I’ll always remember the first time I tried ballet(芭蕾舞). My mother was a ___1___ and I wanted to be like her. But after making mistakes during my first class, I felt like I wanted to ___2___ right away. As it was my first day, however, I told my mom I liked it.
Weeks passed and my dancing didn’t get any ___3___. Then I was told to perform in a show. I was afraid of disappointing my mom.
I never quite learned to do it well, ___4___ I practiced hard for the show. Finally, I went to my mom to tell her how I felt. My mom quickly ___5___ how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest ___6___ and love. When I lost my balance, she held me up. When I jumped and fell, she was there to ___7___ me. When the show arrived, I was well prepared.
The music began and I began ___8___ to the music without missing a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed ___9___. My mom found me and gave me a huge hug, telling me how ___10___ she was. I looked my mom in the eyes and thanked her for everything she did for me. Through this, I realised one important fact:My mom will always be there to catch me if I fall.
1.1.
A singer
B teacher
C dancer
D leader
解析:选C。根据后文“I wanted to be like her”以及“my dancing”可知,妈妈是一名舞蹈家,“dancer”符合语境,所以选C。
2.2.
A warm up
B wake up
C come in
D give up
解析:选D。前文提到“after making mistakes during my first class”,即第一次课上犯错后,感觉想马上放弃,“give up”有放弃之意,所以选D。
3.3.
A better
B faster
C quieter
D harder
解析:选A。根据“But”可知前后是转折关系,前面说过了几周,这里说舞蹈没有变得更好,“better”表示更好,符合语境,所以选A。
4.4.
A as long as
B even though
C as soon as
D because of
解析:选B。“I never quite learned to do it well”和“I practiced hard for the show”之间是让步关系,即尽管学得不太好,但还是努力练习,“even though”表示尽管,所以选B。
5.5.
A realised
B shared
C refused
D remembered
解析:选A。妈妈很快就意识到“我”芭蕾舞学得不好,“realised”有意识到之意,所以选A。
6.6.
A politeness
B patience
C silence
D doubt
解析:选B。根据“and love”可知,妈妈仍然用极大的耐心和爱教“我”,“patience”表示耐心,所以选B。
7.7.
A punish
B control
C catch
D accept
解析:选C。根据前文“My mom will always be there to catch me if I fall”可知,当“我”跳起来摔倒时,妈妈会在那里接住“我”,“catch”表示接住,所以选C。
8.8.
A standing
B speaking
C fighting
D moving
解析:选D。音乐响起,“我”开始随着音乐移动,一步也没错过,“moving”表示移动,所以选D。
9.9.
A happily
B strangely
C nervously
D noisily
解析:选A。根据前文“I was well prepared”可知,“我”准备得很充分,所以音乐停止后,“我”开心地跑下舞台,“happily”表示开心地,所以选A。
10.10.
A careful
B sad
C proud
D painful
解析:选C。妈妈找到“我”并给了“我”一个大大的拥抱,告诉“我”她有多骄傲,“proud”表示骄傲的,所以选C。