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Unit1Livingwell

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2021·山东新高考第一次模拟)

Everysooften，someonesoyoungdoessomethingsoamazingthatyoucanthelpbutwonderhowhemanagesit.ThatswhathappenedthefirsttimeweheardMatthewWhitakerplaythepiano.Matthewisajazzpianistwhoisblind，andsincetheageof11，hesbeenperformingaroundtheworld.

MatthewWhitakerwasbornatthe24thweek.Heweighed1poundand11ounces.Hisparentsweretoldhehadalessthan50%chanceofsurvival.Oneofthemanycomplications(并发症)hefacedwasadiseasewhichledtoblindness.

NooneinMatthewsfamilywasamusician，buthisgrandfatherboughthimhisfirstkeyboardwhenhewasthreeyearsold.ItdidnttakelongforMatthewtoshowthathehadagift.SotheWhitakersdecidedtogetMatthewateacher，whichprovedtobedifficult.“Atthetime，wegotalotofanswersthathestooyoungandtheydontknowhowtoteachablindchild，”MosesWhitakersaid.“Hewasthreeyearsoldatthetime.”

Finally，DaliaSakasagreedtomeetMatthew.DaliaisthedirectorofmusicstudiesatamusicschoolinNewYorkCity，aschoolforthevisuallyimpaired.Tohersurprise，Matthewcouldlistentoapieceofmusiconceandthenplayit.“BecauseitisraretomeetsuchapersonandIwanttomakethatpossible.”

Shedid.Matthewhasplayedinmorethan200clubsandconcerthallsaroundtheworld.Hisloveofmusichasneverbeenindoubt.MatthewslatestalbumiscalledNowHearThis.OnecriticnotedthatitsoundedlikeMatthewwasplayingwithsixhands.

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。MatthewWhitaker因为早产的并发症而失明，但他在钢琴演奏方面却有过人的天赋，经过了曲折的求学过程，Matthew最终取得了非凡的成就。

1．WhichwordbestdescribesMatthewasapianist?

A．Fruitless. B．Ordinary.

C．Remarkable. D．Ambitious.

C[考查推理判断。根据第一段最后一句可知，Matthew作为一名盲人钢琴家从十一岁时便开始了全球巡演，由此可知C选项“非凡的，引人注目的”符合题意。A项意为“徒然的；无成效的”；B项意为“平凡的，普通的”；D项意为“有雄心的，有野心的”。]

2．WhatwastherootcauseofMatthewsblindness?

A．Hisprematurebirth.

B．Hislowweight.

C．Hislowchanceofsurvival.

D．