What is your favourite cartoon? It may be 【1】(difficulty) for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tomand Jerryis the best one.

When Lang 【2】(be) two years old, he saw Tom playing【3】piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him【4】(learn) the piano well. His talent for the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang【5】the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better 【6】better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for 【7】(make) facial expressions and moving around while playing. The road to【8】(succeed) has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look【9】him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers【10】(he) lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

【答案】

【1】difficult

【2】was

【3】the

【4】to learn

【5】to

【6】and

【7】making

【8】success

【9】after

【10】himself

【解析】

这是一篇人物传记。文章讲述了中国钢琴家郎朗的成长历程，是如此成长为著名钢琴演奏家的。

【1】考查形容词。根据系动词be可知填写形容词difficult作表语，表示“困难的”。故填difficult。

【2】考查动词时态。句意：当郎朗两岁的时候，他看到Tom在弹钢琴。此处陈述过去的动作，使用一般过去时，主语为Lang，谓语动词用第三人称单数。故填was。

【3】考查冠词。根据短语play the piano表示“演奏钢琴”，中间需要定冠词the。故填the。

【4】考查非谓语动词。根据短语encourage sb to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”，故填to learn。

【5】考查介词。根据短语take sb to表示“把某人带去”to为介词。故填to。

【6】考查连词。根据短语better and better表示“越来越好”，此处为“形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级”结构，表示“越来越……”。故填and。

【7】考查非谓语动词。for为介词，后跟动名词做宾语。故填making。

【8】考查名词。根据短语the road to success表示“通往成功的道路”，to 为介词后面接名词success。故填success。

【9】考查介词。根据短语look after表示“照顾”。故填after。

【10】考查代词。句意：但郎朗认为自己很幸运，认为自己应该回馈社会。结合句意可知表示“他自己”应用反身代词himself。故填himself。