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021北京市普通高中学业水平合格性考试仿真模拟卷 03
英 语
一、听力理解(共25小题,25分。每小题1分)
略
二、完形填空(共15小题,15分。每小题1分)
阅读下面短文,从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
About a year ago, I had to spend a week in a hospital, because of the deadly food poisoning. There I met an elderly woman, who __1__ to be a professional musician. That time when I met her, the idea of learning to sing didn't __2__ my mind. I thought it was something __3__ and not meant for me, like being an airplane pilot.
And only recently, I suddenly decided to learn singing. I was __4__ my dog early in the morning. I sang __5__ to myself and it made me feel so wonderful. At that moment I __6__ I had known more good songs and how to control my __7__ better. And then I thought, why didn't I take any singing lessons? Of course, it was not a practical skill that I could use at work, but not everything in this life is about actual __8__ and income.
It was easy to find that woman. I remembered her name and there was only one __9__ college in our city. I was afraid she would reject me because I was a terrible amateur. But she took my request very __10__. She understood how important music was __11__ one's soul. In my first lesson, she sat at the gorgeous big piano and __12__ some rising notes that I had to repeat. At first I was terrified to make a sound because I feared being judged and criticized. But my teacher was kind and professional. However, she was strict when she knew I could do better.
Learning to sing was like learning to walk. It was like __13__ that all your life you had some superpower but were not aware of its __14__. Singing taught me more than just being able to take some high or low __15__. Most importantly, it taught me to be braver about expressing myself and my opinions.
1.A.turned out B.ran out C.went on D.called on
2.A.lose B.cross C.change D.slip
3.A.realistic B.fashionable C.unavailable D.worthless
4.A.sorting B.owning C.evolving D.walking
5.A.jokingly B.p