UNIT 5 MUSIC 纯话题阅读-【金版教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册作业与测评全书Word（人教版）

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His talent and charm (魅力) have made him the No. 1 Chinese classical artist in the world. He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.

Lang Lang is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world's top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.

Lang Lang, charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to represent (代表) China's new international image. According to the British newspaper the Times, “The Lang Lang's effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.

Now in China children are learning Chopin and Western orchestras are playing sold­out tours across Chinese cities. But can China introduce its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestra includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.

Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child. Lang grew up with his father's own musical ambition and high expectations. It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day. Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano. He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest. “That was the best month，” he says, without hesitation. “I had a date. I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in concert.”

1．Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No. 1 Chinese classical artist in the world?

A．He has as many as 5 billion fans in China.

B.He played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008.

C．He is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world's top orchestras.

D．He plays the piano so well and has a good international image.

答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He played in ... 5 billion.(2008年，他在盛大的北京奥运会开幕式上演奏，有50亿电视观众观看了开幕式。)”可知，A项(他在中国有多达50亿粉丝。)不是郎朗成为世界上排名第一的中国古典艺术家的原因。故选A。

2．The underlined word “debut” in the second paragraph probably means “________”．

A．first class     B．first performance

C．first plan     D．first choice

答案：B

解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“Lang Lang is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world's top orchestras”可知，郎朗是第一位与世界顶级交响乐团合作的中国钢琴家，由此可推知，他18岁时就在纽约卡内基音乐厅首次表演。故选B。

3．Which of the following statements about Lang Lang is mentioned in this passage?

A．He has 36 million Chinese students in China.

B．He is touring China giving concerts.

C．He is trying to export Chinese music to western countries.

D．He only played traditional Chinese classics in his cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestra.

答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But can China ... Lang is trying.”可知，郎朗正在努力将中国的音乐传播给西方国家。故选C。

4．From the last paragraph we can infer ________．

A．Lang didn't like his father when he was little

B．he was happy to practice the piano every day

C．he injured his right hand on purpose six years ago

D．his father's desire and expectations played an important role in his childhood

答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Lang grew up ... and high expectations.”可推知，郎朗

父亲的期望和音乐抱负在郎朗的童年生活中起了重要作用。故选D。

Practice doesn't always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new study suggests. Researchers compared pairs of identical twins, and found that no matter how hard one twin had practiced, the other twin who had practiced much less still had an equal level of ability in certain musical skills. This may be because some aspects of musical talent are built into the genes (基因), the researchers said.

Miriam Mosey, a scientist at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and her team looked at the DNA of 1，211 pairs of adult identical twins, who share almost 100 percent of their genes. Identical twins are born from the same single egg and often look very similar in appearance. They also examined the DNA of 1，358 pairs of fraternal twins (异卵双胞胎), who share an average of 50 percent of their genes. Those who played a musical instrument or sang reported how many years they practiced, and for how many hours a week.

Mosey then tested their musical abilities to see if practice had an effect on ability. She looked at how well people could tell differences in pitch (音调).

Like most people, Mosey used to think that those who put in more practice time would earn higher scores on their ability than those who practiced less. But when she compared lifetime practice scores with musical abilities between identical twins, Mosey found no relationship between the amount of practice time and her level of musical ability. Two twins could have an equal level of musical ability, no matter how much more one twin practiced compared with the other.

The researchers concluded that genetics play a larger role than practice in certain aspects of musical talent.

Mosey and her colleagues made another interesting finding: Genes may determine a person's motivation (动机) to practice. The majority of participants who reported practicing a lot also shared a high percentage of the same genes.