英语阅读完型.docx
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Asachild,Istartedlearningtoplaythepiano,myfavoritemusical41 ,butIwasforcedtogiveupwhenIstartedmymiddleschool42Icouldconcentratemoreonmystudies.
It’soneofmybiggest43tostoppracticingthepianowhenIrecallsadlytoday.Duringthefollowingyears,IkepttellingmypianoteacherthatIwould 44 .However,Ididn’tkeepmypromisebecauseIwas 45 withmystudy. 46 Ilosttouchwithmyteacher.Someyearslater,myteacherdied.IwasverysadbecauseIlostsuchagoodteacher.Shewasaverywarmandgentleperson.Ithurtsmetothinkshemayhavebeen 47 thatIneverreturned.Ihaven’ttakenlessonssincethenbuttobehonest,I48to.Sittingatthepiano,Icouldn’thelprecallingmany 49 --timesofmypractisingathomeandplayingbeforemyteacherandonetimemyteacher50 meafterIplayedentirepiecesofmusicwronginfrontofhercolleagues.Iwasso 51thatIcouldhardlysayanything.Buther 52helpedeasemyshame.Thesememories, 53 ,goodorbad,nevercausedmy 54 forplayingthepianoagain.
Thisthoughtthenledmetothinkthat 55 islikemusic,andthatwealltrytoplaydifferent 56 intheinstrumentofourlife.Sometimesthepitch(音高)is 57 whenweplayitwell,butsometimesweareoutoftone.However,weallcontinuetocreateourown 58 styleofmusic.Nomatterwhatstyleourmusicis,itis 59 thatwesingthesongsofjoy,quietnessandlove.ThoughImaynevermakeitbacktopianolessons,itdoesn’t 60 thatI’vestoppedmakingmusic.
41. A.instrument B.performance C.room D.stage
42. A.inthat
B.sothat C.nowthat D.exceptthat
43. A.successes B.regrets C.decisions D.hobbies
44. A.play B.graduate C.leave D.return
45. A.occupied B.angry C.satisfied D.patient
46. A.Actually B.Constantly C.Suddenly D.Gradually
47. A.astonished B.glad C.disappointed D.amazed
48. A.liked B.needed C.wanted D.decided
49. A.dreams B.expressions C.words D.memories
50. A.instructed B.Hurt C.Punished D.respected
51. A.frightened B.moved C.embarrassed D.excited
52. A.happiness B.satisfaction C.Comfort D.sigh
53. A.instead B.Meanwhile C.Therefore D.however
54. A.hope B.Courage C.feeling D.effort
55. A.life B.Learning C.attitude D.enjoyment
56. A.cards B.Sports C.roles D.games
57. A.Hard B.wonderful C.surprising D.complex
58. A.unique B.boring C.Common D.similar
59 A.necessaryB.Strange C.possible D.important
60 A.matter B.mean C.report D.Appear
AirportExpress
WiththeAirportExpress,youareneverfarfromtown.Thereisatrainevery10minutes,readytorushyoubetweentheairportandHongKongStationintheheartoftheshoppingandcommercialdistrictinabout24minutes.OrtraveltotheAsiaWorld-Expoinjust1minutefromtheairport.
AirportExpressservicehours
Mon.-Fri.:
5:
50amto1:
15am
Sat.-Sun.:
5amto2am
Tickets
Therearethreetypesofticketsfortravellingtoandfromtheairport:
SingleJourneyTicket,RoundTripTicketandSameDayReturnTicket.SingleJourneyTicketandSameDayReturnTicketarevalid(有效的)onthedayofissue.RoundTripTicketisvalidfor30daysfromthedayofissue.YoucanalsousetheOctopusCardfortheAirportExpress.(TheOctopusCardisanelectronicstored-valueticketanditcanbeusedonmostpublictransport.Thefarewillbedeductedfromthestored-valuecardeachtime,soyoudonothavetocarryheavycoins.Thecardisvalidforthreeyearsaftervaluehasbeenadded.)
Traveltips
●Childrenunder3travelforfree.
●PassengerstravellingontheAirportExpressarenowabletowriteemailsanddoonlinesearcheswithWi-Fiservice.
