知,来自于音乐世家,因此母亲应该是与音乐相关的职业。故选D。
2.2.
A hobby
B shame
C dream
D promise
解析:选C。句意:她的梦想是变得和家里其他人一样。 hobby爱好;shame羞耻;dream梦想;promise承诺。根据“It was her...to become just like the rest of the family.”和前文可知,Jenny父母都是与音乐相关的职业,Jenny的梦想是成为像他们一样的人。故选C。
3.3.
A even
B also
C still
D only
解析:选C。句意:所以她尽了最大的努力练习钢琴,但她仍然不能做好。 even甚至;also也;still仍然;only仅仅。根据“but she was...unable to do it well.”可知,but后句意转折,此处强调很努力,但仍然不能做好。故选C。
4.4.
A lesson
B pain
C chance
D pity
解析:选B。句意:当她的父亲逼她学钢琴时,这对Jenny来说是一种痛苦。 lesson教训;pain痛苦;chance机会;pity遗憾。根据“unable to do it well.”可知,当Jenny被逼迫学钢琴的时候,心里是很痛苦的。故选B。
5.5.
A drawing
B dancing
C singing
D writing
解析:选A。句意:Jenny喜欢在空闲时间画画。 drawing画画;dancing跳舞;singing唱歌;writing写作。根据“The paintings also revealed (揭露) the things Jenny was skilled at.”可知,Jenny喜欢画画。故选A。
6.6.
A realized
B showed
C included
D included
解析:选B。句意:她的画显示出她的父母是多么热爱音乐。 realized实现;showed展示;included包括;told告诉。根据“The paintings also revealed (揭露) the things Jenny was skilled at.”可知,此处showed符合语境,与下句“revealed”相对应。故选B。
7.7.
A prepare
B stop
C keep
D regret
解析:选C。句意:当她的父母看到她的成就时,他们不再强迫珍妮演奏音乐了。 prepare准备;stop停止;keep继续;regret后悔。根据“When her parents saw her achievements, they didn’t...pushing Jenny to play music any more.”可知,Jenny的父母看到孩子在画画上取得成就,就不再坚持让她学音乐了。keep doing sth“坚持做某事”。故选C。
8.8.
A hardly
B especially
C exactly
D finally
解析:选D。句意:Jenny最终发现了自己的风格。 hardly几乎不;especially特别地;exactly确切地;finally最终。根据“Jenny...discovered her own style.”可知,是指Jenny最终发现了自己的风格,即找到画画这个天赋。故选D。
9.9.
A strange
B difficult
C important
D special
解析:选D。句意:与众不同并不意味着你没有任何天赋,而是意味着你有一些特别的东西可以与世界分享。 strange奇怪的;difficult困难的;important重要的;special特别的。根据“but it means that you have something...to share with the world.”可知,与众不同意味着你有一些特别的东西可以与世界分享。故选D。
10.10.
A refuse
B become
C create
D receive
解析:选C。句意:你会创造不同,让自己独一无二。 refuse拒绝;become成为;create创造;receive收到。根据“the differences and make yourself unique”可知, 此处是指“你”会创造出不同。故选C。