Question

【題目】B

One hot afternoon I became a thief of music.

For the first time, I created an original piano arrangement of my favorite song. Using only my ears and iPod, I created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide: I did it on my own.

I’ve been a pianist since before my hands were big enough to reach an octave: with a musician as a father, I was all but born on the piano bench. For many years, my musical identity was defined by the notes others had written before.

This was why, when I added the finishing touches to my piano version of a modern rock song, I was proud of myself : this arrangement was mine. What I’d done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existed—to “steal” a song from my favorite band—and to change it into something different and all my own. I was a thief, but I was also an artist.

In music, as in other aspects of life, I believe true originality rarely exists. Almost everything has, in one form or another, been done before. The most romantic novel may well be a slightly changed version of a play by Shakespeare, which is likely to be borrowed from the works of Ancient Greece: same themes, different characters. But, the novel is no less deserving of praise just because its uniqueness is compromised. Adaptation is not a symbol for failure.

The gift of creativity is the ability to do what I did on the piano: to find something beautiful, to analyze and twist it, and then to make it new. Such an act is not copying; it is finding inspiration and having the strength to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece. I believe it is my job, as an artist, to rearrange this world into what I imagine it to be.

I refuse to live as if I were trapped within the walls of a museum: looking but never touching, afraid to ruin the so-called perfection of the artifacts inside. Therefore, I will embrace my ability to be a thief, because if I don’t steal what the world has to offer, I’ll never have the tools to share with others a creation of my own.

My life is my own arrangement, and because of that, anything is possible.

【1】Which can be the best title?

A. The Love for Music.

B. Changes from a Thief to an Artist.

C. My Stolen Piano Lessons.

D. A Man Who Steals Music.

【2】According to the passage , which statement is true ?

A. Actually there was originality only in music

B. He was born on the piano bench.

C. The author created the original piano arrangement all by himself.

D .The author was once a thief who stole music from his favorite band.

【3】Why did the writer feel proud of himself ?

A.Because he became a real artist without others’ help.

B. Because he changed a song into a piano arrangement by himself.

C . Because he has a father who was a composer.

D. Because he could play the piano at an early age.

【4】What does the underlined word “embrace” mean?

A. Hug B. Explain C. Adapt D. Quit

【5】From the passage we can learn that the writer______

A. never accept others’ advice.

B. likes to recreate songs whenever it is possible.

C. would rather not turn to his father for help.

D. is more of a leader than a follower.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】在一個炎熱的下午，作者將一首搖滾樂改編成了鋼琴曲，從而獲得了極大的滿足。因為他終于有了屬于自己的作品。同時，他從這件事上獲得了一個啟迪：每個人都是自己人生的改編者，你要善于和勇于利用前人留給你的東西，去編寫屬于自己的人生樂章！

【1】D主旨大意題。作者在第一段把自己稱為“偷音樂的人”I became a thief of some sort—a thief of music，然后在下文又多次把自己的創(chuàng)作改編說成是“steal”， 文中還出現(xiàn)了“I was a thief”，“ my ability to be a thief”等，由此判斷答案選D。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段 I had created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide: I had done it on my own. ，可知作者在沒有任何幫助，沒有任何指導(dǎo)的情況下，憑借一己之力獨立完成了改編音樂這一挑戰(zhàn)，答案選C。

【3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段 I was proud of myself : this arrangement was mine.可知作者感到驕傲的事情是自己獨立創(chuàng)作改編了這首音樂，故答案選B。

【4】A詞義猜測題。A擁抱；B解釋；C適應(yīng)，改編；D放棄。由文章內(nèi)容可知作者對于自己改編音樂這件事非常興奮，對自己的這種創(chuàng)造力感到驕傲自豪，由此判斷他對自己有這種“偷”的能力是感到滿意的，是欣然接受的，故答案選A。

【5】D推理判斷題。在文中作者講述了自己對一首音樂改編后的激動興奮，他認(rèn)為人們不能受“原創(chuàng)”的束縛，要去利用已有的東西去尋找靈感，將世界創(chuàng)作成自己喜歡的樣子，在文章最后作者提出My life is my own arrangement, and because of that, anything is possible.“我的人生就是我的改編曲，因此，一切皆有可能”，由此判斷作者是一位有創(chuàng)造力，不固步自封的人，喜歡創(chuàng)新的人，故答案選D。