2017年江苏高考英语真题及答案 - 高考英语历年真题

ly （随意地）on the piano and found it ____42___to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __43__doing it. He tried to hide his __44__pleasure from the music teacher, who had __45__over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __46__the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ___47__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __48__ him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴）a __49__. When he began practicing, he took it very __50__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __51__to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This __52__, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __53__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __54__ looks of the non-musicians he had left __55__.

36.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling

37. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up

38. A. before B. after C. until D. since

39. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate

40. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover

41. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit

42. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy

43. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied

44. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar

45. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered

46. A. because B. but C. though D. so

47. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice