2025版高中英語Unit5Music單元達標檢測含解析新人教版必修2

Unit5Music

單元達標檢測

（滿分：120分;時間：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題;每小題2.5分,滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Barcelona'soperahousehascelebrateditsreopeningtothepublicsincethe

novelcoronaviruspandemic（新冠疫情）puttheworldintoahugehorror,buttheir

openingnighthadanunusualaudience.Eoritsfirstconcert,thetheaterrefused

theusualcrowdofpeopleandinsteadpeickedthehousewithplants.Yes,that*s

correct.All2,292seatsattheGranTeatredelLiceuwereoccupiedbyleafygreen

plants.

TheideawasputforwardbyconceptualartistEugenoAmpudiaandtheconcert

wasbroadcastliveonthetheater'swebsite.Theseluckyficustrees,palms,and

Swisscheeseplants—whichwerebroughtinbylocalnurseries（苗?l）-gotthe

pleasureofhearingPuccini'sCrisantemiperformedbytheUceLiQuartetstring

musicalgroup.

Ampudiahopesthathisideaandtheworkwillinspirepeopletothinkmore

deeplyabouttheirrelationshipwithnatureandtheconceptofsustainability（可

持續(xù)性）.uWeareattheendofaneraandthatmeansthatwehavetochangecertain

patterns,wheshares.uWedon,tliveinthesameworldas90daysago,andthis

meanswehavetoreflectoneverythingthatwedo.”

Asplantscanrespondtodifferentvibrations（振動）causedbymusic,they

certainlyweren*tapassiveaudience—eveniftheyweren，tabletogiveapplause.

Nowthattheconcertisover,eachplantwillbegiventoadifferentfrontlinehealth

careworkerwhohelpedguidethecountrythroughitsbattlewiththecoronavirus.

ThemovingconcertisacontinuationoftheLiceu,smissiontocreateadialogue

betweenmusicandthevisualarts.Picturesandavideooftheperformancetaken

byAmpudiawillnowbecomepartofLaCaixa'scontenporary(當彳弋的)artcollection.

1.Whatwasthespecialpartoftheconcert?

A.Ithadonly2,292seats.

B.Itmadetheworldfallinhorror.

C.11gaveplantsopportunitiestoenjoymusic.

I).11we1cornedtheaudiencewithplants.

2.Whogavetheideathattheseatswereoccupiedbyleafygreenplants?

A.Barcelona.

B.EugenoAmpudia.

C.GranTeatredelLiceu.

D.UceLiQuartet.

3.WhichstatementmayEugenoAmpudiaagreewith?

A.Wedidn'tdoverywellindealingwithnature.

B.Thehealthcareworkersweremoreimportant.

C.Theplantsshouldhavetheequalrights.

D.Wedideverythinginawrongway.

B

EachMaysince1956peoplefromacrossEuropeandaroundtheworldhavegathered

aroundtheirtelevisionswithfriendsandfamiIyforaneveningofinternational

entertainment(ifiIB):theEurovisionSongContest.Itmaywellbeafuneventbut

perhapsit'snotthesharedcelebrationoftheEuropeanlanguagethatitcouldbe.

InthefixtsitenyearsofEurovibiuii,IheUKandIrelandwereIlieonlyIwocounliies

tosinginEnglish.NowEnglishiswhatweexpect.IsitthatEnglishisbecoming,

orhasbecometheofficiallanguageofmusic?

FromhighstreetsinHungarytosupermarketsinSweden,frombusstopsin

BulgariatoparksinPoland,peop1e1istentoEnglish-languagemusiceverywhere.

Andpeopledon'tjustlisten,theysingittoo!FromsportingeventsinSpainto

nightclubsinNorway,fromconcertsinCroatiatofitnessclassesinFrance,people

singalongtopopularsongsintheireverydaylives,inEnglish.Butwhy?

