题目内容
19.I walked to Mrs.Windsor's house and waited outside.She was working with another student,and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell.I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing.I had been tutored enough to read,understand,and even write some musical compositions,but I just didn't have a gift for it.Mrs.Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free,so I felt my duty to try.The door opened and Wendy Barton came out.I walked in,sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.Today Mrs.Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me.With a smile,Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench,opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play.I arranged my fingers on the keys.Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements.I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的)pianist.
After about a page or two,Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers.There was a long pause."What are you hearing in the music?"I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant."Like a story.Here,let me try and you listen,"Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath,letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys.Then,she began to play."See,it begins here beside some kind of river.Hear the water flowing beside you?"
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys."Now the princess appears and she's picking flowers from the
water's edge."A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers."Oh,but she slips!"The music changed."And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream.Quickly,the princess'horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river's edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him.Luckily,they make it to the bank."Pasha said.
I played many pieces of music that afternoon,finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist,the author meantB.
A.she could remember the notes in a short time
B.she was playing the piano without emotion
C.her fingers couldn't move freely
D.it had been a long time since she played last time
2.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?A
A.Creative.
B.Honest.
C.Humorous.
D.Brave.
3.Pasha's magic of playing the piano lies in that sheD.
A.imagined herself as a princess
B.knew its original background story
C.had a strong desire to make a friend
D.combined the music with a story
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?C
A.A Friend Forever
B.Never Give up
C.A Piano Lesson
D.My Favorite Piece of Music.
分析 本文主要讲述作者在一次学习钢琴的经历中,明白了弹琴就要体会出琴谱所讲的情境和故事,这样才能弹好琴.
解答 1-4 BADC
1.B 推理判断题.根据二段I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment.Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements.I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的)pianist.可知,我只是让自己机械地把曲子弹正确就好了,又由语境可知我根本都没去想曲子所表达的情境是什么.所以我将自己描述成一个机械的/呆板的演奏者,是说自己只弹而不思考,也是没有情感的.故选B.
2.A 推理判断题.A.Creative"有创造性的"; B.Naughty"淘气的"; C.Humorous"幽默的"; D.Brave"勇敢的",根据文中对Pasha弹钢琴和对于所谈曲子的讲述像讲故事一样(倒数第二段),可知她是一个富有"创造性"的人.故正确答案为A.
3.D 推理判断题.根据倒数第三、二段可知,Pasha在弹琴的过程中想像着一个故事.即把音乐和故事联系起来.故选D.
4.C 主旨大意题.通读全文可知,本文讲述的是一次让作者受益匪浅的钢琴课.故选C.
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一.这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类.这两类阅读材料一般较长,即词数多,而且命题也较多,特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多.在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂,题目不好做的感觉.因此,在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上,注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系,细节与主题的关系,用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等,这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点.至于事实细节题的解答,同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.
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