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I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皺眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”

Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said.

I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.

63．By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant ________.

A．she could remember the notes in a short time

B．she was playing the piano without emotion

C．her fingers couldn’t move freely

D．it had been a long time since she played last time

64．Which of the following can best describe Pasha?

A．Creative.                B．Honest.                  C．Humorous.             D．Brave.

65．Pasha’s magic of playing the piano lies in that she ________.

A．imagined herself as a princess

B．knew its original background story

C．had a strong desire to make a friend

D．combined the music with a story

66．Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．A Friend Forever

B．Never Give up

C．A Piano Lesson

D．My Favorite Piece of Music

【回答】

63．B

64．A

65．D

66．C

【分析】

這是一篇記敍文。本文通過講述作者在一次學習鋼琴的經歷中，明白了*琴就要體會出琴譜所講的情境和故事，這樣才能*好琴。

63．推理判斷題。根據第二段中“I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements.”可知，作者只是讓自己機械地把曲子*正確就好了，根本都沒去想曲子所表達的情境是什麼，所以作者將自己描述成一個機械的/呆板的演奏者，是説自己只*而不思考。故選B。

64．詞義猜測題。根據文章中對Pasha*鋼琴和對於所談曲子的講述像講故事一樣，可知她是一個富有“創造*”的人。A. Creative有創造*的；B. Naughty淘氣的；C. Humorous幽默的；D. Brave勇敢的。故選A。

65．推理判斷題。根據第三段最後一句“Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.再根據四、五段的敍述，可知Pasha*鋼琴的魅力在於把故事和音樂完美結合。故選D。

66．主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講述的是一次讓作者受益匪淺的鋼琴課。故選C。

【點睛】

弄清文章的大意，關鍵是找到主題句。主題句的位置：主題句通常在文首、文末或首尾呼應，有時也在文中，或沒有主題句，需根據文章所述內容進行歸納。各段的主題句也常在該段的首句或尾句。議論文和説明文一般有主題句，但記敍文通常沒有主題句，需要歸納。小題4通讀全文可知，本文講述的是一次讓作者受益匪淺的鋼琴課。故該題正確*C。

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