●FormoreinformationabouttheAirportExpress,pleasevisitwww.hongkongairport.comorcall00852-21818888.
6.WhatisgoodabouttheOctopusCard?
A.Itsavesmoneyforitsusers.
B.Itissoldineverystore.
C.Itsvalidityisunlimited.
D.Itavoidsitsuserscarryingcoins.
7.WhatcanweknowabouttheAirportExpress?
A.HongKongStationisjust1minutedistancefromtheairport.
B.SingleJourneyTicketisacceptablefor30days.
C.Childrenarefreeofchargefortickets.
D.PassengerscansurftheInternetintheAirportExpress.
8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.ToprovidesuggestionsabouttheAirportExpress.
B.TopromotetheOctopusCard.
C.ToinformreadersoftheAirportExpress.
D.TointroducetheAirportExpressschedule
Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwoke upinaterribleanger:
itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.
Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.Thensomeone suggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.
ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephant beforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up-howtocatchwild
elephants.
Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbackto heroldfife."Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordays
afterthechase,"shesays.
ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork,"shesays,"istorescuemanfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman."AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.
Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:
formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.
Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandnever
forgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans,"shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsat onthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!
65.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto.
A.getlonglastingexcitement
B.keepbothmanandelephantssafe
C.sendthembacktothejungle
D.maketheangryelephantstame
66.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool,.
A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather
B.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs
C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess
D.shewastaughthowtohunttigers
67.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause.
A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork
B.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthem
C.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimited
D.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem
68.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia.
A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacks
B.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworse
C.elephanttamersareinshortsupply
D.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants
Thepracticeofmagicincludesspecialwords,actions,andobjects.Mostmagicinvolvesapersoncalled amagician,whoclaimstohavesupernaturalpowers.
Magicwords
Toworkmostmagic,themagiciansingsorspeaksspecialwordsinacertainorder.These wordsarecalledincantationsorspells.Somespellsformprayerstodemons(魔鬼),spirits,orother supernaturalforces.Manysocietiesbelievethemagicwillnotworkunlessthemagicianrecitesthespells perfectly.Othermagicwordshavenomeaning,thoughtheysupposedlypossesspowerwhenspokenbya magician.
Magicactions
accompanythewordsspokeninperformingmuchmagic.Manyofthesemovementsact outthedesiredeffectofthemagic.Forexample,amagiciantryingtomakerainfallmaysprinkle(洒)waterontheground.Themagician'scombinedwordsandactionsformaceremony.
Magicobjects
Magicobjectsincludecertainplants,stones,andotherthingswithsupposedsupernaturalpowers.Any suchobjectmaybecalledafetish(物神).Butthistermoftenreferstoanobject-forexample,acarvingor
adriedsnake-honoredbyatribeforitsmagicpowers.Manytribesbelievefetisheshavemagicpowerbecause spiritsliveintheseobjects.
Manypeoplecarrymagicobjectscalledamulets(护身符)toprotectthemselvesfromharm.Manyamulets arestonesorringsengraved(雕刻)withmagicsymbols.
Themagician
Insomesocieties,nearlyeveryoneknowshowtoworksomemagic.Inothersocieties, onlyexpertspracticemagic.Magiciansmaybecalledmedicinemen,medicinewomen,shamans,sorcorers,orwitchdoctors.Inmanysocieties,magiciansmustinherittheirpowers.Inothers,anypersonmaybecomeamagicianbystudyingthemagicalarts.
Manysocietiesbelievemagiciansmustobservecertainrulesandtaboos(forbiddenactions)fortheirspells towork.Forexample,theymayberequirednottoeatvariousfoodsortoavoidsexualactivityforacertain
periodbeforetheceremony.
9.Whatdomagicwordsmeantopeopleinsomesocieties?
A.Theyhavethepowertokilldevils.
B.Theycanbeusedwhenevertheywant.
C.Theyhavenoeffectatall.
D.Theyhavepowerifamagicianrecitestherightspells.
10.Peoplebelievemagicactionswillhaveaneffectiftheyareaccompaniedby____.
A.medicine B.thespells
C.magicobjects D.stonesorringswithmagicsymbols
11.Accordingtothepassagewhatkindofpe
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