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1、A阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。All of us live in an increasingly connected world I believe East and West will coexist 41 when each admits it needs to learn from the other 42 side is betterWere all each others 43 and each others studentsMusic is just one example of thisSal
2、es of pianos are falling in the United States for the time being, but they are _ 44 quickly in ChinaThe human need for music is about a（ n） 45 for immortality （不朽） 46 there is one person left on the earth, there will be 47 Over the years I have 48 that being number one is not the only _ 49 a person
3、should have There is no 50 that I am extremely proud of all I have 51 through my hard workThe only thing that always 52 me to overcome the difficulties was my 53 for music and my love for playing the piano 54 music is like breathing for meI cannot 55 the meaning of my life without musicAs I look ahe
4、ad I know that my goals 56 helping young people discover the power of music-the joy of making or listening to it .I have _57_a foundation （基金会）My foundation will_58_ education for musical training peopleandprovide scholarships for _ 59 people from all over the worldAs my own fingers_60_over the keyb
5、oard, I hope that the music I play opens updoors and mindsThis is as important to me as being number one41Afast Bwell Cbadly Dbriefly42AAny of BN one CEvery DEach43Afriends Bbrothers Cteachers Drelative s44Arising Breducing Copening Dkeeping45Atry Border Chabit Ddesire46AAs long as BAs soon as CAs f
6、or DAs though47Alove Bhope Cmusic Ddream48Adoubted Blearned Cimagined Dinformed49Alest. Bhobby Cdecision Dgoal50Adenying Btelling Csaying Dtalking51Asaved Bachieved Cdevoted Dexpected52Aforbade Bforgave Chelped Dasked53Acelebration Bchoice Cpity Dpassion54ASelecting BReading CMaking DChanging55Aunde
7、rstand Bpredict Cconclude Dcreate56Aannoy Bimagine Cpretence Dinclude57Aset off Bset down Cset out Dset up58Asupport Bidentify Cdemand Dstress59Acurious Byoung Cdisabled Dpoor60Aswim Bhold Cfly DstopB完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）One day, an old couple walked into a lawyers office. Apparently, they were
8、there for a(n)36. The lawyer was very37. After having a chat with them, he got their38. The couple had been39all their 40 years of marriage. Now, all their children had already40, so there was nothing else they had to worry about. The lawyer couldnt understand so he41a dinner together. At the table,
9、 the couple were both42. The first dish was roast chicken.43, the old man took the drumstick (鸡腿) for the lady. Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a(n)44, but the wife said, “This is always the problem . You never think about how I45; dont you know I hate drumsticks?”But she d
10、idnt know that, over the years, the husband had been trying all ways to46her. Nor did she knowthat drumsticks were her husbands favorite.That night, both of them couldnt47. The old man knew he couldnt carry on with life without her. He wanted to tell her he was48, and that he loved her. He picked up
11、 the phone and started49her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was sad and50to answer, knowing that it was him. “I want to keep it this way. If not, Ill lose51,” she thought. The phone still kept ringing. Finally, she52the cord (电话线). 53did she remember that he had heart problems.
12、 The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She54to his apartment, seeing his body lying on the bed with his hand55holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through to her.36. A. interview B. discussion C. divorce D. trade37A. excited B. touched C. bored