Foroneeveningeachyear,EurovisionisthedinnerpartyofEurope.Itis

adinnerpartytowhicheachguestbringssomethingspecial.Theirclothing,

traditionandfoodshowtheircultureandtheirlenguageshowsthecharacterofa

nation.Althoughtherearc50nationswith83languages,forEurovision,English

istheonlylanguage.DoesEurovisionreal1yrepresentEurope?

Englishisaninternationallanguagespokenbyover1billionpeopleworldwide.

ItisnosurprisethatsomanymusiciansmakemusicinEnglish.Ofcourse,music

makesmoneyandmorelistenersmakemoremoney.AccordingtoRagnar,leadsinger

oftheIcelandicindieband“OfMonstersandMen”,Englishissimplerandiseasier

tomakerhythms（節(jié)奏）.Couldthisbetrue?

Let'srememberthatalthoughEnglish-languagemusiciseverywhere,musicis

noteverything.Aslongaswecontinuetolearn,tospeak,to1ove,diversity（多

樣性）shallbevalued.Afterall,whatfunisadinnerpartyiftheguestscan't

communicate（溝通）orexpressthemselvesinthewaytheychoose?

4.WhatdoweknowaboutEurovision?

A.SingerssingEnglishsongs.

B.IthelpsprotectEuropeancultures.

C.Itisthemostpopularcontestintheworld.

I）.SingersmainlycomefromtheUKand1reland.

5.Howdoesthewritershowthepopularily（廣泛性）ofEnglishmusicinParagraph2?

A.Byciskingquestions.

B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Byfollowingtheorderofspace.

6.What'sRagnar'sopinionofEnglish?

A.itiseasyandbeautiful.

B.Itshouldbeusedinallmusic.

C.Itisthebestlanguageintheworld.

I）.11helpsmusiciansmakemoneyeasily.

7.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?

A.Whyweshouldprotectlanguagediversity.

B.Howlanguageandmusicaffecteachother.

C.WhetherEnglishistheofficiallanguageofmusic.

D.WhyEurovisionisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

C

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica*sgreatestcomposers.He

publishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyears

hewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin*ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedin

theatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe

1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyears

theyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazz.Couldjazz,

somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestra

leaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwas

seriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeho

realizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposeda

pieceforthepianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimself

playedthepianointheconcert.Theaudiencewerethri1ledwhentheyheardhismusic.

Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzcouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）with

thewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthat

classicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influcnccdstylo.Whilethere,Gershwinwrote

AnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（評論家）weredividedover

themusic.Somecalledithappyandful1of1ife;otherssaiditwassillyandboring.

ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.11sti11remainsone

ofhismostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbrain

cancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreported

hisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusic

hemighthavestillwritten.

8.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks.

B.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger.

C.HearguedwithFrenchcritics.

D.Hechangedhismusicstyle.

9.Whatdowolearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost.

B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported.

C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin.

D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin,sdeath.

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.Talentedandproductive.

B.Seriousandboring.

C.Popu1arandunhappy.

D.Friendlyandhonest.

其次節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分）

依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最住選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

Findinganewandfunhobbycanmakeyouahappierperson.Hobbiescanbea

greatwaytorelievestressandbringmorejoyintoyourlife,especiallywhenyou

findanewhobby.Hobbiesareforeveryoneatanyage.Whenyougetolder,youshould

nothavefewerhobbies.11.Youmightbelookingforanewhobby,butyou're

notsurewhatanewhobbyis.Anewhobbyrequiresfindingnewinterests,whichmeans

experimentingtofindthoseinterests.

Trynewthings.

Tofindanewhobby,itrequirestryingnewthings.Newhobbieswonttusually

justfindyou.Don'tputthingsoff.Youmightthinktoyourself,“Idon'tlike

that.MIfyou,veneverdoneit,orgivenitachance,howcanyouknow?12.

Learnnewthings.

You*renevertooyoungoroldtolearnmore:nlife.Ifyoutakethetimeto

learnnewthings,you'lldevelopnewinterests.Letyourcuriosityrunwild,and

developmoreknowledgeoverthethingsyoudon'tknoworarenotfamiliarwith.

