Question

Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister， Emma， play the piano. Susie wanted to play it， too. But every time Susie asked to play， her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano， so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.

“Mom， can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.

“Susie， if you take the piano lesson， you must practice every day，” said her mom.

Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!

Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class， she was surprised： her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson， the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.

The next day， after Susie got home from school， she ran outside.

“Where are you going?” asked her mom.

“Outside to play volleyball，” said Susie. “Bye， Mom!”

“You must study your piano flashcards，” said her mom. “Susie， this is what you wanted， now you have to do it.”

1. Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first， because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.

A. cost a lot of money

B. needed a lot of practice

C. was difficult for a five-year-old girl

D. would make Susie have no time to study

2.How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?

A. She told her mom she was ready.

B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.

C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.

D. She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.

Answer

1.B

2.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Susie在听了姐姐弹钢琴后也想学习钢琴，可是她的妈妈告诉她想学钢琴就得每天练习。为了证明自己已经准备好学钢琴，Susie帮助妈妈做家务，于是妈妈同意了。但是第一节课老师却没有让他弹钢琴，这让Susie非常的吃惊。放学后他想去玩，妈妈告诉她既然想学习钢琴就不得不先练习钢琴在玩。

1. if you take the piano lesson， you must practice every day，” said her mom可知妈妈认为学好钢琴要每天练习，故选B.

2. decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn toplay the piano， so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.可知Susie通过帮助妈妈做家务以证明自己准备好学习弹钢琴。故选C.

考点：故事阅读类短文阅读。