Question

    Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin. He loved it right away. After he left the hospital, he practiced at his school every day after class.

One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager (经纪人) of several successful musicians, came to Colin’s school. He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing. After the meeting, he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organizing that year. Colin, however, refused Leaf’s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams. Years later, Colin made it to college to study engineering. At college he met Kim O’Malley, who was studying chemistry (化学). Kim was also good at music. Being students, they didn’t have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant on weekends.

One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim were at work, they heard that there would be no live (现场演出的) music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come. Colin and Kim persuaded the owner of the restaurant to let them play. Everyone was shocked to hear how good they were. After that, they worked hard together and improved greatly in music.

1.Colin got an old violin from ____________________________.

A.his teacher B.his uncle C.an old friend D.a famous musician

2.What was Leaf doing when he heard Colin playing the violin?

A.Having a meeting. B.Talking with a musician.

C.Waiting for Colin’s headmaster. D.Walking around in Colin’s school.

3.Why did Colin refuse Leaf’s invitation?

A.Because he was not interested in concerts.

B.Because he was busy with his exams at that time.

C.Because he had to take care of his sick father at that time.

D.Because he was afraid that he couldn’t do well in the concert.

4.What does the underlined word “persuaded” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.允诺 B.挑战 C.说服 D.理解

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

A.Colin studied chemistry in college.

B.Colin got seriously ill at the age of 8.

C.Colin and Kim once went to the same primary school.

D.Colin and Kim’s music surprised the people in the restaurant.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，主要记录了小男孩科林在生病住院时获得了一把旧的小提琴，从此与音乐结下了不解之缘，从此走上成功之路的故事。

1.

细节理解题。根据原文第一段“While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin”可知，10岁时，他生病住院，他的叔叔给了他一把旧小提琴，故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中“He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing.”可知，当他听到科林在练习时，正在和校长开会，故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据原文第二段“Colin, however, refused Leaf’s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams.”可知，科林拒绝了叶的邀请，因为那时他正在准备一些重要的学校考试，故选B。

4.

词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子“Colin and Kim persuaded the owner of the restaurant to let them play.”的上下文语境，现场音乐演出的歌手没有来，最后是他们俩上去演出，现场的人为之震撼，故他们对饭店老板所做出的动作应该是使他同意他们俩上去演出，由此可知，这里的动词应该是“说服”，故选C。

5.

细节理解题。根据原文最后一段“Everyone was shocked to hear how good they were.”可知，他们的音乐表演让现场的每个人为之震撼，他们的音乐才能实在是太好了，故D“科林和金姆的音乐让餐馆里的人大吃一惊”正确，故选D。