19.I walked to Mrs.Windsor's house and waited outside.She was working with another student,and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell.I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing.I had been tutored enough to read,understand,and even write some musical compositions,but I just didn't have a gift for it.Mrs.Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free,so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out.I walked in,sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.Today Mrs.Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me.With a smile,Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench,opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play.I arranged my fingers on the keys.Then I frowned(皺眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements.I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的)pianist.
After about a page or two,Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers.There was a long pause."What are you hearing in the music?"I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant."Like a story.Here,let me try and you listen,"Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath,letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys.Then,she began to play."See,it begins here beside some kind of river.Hear the water flowing beside you?"
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys."Now the princess appears and she's picking flowers from the
water's edge."A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers."Oh,but she slips!"The music changed."And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream.Quickly,the princess'horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river's edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him.Luckily,they make it to the bank."Pasha said.
I played many pieces of music that afternoon,finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.

1.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist,the author meantB.
A.she could remember the notes in a short time
B.she was playing the piano without emotion
C.her fingers couldn't move freely
D.it had been a long time since she played last time
2.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?A
A.Creative.
B.Honest.      
C.Humorous.
D.Brave.
3.Pasha's magic of playing the piano lies in that sheD.
A.imagined herself as a princess           
 B.knew its original background story
C.had a strong desire to make a friend        
D.combined the music with a story
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?C
A.A Friend Forever  
 B.Never Give up
C.A Piano Lesson         
D.My Favorite Piece of Music.

分析 本文主要講述作者在一次學(xué)習(xí)鋼琴的經(jīng)歷中,明白了彈琴就要體會出琴譜所講的情境和故事,這樣才能彈好琴.

解答 1-4 BADC
1.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)二段I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment.Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements.I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的)pianist.可知,我只是讓自己機械地把曲子彈正確就好了,又由語境可知我根本都沒去想曲子所表達的情境是什么.所以我將自己描述成一個機械的/呆板的演奏者,是說自己只彈而不思考,也是沒有情感的.故選B.
2.A 推理判斷題.A.Creative"有創(chuàng)造性的"; B.Naughty"淘氣的"; C.Humorous"幽默的"; D.Brave"勇敢的",根據(jù)文中對Pasha彈鋼琴和對于所談曲子的講述像講故事一樣(倒數(shù)第二段),可知她是一個富有"創(chuàng)造性"的人.故正確答案為A.
3.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三、二段可知,Pasha在彈琴的過程中想像著一個故事.即把音樂和故事聯(lián)系起來.故選D.
4.C 主旨大意題.通讀全文可知,本文講述的是一次讓作者受益匪淺的鋼琴課.故選C.

點評 人物故事類閱讀理解文章是高考英語?疾牧现唬@類文章一般可分為人物傳記和短篇故事兩類.這兩類閱讀材料一般較長,即詞數(shù)多,而且命題也較多,特別是推理判斷題和事實細節(jié)題多.在做此類閱讀理解題時往往是材料看得懂,題目不好做的感覺.因此,在閱讀材料時要重點放在事情發(fā)展的過程和結(jié)果上,注意把握事件的發(fā)展進程及人物之間的關(guān)系,細節(jié)與主題的關(guān)系,用以說明人物性格特點的事實、作者的態(tài)度等,這些內(nèi)容往往是推理判斷題的命題點.至于事實細節(jié)題的解答,同學(xué)們切忌想當(dāng)然或者憑印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.

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