四川省广安一中高考英语短文语法填空和阅读类暑假选练(11).doc

【浙江省 2014 高考英语模拟冲刺卷】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该选项标号涂黑。 When I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsor ’s house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by rin ging the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I ’d rather be doing. “Almost anything ”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn ’t have a gift for it. It didn ’ t come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try. The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. “Hello, ” I hear d a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced, “Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. I ’m up to my ears in something else! Pasha set her apple down on the side  ” she then exited to the kitchen. table and slid beside me on the piano bench. “What piece do you like best? ” she asked. “What do y ou mea n?” I asked. “They’re all the same to me. I don ’t know. “You mean you don ’t have a favorite? ” “No, not really. ” Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianis