Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.B.C和D項中，選出最佳選項。

Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen-forty five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.

He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.

Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio (腦灰質炎) at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.

But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.

At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.

In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.

His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.

Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes.

He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.

In nineteen-eighty six, President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive honors for his music.

【1】According to the passage, we know Itzhak Perlman ___________.

A. is 60 years old today

B. was born in New York City

C. was a rich citizen of the world

D. has some achievement in music

【2】Despite the disease, none of this stopped Itzhak Perlman and he_________.

A. took his first lessons at the Music Academy of New York

B. appear on television for the first time in New York

C. got the financial aid to continue his study of music

D. won the Leventritt Competition in his nineties

【3】When the music seems dark，Itzhak Perlman often looks _______.

A. dark B. sad

C. happy D. light

【4】We can infer from the passage Ronald Reagan must be president of __________.

A. Palestine B. Germany

C. the USA D. England

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了Itzhak Perlman雖然從小患了腦灰質炎并且因此殘疾，但是卻自強不息，努力學習和表演音樂，并取得了成功的故事。

【1】D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段won many Grammy awards for his recordings以及won Emmy awards for his work on television可判斷,Itzhak Perlman在音樂上作出了比較大的成就。

【2】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York可判斷，Itzhak Perlman得到了經(jīng)濟資助得以去the Juilliard School上學學習音樂。

【3】A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening可判斷。

【4】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中前文他一直在紐約發(fā)展可判斷是在美國獲得的成就，因此選C。