Question

Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him in as a student.

Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions (指导). But he just did not have any inborn ability.

I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.

I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏会) of my students, Robby came，telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part. I agreed but I made him perform last in the program, so I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.

I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.

I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby!  How’d you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.”  That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.

1.Why did Robby stop coming to the piano lessons suddenly?

A．He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.

B．His mother was too sick to send him to the piano lessons.

C．He thought his teacher disliked him.

D．His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.

2. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer thought playing the piano shouldn’t start too late.

B．The writer thought that Robby had given up the piano lesson.

C．The writer taught Robby carefully although he hadn’t a gift for music.

D．No one else could play the piece of Mozart’s well.

3. From the underline sentenced we can infer that __________.

A．the writer looked down upon Robby and disliked him

B．the writer thought Robby a bad advertisement for his teaching

C．with Robby present, the other children couldn’t play well

D．the writer couldn’t teach so many students at a time

4. What did the writer learn from Robby?

A．The meaning of true love.

B．The meaning of giving up necessarily.

C．The meaning of being kind to teachers.

D．The meaning of believing in teachers.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是我的一个学生学习钢琴的天赋并不好，但是为了让去世的母亲听见他的钢琴声，他演奏出了非常美妙的音乐。告诉我们真爱的力量是多么的巨大。

1.B 推理题。根据文章第三段和最后一段“Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? 和 Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.可知他没有来练习钢琴是因为妈妈生病了要照顾。故B正确。

2.D 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age.可知我只是没有听见他这个年龄的人弹得如此之好，D项的内容与之不相符。

3.B 推理题。根据本句I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career.可知他不来我很高兴，因为他的表现不好，可能会影响我的教学声誉。故B项内容正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章最后一段Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.”  That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.可知这个男孩是用他对妈妈的真爱在演奏，所以才会有如此好的表现。故A正确。

考点：考察故事类短文阅读

点评：本文讲述的是我的一个学生学习钢琴的天赋并不好，但是为了让去世的母亲听见他的钢琴声，他演奏出了非常美妙的音乐。告诉我们真爱的力量是多么的巨大。推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了做出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。该题要求在理解表面文字的基础上做出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意思和深层意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。