五、核心素养 学习能力 完形填空。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:积极的生活 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★
Tom was the kind of student who could spend a whole day without speaking. He was like a shadow in the noisy hallways, a boy who would have his lunch
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in the library corner, finding peace on his own. Several months ago, his family visited his grandparents. That was when he found an old
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, lying in his grandfather's attic(阁楼).
Driven by curiosity, Tom decided to learn by
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. He knew he couldn't afford the lessons in class, so he used his
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to look for online courses and spent an hour practicing the guitar every evening. The first few weeks were
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. His fingers hurt, and the chords(和弦) he produced were noisy. At dinner time, his mother prepared a nice meal. She
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something wrong, so she said peacefully, "Whenever you feel like
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, it's not the exact time."
"That's the furthest place I could reach. I have made all my
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, Mum," said Tom sadly. "Just keep practicing. Even I used to be upset for not being able to make tasty meals for the three of us," smiled Mum. "Look how
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the dinner is!"
Tom's eyes lit up. After that,
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there were many moments when he was about to give up, he stuck to hope inside him and carried on. Slowly, the noise began to turn into a melody. He
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his first full song, a simple folk tune. And the sense of achievement was
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.
As he grew more confident, he hoped to find a place to show his progress and soon he
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a poster of the school music club. There, he met Eli, a drummer with endless energy, and Maya, a keyboardist who had perfect ears for rhythm. Together, they
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a band. In the music room that served as their practicing space, Tom found his voice—not just through singing, but through the
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of music. The stage, which once seemed scary, became a place of shared energy and joy.
1. A. happily B. quickly C. quietly D. carefully
2. A. piano B. violin C. drum D. guitar
3. A. itself B. himself C. herself D. yourself
4. A. book B. radio C. television D. computer
5. A. awful B. boring C. enjoyable D. relaxing
6. A. heard B. sensed C. made D. remembered
7. A. giving up B. joining in C. putting off D. running out
8. A. plans B. dreams C. lessons D. efforts
9. A. simple B. terrible C. delicious D. expensive
10. A. if B. unless C. because D. although
11. A. kept B. heard C. mastered D. forgot
12. A. tiring B. peaceful C. disappointing D. fantastic
13. A. used B. planned C. noticed D. raised
14. A. left B. started C. showed D. found
15. A. lesson B. history C. language D. sign
