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【题目】阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

On November 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the famous musician, came on stage to give a concert. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement (成就) for him. He suffered from a disease as a child, and so he walks with the help of two walking sticks.

The audience (观众) sat quietly while he makes his way across the stage to his chair and begins his play. But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings (弦) on his violin broke. We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the team to begin again.

Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a pleasant work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.

When he finished, there was a breathtaking silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled and said—not proudly, but in a quiet attitude—“You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”

This powerful line has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the meaning of life—not just for artists but for all of us.

So, perhaps our task in this fast changing, puzzling world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

【1】What made Itzhak Perlman’s performance at the concert special on November 18, 1995?

A. He just recovered from a serious illness.

B. He was late for the stage.

C. He had a quarrel with the audience.

D. His string of violin got broken.

【2】 Why didn’t Itzhak Perlman accept the fact on the stage?

A. He was a person of pride.

B. He thought the audience didn’t see that.

C. He decided to succeed with bad conditions.

D. He didn’t see the string get broken at all.

【3】 Why did the audience stand up after the performance?

A. They were moved by his spirit.

B. They were moved by his disease.

C. They laughed at his action.

D. They wanted to relax.

【4】 What is the best title for the passage?

A. When you lose the most important thing

B. How can you give it up easily?

C. Playing a violin with three strings

D. Playing a violin to yourself

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

伊扎克·帕尔曼是著名的小提琴演奏家，在一次音乐会上他的琴弦突然断了一根，只剩下三根琴弦。那一晚他用三根琴弦演奏的音乐比他以往用四根琴弦演奏的音乐更美妙，更神圣，更难忘。

【1】D 细节理解题。第二段的第二句something went wrong和第三句的one of the strings (弦) on his violin broke说明答案选D。

【2】C 细节理解题。第五段的find out how much music you can still make with what you have left是Itzhak对他自己这样做的解释和诠释。

【3】A 推理判断题。第四段的第二句的rose and cheered说明了观众对Itzhak的赞许和认可，第四段中Itzhak的话也印证了这一点。

【4】C 主旨大意题。故事围绕着Itzhak在没有完好的小提琴的情况下奏出美妙音乐而展开，虽然不够完美但是演奏者的精神却震撼全场，所以关键词是violin with three strings。