Question

Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.

Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.

That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance（遗传） plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

1.Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ________.

A. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional field

D. it would allow them access to a better life in the West

2.Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

A. extensive knowledge of music.

B. a natural gift.

C. very early training.

D. a prejudice-free society.

3.Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A. The Making of Music Prodigies

B. Training of Musicians in the World

C. Music and Society

D. Jewish Contribution to Music

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：全文主要讲述了: 神童就算是天才也要努力才能出名.除了刻苦练习，遗传基因对一个天才的决定作用也不可小觑。

1. a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.得知每个犹太父母的愿望都是把孩子送进音乐学校,因为它是通往西方国家的通行证.选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段和最后一段我也发现,神童出现的另一个原因,是社会对该领域的重视程度,以及是否有能力的人才进行培养.因此天赋才能促使音乐神童的出现。选B。

3.据我所知,小提琴神童总是在一些特定的年份、从特定的地区涌现出来.绝大多数19世纪末20世纪初的杰出艺术家都在俄罗斯或东欧出生长大.和下文讨论就这一现象产生的原因得知音乐神童的产生是最恰当的标题。选A。

考点： 音乐类文章