I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with my grandparents from the time I was two __36__ I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was __37__. Grandma loved music. It was she that first __38__ me to Elvis Presley (猫王) as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in __39__ with it. Most five-year-olds ask for __40__ for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’ albums. I would play them non-stop and __41__ to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good. Grandma played the piano and __42__ me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I __43__ started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to __44__ piano lessons from a lady living in the __45__. I would come home from __46__ and walk three houses down for my lesson. I __47__ took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a foundation (基础) and __48__ me to continue to teach myself. Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I __49__ my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to __50__ her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice __51__ in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most __52__ of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very __53__ and said, “That’s wonderful!” I __54__ to play for her throughout the week I was home. My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every __55__ I write or sing in my life.
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小题1:“从我两岁到八岁”，until是连词，后加句子，故选B。
小题1:考查固定短语。A“在工作”；B“有麻烦”；C“在船或飞机上”；D“有危险”；根据句意“我住在祝父母那里，而妈妈在工作”，at work相当于working。故选A。
小题1:本句是强调句型，“正是祖母把我介绍给了猫王”，固定搭配，introduce sb. To...。故选D。
小题1:考查固定短语。in debate“在辩论中”；in love“爱上”；in agreement“一致，同意”；in doubt“有疑问”。句意“一听到猫王的音乐，我就爱上了他的音乐。”故选B。
小题1:形成对比，其他小孩要玩具，而我要猫王的专辑作为生日礼物。故选D。
小题1:考查固定用法。dance to the music“跟着音乐跳舞”，“跟着......的拍子”用介词to，故选C。
小题1:“祖母弹钢琴教我唱歌”，“教某人做某事”teach sb. to do sth.，故选D。
小题1:词义辨析。generally“逐渐地”；suddenly“突然”。听到最后，我能自己弹钢琴了，故用eventually，故选B。
小题1:考查固定用法。“上课”用take，take a ... lesson“上......课”，故选C。
小题1:固定搭配in the neighbourhood“在一个街区，在附近”，故选C。
小题1:根据句意可知，作者放学回家，再去上钢琴课。故选A。
小题1:考查词义辨析。exactly“精确地”；only“仅仅”；completely“完全”；seldom“很少”。根据后面的意思“.....已经足够了”可知，答案选only“仅仅”。故选B。
小题1:考查固定搭配。ask sb. to do sth.“要求某人做某事”；make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，句中含to，排除make；let sb. do sth.，排除；allow sb. to do sth.“允许某人做某事”，符合题意，故选D。
小题1:短语辨析。gave up“放弃”；gave away“分发”；brought along“随身携带”；brought up“养育，提出”。根据句意选“随身携带”，故选C。
小题1:comfort“使缓和”，根据祖母忍受着剧痛可知，音乐或许能缓解她的疼痛。故选A。
小题1:她微弱的嗓音和我的一起唱了几句。“加入......”join in，故选A。
小题1:考查形容词辨析。surprising“令人惊讶的”；touching“令人感动的”；puzzling“令人困惑的”；tiring“累人的”；“和祖母一起唱歌的那次经历是最感人的一次”，故选B。
小题1:形容词辨析。祖母知道我的事业后，肯定很欣慰，只有pleased符合文意。故选D。
小题1:refuse to do sth.“拒绝做某事”；expect to do sth.“期待做某事”；continue to do sth.“继续做某事”；pretend to do sth.“假装做某事”。根据句意，作者连续为祖母弹奏了一周。故选C。
小题1:“I write or sing in my life.”是定语从句，修饰限定song，“我写的和唱的每首歌”。故选D。