2019版高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材重点全程攻略 Unit 1 Great scientists限时规范特训 新人教版必修.docVIP

Unit 1 Great scientists Ⅰ.完形填空 Persistence Brings about Success When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didnt __1__. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could __2__ a fulltime music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister __3__ talent. I was better at my __4__. My teacher had told my parents that I had great __5__. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to __6__ me. But the only time he was __7__ was Saturday afternoons at 3 pm. Back then, I was __8__ about the British TV show “The Avengers”， which was __9__ every Saturday at 3 pm. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I __10__ this amazing opportunity. Today, I dont even have a __11__ in my house. My sister became an engineer, but she __12__ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched __13__. She went back to college, got a(n) __14__ 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 __15__. Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital (演奏会). A big crowd of friends and family __16__ for her. As she played, I looked around at the __17__. Everyone was __18__ enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly __19__ sounds and knew how far she had come, __20__ everything. Talent is important, but enthusiasm is even more important. 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的妹妹小时候喜欢音乐，但是大家都认为她没有天分。相反，作者的老师认为作者在音乐方面有很大的潜能。但是，作者因为痴迷于电视节目而拒绝了学习钢琴的机会。多年以后，妹妹放弃了工程师的工作转学音乐，成为了一名优秀的音乐教师。只有作者知道妹妹成功的背后付出了多少努力。这让作者明白了天分固然重要，但是更重要的是一个人的热情。 1．A.advance B．quit C．reflect D．listen 答案：B　根据下一句中的“she asked our parents ... music school”可知，黛安娜还询问父母自己是否能够上全日制的音乐学校，说明她没有停止追求音乐的梦想。quit意为“停止”，符合语境。 2．A.inspect B．open C．attend D．visit 答案：C　根据上一句可知，黛安娜并没有放弃自己的音乐梦想，结合本句中的“full-time music school”可知，她询问父母自己是否能上一所全日制的音乐学校。attend scho