Question

    Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata (奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. "I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note," says Samuel.

Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, "It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift."

However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

1.What is special about Samuel Osmond?

A.He has a gift for writing music.

B.He can write down the note he hears.

C.He is a top student at the law school.

D.He can play the musical piece he hears.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

B.Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

C.Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

D.Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

3.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ________.

A.received a good early education in music

B.played the guitar and the piano perfectly

C.could play the piano without reading music

D.could play the guitar better than his father

4.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

A.He became famous during a special event at his college.

B.He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

C.He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

D.He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要向我们讲述一个极具音乐天赋的人Samuel Osmond的成长经历。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them然而，他能在听到肖邦和贝多芬等音乐家的非常困难的音乐作品几分钟后就演奏出来。.”可知Samuel Osmond能把听到的乐曲弹奏出来，故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。选项A. Samuel 违背了父母的愿望，选择了法律专业。根据第二段“Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, Samuel想成为一名律师，正如他父母期望的那样。”可知他没有违背父母的愿望，故排除A项；选项C Samuel认为自己是一个有音乐天赋的人。根据“It's all about super memory这都是关于超强记忆的”可知他认为这是因为他的超强记忆，而不是音乐天赋，故与原文不符；选项D在他的老师们的建议下，他学习法律和音乐。根据第二段“but music teachers told him he should study music instead. 但是音乐老师告诉他应该学习音乐。”可知他的音乐老师建议他学习音乐，而不学习法律，故与原文不符，排除D项；根据“Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents,”可知Samuel 想当一名律师，符合题意，故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。Samuel周围的人对他感到惊讶是因为什么？根据第三段“I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. 我突然决定开始弹钢琴，因为我不会读乐谱，也没有学过任何课程。”可知Samuel不会读乐谱的情况下就会弹钢琴，这使大家感到惊讶，故选C项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章第四段中“He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, "It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift." 他现在正在学一首非常难的曲子，许多专业的钢琴家都不会弹。Samuel自信地说:“这都是关于超强记忆的——我想我有这个天赋。”” 可以推断出Samue对自己准确记忆事物的能力感到自豪，故选B项。