2015 北京卷 A Welcome Gift 郑艳美整编
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 1. side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 2. filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3. , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 4. under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain (抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent (管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 5. people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6. and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and 7. everyone in person,” his mother said. “What if we invited them to come here for a 8. instead?” Dario asked.
They both loved the 9. . Over the next few days, they nt out invitations and prepared de
srts 10. their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers (彩带) and pretty lights.
Finally, the day of the party 11. . Some guests brought prents. Others brought flowers.
Some even brought desrts to 12. . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 13. Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night，”she said，“The sounds woke me out of bed. I 14. that
you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.” Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we 15. you an apology,” she said. “I didn’t 16. how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at
night.”
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them.
“The songs are not such 17. music.” “The songs are beautiful music,” Dario’s mother said. “We will be 18. to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to 19. the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to e the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of 20. and made him feel that they were home at last.
1. A. sat | B. stood | C. lay | D. walked |
2. A. voice | B. ring | C. music | D. cry |
3. A. therefore | B. however | C. otherwi | D. instead |
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4. A. note | B. poster | C. bill | D. report |
5. A. proud | B. rich | C. lucky | D. nice |
6. A. neighbors | B. friends | C. relatives | D. audiences |
7. A. blame | B. instruct | C. question | D. visit |
8. A. party | B. concert | C. show | D. play |
9. A. experience | B. idea | C. performance | D. action |
10. A. to | B. with | C. for | D. from |
11. A. continued | B. arrived | C. pasd | D. finished |
12. A. order | B. ll | C. share | D. adverti |
13. A. treated | B. prented | C. helped | D. rved |
14. A. promid | B. admitted | C. agreed | D. worried |
15. A. give | B. nd | C. offer | D. owe |
16. A. realize | B. remember | C. understand | D. accept |
17. A. sweet | B. strange | C. funny | D. loud |
18. A. brave | B. sorry | C. happy | D. afraid |
19. A. changing | B. practicing | C. recording | D. writing |
20. A. equality | B. freedom | C. warmth | D. sympathy |
答案：1-5 ACBAD | 6-10 ADABC | 11-15 BCBDD | 16-20 ADCBC |
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文章大意：本文介绍了 Dario 和他的妈妈搬到新家很高兴，并在深夜弹钢琴来庆祝，结果却打扰了邻居，邻居留便条抱怨投诉，母子二人积极应对，决定举行派对来缓和邻里关系并得到邻居的谅解。词汇：
apartment n. 公寓，房间 desrt n. 餐后甜点，甜点心celebrate vt. 庆祝，举行，赞美, 祝贺 freedom n. 自由，自主complain vt. 抱怨，控诉，投诉，牢骚 warmth n. 温暖，热情，激动apologize vt. 道歉，辩解，赔不是 decorate vt. 装饰，布置
superintendent n. 管理员，负责人 disappear vi. 消失，失踪，不复存在
imagine vt . 想象，猜测，臆断 streamer n. 彩带，饰带，横幅
apology n. 道歉，谢罪，辩护 owe vt. 欠……感激，把……归功于
suggest vt. 建议，提议，显示，暗示 otherwi adv. 否则，另外
poster n. 海报，广告 bill n. 账单，钞票，清单
blame vt. 责备，归咎于 instruct vt. 指导，通知，命令
