四、(2025·无锡市锡山区月考)完形填空。
新素养 勤于反思 Hitting heavily on the keys, I turned away from the piano, trying to fight the tears in my eyes. After an hour of 1, I still couldn't get the rhythm(节奏) quite right on a Mozart piece that I had to show to my piano teacher the following day. 2 I tried very hard, I couldn't play it correctly.
I decided to take a break. For the most part, after a little bit of work, I could usually learn the song pretty quickly. Sadly, it was always that one song, which might have appeared simple but was difficult, that always annoyed(惹恼) me. These types of songs always made me 3 myself whether I could be a pianist.
After dinner, I decided to come back to the 4. Placing my fingers on the keys, I 5 to play the piece carefully, paying attention to playing the correct notes instead of trying to play the piece quickly. Using this new method, I exercised a great deal of patience, something that I often had 6 with. Instead of thinking how hard the rhythm was, I thought about how I could 7 myself, little by little. Finally, I could slowly see myself getting better.
That evening, I didn't even get the rhythm right until a week later. I 8 an important lesson—sometimes, baby steps are the best way to reach a goal(目标). I'm a(n) 9 person who likes to think that I can get somewhere by leaps and bounds(跳跃). 10, in the case of piano, I couldn't move forward and improve until I slowed down and took it one step at a time.
1. A. acting
B. hitting
C. singing
D. practising
2. A. Since
B. Although
C. When
D. Before
3. A. believe
B. think
C. doubt
D. challenge
4. A. lesson
B. piano
C. teacher
D. room
5. A. chose
B. allowed
C. cried
D. wanted
6. A. trouble
B. fun
C. experience
D. influence
7. A. show
B. please
C. prepare
D. improve
8. A. gave
B. missed
C. learnt
D. taught
9. A. proud
B. careless
C. impatient
D. hard-working
10. A. Sadly
B. However
C. Indeed
D. Luckily

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