音乐的魔力

浙江 江 丽

虽然她身体有缺陷，但是她对音乐的喜爱让她觉得自己和别人没有什么不同。

主题语境：音乐与生活 篇幅：312词 建议用时：6分钟

1My name is Sara.When I was little,I played the drums.I also had a guitar.In fourth grade, I started playing the trombone (长号).I practiced for about four hours a week.All of this might not seem like a big deal for a lot of kids, but there's something about me that makes me a bit different from others.I was born without hands.Since I was about one year old,I've worn prosthetics(假手).

2This year, I got an invitation to join the high school marching band (行进乐队).I told my mom I wanted to do it.But I had an instructor who thought I would not be able to march in the band—not because it is a high school band and I'm only in seventh grade,but probably because my body is different.All I wanted was to show that I could do it,so I joined the band.And it paid off!

3Music gives me energy.That happens sometimes.One time I was so down and I didn't even want to get out of bed.Then I hit my MP3 player by accident.A song came on, and I got up and started dancing.It helped me say to myself,“OK,I can get through today.”

4Around my musician friends, we all share the same problems, like working out how many beats (拍) there are to a measure (节).I have a hard time counting the beats, but so do a lot of other kids.It's a normal problem that we musicians share.When I'm with the band, I don't feel as different as I do in other situations.It's just another way that music makes me want to go on,and not to just sit down by myself and not care about life.

Reading Check

1.How is Sara different from others?

A.She seems unwilling to communicate with people.

B.She looks nervous and worried often.

C.She has great talent for music.

D.She was born without hands.

2.What's the instructor's attitude to Sara's joining the band?

A.Ambiguous.B.Supportive.

C.Negative.D.Tolerant.

3.How did Sara change her bad moods according to paragraph 3?

A.By playing her musical instruments.

B.By singing one of her favorite songs.

C.By listening to a song from her MP3.

D.By doing some exercise in the house.

4.What can we infer about Sara from the last paragraph?

A.Music makes her appreciate life.

B.She feels a bit uncomfortable in the band.

C.She dislikes to tell others her problems with music.

D.Music makes her feel too busy to focus on her studies.

Language Study

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get through__pay off__from then on__have an impact on__concentrate on__turn out

1.He had a car accident a year ago and has suffered from back pain _________.

2.Lily has turned down some invitations to star in shows in order to _________her studies.

3.It is hard to see how people will _________the winter without electricity.

4.All your efforts will ________in the days to come.

5.It _________that she was a friend of my sister.

6.The inspiring speech _________everyone.