13.Readingthesamesportsnewspapereverydaydoesn*tcountasanewandfun

hobby.

Collectthings.

14.Startcollectingthem.Maybeyouhaveaninterestincoins,orspecific

jewelry.Thinkaboutcertainintereststhatpertainto（關(guān)于）whalyoucancollect.

Ifyou*reasportsfan,thencollectsportscards,orjerseys.Simplehobbiesaren，t

alwaysabadthing.Youcancollectjustaboutanything.

15

Everyonehasacreativeside.Somepeoplefinddifferentwaysofexpressing

thatsideofthem.Itcar.bewriting,drawing,painting,playingamusicalinstrument,

photography,dancing,orsinging.Thesecanbefunandrelaxinghobbies.Itwill

beapositivewayofexpressingyouremotions.

A.Interactwithothers

B.ThinkofIlielliiiigjsthatyuudolike

C.Learningisnotsuchabadthing

D.Findandexpressthecreativesideofyou

E.Haveanopenmindandgivethingsachance

F.Otherwiseyou*11havemorestressandgrayhair

G.Writedownalistoftheleisureactivitiesyouenjoy

11.12.13.14.lb.

其次部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項。

AvioliniststoodatastationinWashingtonD.C.withaboxinfrontofhim.

He16sixBachpiecesforabout45minutes.17thattime,aboutthousands

ofpeople18thestation,butmostofthemwereontheirwaytowork.

Threeminuteswentbyandayoungman19therewasaviolinistp1aying.

Sohewalked20andthenstoppedtoenjoyitfcrafewseconds.Aminutelater,

theviolinist21hisfirstdollartip:awomanthrewthemoneyinthe22

withoutstopping.Afteralittlewhile,amiddle-agedmanstoodnearthewallto

23_him,butinafewminutesthemanlookedathiswatch.Hewouldbelate_24

hemustgo.Theonewhopaidthemost25wasathroe-year-oldboy.Finallyhis

motherpulledhimhardandthechiId26towalk.This27wasrepeatedby

severalotherchildren.Alltheparents,withoutexception,28themtomove

on.

Inthe45minuteswhentheviolinistplayed,only6peoplestoppedandstayed

forawhileand20peoplegavehimmoney.He29$32.Whenhefinishedplaying,

thestationbecame30,butnoonenoticedit.Theviolinistfeltvery31.

NooneknewthiswasJoshuaBell,oneofthebest32intheworld.Two

daysbeforehisplayingatthestation,JoshuaBel133al1theticketsata

theaterinBoston.Therewasnoemptyseatandtheseatsaveraged$100each.

Dowesensebeauty?Dowestoptoenjoyit?34wedonothaveamomentto

sslupand1iblenlooneofthebestniubiuiuiisinthewoiIdplciyingthebessluiLsiu,

howmanyotherthingsarewe35?

16.A.wroteB.dancedC.sangD.played

17.A.BeforeB.DuringC.AfterI）.By

18.A.wentbackB.cameacross

C.passedthroughD.ranover

19.A.noticedB.announced

C.showedI）,dreamed

20.A.carefullyB.sadlyC.lazilyD.slowly

21.A.receivedB.foundC.lostD.gave

22.A.bagB.boxC.poolD.hole

23.A.waitforB.talkwithC.listentoD.lookfor

24.A.orB.butC.so1）.as

25.A.moneyB.attentionC.rentI）,cost

26.A.likedB.appearedC.wantedD.continued

27.A.musicB.action

C.suggestionD.question

28.A.forcedB.advisedC.invitedD.refused

29.A.borrowedB.asked

C.collectedI）,begged

30.A.beautifulB.dangerous

C.cleanD.quiet

31.A.disappointedB.happy

CfortableD.excited

32.A.teachersB.musicians

C.businessmenD.drivers

33.A.packedawayB.handedover

C.pickedoutD.soldout

34.A.ThoughB.WhileC.IfD.Since

35.A.mibsiiigB.likingC.waylingD.failing

其次節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的止確形式。

HowdoesitfeelforaforeignertobecomefamousinChina?The22-year-old

Kazakh（哈薩克斯坦的）singerDimashKudaibergenovmaybe36bestpersontogive

theanswer.

