A
My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.
About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined(用松香擦) the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.
My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I’m deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away, when I’m walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn(莊嚴的) tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.
My violin, shall I compare you to a summer’s day?
21. What further contributed to the author’s dislike of violin-playing?
A. Orders from mum. B. Boredom of practice.
C. Loss of passion for violin. D. Disappointment in the teacher’s eyes.
22. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. The author’s feeling was continuously influenced by the music.
B. The weather actually changed because of the tune.
C. The sudden change made the author’s heart unable to beat.
D. The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.
23. Why did the author pick up the violin again?
A. The invisible hammer and claw are gone.
B. The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.
C. A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.
D. He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn’s works.
24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Deep love for music B. My dislike and like of violin
C. An inspiring story of violin D. Musical soul mate—violin
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了自己小時候被媽媽要求學小提琴，后來由于無聊和失望而放棄，無意中因為一首名曲又有了學習的熱情，一直堅持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成了生活的一部分，成了我的靈魂伴侶。
【21題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible(隱形的) hammer, striking on my heart.可知，當作者演奏錯誤時老師失望的眼神加劇了作者對小提琴的不喜歡，故選D。
【22題詳解】
推理判斷題。通過第四段中的It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray.可知，這些對優(yōu)美琴聲的描寫，表現(xiàn)了琴聲對人心情的影響，人的心情會隨著音樂而變化。故選A。
【23題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.和第五段中的That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go.可知，F(xiàn)elix Mendelssohn的E-minor Concerto這首曲子讓作者對小提琴又有了興趣和熱情，故選C。
【24題詳解】
主旨大意題。文中作者講述了自己小時候被媽媽要求學小提琴，后來由于無聊和失望而放棄，無意中因為一首名曲又有了學習的熱情，一直堅持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成為了生活的一部分，成了靈魂伴侶。Musical soul mate—violin概括了全文意思，又能吸引讀者，適合作為標題。故選D。
【點睛】主旨大意題的做題技巧。
1) 主旨大意題屬于歸納概括題。如有標題，標題中蘊含的信息往往是關(guān)鍵信息。
2) 找準文章的主題句是關(guān)鍵。“主題句定位法”是一種行之有效的方法。在答題時，我們可以：讀首句抓大意；讀尾句抓大意；讀首尾段抓大意。
3.) 無明顯主題句時高頻信息詞，任一篇文章都是圍繞某個主題展開的，因此，有的文章中最明顯的特點之一是有一個反復出現(xiàn)的中心詞，即高頻詞，也叫做主題詞。抓住了它，便容易抓住文章的中心。
比如小題4，文中作者講述了自己小時候被媽媽要求學小提琴，后來由于無聊和失望而放棄，無意中因為一首名曲又有了學習的熱情，一直堅持了12年到現(xiàn)在，小提琴已經(jīng)成為了生活的一部分，成了靈魂伴侶。Musical soul mate—violin概括了全文意思，又能吸引讀者，適合作為標題。故選D。
