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【題目】My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.

About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible（隱形的）hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!

By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.

A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.

That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined（用松香擦）the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.

My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I’m deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away, when I’m walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn（莊嚴(yán)的）tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.

My violin, shall I compare you to a summer’s day?

【1】What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin-playing?

A. Orders from mum.

B. Boredom of practice.

C. Loss of passion for violin.

D. Disappointment in the teacher’s eyes.

【2】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.

B. The weather actually changed because of the tune.

C. The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat.

D. The author’s feeling was continuously influenced by the music.

【3】Why did the author pick up the violin again?

A. The invisible hammer and claw are gone.

B. The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.

C. A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.

D. He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn’s works.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Deep love for music.

B. Musical soul mate—violin.

C. An inspiring story of violin.

D. My dislike and like of violin.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一個(gè)故事，作者講述了自己小時(shí)候被媽媽要求學(xué)小提琴，后來(lái)由于無(wú)聊和失望而放棄，無(wú)意中因?yàn)橐皇酌�曲又有了學(xué)習(xí)的熱情，一直堅(jiān)持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成了生活的一部分，成了我的靈魂伴侶。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible（隱形的）hammer, striking on my heart.可知當(dāng)我演奏錯(cuò)誤時(shí)老師失望的眼神加劇了我對(duì)小提琴的不喜歡，故選D.

【2】推理判斷題。通過(guò)第四段It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray.這些對(duì)優(yōu)美琴聲的描寫(xiě)，表現(xiàn)了琴聲對(duì)人心情的影響，人的心情會(huì)隨著音樂(lè)而變化。故選D.

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.和第五段That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go.可知Felix Mendelssohn的E-minor Concerto這首曲子讓作者對(duì)小提琴又有了興趣和熱情，故選C.

【4】主旨大意題。文中作者講述了自己小時(shí)候被媽媽要求學(xué)小提琴，后來(lái)由于無(wú)聊和失望而放棄，無(wú)意中因?yàn)橐皇酌�曲又有了學(xué)習(xí)的熱情，一直堅(jiān)持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成為了生活的一部分，成了靈魂伴侶。Musical soul mate—violin概括了全文意思，又能吸引讀者，適合作為標(biāo)題。故選B.

概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段開(kāi)頭再看全文找主題句，若無(wú)明顯主題句，就通過(guò)關(guān)鍵詞句來(lái)概括(如議論文中尋找表達(dá)作者觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度的詞句，記敘文尋找概括情節(jié)和中心的動(dòng)詞或反映人物特點(diǎn)的形容詞)。本文作者講述了自己小時(shí)候被媽媽要求學(xué)小提琴，后來(lái)由于無(wú)聊和失望而放棄，無(wú)意中因?yàn)橐皇酌�曲又有了學(xué)習(xí)的熱情，一直堅(jiān)持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成為了生活的一部分，成了靈魂伴侶。Musical soul mate—violin概括了全文意思，又能吸引讀者，適合作為標(biāo)題。