考研《英语一》郴州市汝城县2023年预测密卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》郴州市汝城县2023年预测密卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Hitting heavily on the keys in frustration, I turned away from the piano, trying to fight the tears that were already welling up in my eyes. After an hour of 1 , I still couldn’t get the rhythm quite right on a Mozart piece that I had to 2 to my piano teacher the following day. It was frustrating to have spent such a( n) 3 time on a piano song and still be unable to play the piece correctly. To me, the piece had at first seemed easy. But, no matter how 4 I tried, I just couldn’t seem to play it the way that it was 5 to be played. I decided to take a 6 . For the most part, after a little bit of work, I could 7 learn the song rather quickly. However, it was always that one song, which might have appeared simple but was 8 , that always annoyed me. These types of songs always made me 9 myself whether I could be a pianist. After having dinner, I decided to come back to the piano. Placing my 10 on the keys, I chose to play the piece slowly and carefully, paying attention to hitting the correct notes 11 trying to play the piece quickly. Using this new method of practicing, I 12 a great deal of patience, something that I often had 13 with. Instead of thinking how hard the rhythm was, I thought about how I could 14 myself, little by little. Finally, I could slowly see myself getting better. 15 , I didn’t even get the rhythm right until a week later. I also 16 an important lesson—sometimes, baby steps are the best way to 17 a goal. I’m an impatient person who likes to think that I can get 18 by leaps and bounds. But, in the case of piano, I couldn’t move forward and improve 19 I slowed down, believed in myself, and took it one step 20 . 1、A．waiting B．practicing C．crying