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1、Module4课时跟踪练(一)Introduction&Reading—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解ASamuelOsmondisa19yearoldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylistening
2、toitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata(奏鸣曲)byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisvery
3、rare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoand
4、myfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscolle
5、ge.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,“It’sallaboutsupermemory—IguessIhavethatgift.”However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn
6、’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.语篇解读:本文为记叙文。19岁的法律系学
7、生SamuelOsmond是一个音乐天才。以前他从没有学过音乐,但是他可以弹钢琴,并且经常弹奏名家名曲,人们对此很吃惊。1.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.非常感谢上级领导对我的信任,这次安排我向股份公司述职,既是对我履行职责的监督,也是对我个人的关心和爱护,更是对**百联东方商厦有限公司工作的高度重视和支持。B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.D.Hecanplayt
8、hemusicalpiecehehears.解析:选D 细节理解题。由第一段中的“However,hecanplay...hearsthem.”可知,他的特别之处在