Question

    Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might hit. And sometimes, it can come from the most unexpected places.

I recently read about an author(作家) named Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder(脊椎病). Okorafor was told that a simple operation(手术) could fix it.

But when she woke up from her operation, she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room.

She imagined her pain as a beast(野兽)that hunted her from the shadows. But she also imagined a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This magical woman inspired her and helped her forget her pain. "I felt greater than myself. I felt myself become greater," she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We never know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a musician, most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find ideas in other places. Books, movies and even just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

For example, I recently watched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty of times before; it's one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it differently. I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the film. It's not done yet, but the movie's setting and characters impacted the music I'm working on now heavily.

Anything can inspire us. You just have to be ready to catch inspiration when it hits.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.What happened to Okorafor after her operation?

A.She couldn't go to college anymore.

B.It took her a long time to wake up.

C.She couldn't walk and she was in great pain.

2.After he watched Blade Runner, the writer________________.

A.found that the movie's music was similar to his

B.was inspired to write new music

C.decided to make his own film

3.The underlined word "impact" in the passage means _____________in Chinese.

A.影响 B.熏陶 C.诱导

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Before Okorafor got well, she lost her mind and went crazy

B.The book Finding Creativity in the Unexpected was written by a magical woman.

C.The writer's inspiration comes from other people's music, books, movies and moments in everyday life.

5.The writer wrote this story to tell us _______________________.

A.how our imaginations work in real life

B.how he was inspired to create music

C.how inspiration can come from surprising places

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述了灵感可能会在最意想不到的地方出现，作者通过自身的例子说明了这一点，旨在启迪人们：随时做好准备迎接灵感的到来。

1.

细节理解题。根据But when she woke up from her operation, she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain. 但当她醒来。手术结束后，她发现自己的腿不能动了，疼痛难忍。可知手术后她不能走路，非常痛苦，故答案选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据But this time, for some reason, I saw it differently. I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the film. 但这一次，出于某种原因，我的看法有所不同。我决定创作能产生和电影一样感觉的音乐。可知，看完《银翼杀手》后，这位作家受到了创作新音乐的启发，故答案选B。

3.

词义猜测题。根据上文But this time, for some reason, I saw it differently. I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the film. 但这一次，出于某种原因，我的看法有所不同。我决定创作能产生和电影一样感觉的音乐。结合本句It's not done yet, but the movie's setting and characters impacted the music I'm working on now heavily. 虽然还没有完成，但电影的设置和角色……对我现在正在创作的音乐。可知应该是电影的设置和角色对现在正在创作的音乐影响很大，故答案选A。

4.

理解判断题。根据Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. 后来Okorafor恢复了健康。但在那之前，她在病房里看到了一些奇怪的东西。可知A选项不符合文意，错误。根据she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.可知，《在意外中寻找创造力》这本书是Okorafor写的，但文中并没有说Okorafor是有魔法力的，所以B选项不符合文意，错误。根据As a musician, most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. 作为一个音乐家，我的灵感大多来自于别人的音乐。以及Books, movies and even just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.书籍、电影，甚至是日常生活中的某个时刻，都可以带来新的创意。可知作者的灵感来自于他人的音乐、书籍、电影和日常生活中的瞬间。所以C选项符合文意，正确。故答案选C。

5.

主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文作者通过自身的例子说明灵感可能会在最意想不到的地方出现，所以我们要随时做好准备迎接灵感的到来。结合选项，可知C选项“灵感是如何从意想不到的地方来的”符合题意，故答案选C。