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My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon．

　 I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing．I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands．

　　 I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people． They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece．

　　 What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　　 As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me．I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat．

　　 Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room．It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump in my throat and sat down．Slowly, I opened the music．Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys．

　　 As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment．But the memory of my years of training came flooding back． I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested．

　　 Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically．

　 　My eyes burned holes into(were fixed on) the pages in front of me．

　　 There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration．To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music．

　　 When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　　 Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind．And proud of my “page-turning” feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake．

　　 After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head．I had finished．I had mastered the impossible．

56．The author was nervous before the performance because ______．

A．his or her mother and father weren’t present

B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

C．he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

D．he or she had never performed in public before

57． The underlined phrase “mess up” in paragraph 3 probably means ______．

　 　 A．put into disorder　　　　　　 　　　　　 B．forget about

C．stop halfway　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．do well in

58．The author ______．

A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

C．paid all attention to nothing but his/her performance

D．lost his/her concentration sometimes during the performance

59．What did the author feel about his/her performance?

A．He/She thought it was comfortable and successful．

B．He/She thought it was very difficult but successful．

C．He/She thought he/she had never made a mistake during the performance．

D．He/She thought he/she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly．

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分)

Anna arrived far too early．Usually she left things to the last minute, 　36　 　today was a very special occasion． It was almost 　37　 　by getting there an hour beforehand that she 　38　 　to cause the plane to arrive sooner． 　39　 　raced through her mind． “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 　40　 　trouser suit? Will he even 　41　 　me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had 　42　 　seen Joe． She fished a 　43　 　out of her handbag and inspected her face．Too much make-up?　 Joe had 　44　 　made any comments but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up ------ “gliding (把．．涂成金色) the lily”, he 　45　 　it． It was funny how much importance she attached to 　46　 　a good impression on him． After all, friends do not judge each other by 　47　 ． All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 　48　 　right．

　　 Looking out of the window, Joe 　49　 　a first glimpse, through a break in the clouds,　 50　 　the town far below． Certainly it was very flattering (奉承的) that they had 　51 　　him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again．The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy (礼貌), had 　52　 　to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions． This time, 　53　 ，it was not necessary,　 　54　 　because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could 　55　 　the afternoon off in order to come and meet him．

36．　　 A．and　　　　　　　　 B． but　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． as

37．　　 A．because　　　　　 B． even if　　　　　　　　　　 C． as if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． when

38．　　 A．thought　　　　　 B． liked　　　　　　　　　　　 C． had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． hoped

39．　　 A．Words 　　　　　 B． Facts　　　　　　　　　　　 C． Thoughts　　　　　　　　　 D． Matters

40．　　 A．new　　　　　　　 B． strange　　　　　　　　　 C． white　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． single

41．　　 A．like　　　　　　　　 B． recognize　　　　　　　　 C． know　　　　　　　　　　　 D． tell

42．　　 A．before　　　　　　 B． recently　　　　　　　　　 C． last　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． most

43．　　 A．purse　　　　　　　 B． handkerchief　　　　　 C． mirror　　　　　　　　　　　 D． book

44．　　 A．never　　　　　　　 B． almost　　　　　　　　　　 C． often　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． regularly

45．　　 A．told　　　　　　　　 B． called　　　　　　　　　　 C． saw　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． thought

46．　　 A．offering　　　　　 B． taking　　　　　　　　　　 C． having　　　　　　　　　　　 D． making

47．　　 A．appearance　　　 B． clothes　　　　　　　　　 C． make-up　　　　　　　　　 D． head

48．　　 A．come across　 B． turn up　　　　　　　　　 C． go off　　　　　　　　　　　 D． get out

49．　　 A．caught　　　　　　 B． left　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． enjoyed　　　　　　　　　　 D． met

50．　　 A．at 　　　　　　　　 B． on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． of

51．　　 A．employed　　　　 B． invited　　　　　　　　　　 C． told　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． informed

52．　　 A．offered　　　　　 B． arrived　　　　　　　　　　 C． intended　　　　　　　　　　 D． attempted

53．　　 A．therefore　　　　 B． however　　　　　　　　 C． instead　　　　　　　　　　　 D． as well

54．　　 A．luckily　　　　　　 B． really　　　　　　　　　　　 C． partly　　　　　　　　　　　 D． separately

55．　　 A．put　　　　　　　　 B． make　　　　　　　　　　　 C． take　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． leave

35． ----- Oh, my goodness! My laptop must have got stolen．

　 ----- But where _____ a thief have entered the house with all the doors and windows still locked?

　 　 A． should　　　 　　　 B． could　　　　 　　 C． dare　　　　　 　 D． did

34． The meeting was to ____ at 9 o’clock, but the manager ____ until twenty minutes later．

　 　 A． start; didn’t turn up　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B． start; hadn’t turned up

　 　 C． have started; didn’t turn up　　　　 　　　　　 D． have started; hadn’t turned up

33． It is ______fashion differs from country to country _____may reflect the cultural differences from one respect．

A． /, that　　　　 　　 B． that, /　　　　　 　 C． how, that　　 　　 D． that, that

32． By the year 2015, the world population will be _____ today．

　 A． as twice as what it is　　　　　 　　　　 B． twice what it is

　 　 C． twice as it is　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D． twice of what is

31． The five firemen the director had ____ the five people in fire were highly praised．

　 　 A． rescue　　　　 　　 B． rescued　　　　 　 C． to rescue　　　　 D． had rescued

30． ----- What do you think of Julia?

　 ----- She could be a very attractive girl, but she ______ no attention to her dress．

　 　 A． paid　　　　　 　　 B． was paying　　 　 C． pays　　　　 　　 D． had paid

29． I have no dream____ to have a happy life．

　 　 A． other than　　 　　　 B． rather than　 　　　　 C． more than　　　 D． less than