陶艺丞

I started learning to play the violin at the age of six. I__1__ half an hour everyday， and went to lessons once a week. Like most kids， I always thought practicing was2__. If my parents weren't there to make me practice， I probably put down my violinand never __3__ again. Then Emma came into my life.

I met Emma at a music party when I was 11. Emma __4__ the party that night，playing the violin， singing and dancing. She managed to make sure that __5__ in theroom had a great time. I __6__ fell in love with the music she played. Just a few daysafter that party， I took my __7__ lesson with Emma， and I continued taking lessons withEmma during my middle school life.

When I played the violin with Emma， playing music became something that I __8__.She introduced me to so many __9__ of music， from country music to pop music， to rockand roll. To my excitement， Emma __10__ taught me to play the guitar. She was patientwith me __11__ I learnt to play two musical instruments well. Soon we started performingtogether and were shocked to discover that people _12__ wanted to hear us！ When Ibegan to play the violin， practicing was something that I did at home in my living room，but with Emma's __13__， it quickly became something that I did everywhere. I played onstreet corners， at festivals and in my friends'kitchens.

Emma took the music out of the classroom and brought it __14life. Her passion was not only for playing music， but also for __15__ it.My time with Emma allowed me to grow both musically and personally.Emma is the most important person in my musical development.

1. A. pointed          B. protected           C. practiced           D. passed

2. A. interesting     B. encouraging       C. relaxing            D. boring

3. A. looked it up   B. fixed it up         C. picked it up              D. turned it up

4. A. hosted           B. depended           C. explained          D. included

5. A. something      B. everything         C. somebody          D. everybody

6. A. angrily          B. nervously          C. excitedly           D. worriedly

.7. A. first             B. second                     C. third                 D. fourth

8. A. lost               B. loved                C. hated                D. refused

9. A. pairs             B. sizes                 C. boxes                D. kinds

10. A. also             B. seldom              C. never                D. almost

11. A. or                B. nor                   C. and                   D. but

12. A. really          B. sadly                 C. properly            D. bravely

13. A. satisfaction   B. influence           C. difference          D. independence

14. A. under          B. onto                  C. into                  D. over

15. A. sharing        B. spending           C. saving               D. solving

【语篇解读角】

本文讲述了作者起初对学习小提琴毫无兴趣，但自从接触了艾玛之后，作者对拉小提琴甚至对音乐的态度都发生了改变，因此对艾玛充满了感激之情。

【答案详析】

1.句意：我每天练习半小时，每周去上一次课。

pointed 指向;protected保护;practiced练习;passed通过。根据前文的“Istarted learning to play the violin”可知，我开始学习拉小提琴，因此每天要练习它，故选C。公

2.句意：和大多数孩子一样，我一直认为练习很无聊。

interesting有趣的;encouraging鼓励人心的;relaxing令人放松的;boring无聊的。根据后文的“If my parents weren't there to make me practice，I probably putdown my violin”可知，如果我的父母不督促我练习，我可能会放下小提琴，因此我认为练习是无聊的。故选D。

3.句意：如果我的父母不督促我练习，我可能会放下我的小提琴，再也不会拿起它。

looked it up查阅它：fixed it up修理它：picked it up 捡起它：turned it up开大点声音。根据前文可知，我认为练习是无聊的，我放下小提琴，不想再拿起来，故选C。

4.句意：那天晚上，艾玛拉着小提琴，唱歌跳舞，主持了聚会。

hosted主持;depended依靠;explained 解释;included包括。根据宾语theparty可知，此处表示主持聚会，故选A。

5.句意：她设法使房间里的每个人都玩得很开心。

something某事;everything一切;somebody某人;everybody每个人。根据前文的“Emma... the party that night，playing the violin，singing and dancing.”可知，艾瑪在聚会上拉小提琴、唱歌和跳舞，因此让每个人都高兴，故选D。

6.句意：我兴奋地爱上了她演奏的音乐。

angrily生气地;nervously紧张地：excitedly兴奋地;worriedly担心地。根据后文的“Just a few days after that party，I took my... lesson with Emma”可知， 我在聚会后就和艾玛一起上课，因此此处为很兴奋地喜欢上她演奏的音乐，故选C。

7.句意：就在那次聚会后的几天，我和艾玛一起上了我的第一节小提琴课，并且在我的中学生活中我继续和艾玛一起上课。

first第一;second第二;third第三;fourth第四。根据前文的“I... fell in lovewith the music she played.”可知，我喜欢上她演奏的音乐，因此我和她一起上了第一节课，故选A。

8.句意：当我和艾玛一起拉小提琴的时候，演奏音乐就成了我喜欢的事情。

lost失去;loved喜欢;hated 讨厌;refused 拒绝。根据前文的“I continuedtaking lessons with Emma during my middle school life.”可知，我中学继续和艾玛一赴上音乐课，因此表示我喜欢演奏音乐，故选B。

9.句意：她向我介绍了各种各样的音乐，从乡村音乐到流行音乐，再到摇滚乐。

pairs双;sizes尺寸;boxes盒子;kinds种类。根据“from country musicto pop music，to rock and roll.”可知，此处表示介绍的音乐种类多，故选D。

10.句意：让我兴奋的是，艾玛还教我弹吉他。

also也;seldom很少;never从不;almost几乎。根据前文“She introducedme to so many...of music，”可知，艾玛介绍了音乐，还教我弹吉他，故选A。

11.句意：她对我很耐心，我学会了演奏两种乐器。

or或者;nor也不;and而且;but但是。结合句意，前半句表示她对我很有耐心，后半句表示我学会了演奏两种乐器，前后表示承接关系，故选C。

12.句意：很快，我们开始一起表演，我们惊讶地发现人们真的很想听我们的演奏！

really真正地;sadly 悲伤地;property 正确地;bravely勇敢地。根据“shocked”可知，我们感到惊讶，因此人们的确想听我们的演奏，故选A。

13.句意：当我开始拉小提琴的时候，我通常会在家里的客厅里练习，但是在艾玛的影响下，我很快就会在任何地方练习。

satisfaction满意;influence影响;difference差别;independence独立。根据前文可知，艾玛对我的影响很大，故选B。

14.句意：艾玛把音乐带出了教室，并把它带进了生活。

under在……下面;onto在……上面;into到……里面;over在……上方。bring.….into life“把……带进生活”，故选C。

15.句意：她的热情不仅在于演奏音乐，还在于分享音乐。

sharing分享;spending花费;saving挽救;solving解决。根据前文“Sheintroduced me to so many... of music， from country music to pop music， to rockand roll.”可知，此处表示她在分享音乐，故选 A。