广东省湛江第一中学2013-2014学年高二3月月考
英语试题
Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A woman wanted to encourage her child’s more progress on the piano and decided to take her son to a famous pianist Paderewski’s concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3 explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In 5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6 picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and 8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
