2024版新教材高考英语全程一轮总复习课时作业11Unit2Success北师大版选择性必修第一册

课时作业(十一)　选择性必修第一册　UNIT 2　SUCCESSⅠ.阅读理解A[2023·泉州市高三质量监测(一)]Eliana Yi dreamed of pursuing piano perfor

课时作业(十一)选择性必修第一册UNIT2SUCCESS Ⅰ.阅读理解 A [2023·泉州市高三质量监测(一)] ElianaYidreamedofpursuingpianoperformanceincollege,neverminding thatherfingerscouldbarelyreachthelengthofanoctave(八度音阶).Unable tofullyplaymanyworksbyRomantic­eracomposersincludingBeethovenand Brahms,shetriedanyway—andinherdeterminationtospendhourspracticinga Chopinconcerto(协奏曲),woundupinjuringherself. TheeffortsofProfessorCarolLeonefromtheSouthernMethodistUniversity (SMU)havechangedallthat:Twentyyearsago,theschoolbecamethefirst majoruniversityintheU.S.tointroducesmallerkeyboardsintoitsmusic program,levelingtheplayingfieldforYiandotherpianomajors. Yi,21yearsold,triedoneofthesmallerkeyboards,“Irememberbeing reallyexcited,becausemyhandscouldactuallyreachandplayalltheright notes，”shesaid. Fordecades,fewquestionedthesizeofthetraditionalpiano.Forthose withsmallhandspans(掌距),it'sdifficulttoproperlyplaymanyworksof BeethovenandBrahms.Thosewhoattempttoplaythemeithergetusedto skippingnotesorriskinjurywithrepeatedplay.Leoneisfamiliarwithsuch challenges.Bornintoafamilyofmusicians,shefavoredclassicalmusicand pursuedpianodespitehersmallhandspansandearnedadoctorinmusicalarts. Theideaofsmallerkeyboardsfirstmetresistancefromsome traditionalists.Leonealsosaidthatwhensheraisedtheissuewithone Vienneseprofessor,hetoldhertherewerealreadytoomanypianistsanyway. Thoughsuchresistanceisfading,therearesomeverytraditionalpeople whothinkofpianoasacompetitivething.Leonesaid,“Thisisart.It'snot sport.It'saboutmakingasmuchbeautifulartaspossible,andweshouldgive everybodytheopportunitytodothat.” 1．WhydidElianaYifindithardtoplayaChopinconcertowell? A．Herfingersgotinjured. B．Itwastime­consuming. C．Herhandspansweresmall. D．Thetraditionalpianowasoutoftune. 2．WhatisParagraph4intendedtodo? A．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs. B．Providesomeadviceforpianists. C．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion. D．Addsomebackgroundinformation. 3．WhatistheVienneseprofessor'sattitudetowardssmallerkeyboards? A．Unclear.B．Objective. C．Disapproving.D．Positive.