2025届人教版(2019)高考英语一轮话题复习高考题型通关练：话题16　绘画、建筑等领域的代表性作品和人物（学生版）.pdf

话题16绘画、建筑等领域的代表性作品和人物

Ⅰ.阅读理解

TodMorganwasbornblind，mentallychallenged，andautistic.Sohecouldn’tsee；he

couldnotlearnlikeotherchildren，andhedidn’tinteractwithpeoplevery

much.He__did__not__seem__to__have__much__of__a__chance.Then，whenhewas

twoyearsold，hebegantoplaylittlesongsonhistinytoypiano.Hecouldplay

perfectlysomeofthechildren’stuneshehadheard.

Today，Todworksasaprofessionalpianist.Heplaysjazz，Broadwaysongs，and

classicalpieces.Afterhearingatune，hecanimitateitalmostperfectlythefirsttimehe

playsit.Toddoesn’tonlyimitate；heiscreativetoo.Hecanchangeaclassicalpiecetoa

jazzpiece，ajazzpiecetoapolka，andapolkatoawaltz.Inadditiontothepiano，Tod

canplay13otherinstrumentsandalsocansing.Tod’slistofmusicalheroesincludes

LouisDanielArmstrong，Mozart，andBeethoven.Howcanthisbe？Howcansucha

severelychallengedpersonbesomusicallytalented?

Todhaswhatiscalled“savantsyndrome”—aconditioninwhichamentallychallenged

personhasahighlydevelopedtalentofaspecifickind.Savantsyndromeisamystery

tomedicalresearchers.OnepersonwhoisstudyingsavantsyndromeisDr.David

Brighton.HesaysthathehasneverseenamusicalsavantlikeTod.Mostmusical

savantsarelimitedtosimplyrepeatingtunestheyhear.Dr.Brightonpointsoutthat

Tod’sabilitytocomeupwithhisowntunesisagiantstepbeyondmemorization.

AsforTod，afterstudyingjazzpianoattheRiversSchoolinMassachusetts，he

attendedandgraduatedfromthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBoston.Todis

encouragedbyhisparentsasheperformsallovertheworldappearingonTVandradio

shows.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?

A.Todwasnotlikelytobecompletelycured.

B.Tod’schancesofsuccessinlifeweresmall.

C.Tod’sabilitytolearnmusicwasverylimited.

D.Todwouldhavefewopportunitiestomeetothers.

2.Apersonwithsavantsyndromeis________.

A.mentallydisabledbutspeciallygifted

B.sociallyinactivebutmusicallytal