20．Look carefully and you'll find musicians at the top of almost any industry．The television broadcaster Paula Zahn（ cello） and the NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd （French horn） attended college on music scholarships； Both Microsoft's Mr．Allen and the venture capitalist Rogar McNamee have rock bands．Lorry Page，a co-founder of Google，played saxophone in high school．The former World Bank president James D．Wolfensohn has played cello at Carnegie Hall．
The connection isn't a coincidence．I know because I asked．I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media，all of whom had serious （ if often little-known） past lives as musicians．Almost all made a connection between their music training and their professional achievements．
Will your school music program turn your kid into a Paul Allen，the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft （guitar）？Or a Woody Allen （clarinet ）？Probably not．These are outstanding achievers．But the way these and other visionaries （有远见的人） I spoke to process music is interesting．
But the key question is：why does that connection exist？Paul Allen offers an answer．He says music"establish your confidence in the ability to create．"He began playing the violin at age 7and switched to the guitar as a teenager．Even in the early days of Microsoft，he would pick up his guitar at the end of marathon days of programming．The music was the emotional analog （类比） to his day job，both of them show his different creativity．He says，"something is pushing you to look beyond what currently exists and express yourself in a new way．"
For many of the high achievers I spoke with，music functions as a"hidden language，"as Mr．Wolfensohn calls it，one that enhances the ability to connect different or even opposite ideas．When he ran the World Band，Mr．Wolfensohn traveled to more than 100countries，often taking in local performances （and occasionally joining in on a borrowed cello），which helped him understand"the culture of people"．
Consider the qualities these high achievers say music has sharpened：cooperation，creativity，discipline and the capacity to coordinate （协调） conflicting ideas．All are qualities obviously absent from public life．Music may not make you a genius，or rich，or even a better person．But it helps train you to think differently，to process different points of views---and most important，to take pleasure in listening．
50．The reason why the author quote so many outstanding people as examples in the first paragraph isD．
A．to prove the popularity and the charm of music
B．to prove all winners are musicians before
C．to encourage kids to choose school music program
D．to prove the connection between success and music
51．What question did the author put to top-flight professionals？A
A．Are success related to music or not？
B．Why do you choose music training？
C．What's the benefit of learning music？
D．Why do you give up the career as a musician？
52．Which of the following is true？D
A．Everybody knows those well-known people are musicians before．
B．Musicians exist in all industries．
C．Music can certainly make you become a better person．
D．Music helps Mr．Wolfensohn have a better understanding of the different culture．
53．The main idea of this passage is thatB．
A．many musicians are found at the top of almost any industry
B．music plays an important role in achieving success
C．music can provide a new way to express yourself
D．music is an absolute necessity for everyone
54．The author develops the passage mainlyC．
A．by classification
B．by comparison
C．by example
D．by process．
分析 本文为说明文．介绍了音乐家其实在任何一个领域都是出类拔萃的，引出音乐在成功的道路上起着非常重要的作用．
解答 50．D 细节理解题．第一段‘Look carefully and you'll find musicians at the top of almost any industry．'为主题句．其后的例子为证明主题句，故答案D．
51．A 细节理解题．根据第二段"The connection isn't a coincidence"可知，作者进一步论述了成功和音乐之间的关系．"the question"这个问题应为"Are success related to music or not？"成功和音乐到底有没有关系呢？故答案为A．
52．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段最后一句话"which helped him understand"the culture of people"判断D正确． 选项A、B、C说法太绝对，
53．B 主旨大意概括题．通过全文内容可以看出，主要讲述了一些成功的人在音乐上都很精通，由此引出音乐在成功的道路上起着一定的作用．故答案为B．
54．C 细节判断题．根据文章的结构，第一段提出主题，然后列举了很多人的例子来证明．所以全文主要通过例证．故答案为C．
点评 阅读理解考查学生整体理解文章的基础上，对细节问题进行把握．说明性文章先要把握文章结构，还需注意作者在阐述问题时所使用的方法，注意归纳总结．
