Question

17．I used to live in Kobe in Japan．Every evening on the bus back home，I would look for an old man who played the saxophone （萨克斯） near the river．I couldn't hear his music，because the windows of the bus were closed，but I imagined it to be loud and clear．I wanted to be like that man．
    One day I went to Himeji，a city near Kobe．As I walked in the city I saw a statue （雕像） of a young man about my age．He was lifting a saxophone to his lips （嘴唇） and was about to play．I stayed there by the statue，dreaming of playing the saxophone on TV．
    Two weeks later it was my birthday．To my surprise and joy，my parents bought me a saxophone!I put it to my lips to play，but it didn't make a sound．Then dad told me to read the instructions to find out what to do．After about 15 minutes I could make some sounds．I couldn't do anything else，but was still excited by the beautiful sounds．They were loud and clear，just as I imagined the music of the man by the river in Kobe．
    Then came the lessons．Night after night，week after week，my teacher made me practice．At last came the magic day when I started to play music．Now I'm in the TV studio （演播室） with my saxophone．I'm waiting to be called to play the saxophone on TV．I'm thinking of the old man by the river in Kobe，and the statue smiling at me in Himeji．
57．Why couldn't the writer hear the music played by the old man？C
         A．There was something wrong with the writer's ears．
         B．The writer was too far away from the old man．
         C．The windows of the bus were closed．
         D．There was a lot of noise on the bus．
58．The statue in Himeji made the writer think ofB．
         A．the old man near the river in Kobe
         B．learning to play the saxophone and playing on TV
         C．having a small statue just like the boy
         D．buying a saxophone
59．On his birthday，the writerA．
         A．was happy because he'd gotten a saxophone as a present
         B．was sad because he didn't know how to play the saxophone
         C．practiced a lot and could play the saxophone well
         D．had the old man teach him to play saxophone
60．From the passage we can infer （推论） thatD．
         A．the old man came to see the writer play the saxophone on TV
         B．the writer's dad taught him to play the saxophone
         C．the writer became famous and rich then．
         D．the writer plays the saxophone well now．

Answer 1

分析 我过去常住在日本神户．每天晚上坐公共汽车回家，我会寻找一位在河边弹奏萨克斯的老人．因为窗子是关着的，我听不见他的音乐声，但我想象它是响亮而且清晰的．我想成为那样的人．
一天，我去神户附近的城市Himeji，当我走进城市时，我看到一位和我的年龄相仿的年轻人的雕像．他正好把萨克斯举到嘴唇附近并想要吹．我呆在雕像附近，梦想着在电视上演奏萨克斯管．
两周以后是我的生日．使我感到惊讶和喜悦的是，父母给我买了一个萨克斯，我把它放在我的嘴唇上吹，但是它不出声音，然后爸爸告诉我要读说明书，找出该做什么．15分钟后，我能演奏出声音，我不能做其他任何事情．但仍然对美秒的声音感到兴奋．它们响亮而清晰，正如我想象中的在神户河边的（那位老）人弹奏的萨克斯的音乐声一样．
然后，（练习萨克斯的）课程开始了，一晚又一晚，一周又一周，我的老师让我练习．最后，当我开始演奏音乐时，神奇的一天来到了．现在我和我的萨克斯在电视演播室．我正在等待着被叫去在电视上演奏萨克斯．我想起了在神户河边吹萨克斯的老人和在Himeji冲着我微笑的雕像．

解答 57：答案：细节理解题；根据第一段I couldn't hear his music，because the windows of the bus were closed 描述，可知因为窗子关着，所以作者听不到音乐声；故选C．
58：答案：B；细节理解题；根据第二段I stayed there for a long time by the statue dreaming of playing a saxophone on TV．描述，可知"我梦想着在电视上演奏萨克斯管"；故选B．
59：答案：A；细节理解题；根据短文内容To my surprise and joy，my parents bought me a saxophone!可知作者得到了生日礼物-萨克斯，他很高兴；故选A；
60：答案：D；细节理解题；根据短文内容Now I'm in the TV studio （演播室） with my saxophone．I'm waiting to be called to play the saxophone on TV．可知作者进入了演播室，可以推测作者现在应该是演奏得很好；故选D．

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