A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them   16 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud  17  filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning,  18 , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a  19 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  20  people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their  21  and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and  22  everyone in person,” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a  23  instead?” Dario asked.

They both loved the  24 .Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts  25  their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and pretty lights.

Finally, the day of the party  26 .Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to  27 .One woman, Mrs.Gilbert,  28  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  29  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  30  you an apology,” she said. “I didn't  31  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. “These songs are not such  32  music.”

“These songs are beautiful music,” Dario's mother said. “We will be  33   to play them in the evening.”

“And we won't play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to  34  the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of  35  and made him feel that they were home at last.

1.

A sat

B stood

C lay

D walked

解析：选A。A 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A坐；B站立；C躺在；D 散步。根据后文内容在钢琴旁弹琴的环境，此处是指他们两人肩并肩地坐在钢琴旁，故选A。

2.

A voice

B ring

C music

D cry

解析：选C。C 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A声音；B铃声;C音乐；D哭声。前一句提到弹奏爵士乐，考查前文词汇的复现，故选C。

3.

A therefore

B however

C otherwise

D instead

解析：选B。B 考查副词在语境中的辨析。A因此；B然而；C否则；D相反地。句意：然而第二天早上他们的幸福消失了。故选B。

4.

A note

B poster

C bill

D report

解析：选A。A 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A笔记；B海报；C账单；D报告。句意：在那天夜里有人在他们的门下面留了一张便条。词义复现题，结合下文So I wrote a short note，故选A。

5.

A proud

B rich

C lucky

D nice

解析：选D。D 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A骄傲的；B富裕的；C幸运的; D美好的。由“管理员想象不出他们中谁会做那件事”可知，管理员认为他们都是好人，故选D。注意抓住转折词but。

6.

A neighbors

B friends

C relatives

D audiences

解析：选A。A 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A邻居；B朋友；C亲戚；D听众。上文提到他们弹钢琴打扰他们的邻居，故此处指他们应当给他们的邻居写信来就此事道歉。故选A。

7.

A blame

B instruct

C question

D visit

解析：选D。D 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A责备；B指导；C质询；D访问，拜访。句意：或许我们可以亲自去拜访他们。故选D。

8.

A party

B concert

C show

D play

解析：选A。A 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A聚会；B音乐会；C展览；D游戏。句意：要是我们把他们请来举行派对怎么样？结合46小题前面party可知应选A。

9.

A experience

B idea

C performance

D action

解析：选B。B 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A经历；B主意；C演出；D行动。句意：他们都喜欢这个主意。故选B。

10.

A to

B with

C for

D from

解析：选C。C 考查介词在语境中的辨析。固定搭配：prepare sth for sb 意为“为某人准备某物”，for表示目的，为了。故选C。

11.

A continued

B arrived

C passed

D finished

解析：选B。B 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A继续；B到达；C通过；D完成。根据上下文，这里指的是“终于举办派对的日子到了”，故选B。

12.

A order

B sell

C share

D advertise

解析：选C。C 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A命令，点菜；B买；C分享；D做广告。这里指派对，所以“有些人带来甜点是用来分享”。故选C。

13.

A treated

B presented

C helped

D served

解析：选B。B 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A对待；B赠送，呈现；C帮助；D服务。此处指的是一个名叫 Mrs. Gilbert的妇女赠送给Dario's mother一本钢琴音乐书。故选B。

14.

A promised

B admitted

C agreed

D worried

解析：选D。D 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A承偌；B许可进入；C同意；D担心。句意：我担心你们每天晚上都像这样弹奏，因此我写了一张便条。选D。

15.

A give

B send

C offer

D owe

解析：选D。D 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A给；B发送；C提供；D感激，欠……。owe sb an apology 意为“应向某人道歉”。选D。

16.

A realize

B remember

C understand

D accept

解析：选A。A 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A意识到；B记起；C理解，懂得；D接受。此处是指“我没有意识到当我们弹奏时天是多么晚了”，故选A。

17.

A sweet

B strange

C funny

D loud

解析：选D。D 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A甜蜜的；B奇怪的，陌生的；C滑稽的; D吵闹的。句意：这些歌曲不是那么吵的歌。选D。

18.

A brave

B sorry

C happy

D afraid

解析：选C。C 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A勇敢的；B抱歉的；C快乐的；D害怕的。通过上文，These songs are beautiful music.说明这里是指“我们很乐意在晚上弹奏这些歌曲”。选C。

19.

A changing

B practicing

C recording

D writing

解析：选B。B 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A变化；B练习，实践；C记录；D写作。句意：他已经一直盼望着能练习新曲子。选B。

20.

A equality

B freedom

C warmth

D sympathy

解析：选C。C 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A平等；B自由；C温暖；D同情。这里指“他妈妈的微笑给了他温暖的感觉”。注意本句后面部分，and made him feel that they were home at last可知，故选C。