OnenightinNovember，ItzhakPerlmangaveaconcertinatheatre，ifyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert，youknowthatbecomingaviolinistisnotasmall（16）forhim，hehadtowalk（17）thehelpoftwowalkingsticksasares

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One night in November，Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theatre，if you have ever been to a Perlman concert，you know that becoming a violinist is not a small （16）___for him，he had to walk（17）___ the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child．
People sat （18）___while he made his way to his chair and began his play．But this time，something went （19）___．Just as he finished the first few parts of the music，one of the strings（弦） on his violin （20）___．We thought that he would have to stop the concert．But he didn't （21）___，he waited a moment，closed his eyes and then （22）___the conductor（指挥） to begin again．The orchestra （管弦乐队）began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had （23）___heard before．
Of course，everyone knows that it is （24）___for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three stings．I know that，and you know that，（25）___that night Itzhak Perlman didn't want to accept that．
When he finished，there was a terrible （26）___in the room，And then people rose and （27）___from every corner of the theatre．
Perlman was excited．He smiled and said，"You know，sometimes it is the artist's task to （28）___how much music you can still make with what you have left．"
So，suppose our task in this fast-changing world is to make （29）___，at first we should try our best with all that we have．And then，（30）___it is no longer possible，try to play it with what we have left．

16．A．achievement	B．advantage	C．accident	D．application
17．A．for	B．by	C．to	D．with
18．A．widely	B．closely	C．quietly	D．noisily
19．A．wrong	B．well	C．smoothly	D．slowly
20．A．fixed	B．broke	C．burned	D．lost
21．A．Instead	B．Anyway	C．Indeed	D．Otherwise
22．A．followed	B．asked	C．directed	D．forced
23．A．often	B．usually	C．already	D．never
24．A．comfortable	B．possible	C．uncomfortable	D．impossible
25．A．so	B．and	C．but	D．or
26．A．fear	B．silence	C．thought	D．thunder
27．A．cheered	B．left	C．smiled	D．whispered
28．A．hand out	B．carry out	C．find out	D．put out
29．A．fun	B．music	C．progress	D．money
30．A．unless	B．before	C．until	D．when．

Answer 1

16．A 考查名词辨析．根据后一句中的-He had to walk the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child．可知对于他来说，身患残疾，所以成为一名小提琴演奏家不是一个小的成就了．A 成就 B优点；C 事故；D申请．故选A．
17．D 考查介词用法．根据横线前的walk和横线后的two walking sticks可知他是在两根拐棍的帮助下行走．with the help of意为"在„„帮助之下"，是固定搭配．故选D，with．
18．C 考查副词辨析．根据上下文可知人们对身残志坚的帕尔曼很尊重，当他上台准备开始演奏时，观众是安静地坐着．A"宽广地"；B"紧密地"；C"静静地"；D"嘈杂地"．故选C．
19．A 考查形容词、副词用法．根据下文可知这次演奏中出了点叉子，琴弦断了一根，A出错的；B顺利地；C平滑地；D慢慢地．go wrong 意为：出岔子，出问题，故选A．
20．B 考查动词辨析．结合上下文可知，一根琴弦断了．A修好了；B断了；C燃烧的；D丢失的．故选B．
21．A 考查副词辨析．根据前文"我们认为他会停止演奏，但他没有"，及下文"他闭上眼睛等了一会儿，继续开始"，可知空格处意为"相反的，代替的是"．A反而，代替；B总之；C真正地；D否则．故选A．
22．B 考查动词辨析．根据上下文可知，他请求指挥再次指挥让他开始演奏．A按照；B请求；C导演；D强迫．故选B．
23．D 考查副词辨析．副词never表示"从未"，符合句意"他演奏出了他们以前从未听过的具有强烈的感情和纯粹的乐曲．"故选D．
24．D 考查形容词辨析．根据语境可知，正如大家都知道的，用三根琴弦演奏出如此美妙的乐曲是不可能的．用impossible表示"不可能的"．故选D．
25．C 考查连词的辨析．根据上句中大家都知道的事实，以及下句中伊扎克•帕尔曼不接受这个情况，可知它们之间是转折关系，用but表示"但是"．故选C．
26．B 考查名词辨析．用名词silence表示"寂静的"，符合句意"当他演奏结束，演奏厅里出现了可怕的寂静，表现出人们还沉浸在对他的演奏技巧的惊叹中，"silence 名词，寂静，故选B．
27．A 考查动词辨析．用cheer表示"欢呼"，符合句意"然后人们站起来，从剧院里各个角落传来了人们的欢呼声"．故选A．
28．C 考查动词短语辨析．用find out"找出；发现"后跟宾语从句，符合句意"有时一个艺术家的任务就是发现用你所剩下的东西能创造多少音乐．"故选C．
29．B 考查名词辨析．下文的play it提示本句空格处用music"音乐"，符合句意"设想一下我们的任务就是在这变幻莫测的世界里来制作音乐．"故选B，music．
30．D 考查连词辨析．用when"当„„时候"，引导时间状语从句，符合句意"当这种情况成为不可能的时候，就试着用你认为所剩下的东西来演奏它．"故选D．