KudaibergenovbecamefamousinJanuarywhenhefirsttookpartinSinger,a

singingcompetitionTVshowin37hisvoicewonheartsofChineseaudiences.

BeforehecametoChina,oneof38(he)threewisheswastoseepandas.Andthat

cametrueonSaturdaywhenhe39(name)theambassador(大使)for'TITin

China”inChengduinSichuanProvince,thefirststopofthe"I'minChina”

progi'am.

"I'minChina“isaculturalexchangeprojectorganizedbyChina

InternationalCuituralCommunicationCenter,inwhichforeignstarsandvolunteers

wi11beinvited40(visit)differentplacesinChina<indexperiencelocalculture

andcustom.Theprojectisofgreat41(important)tomanyforeignersinChina.

HisothertwowishesweretotakepartintheTVshowandmeetJackieChan.

Nowallthree42(come)true.Butthat*snotall.Heevengotachancetofeed

pandas,receivedagiftfromJackieChan43becamewellknownafterthe

contest.

"I'mlookingforwardto44(travel)acrossChinatoseeitsdifferent

places.Itwillbetin45(enjoy)experience,saidKudaibergenov."I'minChina.

IloveChina!n

36.37.38.39.40.

41.42.43.44.45.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華,你的外教Sharon想找人教她唱中文歌曲，你想舉薦你的摯友王明教她

唱歌。請你給Sharon寫一封郵件，要點如下：

1.簡潔介紹王明；

2.舉薦他的兩個理由。

留意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當增加細微環(huán)節(jié)、以使行文連貫。

其次節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

WefirstsawthelostdogonabeachonMah6,anislandintheSeychelles,

Africa.Mykids,thensixandeight,werebui1<1ingsandcastles,whenhegotclose

andwatchedthem.Thenextdayheappearedattheentranceofourholidaycottage（度

假小別墅）.

MyhusbandFaridandIthoughthewaslookingforfood,butsoonrealizedhe

justwantedcompany.Hewasshy,aboutthreeyearsold,withorange,fox-likefur,

bigeyesandalongnose.WecalledhimChe11andafterfivcorsixdaysofhimhanging

aboutnearby,webecamefriends.

Wepostedamessageonline:wastheresomewherethatcouldtakehimin?Finally,

wemetOlga,a19-yecir-oldlocalwithfivelostdogsandaheartofgold,whoagreed

totakehimin.Chellhadonlybeenwithusaweek,butwhenOlgaarrivedandtried

tomovehimfromourcottagetohercar,herefused,makinghimselfheavy.Eventually

wemanageditandwatchedsadlyastheydroveoff.

“WillwcoverseeChollagain?”myelderdaughterasked,crying."Iguess

nol,“Isaid,notwantingtosugarcoatit.Butmonthslater,Olgaphonedustosay

shewasmovingabroadtostudyandaskifwewou1dliketotakeinChel1ourselves.

Ofcourse,wetookChellhome.Itwascold,unlikethehotSeychelles,and

hewtibaficiidofmustlliingss:climbingtheblaiis,ourulherdugKerstin（an

ill-temperedfemaleborderterrier）-heevenseemedafraidofhimself.He*dstart

toplay,thenstopsuddenly,therushofhappyemotionsfrighteninghim.Thiswas

perhapsthemostheartbreakingofall:adogwhocouldn'tplay.

留意:續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

Paragraph1:

Monthslater,theweatherturnedcoldandweletChel1intotheyardtosee

hisfirstsnow._________________________________________________________

Paragraph2:

AtthatmomentIrealizedhewasgoingtobe

OK._________________________________________________________

附加題

短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中

共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

留意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

WhenIwereachild,Ispentmoielliaiifiveyearslearningtheviolin.Therefore,

Icouldn,tfindanyfuninmusic.AfterIhadgraduatedfromhighschoolafewyears

ago,afriendofminesuggestedthatwcstartedto1earntheguitartogether.All

ofusthoughtitwascool.IwillneverforgetthedaythatIwenttobuymyguitar

inaguitarstore.ThereImetoneofmyclassmate.Hehelpedmechosemyguitar

fromthedifferentmodels.Healsosharedhisunderstandofmusic.Sincethenwe

havebeenplayingtheguitartogetherandmusichasbecomeaimportantpartofmy

life.

