20.When I was four years old,I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano.My best friend Betty had a piano.But Betty hardly played it at all.She would rather play hide-and-seek.It didn't seem fair.
One day my mother came to pick me up from Betty's house."Watch this!"I told her.Then I ran to play a song I had learned that morning.I was so proud of what I'd learned."That's nice,Jenny,"she said."But we can't afford a piano."
When I turned six,my mother bought me a recorder(直笛).The problem was that I didn't love the recorder.When I played the recorder,I didn't feel anything special inside.I asked my mother if we could have a piano."We still can't afford one,"she said."One day,I promise."
In the sixth grade,my mother traded in the recorder for a real clarinet(黑管).I like the clarinet more,but it still wasn't a piano.It wasn't the music that was inside of me.
One day,when I was in the seventh grade,my mother cut an ad out of the newspaper.We drove to a stranger's home in Providence,Rhode Island.The woman had a beautiful,dark wood piano from Russia.It was called an upright piano because it was tall.It was so shiny that it looked like it was wet."We'll take it,"my mother said."It has a nice sound."
After that,I played the piano every single day.When I left for school in the morning,I would leave the sheet music open on the piano.When I got home,I would walk straight to the piano and sit down and start playing the sheet music.I even played if I stayed home sick.I had finally found the music inside of me.
Do you struggle with music?Have you been given an instrument to play,but you just can't play it?Maybe you think you're just no good or that you don't have any musical talent.Don't get discouraged.It's not true!We all have music inside of us,even if it's just what we listen to.Now it's up to you to find the right way to set that music free.
44.What did Jenny get when she was six?B
A.A clarinet.
B.Arecorder.
C.A violin.
D.A guitar.
45.How did Jenny get her piano?D
A.Betty gave it to her.
B.She traded in the clarinet for it.
C.She got it from her uncle.
D.Her mother bought it from a stranger.
46.Which of the following is TRUE?C
A.Betty was more interested in playing the piano.
B.An old woman sent Jenny a clarinet from Russia.
C.Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument.
D.Jenny's mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade.
47.What is the passage mainly about?A
A.How Jenny found the music inside of her.
B.What benefits Jenny got from making music.
C.How Jenny learned to play musical instruments.
D.What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby.
分析 短文讲述了当Jenny六岁时她得到了一支直笛,但Jenny一直想要的都是钢琴,Jenny的妈妈从陌生人那买的钢琴.Jenny发现了她内在的音乐的天赋.
解答 答案:44.B 细节理解题.根据When I turned six,my mother bought me a recorder(直笛).当我六岁时,我母亲给我买了一个直笛.可知当Jenny六岁时她得到了一支直笛.故选B.
45.D 细节理解题.根据We'll take it,"my mother said."It has a nice sound."我们将带走钢琴,我的妈妈说.它有一个好的声音.可知Jenny的妈妈从陌生人那买的钢琴.故选D.
46.C 细节理解题.根据全文内容及其句子Do you struggle with music?Have you been given an instrument to play,but you just can't play it?Maybe you think you're just no good or that you don't have any musical talent.你在挣扎音乐吗?你被赋予一种音乐,但是开始你不能弹他,也许你认为你只是没有好或者你没有音乐天赋.可知Jenny一直想要的都是钢琴,Jenny喜欢用适合的乐器演奏音乐. 故选C.
47.A 主旨归纳题.根据全文内容及其句子I had finally found the music inside of me.我终于找到了我内心的音乐.可知,短文主要是关于Jenny是怎样发现她内在的音乐的,故正确答案为A.
点评 本文中长句较多,一时很难读懂句子含义,注意多读几遍,不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义,能把握文章大意就行.然后带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据.对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案.