Question

In my opinion, classical music is a bit like mushrooms! You don’t see the link? Let me explain. When I was younger, I didn’t like mushrooms. They had a horrible texture(质地)and no taste at all, and I used to pick them out of every dish in which my mum tired to hide them. But gradually, as I got older, my view changed. I started to enjoy mushrooms-flavoured things like soups and sauces, and eventually I found I could eat mushrooms without grimacing(痛苦的表情). And now I even quite enjoy them! So my mum’s prediction that I would “grow into them” was proved quite correct.

Similarly, I always thought of classical music as this boring genre(类型)that only boring grown-ups liked. Whenever my parents played it in the car, I would count down the minutes until we could change it to my preferred genre: pop. But while at university, I found that calming orchestral music was just the thing for library revision playlists---it had no lyrics to stop me concentrating on my study, and the pieces tended to be very long; perfect for long work sessions!

Recently, my developing relationship with classical music reached a new level when I voluntarily chose to go to a ballet. Admittedly, it was the dancing that originally attracted me, but once there I thoroughly enjoyed the music too. It was The Nutcracker, and I was surprised by just how much of music I recognized! The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Russian Dance, The Waltz of the Flowers—they all sounded familiar. I didn’t know how I knew them, I just knew that I did! And I loved them. My parents would be proud.

1.Why did the author first hate eating mushrooms?

A. The author’s mother always cooked them

B. The mushrooms had terrible look and no taste

C. Some mushrooms had bad effects on health

D. Some mushrooms tasted terrible

2.How does the writer connect classical music with mushrooms?

A. By comparison    B. By the order of time

C. By telling facts    D. By imagination

3.What did the author’s parents think of classical music?

A. Uninterested    B. Favorite

C. Curious    D. Bored

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Art and Life

B. The Change of Hobbies

C. Classical Music and Mushrooms!

D. Music or Mushrooms?

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者在文中通过比较蘑菇和古典音乐，解释了古典音乐和蘑菇相似的原因。

1.细节理解题。由第一段中的“When I was younger, I didn’t like mushrooms. They had a horrible texture(质地)and no taste at all”可知，作者小时候不喜欢蘑菇，原因在于它们质地差（即外表不好看），一点味道也没有。故B选项正确。

2.推理判断题。由第二段中的“Similarly, I always thought of classical music as this boring genre(类型)that only boring grown-ups liked”可知，作者认为古典音乐和蘑菇相似，只有无聊的成年人才喜欢。由此可以推知，作者是用比较的方式将两者联系在一起的。故A选项正确。

3.观点态度题。由第二段中的“Whenever my parents played it in the car, I would count down the minutes until we could change it to my preferred genre: pop”可知，作者的父母经常在车内播放古典音乐。在此过程中的，作者经常倒计时直到音乐换成作者喜欢的类型：流行音乐。由此可以推知，作者的父母应该很喜欢古典音乐。故B选项正确。

4.标题归纳题。该文的中心句是第一段第一句“In my opinion, classical music is a bit like mushrooms!”。结合下文内容，作者主要介绍了古典音乐和蘑菇的相似之处。故C选项最适合做该文标题。

【名师点拨】

概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。此时，要注意一些转折词，如but, yet, however, although, in spite of, by contrast, on the contrary等。当文章中表示相反的观点时，往往用到这些词。答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点，排除迷惑性信息，准确归纳主旨大意。例如，第4小题，同学们直接从第一段第一句就可以得出文章中心。