At the onset of a northern winter, many dream of warmer climates.In 1934 the Canadian-born composer Colin Mcphee did more than dream. He set out for the island of Bali.

In his book A House in Bali,Colin Mcphee described how he first gained insight into the essence of Balinese music.For about a month he had been working on transcribing a complete score to a Balinese play he had seen. It seemed impossible that so much beauty could be achieved with a scale(音階)of only five tones.

But the distinctive embellishments(修飾音)of the music eluded him.Fortunately a young household helper and his friend decided to assist. One morning they set two objects next to Mcphee’s piano.They were gangas--metal keyed instruments.The two boys played them in what struck Mcphee as”a fast duet(二重奏） in Morse code”.

At last the composer had found the key to Balinese music.“Wait!” Mcphee would call out from the piano as the boys flew along,“Stop!Please!That bit once more!”

Patiently the boys would stop and began again.But soon they were flying again,faster than ever, amazing Mcphee with their memory and precision. Sometimes the patterns repeated.Sometimes they opened up into something new. Then, suddenly the whole duet would fly apart and the boys would burst out laughing,breaking the spell.

Although Colin Mcphee left the island in 1939,he remained spellbound by Balinese music.And its rich,distinctive sound would colour many of the compositions he would write for the next quarter century.

1.From the passage we can learn that_______________________.

A．Colin Mcphee set foot on the island of Bali in late winter

B．The book A House in Bali detailed how Colin Mcphee understood the life of the island

C．Colin Mcphee actually acquired much beauty of Balinese music

D．For a month Colin Mcphee had been watching a Balinese play he had seen before

2.The word “eluded” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________________.

A．a(chǎn)ttracted          B．shocked           C．disappointed       D．puzzled

3.Colin Mcphee was astonished because________________________.

A．the two locals played part of Balinese music once more unwillingly

B．Colin Mcphee eventually found the key to Balinese music

C．The two boys played their instruments so precisely and skillfully

D．The Balinese music displayed something new for Colin Mcphee

4.The passage is mainly about_______________________.

A．a(chǎn) book introducing the island of Bali

B．two Balinese boys playing gangas

C．a(chǎn) composer named Colin Mcphee

D．Balinese music touching Colin Mcphee

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了Colin Mcphee在the island of Bali島上的Balinese music的音樂之美，尤其那兩個男孩用摩爾斯代碼演奏的二重奏使他很驚訝，他們竟然演奏的如此熟練及精確，給他留下了很深的印象。

1.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mcphee described how he first gained insight into the essence of Balinese music.故選C。

2.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)音樂的修飾音使他很困惑，故選D。

3.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)amazing Mcphee with their memory and precision.這兩個孩子彈奏的如此精確和熟練，故選C。

4.這是主旨大意題。根據(jù)整篇短文Colin Mcphee及Balinese music，故選 D。

考點：故事類。

點評：閱讀理解的主旨大意題其實主要考查考生把握全文內(nèi)容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析歸納文章段落大意、重要情節(jié)、人物特征和寫作特點等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明確了，若還具備分析長難句的能力，難的試題也會迎刃而解。

 

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