Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (過度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批評家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.
He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.
That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(絕望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Don't you hear what they say?” he asked.
　　Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic.”
【小題1】According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _______.

A．was a bad pianist
B．cared too much about what the critics had said
C．refused to play in Helsinki
D．was praised highly by the critics
【小題2】A critic in those days usually _______.
A．found fault with musicians' performances
B．said kind and encouraging words to musicians
C．helped musicians become famous
D．a(chǎn)sked more people to go to concerts
【小題3】 The young musician was painful because _________.
A．he was very strict with himself
B．he didn’t trust himself
C．some of the comments were so unkind
D．he felt lonely in his hotel room
【小題4】Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because ________.
A．he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right
B．he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time
C．he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great
D．he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics’ opinion


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章介紹了一個很有前途的年輕鋼琴家，但是他太在乎評論家的說法，在一次表演后評論很不友好，所以這個年輕的音樂家很痛苦，這時Jean Sibelius卻來祝賀這個年輕人的精彩的表演。并告訴他不要太在乎評論家的說法。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段第三句話He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (過度敏感的) to the comments of his playing.可知 Jean-Michael Lourdis太在乎評論家的說法，選B。
【小題2】推理題：第一段第四句話Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批評家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong.可知現(xiàn)在批評家經(jīng)常批評別的音樂家。選A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段倒數(shù)第二句話The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.可知有的評論很不友好，所以這個年輕的音樂家很痛苦。選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：第三段句子The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. 可知Jean Sibelius是來祝賀這個年輕人的精彩的表演的。選 C
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