Question

Some people succeed in unbelievable ways.

  Roussel was orphaned at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing his favorite songs on the piano.

  Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his aunt adopted him. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take regular piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside resort added a second love to his life -- the sea. He studied to be a naval cadet (海军学员), but still made time to study music.

  In the French Navy, while he served on a warship based at Cherbourg, he and two friends found the time to play the music of Beethoven and other composes (作曲家). Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer.

  That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow offices offered to show it to a well-known conductor (指挥家), Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

  Not long afterwards, at the age of 25, Roussel did just that. He applied characters that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel devote his life to music, Roussel's navy friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the conductor.

1.Which of the following shows the right order of the story?

a. Roussel gave up his naval career.

b. Roussel was adopted by his aunt.

c. Roussel read through the family music collection.

d. Roussel had his first performance as a composer in Cherbourg.

A. c, b, d, a B. b. c, d, aC. b, c, a. dD. c, b, a, d

2.What ______ did played the most important part in Roussel's final success.

A. his mother B. the husband of his aunt 

C. his navy friend   D. Edouard Colonne

3.We can infer from the article that______.

A. Roussel's aunt adopted him after his grandfather died.

B. Roussel read through the family music collection in his grandfather's.

C. Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

D. If Roussel hadn't joined the navy, he might not have achieved so much.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A clever musician   B. A white lie  

C. A helpful conductor D. A great manuscript

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要论述了令人难以置信的获取成功的方法。Roussel八岁时成了孤儿，后来和爷爷一起生活，在爷爷家，他不断练习音乐。爷爷去世后，Roussel被阿姨收养，叔叔安排Roussel上钢琴课。Roussel参加海军之后，开始自己创作音乐，他的一个海军朋友编了一个善意的谎言鼓励Roussel从事音乐方面的钻研，Roussel专心研究音乐，最终获得了巨大成功。

1.entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection”和第三段“Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his aunt adopted him.”及第四段“he had his first performance as a composer”与第五、六段“he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music. ... Not long afterwards, at the age of 25, Roussel did just that.”可知，正确的顺序是c, b, d, a，故选A。

2.Roussel's navy friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the conductor.”可知，Roussel的海军朋友编造了一个善意的谎言，他没有给著名的指挥家看Roussel的手稿。A、B起到的作用没有C大，故选C。

3.He applied characters that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music.”可知，Roussel把在参军时学到的东西运用到了音乐上，并获得成功，还有就是，Roussel遇到了那个帮助他的海军朋友。如果Roussel没有参加海军，他就不会获得那么大的成功。故选D。

4.Some people succeed in unbelievable ways.”和最后一段“Roussel's navy friend later admitted that he had made it up...”可知，文章主要讲的是令人难以置信的获得成功的方法，如果不是Roussel海军朋友的善意谎言，Roussel不会放下参军去专心研究音乐并获得成功，故选B。

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