Hearing the notes coming from the other side of the wall, Giorgio was moved. This was our way of saying “I don't know who you are, but I'm here. You're not ______91______.”
It turned out his neighbor's name was Emil and he was 78 years old, _____92_____ from Poland. His wife had _____93_____ in December from COVID-19 and the _____94_____ in which he was staying was a temporary accommodation until he would sell his house. The only comfort left to Emil was his _____95_____. The reason he was playing at 2 p.m. every weekend and also duetting (二重奏) at that time with Giorgio was because of his _____96_____.
“When I wrote the song—Dear Emil, I started _____97_____ Emil's life. A 78 widower that lost the love of his life because of this stupid ______98______. Spending days alone at home due to lockdown, playing her favorite piano song every weekend, until a _____99_____ appeared on his door, one which read you are _____100_____, and not alone. And a new friendship started, two pianos between a wall. Although they didn't know who was playing, it didn't _____101_____ . You can be the _____102_____ to somebody else's darkness.” said Giorgio.
Giorgio shared on March 14th that he’d received _____103_____ that Emil had left the world forever in his sleep: “And now he is _____104_____ his wife.” “Dear Emil,” he wrote. “I knew little about you, but you _____105_____ my life. You gave me back my passion, believing music can be powerful.”
91．A．unique B．awake C．alone D．accompanied
92．A．originally B．eventually C．typically D．regularly
93．A．got sick B．passed away C．got injured D．passed by
94．A．hospital B．store C．firm D．apartment
95．A．piano B．violin C．photo D．instrument
96．A．wife B．friend C．mother D．daughter
97．A．describing B．picturing C．admiring D．predicting
98．A．hurt B．challenge C．virus D．war
99．A．tap B．knock C．call D．note
100．A．heard B．seen C．felt D．smelled
101．A．doubt B．affect C．matter D．conflict
102．A．object B．light C．trouble D．worry
103．A．order B．instruction C．promise D．word
104．A．harmonious with B．similar to C．equal to D．reunited with
105．A．bettered B．disturbed C．changed D．confirmed
91．C
92．A
93．B
94．D
95．A
96．A
97．B
98．C
99．D
100．A
101．C
102．B
103．D
104．D
105．C
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。乔治在疫情封锁期间和隔壁邻居一起弹奏钢琴，这位邻居因为新冠疫情失去了自己的妻子，两人在封锁期间用琴声互相陪伴和倾听。
91．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你不是一个人。A.unique独特的；B.awake醒着的；C.alone独自的；D.accompanied伴随的。根据前文“I don't know who you are, but I'm here”(我不知道你是谁，但我在这里)下文“ not alone”也是提示。可知，此处是讲你不是一个人。故选C。
92．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：原来他的邻居名叫埃米尔，78岁，来自波兰。A.originally起初，原来；B.eventually最终；C.typically典型地，有代表性地；D.regularly定期地，有规律地。根据“from Poland”可知，此处是指埃米尔原本来自波兰。故选A。
93．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：去年12月，他的妻子因新冠肺炎去世，他住的公寓是在他卖掉房子之前的临时住所。A.got sick生病；B.passed away去世；C.got injured受伤；D.passed by经过。根据后文“lost the love of his life”(失去了他一生的挚爱)可知，此处是指他的妻子因新冠肺炎去世。故选B。
94．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年12月，他的妻子因新冠肺炎去世，他住的公寓是在他卖掉房子之前的临时住所。A.hospital医院；B.store商店；C.firm公司；D.apartment公寓。根据前文“his neighbor's name”(his neighbor's name)可知，此处是指他住的公寓。故选D。
95．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃米尔唯一的安慰就是他的钢琴。A.piano钢琴；B.violin小提琴；C.photo照片；D.instrument乐器。根据后文“playing her favorite piano song every weekend”(每个周末弹奏她最喜欢的钢琴曲)可知，此处是指埃米尔唯一的安慰就是他的钢琴。故选A。
96．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他之所以每个周末都在下午2点进行弹奏，并与乔治一起进行合奏，是因为他想念妻子。A.wife妻子；B.friend朋友；C.mother妈妈；D.daughter女儿。根据上文“ His wife hadin December from COVID-19”后文“playing her favorite piano song every weekend”可知，此处是指他是为了思念妻子而弹奏。故选A。
97．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我写《亲爱的埃米尔》这首歌时，我开始想象埃米尔的生活。A.describing描述；B.picturing想象；C.admiring钦佩；D.predicting预测。根据后文“Spending days alone at home due to lockdown, playing her favorite piano song every weekend”(由于封锁，他每天都独自在家，每个周末都弹她最喜欢的钢琴曲)和“Although they didn't know who was playing”(虽然他们不知道是谁在弹奏)可知，此处是指想象埃米尔的生活。故选B。
98．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个78岁的鳏夫因为这种愚蠢的病毒失去了挚爱。A.hurt伤害；B.challenge挑战；C.virus病毒；D.war战争。根据前文“from COVID-19”可知，此处是指因为这种愚蠢的病毒失去了挚爱。故选C。
99．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因封锁而独自在家的日子里，每个周末都要弹奏她最喜欢的钢琴曲，直到他的门上出现了一个便条，写着“有人在听，你并不孤单”。A.tap轻拍；B.knock敲门；C.call打电话；D.note短笺，便条。根据“appeared on his door”和“one which read”可知，此处是指他的门上出现了一个便条。故选D。
100．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因封锁而独自在家的日子里，每个周末都要弹奏她最喜欢的钢琴曲，直到他的门上出现了一个便条，写着“有人在听，你并不孤单”。A.heard听见；B.seen看见；C.felt感觉；D.smelled闻。根据后文“And a new friendship started, two pianos between a wall.”(一段新的友谊开始了，两架钢琴隔在一面墙之间。)可知，此处是指有人在听。故选A。
101．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然他们不知道是谁在弹奏，但这并不重要。A.doubt怀疑；B.affect影响；C.matter重要；D.conflict冲突，抵触。根据前文“Although they didn't know who was playing”可知，此处是指这并不重要。故选C。
102．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你可以成为别人黑暗中的一束光。A.object物体，实物；B.light光；C.trouble麻烦；D.worry担忧。根据“to somebody else's darkness”可知，你可以成为别人黑暗中的一束光。故选B。
103．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：乔治在3月14日分享说，他收到了埃米尔在睡梦中永远离开这个世界的消息：“现在他和妻子团聚了。”A.order命令；B.instruction用法说明；C.promise承诺；D.word消息。根据“Emil had left the world forever in his sleep”可知，此处是指他收到了埃米尔在睡梦中永远离开这个世界的消息。故选D。
104．
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：乔治在3月14日分享说，他收到了埃米尔在睡梦中永远离开这个世界的消息：“现在他和妻子团聚了。”A.harmonious with与……和谐；B.similar to与……相似；C.equal to与……相等；D.reunited with与……团聚。根据“Emil had left the world forever in his sleep”可知，此处是指现在他和妻子团聚了。故选D。
105．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对你知之甚少，但你改变了我的生活。A.bettered超过，胜过；B.disturbed打扰；C.changed改变；D.confirmed证实。根据“You gave me back my passion, believing music can be powerful”(你把我的热情还给了我，相信音乐可以带来力量)可知，此处是指你改变了“我”的生活。故选C。
