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Violinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.

Mostofthegreatperformersifthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornand

broughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’s

greatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.Itisveryclear,hetoldme.

TheywereallJews(犹太人)andJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill

treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,but

theywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.Asaresult,everyJewish

parent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttothe

West.

Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvalues

excellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturing

societiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,with

strongerdisciplinethanours.”saysIsaacStem,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimits

everydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafter

WorldWarⅡ,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecamea

disciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivated

astheJapanese.

That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohard

work,biologicalinheritanceplaysanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.

Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhis

sonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschool

because______.

A.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest

B.Jewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalent

C.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfield

D.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmen