Question

Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries’ top venues(会场) including the Legislative Palace. What’s so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind!

     Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable(不可否认的). By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio(三重奏)。

     The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play them all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.

     Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent. In fact he didn’t even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a “music chip” (芯片) inside him.

     Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home.

1.Jose showed his talent for music when he was _______ years old.

A. four              B. five

C. six               D. seven

2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. piano songs                              B. the drums and the piano

C. jazz songs                               D. blues and heavy metal

3.What can we learn about Jose’s father?

A. He is a blind man

B. He is a great musician.

C. He is very strict with Jose

D. He is very proud of Jose.

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that Jose lives a ________ life.

A. busy            B. rich         C. different            D. normal

5. Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Bolivian boy’s future plan

B. A school day of a Bolivian boy

C. A talented young musician in Bolivia

D. A family of great musicians in Bolivia

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了玻利维亚的一个有才华的年轻音乐家Jose，在四岁时展示了他的音乐天赋。尽管他是一个正在崛起的超级巨星，但他像其他孩子一样生活，去上学，在家里做家庭作业，甚至做家务。

1. is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent可知，在四岁时展示了他的音乐天赋。所以该选A。

2. young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play them all with great confidence可知，小男孩知道在他书中的每一个爵士歌曲，并能以极大信心来演奏它们。所以该选C。

3. Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose可知，罗伯特显然是一个自豪的父亲，说到他儿子的时候。该选D。

4. Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do的描述可知，Jose过着像其它孩子一样的生活，正常的生活。所以该选D。

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