全書綜合測評

（滿分:120分;時間：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題;每小題2.5分,滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和I）四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Herearefourbooksonline,aimingtostrengthenspokenandwritingskillsfor

English-languagelearners.

ArnietheDoughnut

Suggestedgradelevel:1st-2nd

ArnielooksIikeanaveragedoughnutmadebyoneofthebestbakeriesintown.

Still,adoughnutisjustadoughnut,right?WRONG!Clicktoseewhathappens.

Themesinthestory:Imagination,Humor,Friendship

BraveIrene

Suggestedgradelevel:1st-2nd

BraveIreneisadressmaker*sdaughter.Oneday,Irenevolunteerstosendthe

dressmadebyhermumtothepalaceontime,inspiteofthesnowstorm.Clickand

seehowsheovercomesdif'ficulties.

Themesinthestory:Courage,Overcomingdifficulties

TheEmptyPot

Suggestedgictdelevel;1st—2nd

TheChineseEmperorannouncesatesttochoosethecountry*snextking.The

childwhoraisesthebestflowersfromaseedgiverbytheEmperorwillbetheone.

Pingisunabletogethisseedtocomeout—butPing'semptypotisthebestofall.

Why?

Themesinthestory:Honesty,Learningfromfailure

ClarktheShark

Suggestedgradelevel:Kindergarten-2nd

Clarkisasharkwholoveslife,buthisenthusiasmistoomuchforhisfriends,

sohisteacherhelpshimfindawaytoturnitdovn.Finally,Clarkknowshowto

getalongwithhisfriends.

Themesinthestory:Self-control,Manners,Friendship

1.WhatcanchildrenlearnfromBraveIroned

A.Howtomakefriends.

B.Howtolearnfromfailure.

C.Howtofacedifficulties.

D.Howtocontrolthemselves.

2.Whichofthefollowingbooksisabouthonesty?

A.ArnietheDoughnut.B.TheEmptyPot.

C.BraveIrene.D.ClarktheShark.

3.WhatisspecialaboutClarktheShar?

A.Itsthemesincludefriendship.

B.Ittellsushowtoovercomedifficulties.

C.Itaimstoimprovechildrentswritingskills.

D.Itisalsosuitableforkindergartenchildren.

B

Asia'sarchitecturaltreasures,fromaBuddhistmonasteryinAfghanistantoan

ancientcityinChina,areunderthreatduetoeconomicdevelopment,poortechrical

resources,warandtourism,accordingtoexperts.

TheGlobedHerilageFundflamed10sitesfcicingthelossanddesliucliun

impossibletorecover."These10sitesrepresentonlyasmallpartoftheendangered

treasuresacrossAsiaandtherestofthedevelopingworld,nJeffMorgan,cxccttive

directorofthefund,said.

"We'relookingatthesemi1lennial（千年的）civilizationsleapingintothe

21stcenturyatakindofpacethatisunheardof,“saidVishakhaN.Desai,president

oftheAsiaSociety,whichhostedaconferencebasedonthereport.Hementioned

thepressureofrapidlymodernizingAsiaonthearchitecturaltreasures.

LiKuanghan,headofGlobalHeritageFund*sChinaprogram,underlinedthe

importanceinapresentationofworkingtopreservePingyao,oneofChina'slast

survivingwalledcities."Butupto20yearsago,therewerehundredsofsimilar

walledcitiesleftinChina,nshesaid.”Th。majorityofthemhavebeen

destroyed.”

