Question

【题目】B

One hot afternoon I became a thief of music.

For the first time, I created an original piano arrangement of my favorite song. Using only my ears and iPod, I created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide: I did it on my own.

I’ve been a pianist since before my hands were big enough to reach an octave: with a musician as a father, I was all but born on the piano bench. For many years, my musical identity was defined by the notes others had written before.

This was why, when I added the finishing touches to my piano version of a modern rock song, I was proud of myself : this arrangement was mine. What I’d done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existed—to “steal” a song from my favorite band—and to change it into something different and all my own. I was a thief, but I was also an artist.

In music, as in other aspects of life, I believe true originality rarely exists. Almost everything has, in one form or another, been done before. The most romantic novel may well be a slightly changed version of a play by Shakespeare, which is likely to be borrowed from the works of Ancient Greece: same themes, different characters. But, the novel is no less deserving of praise just because its uniqueness is compromised. Adaptation is not a symbol for failure.

The gift of creativity is the ability to do what I did on the piano: to find something beautiful, to analyze and twist it, and then to make it new. Such an act is not copying; it is finding inspiration and having the strength to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece. I believe it is my job, as an artist, to rearrange this world into what I imagine it to be.

I refuse to live as if I were trapped within the walls of a museum: looking but never touching, afraid to ruin the so-called perfection of the artifacts inside. Therefore, I will embrace my ability to be a thief, because if I don’t steal what the world has to offer, I’ll never have the tools to share with others a creation of my own.

My life is my own arrangement, and because of that, anything is possible.

【1】Which can be the best title?

A. The Love for Music.

B. Changes from a Thief to an Artist.

C. My Stolen Piano Lessons.

D. A Man Who Steals Music.

【2】According to the passage , which statement is true ?

A. Actually there was originality only in music

B. He was born on the piano bench.

C. The author created the original piano arrangement all by himself.

D .The author was once a thief who stole music from his favorite band.

【3】Why did the writer feel proud of himself ?

A.Because he became a real artist without others’ help.

B. Because he changed a song into a piano arrangement by himself.

C . Because he has a father who was a composer.

D. Because he could play the piano at an early age.

【4】What does the underlined word “embrace” mean?

A. Hug B. Explain C. Adapt D. Quit

【5】From the passage we can learn that the writer______

A. never accept others’ advice.

B. likes to recreate songs whenever it is possible.

C. would rather not turn to his father for help.

D. is more of a leader than a follower.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】在一个炎热的下午，作者将一首摇滚乐改编成了钢琴曲，从而获得了极大的满足。因为他终于有了属于自己的作品。同时，他从这件事上获得了一个启迪：每个人都是自己人生的改编者，你要善于和勇于利用前人留给你的东西，去编写属于自己的人生乐章！

【1】D主旨大意题。作者在第一段把自己称为“偷音乐的人”I became a thief of some sort—a thief of music，然后在下文又多次把自己的创作改编说成是“steal”， 文中还出现了“I was a thief”，“ my ability to be a thief”等，由此判断答案选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据文中第二段 I had created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide: I had done it on my own. ，可知作者在没有任何帮助，没有任何指导的情况下，凭借一己之力独立完成了改编音乐这一挑战，答案选C。

【3】B细节理解题。从文章第四段 I was proud of myself : this arrangement was mine.可知作者感到骄傲的事情是自己独立创作改编了这首音乐，故答案选B。

【4】A词义猜测题。A拥抱；B解释；C适应，改编；D放弃。由文章内容可知作者对于自己改编音乐这件事非常兴奋，对自己的这种创造力感到骄傲自豪，由此判断他对自己有这种“偷”的能力是感到满意的，是欣然接受的，故答案选A。

【5】D推理判断题。在文中作者讲述了自己对一首音乐改编后的激动兴奋，他认为人们不能受“原创”的束缚，要去利用已有的东西去寻找灵感，将世界创作成自己喜欢的样子，在文章最后作者提出My life is my own arrangement, and because of that, anything is possible.“我的人生就是我的改编曲，因此，一切皆有可能”，由此判断作者是一位有创造力，不固步自封的人，喜欢创新的人，故答案选D。