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【題目】Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鳴曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.

Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional(專(zhuān)業(yè)的) pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”

However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

【1】What is special about Samuel Osmond?

A. He has a gift for writing music.

B. He can write down the note he hears.

C. He is a top student at the law school.

D. He can play the musical piece he hears.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

【3】 Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.

A. received a good early education in music

B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly

C. could play the piano without reading music

D. could play the guitar better than his father

【4】What can we infer(推斷) about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

A. He became famous during a special event at his college.

B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately(精確地).

C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The Qualities of a Musician

B. The Story of a Musical Talent

C. The Importance of Early Education

D. The Relationship between Memory and Music.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。文中敘述了一個(gè)名叫Samuel Osmond的音樂(lè)天才。他在不會(huì)讀樂(lè)譜的情況下，能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲彈奏出來(lái)。他的記憶力好，能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲記下來(lái)。他不僅能記住樂(lè)曲，聽(tīng)到的故事也能復(fù)述。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Samuel Osmond的特殊之處是什么？根據(jù) However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. 可知Samuel Osmond能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲彈奏出來(lái)，故選D。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段我們能得知什么？根據(jù)Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, 可知Samuel 想當(dāng)一名律師。故選B。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Samuel周?chē)�的人�?duì)他感到驚訝是因?yàn)槭裁�？根�?jù)I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons.可知Samuel不會(huì)讀樂(lè)譜的情況下就會(huì)彈鋼琴，這使大家感到驚訝。故選C。

【4】B推理判斷題。在第四段中我們可以推斷出關(guān)于Samuel的什么事情？ 根據(jù)He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it.可知Samuel正在學(xué)習(xí)許多專(zhuān)業(yè)鋼琴家也不會(huì)彈的曲子，故推斷他比許多專(zhuān)業(yè)鋼琴家彈鋼琴?gòu)椀煤�。故選B。

【5】B主旨大意題。下面哪一個(gè)是文章的最好標(biāo)題？根據(jù)He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. 本文圍繞著Samuel沒(méi)有學(xué)習(xí)彈鋼琴，只是把聽(tīng)到樂(lè)曲就能記下來(lái)，然后彈奏出來(lái)，這是一個(gè)特殊的天賦，因此本文的標(biāo)題講的是一個(gè)音樂(lè)天才的故事。故選B。