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（奏鳴曲）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.
【小題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.
【小題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.
【小題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
【小題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.
【小題5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．The Qualities of a Musician
B．The Story of a Musical Talent
C．The Importance of Early Education
D．The Relationship between Memory and Music.


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。文中敘述了一個(gè)名叫Samuel Osmond的音樂(lè)天才。他在不會(huì)讀樂(lè)譜的情況下，能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲彈奏出來(lái)。他的記憶力好，能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲記下來(lái)。他不僅能記住樂(lè)曲，聽(tīng)到的故事也能復(fù)述。
【小題1】D.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Samuel Osmond的特殊之處是什么？根據(jù) However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. 可知Samuel Osmond能把聽(tīng)到的樂(lè)曲彈奏出來(lái)，故選D。
【小題2】B.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第二段我們能得知什么？根據(jù)Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, 可知Samuel 想當(dāng)一名律師。故選B。選項(xiàng)A.Samuel 違背了父母的愿望，選擇了法律專業(yè)。根據(jù)Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, 可知想當(dāng)律師是他父母的愿望，故排除A項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)C Samuel認(rèn)為自己是一個(gè)有音樂(lè)天賦的人。根據(jù) It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”可知他認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)樗某瑥?qiáng)記憶，而不是音樂(lè)天賦，故與原文不符。選項(xiàng)D在他的老師們的建議下，他學(xué)習(xí)法律和音樂(lè)。根據(jù) but music teachers told him he should study music instead. 可知他的音樂(lè)老師建議他學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè)，而不學(xué)習(xí)法律，故與原文不符，排除D項(xiàng)。
【小題3】C.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Samuel周?chē)娜藢?duì)他感到驚訝是因?yàn)槭裁�？根�?jù)I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons.可知Samuel不會(huì)讀樂(lè)譜的情況下就會(huì)彈鋼琴，這使大家感到驚訝。故選C。
【小題4】B.考查推理判斷。在第四段中我們可以推斷出關(guān)于Samuel的什么事情？ 根據(jù)He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it.可知Samuel正在學(xué)習(xí)許多專業(yè)鋼琴家也不會(huì)彈的曲子，故推斷他比許多專業(yè)鋼琴家彈鋼琴?gòu)椀煤谩９蔬xB。
【小題5】B.考查文章標(biāo)題。下面哪一個(gè)是文章的最好標(biāo)題？根據(jù)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. 本文圍繞著Samuel沒(méi)有學(xué)習(xí)彈鋼琴，只是聽(tīng)到樂(lè)曲就能記下來(lái)，然后彈奏出來(lái)，這是一個(gè)特殊的天賦，因此本文的標(biāo)題是講的一個(gè)音樂(lè)天才的故事。故選B。
考點(diǎn)：人物類短文閱讀。

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D．He begged the writer to save him.
【小題5】Why did the writer say he would try to be Ugly?
A．Because he loved Ugly so deeply
B．Because the Ugly taught him to love totally and truly
C．Because he hated it that his neighbors were so cruel
D．Because he found some similarities between them

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Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（車(chē)座）and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
【小題1】When Phil White returned from his trip, he________.

A．broke the world record B．collected money for Oxfam
C．destroyed several bikes D．travelled about 1,300 hours
【小題2】What does the word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean _____.
A．Very slow but exciting. B．Very long and difficult.
C．Very smooth but tiring. D．Very lonely and depressing.
【小題3】During his journey around the world, Phil White _______.
A．fought heroically against robbers in Iran
B．experienced the extremes of heat and cold
C．managed to ride against the wind in Australia
D．had a team of people who travelled with him
【小題4】Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?
A．Imaginative. B．Patriotic. C．Modest. D．Determined.

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