Question

You run among crowded people in a railway station, only to find that the train has left. Do you feel depressed(沮丧的)?   Probably.    But if you are in France, someone may play the piano

for you. It might be a performance of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu or the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song. To our surprise, it is not performed by a paid musician or a street

entertainer asking for coins. Instead, a passer-by jams (即兴演奏) on the piano in the station.

The national railroad company SNCF has put pianos in nearly 100 stations across France. They are rented from Yamaha Corporation. The first piano was set up in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris in 2012.

The pianos have proved to be very popular. In 2014, the SNCF and Yamaha organized a nationwide contest called "Your Turn to Play". It asked participants to upload (上传) video clips of themselves using one of the pianos. At last, about 900 people took part in the contest.

So if you miss a train in France one day, perhaps someone will be playing your favourite piece, and that will reduce your anxiety (焦虑) a bit. Or perhaps you'll sit down, roll up your sleeves and play your sadness away yourself.

回答下面 5 个问题。( 56--58 小题回答不超过 7 个单词。)

1.If you miss a train in France, who may play the piano for you?

2.When was the first piano set up in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris?

3.What was the name of the contest organized by the SNCF and Yamaha in 2014?

4.Why has the company SNCF put pianos in nearly 100 stations across France?

5.If possible, would you like to jam on the piano in such stations? Why or why not?

Answer

1.A passer-by.

2.In 2012./ It was set up in 2012.

3.It was “Your Turn to Play”./ Your Turn to Play

4.Because it helped people who missed the train reduce their anxiety a bit.

5.主观题，符合意思即可给分。

【解析】本文主要讲解如果你错过地铁，会有人在车站为你弹钢琴即兴演奏。本文为回答问题型阅读，需要划关键词，再在文中定位关键词，即可得到答案。但要注意题目中字数的要求。

1.根据第一段You run among crowded people in a railway station, only to find that the train has left. Do you feel depressed(沮丧的)? Probably. But if you are in France, someone may play the piano for you. It might be a performance of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu or the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song. To our surprise, it is not performed by a paid musician or a street entertainer asking for coins. Instead, a passer-by jams (即兴演奏) on the piano in the station可知，演奏者为passer-by。

2.根据关键词first piano和set up定位至第二段最后一句The first piano was set up in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris in 2012可知道答案。故填In 2012或It was set up in 2012。

3.根据关键词contest和in 2014定位至第三段第二句In 2014, the SNCF and Yamaha organized a nationwide contest called "Your Turn to Play"可知答案。故填Your Turn to Play。

4.根据why提问原因，故定位至最后一段So if you miss a train in France one day, perhaps someone will be playing your favourite piece, and that will reduce your anxiety (焦虑) a bit. Or perhaps you'll sit down, roll up your sleeves and play your sadness away yourself可知会减少焦虑。故填Because it helped people who missed the train reduce their anxiety a bit。

5.主观题，言之有理即可。以yes为例，这样可以减少焦虑，放松心情，更能拉近人与人之间的距离。