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My father was a professional music teacher.He __1__ teaching Hawaiian and Spanish guitar, as well as the accordion(手风琴)．My mother was a __2__ piano player and, in fact, the whole family was very __3__ .I was the only one who had not been involved, yet，in __4__ to play a musical instrument.
And，as a lot of __5__ do, I was enrolled (注册) in __6__ lessons even though I had no interest at all in learning how to play it.So, it __7__ .Lesson after lesson I stood but rebelling (反对) at the __8__ it took to practice—I'd rather have been outside playing with my friends.Finally, I just __9__ practicing and my piano teacher told my parents that I was __10__ .Great—no more piano lessons.
Now, I was free from practicing the piano，but my parents __11__ desired that I learn a musical instrument.The long and short of it was this：I wasn't __12__ at this time, nor did I want to learn an instrument that they __13__ for me.I guess I was a bit headstrong but，at the same time，I __14__ what I wasn't interested in.
The musical story doesn't end here. __15__ goes on to where I decided what I wanted to learn，to play and that ended up being the drums. I __16__ playing the drums and went on to play in several __17__ for many years after that.
If you are not __18__ to do something no matter how much someone else wants you to do it，you won't do it. __19__，at the very least，you will certainly not put your heart and soul into it and will surely __20__ .We all make choices sooner or later but those choices cannot be forced on you with any success.
作者出生在一个音乐世家，父母要求作者学习弹钢琴，可是作者对其毫无兴趣，最后违背了家长的意愿，选择了自己喜爱的架子鼓，并取得了很好的成绩。
1．A.specialized in B．stuck to
C．stood for D．depended on
答案：A
解析：根据前句的意思可知，他是一名专门(specialized in)教夏威夷人和西班牙人吉他的音乐教师。
2．A.limited B．determined
C．skilled D．devoted
答案：C
解析：联系下文中的“I was the only one who had not been involved”，说明妈妈是一个技术熟练的(skilled)钢琴演奏者。
3．A.thankful B．musical
C．peaceful D．practical
答案：B
解析：爸爸专攻吉他，妈妈擅长弹钢琴，很明显，整个家庭都是爱好音乐的(musical)。
4．A.pretending B．managing
C．promisingD．learning
答案：D
解析：现在作者的生活还不包括学习(learning)演奏乐器的事情。
5．A.schools B．relatives
C．families D．hospitals
答案：C
解析：父母要求孩子学习钢琴，这应该是有关家庭教育方面的话题，所以这里从句的意思应该是：正如许多家庭(families)做的那样。
6．A.piano B．drum
C．accordion D．guitar
答案：A
解析：根据下文中的“my piano teacher”可知，这里指钢琴(piano)课。
7．A.remained B．followed
C．changed D．started
答案：D
解析：联系后面的“Lesson after lesson”等信息可知，钢琴课开始(started)了。
8．A.money B．time
C．chance D．patience
答案：B
解析：结合下文中的“I'd rather have been outside playing with my friends”可知，此处指练习弹琴所需的时间(time)。
9．A.quit B．denied
C．risked D．kept
答案：A
解析：根据下文中的“Great—no more piano lessons”可知，作者停止(quit)了练习弹琴。
10．A.fearless B．helpless
C．hopeless D．useless
答案：C
解析：作者不再练习弹琴，所以老师告诉作者的父母作者毫无希望了(hopeless)。
11．A.also B．still
C．never D．even
答案：B
解析：根据句中but所表示的转折意义可知，父母仍然(still)希望作者学习演奏乐器。
12．A.surprised B．worried
C．excited D．interested
答案：D
解析：联系上文第二段中的“I stood but rebelling(反对)”，还有下文中的“what I wasn't interested in”可知，作者对学习乐器并不感兴趣(interested)。
13．A.picked B．bought
C．repaired D．invented
答案：A
解析：是作者的父母让作者学习弹钢琴，由此可知，这里指由父母给作者选择(picked)的乐器。
14．A.thought B．explained
C．forgot D．knew
答案：D
解析：根据下文中的“I decided what I wanted to learn，to play and that ended up being the drums”可知，作者知道(knew)自己对什么不感兴趣。
15．A.He B．I
C．It D．She
答案：C
解析：此处指上文中提到的有关音乐的故事，而不是指人。
16．A.finished B．loved
C．minded D．avoided
答案：B
解析：结合句中的“went on to play”等语境可以推知，作者喜欢(loved)打架子鼓。
17．A.bands B．classes
C．stadiums D．squares
答案：A
解析：打架子鼓也是一种音乐活动，所以此处指乐队(bands)。
18．A.suitable B．necessary
C．anxious D．ready
答案：D
解析：如果你不愿意(ready)做什么事情，无论别人怎么想让你去做，你也不会做的。
19．A.Besides B．However
C．Or D．Instead
答案：C
解析：分析此处的逻辑关系可知，上下文表示并列的关系，或者(or)至少你不会用心去做……。
20．A.happen B．fail
C．appear D．exist
答案：B
解析：不用心去做，最后当然是失败(fail)。
