西双版纳傣族自治州2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析.docVIP

西双版纳傣族自治州2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) 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 2 a full-time 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 p.m.. Back then, I was 8 about the British TV show The Avengers, which was 9 every Saturday at 3 p.m.. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I 10 this amazing opportunity.Today, I don’t 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 her 13 . She went back to college, got a(n) 14 in music education, and became a music teacher. She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support she never 15 . Recently, she and a pianist pal (朋友) put on a recital. 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 that remembered that a 7 -year--old kid making those perfectly 19 sounds and knew how far she had come, despite 20 . Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important. 1、A．advance B．quit C．reflect D．listen 2、A．inspect B．open C．attend D．visit 3、A．lacked B．spotted C．possessed D．admired 4、A．major B．project C．composition D．instrument 5、A．patience B．enthusiasm C．potential D．ambition 6、A．train B．examine C．correct D．challenge 7、A．punctual