Expertssaidthatglobalarchitecturalpreservationeffortsarepoor1y

balancedandtargeted,withtheUNculturalbodyUNESCOfocusingalmostentirely

onsitesinalreadyrichEuropeancountries,ratherthaninplaceslikeLatinAmerica

orAsia.Morethan80percentofUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesarelocatedinthe10

richeststates,theGlobalHeritageFundsaid.

uElsewhere,heritageisbeingundervalued,*'Morgansaid,warningthatthe

endangeredsitesweresuretovanishwithoutquickhelp."We'regoingtolosethem

onourwatchinthenext10years.”

4.Accordingtotheexperts,UNESCOshould.

A.takeeffectivemeasurestostopwars

B.attempttostrengthenglobalcooperation

C.payequalattentiontoAsia'sheritageprotection

D.establishacleargoalofarchitecturalpreservation

efforts

5.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofmentioningPingyaoinParagraph4?

A.TopraisetheeffortsbytheGlobalHeritageFund.

B.ToexplainCliiiici,5prucesssufhexiIctgepiesexvaliun.

C.ToshowChina,suniqueroleinprotectingtheworldheritage.

D.Tostressthenecessityofinunediateactiononheritageprotection.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?

A.Disappear.B.Survive.

C.Remove.D.Recover.

7.What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Asia*sRelicsinRuins:keepingabalancebetweenprogressandprotection

B.Asia,sHeritageinDanger:savingdisappearingarchitecturaltreasures

C.World,sCivilizationProgressunderPressure:makingglobalefforts

D.World*sResourcesunderThreat:raisingawarenessofpreservation

C

Iwas11yearsoldwhenIaskedmymomforpianolessonsin2010.Wcwerein

theeconomicdecline.Shesaidapolite"no".

Thatdidn'tstopne.Igoogledthemeasurementsofakeyboard,drewthekeys

onapieceofpaperandstuckitonmydesk.Iwouldclicknotesonanonlinekeyboard

and"play”thembackonmypaperone—keepingthesoundtheymadeonthecomputer

inmyhead.Ispentsixmonthsplayingwithouttouchingarealpiano.Oncemymom

sawthatIwasserious,sheborrowedmoneyandboughtme10lessons.

Istillrememberthefirstone.Iwasstruckbyhowrealthesoundofthepiano

was.Isatmygradeoneaftereightlessons.OnceIstartedsecondaryschool,we

couldn，taffordlessonsagain.Ipassedgradethree,thengradefive,practicing

onlyonmypieceofpaper.

Oneevening,whenIwasabout13,mymomsaidshehadasurpriseforme;it

wasanelectronickeyboard,boughtwithmoreborrowedmoney.Itwasthefirsttime

rdplayedforher.Shewasinshock.

Myschooldidn，tefferthemusicAlevel.IfoundthePurcellSchoolforyoung

musicians.ButIhadtopassadifficu11test.Soneofthequestionsinvolvedan

evaluationofthecomposerorwhensomepieceswerewritten.Ifeltoverwhelmed.

Tomyamazement,Iwasofferedaplace.

AlPurcell,IspentIwoyearsworkingashaidasIcould.IpelToimedtoraiise

moneyandsavedenoughtobuymyfirstpiano.

WhenIleftPurcell,Iwasawardedtheseniorpianoprizeandsenioracaccmic

musicprize.IamnowattheGuildhallSchoolinLondon.Ifeelproud:it'sbeen

1()yearssinceIdrewirypaperpiano,andI'matcneoftheworld'sleadingmusic

schools.

Theironyisthat1continuetodoalotofmypracticeawayfromthepiano-what

wecallmentalpractice.Thepaperpianohelpedarousemycuriosityabouthowmusic

worksandthebuildingblocksthatformthepieces.

8.Whydidtheauthor'smombuyhimlessonsatlast?

A.Shewasshockedbyhisfirstperformance.

B.Shehadnodoubtabouthistalentforthepiano.

C.Sherealizedherea11ywantedtolearnhowtoplaythepiano.

I）.Shesudden1ymadeafortune.

9.Whichofthefollowin