Question

A Tchaikovsky concerto（协奏曲）is what made Romel Joseph fall in love with the violin.

He learned how to play in Haiti, where he was born, but a Fulbright scholarship brought him to the United States, and he finally earned a master’s degree, reports CBS News reporter Katie Couric. Music had changed his life. He wanted to do the same for the children of Haiti.

Joseph built a school in Port-au-Prince nearly 20 years ago. He was on the third floor when suddenly “It was like boom boom boom and everything just opened,” Joseph said. “And the next thing I knew I was on the ground.”

Blind since birth, Joseph tried to feel his way out, but was pinned（夹）beneath heavy concrete（混凝土）. He remained trapped for 18 hours. He prays that his new wife, seven months pregnant（怀孕的）, will be found.

He is now being treated at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for two injured legs and an arm.

Joseph wonders if he’ll ever play the violin again. He can feel sensation（知觉）in his fingertips. He said, “If you were to give me a violin and if I didn’t have to fold the fingers, I would be able to play.”

Joseph’s daughter Victoria spent three terrifying days unsure of her father’s fate. For her, having him home is the sweetest music.

“Can you imagine your dad not being able to play the violin?” Couric asked.

“No, I can’t,” Victoria Joseph said. “But I will love him all the same if he can’t.”

Romel doesn’t know how many of his 300 students died in the quake. As he waits for news about his wife, Romel Joseph is already planning a return to Haiti to rebuild the school and continue teaching there.

“We can save two children, 20, 200, 300, 500 through education and music, and these children will make a difference,” Romel Joseph said.

54．Romel began to like music ________.

A. because he was blind since birth

B. after he had listened to a famous piece of music

C. when he got a scholarship to study in America

D. since he was born in Haiti

55．From what Romel said in Paragraph 6, we can infer that he was ________.

A. upset        B. fearful          C. excited          D. optimistic

56．To Victoria, the best thing is ________.

A. to see her father recover from the injury quickly

B. to listen to her father playing the sweetest music

C. to play the violin as well as her father

D. to be sure that her father could play the violin

57．Why does Romel want to go back to Haiti?

A. To save his students from the earthquake.

B. To change the life of children by teaching music.

C. To find out how seriously his school was damaged.

D. To look for his wife who is pregnant.

58．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Music education: keep your creativity alive

B. A great blind musician and his students

C. Haiti earthquake: a story of a music teacher

D. How did some Haiti earthquake victims survive

Answer 1

54．B

55．D

56．A

57．B

58．C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述一个音乐老师在海地地震中的遭遇，看出他对学生的热爱和音乐的执着。

54．细节题：从第一段的句子：A Tchaikovsky concerto（协奏曲）is what made Romel Joseph fall in love with the violin.可知Romel是在听过一首世界名曲后喜欢音乐的。选B

55．句意理解题：从第六段的句子：“If you were to give me a violin and if I didn’t have to fold the fingers, I would be able to play.”可知Romel是非常乐观的，选D

56．细节题：从第七段的句子：Joseph’s daughter Victoria spent three terrifying days unsure of her father’s fate. For her, having him home is the sweetest music.可知Victoria的最好的事情是看见爸爸尽快的恢复。选A

57．细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：Romel Joseph is already planning a return to Haiti to rebuild the school and continue teaching there.可知对Romel Joseph来说，要回到海地用教音乐改变孩子的生活。选B

58．标题题：这篇文章讲述一个音乐老师在海地地震中的遭遇，看出他对学生的热爱和音乐的执着。选C

考点：考查人物传记类短文

点评：这篇文章讲述一个音乐老师在海地地震中的遭遇，看出他对学生的热爱和音乐的执着。这篇阅读理解集中考查了细节题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度，做题时要审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。