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19.When the well-known pianist Kong Xiangdong first made it big in the city in the early 1990s,he was called the"piano prince."His smart looks and passionate(激昂的)music won the hearts of many women fans.Now the"prince"has revealed his new look-with hair shaved(剃O光) off."It is very environmentally friendly,"Kong said,smiling."I never need to use shampoo or a hair dryer!"The real reason for the change is that Kong started to lose his hair.
But when he talks about his early piano training,Kong speaks of"bitterness"and"hardship."He says"A pianist has no childhood at all.I didn't understand the games other children played."
Kong's mother-Lin Youling,who had a great interest in piano-provided him with a keyboard painted on paper.It was on this soundless"instrument"that he began his piano career,at the age of 5.His mother put the"keyboard"in the kitchen and asked Kong to practice on it every day.Kong had to vocalize the notes."My interest in music declined quickly because the silent′keyboard'made practice very boring,"he said.
When he was 7,Kong's mother borrowed enough money to buy a second-hand piano for him.She almost spent all her savings on the instrument,so it was a real fortune.It was not a good quality piano and the keys were yellow and old,"like an old woman's teeth."Kong used this"old granny"piano for 10years.It stimulated his real passion for learning music because he was fascinated(着迷的) by the beautiful sound of a real piano after years at the paper keyboard.He has kept the old piano to remind him of those days.
Practice is the only path to success.Knowing that,Kong was a hard-working student at school,where he wore out several keyboards on musical exercises.
58.Why did Kong Xiangdong shaved off his hair?B
A.Because his fans like it.
B.Because his hair started to lose.
C.Because it is very friendly to environment.
D.Because he never used shampoo or a hair dryer.
59.The underlined word"declined"in paragraph3means"A"
A.droped         B.enlarged          C.landed           D.raised
60.Why did Kong Xiangdong call his piano"old granny"for 10years in paragraph4?B
A.Because it was of good quality.
B.Because it was of bad quality with yellow and old keys.
C.Because it used to be played by an old woman before.
D.Because it almost took all of his mother's money to buy it.
61.What do we know about Xiangdong in this passage?D
A.He first made his big success in the city in 1990.
B.He began his piano career,at the age of 7.
C.Kong was not a hard-working student at school
D.He hardly had time to play games when he was a child.

分析 本文讲述的是孔祥东当今国际乐坛最优秀、最活跃的中国钢琴家之一他不断的刻苦练琴感恩母亲,用他一次次的成就感谢那些年母亲陪练的日子.

解答 58-61 BABD
58.B  细节理解题.由第一段最后一句话"The real reason for the change is that Kong started to lose his hair."可知他剃光头的原因是他开始掉头发了.故答案为B
59.A  猜测词义题.根据前文可知,Kong先前练习的是画的键盘,没有声音让他的练习变得很枯燥,从而使他对音乐的兴趣减少了.故答案为A
60.B  推理判断题.根据第四段第三句话"It was not a good quality piano and the keys were yellow and old"可知,这就是他把钢琴称作"old granny"的原因.故答案为B
61.D 推理判断题.根据第二段"A pianist has no childhood at all.I didn't understand the games other children played."可知由于忙于练琴,他应该没有时间玩.故答案为D

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  遇到难解的词组和句子不要急躁,要尽量根据上下文悟出文义,解题时要"带着问题读短文",分析判断,整题解完后要认真复查.
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