必修2 Unit5 Music-（课件+达标训练）2023老教材老高考英语【导学教程】新编大一轮总复习（人教版）

[对应学生用书P411] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2022·山东一模)Every so often, someone so young does something so amazing that you can't help but wonder how he manages it.That's what happened the first time we heard Matthew Whitaker play the piano.Matthew is a jazz pianist who is blind, and since the age of 11, he's been performing around the world. Matthew Whitaker was born at the 24th week.He weighed 1 pound and 11 ounces.His parents were told he had a less than 50% chance of survival.One of the many complications (并发症) he faced was a disease which led to blindness. No one in Matthew's family was a musician, but his grandfather bought him his first keyboard when he was three years old.It didn't take long for Matthew to show that he had a gift.So the Whitakers decided to get Matthew a teacher, which proved to be difficult.“At the time, we got a lot of answers that he's too young and they don't know how to teach a blind child，” Moses Whitaker said.“He was three years old at the time.” Finally, Dalia Sakas agreed to meet Matthew.Dalia is the director of music studies at a music school in New York City, a school for the visually impaired.To her surprise, Matthew could listen to a piece of music once and then play it.“Because it is rare to meet such a person and I want to make that possible.” She did.Matthew has played in more than 200 clubs and concert halls around the world.His love of music has never been in doubt.Matthew's latest album is called Now Hear This.One critic noted that it sounded like Matthew was playing with six hands. 1．Which word best describes Matthew as a pianist? A．Fruitless. B．Ordinary. C．Remarkable. D．Ambitious. 2．What was the root cause of Matthew's blindness? A．His premature birth. B．His low weight. C．His low chance of survival. D．A disease running in his family. 3．What increased the difficulty finding Matthew a music teacher? A．His family background. B．His lack of talent. C．His age and disability. D．His character. 4．Why did Dalia accept Matthew as her student? A．Becaus