Question

A mother wanted to encourage her son to play the piano. She bought tickets to the concert of a great pianist. When they arrived at the theater, the mother found a friend. Sbe stopped to talk to ber friend and her son ran off.

At eight o'clock’the lights began to dim（变暗）,and the concert was set to start. The mother began to look for the boy. Then, she saw her 6-year-old son on stage. He was on the piano bench playing Twinkle, Twinkle little star.

The mother was very shocked. Before she could get her son back, the famous pianist  himself was on the stage and quickly moved to the piano.

"Don't stop. Keep playing," he said kindly to the boy. The great pianist reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass(低部) of the song. Soon, his right arm reached around the other side and played a beautiful piece of music. Together, the two impressed   people with their beautiful music.

In all of our lives, we receive helping hands- some we notice, some we don't. We also have Iots of chances to give helping hands- sometimes we want people to know, sometimes we don't. Little of what we all achieve comes without other's help. What we receive we should give back

1. The mother took her son to the piano concert because                  .

A. her friend sent them two tickets

B. the pianist invited them there

C. she wanted to develop his interest in piano

D. her son liked the pianist very much

2.What was the little boy doing when his mother saw him?

A. He was listening to concert in his seat.

B. He was talking to his friend.

C. He was on the piano bench playing a piece of music.

D. He was learning from the famous pianist.

3. When the mother found her son playing on stage, she felt                   .

A. happy     B. encouraged

C. interested      D. surprised

4. What did the pianist ask the boy to do ?

A. To go back to his mother.

B. To keep playing the piano.

C. To play the bass part of the song.

D. To watch him play instead.

5.What does the story tell us?

A. It is good to give a helping hand to others.

B. Great people always like to help others.

C. It is important to give a child a lesson on stage.

D. A mother should take good care of her child.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了一位母亲想发展孩子的钢琴爱好，所以让他去听著名钢琴家的音乐会，但是这个孩子自己跑到舞台上去弹钢琴，那位钢琴家不但没有说他而且还鼓励他继续弹，在日常生活中我们也要注意帮助别人。

1.C细节理解题。根据文中第一段 A mother wanted to encourage her son to play the piano. She bought tickets to the concert of a great pianist可知母亲想发展孩子的钢琴爱好。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中Then, she saw her 6-year-old son on stage. He was on the piano bench playing Twinkle,Twinkle little star.可知故选C

3.D细节理解题。根据文中The mother was very shocked. Before she could get her son back, the famous pianist himself was on the stage and quickly moved to the piano.可知母亲很吃惊。故选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据文中 "Don't stop. Keep playing," he said kindly to the boy.可知这个钢琴家让这个小男孩一直弹钢琴，故选B。

5.5】A主旨大意题。通读整篇文章可知帮助别人是好的。

考点：故事类短文阅读。