Question

Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her piano lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.

One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench(长凳) as usual.

“Hello,” Jenny heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.

“What’s your name?” The girl asked.

Before Jenny could answer, Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your lesson today.”

Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?”

“I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.”

“You mean you don’t have a favorite?” Pasha was surprised.

“No, not really.” Jenny said.

Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently(轻轻地) put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you hearing in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.

“I don’t know.” Jenny said.

“Let me try and you listen,” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music.”

“I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said.

“Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the music. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.

1.Where did Jenny have her piano lessons?

A．In her school.   B．In Mrs. Windsor’s house.

C．In a music club.  D．In Pasha’s house.

2.Pasha is Mrs. Windsor’s       .

A．daughter   B．student C．niece D．granddaughter

3.Pasha told Jenny all she had to do is       .

A．listen to Mrs. Windsor carefully

B．write her favourite piece of music

C．play the piano gently and slowly

D．learn to hear the stories in the music

4.With Pasha’s help, Jenny would probably       .

A．write more stories

B．like playing the piano better

C．make more friends

D．know Mrs. Windsor better

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲述的是珍妮和温莎夫人免费学钢琴，珍妮却不喜欢，但是在帕夏——温莎的侄女的带动下，喜欢上了钢琴。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.” 每个星期天她温莎夫人的房子里上钢琴课。故答案为B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女),”可知，帕夏是温莎的侄女。答案为C。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子Pasha said. “All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music.”可知，答案为D。

4.B细节推理题。根据短文最后一句话“That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.”可推测，珍妮可能还是比较喜欢钢琴的。答案为B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。