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(教师版).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；

hecouldnotlearnlikeotherchildren，andhedidn’tinteractwithpeopleverymuch.He

didnotseemtohavemuchofachance.Then，whenhewastwoyears

old，hebegantoplaylittlesongsonhistinytoypiano.Hecouldplayperfectlysomeof

thechildren’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”—aconditioninwhichamentally

challengedpersonhasahighlydevelopedtalentofaspecifickind.Savantsyndromeis

amysterytomedicalresearchers.Onepersonwhoisstudyingsavantsyndromeis

Dr.DavidBrighton.HesaysthathehasneverseenamusicalsavantlikeTod.Most

musicalsavantsarelimitedtosimplyrepeatingtunestheyhear.Dr.Brightonpointsout

thatTod’sabilitytocomeupwithhisowntunesisagiantstepbeyondmemorization.

AsforTod，afterstudyingjazzpianoattheRiversSchoolinMassachusetts，he

attendedandgraduatedfromthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBoston.Todis

encouragedbyhisparentsasheperformsallovertheworldappearingonTVandradio

shows.

【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了TodMorgan生来双目失明，智力

有缺陷，患有自闭症，但是他极有音乐天赋，已成为专业的钢琴家。

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?

A.Todwasnotlikelytobecompletelycured.

B.Tod’schancesofsuccessinlifeweresmall.

C.Tod’sabilitytolearnmusicwasverylimited.

D.Todwouldhavefewopportunitiestomeetothers.

答案B[句意理解题。根据第一段第二句“Sohecouldn’t...peopleverym