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 underlined sentence 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：本文讲述了一个感人的故事，一个没有音乐天赋的孩子为了妈妈勤奋的练习钢琴，在妈妈去世那天，演奏出优美的曲子。

1.细节题：从最后一段的句子：Do you remember I told you my mom was sick?可知Robby没来上钢琴课是因为妈妈病了。选B

2.推理题;从第五段的句子：Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age.可知是他这个年龄的人没有人把莫扎特的作品演奏的这么好。选 D

3.句意理解题：作者认为为了自己的事业，Robby不来上课是好事，就是Roby对他的教学是不好的广告。选B

4.推理题：从最后一段Robby说的话：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.”可知作者了解到了真正的爱是什么。选A

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：故事类短文作者在叙述的过程中往往还会把人物的语言、行为、心理的描写融入到叙述中，增加了大家理解文章的难度。必须理清上下文的脉络，对人物的语言、行为、心理等做出合理的想像和推理，并仔细揣摩作者的用意，才能透彻地理解文章、才能对具体的语境理解到位。