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考点分类练(十二)词句猜测题——句意理解类

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TodMorganwasbornblind,mentallychallenged,andautistic(患自闭症的).Sohecouldn’tsee,hecouldnotlearnlikeotherchildren,andhedidn’tinteractwithpeopleverymuch.Hedidnotseemtohavemuchofachance.Then,whenhewastwoyearsold,hebegantoplaylittlesongsonhistinytoypiano.Hecouldplayperfectlysomeofthechildren’stuneshehadheard.?

Today,Todworksasaprofessionalpianist.Heplaysjazz,Broadwaysongs,andclassicalpieces.Afterhearingatune,hecanimitateitalmostperfectlythefirsttimeheplaysit.Hedoesn’tonlyimitate;Todiscreativetoo.Hecanchangeaclassicalpiecetoajazz,ajazztoapolka,andapolkatoawaltz.Inadditiontothepiano,Todplays13otherinstrumentsandalsosings.Tod’slistofmusicalheroesincludesLouisArmstrong,Mozart,andBeethoven.Howcanthisbe?Howcansuchaseverelychallengedpersonbesomusicallytalented?

Todhaswhatiscalled“savantsyndrome”—aconditioninwhichamentallychallengedpersonhasatightlydevelopedtalentofaspecifickind.Savantsyndromeisamysterytomedicalresearchers.OnepersonwhoisstudyingsavantsyndromeisDr.DavidBrighton.HesaysthathehasneverseenamusicalsavantlikeTod.Mostmusicalsavantsarelimitedtosimplyrepeatingtunestheyhear.Dr.BrightonpointsoutthatTod’sabilitytocomeupwithhisowntunesisagiantstepbeyondmemorization.

AsforTod,afterstudyingjazzpianoattheMusicSchoolatRiversinMassachusetts,heattendedandgraduatedfromthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBoston.Todisencouragedbyhisparentsasheperformsallovertheworld,appearingonTVandradioshows.

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?

A.Todwasnotlikelytobecompletelycured.

B.Tod’schancesofsuccessinlifeweresmall.

C.Tod’sabilitytolearnmusicwasverylimited.

D.Todwouldhavefewopportunitiestomeetothers.

2.Apersonwithsavantsyndr