2019年高考英语江苏卷阅读理解D篇讲解

　　The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer’s（阿尔楚海默症）.

　　65岁的史蒂夫·古德温被发现患有早期老年痴呆症(阿尔楚海默症)。

　　He was losing his memory.

　　他正在失忆。

　　A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family.

　　史蒂夫的职业是软件工程师，他酷爱钢琴，是家里唯一的音乐家。

　　Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.

　　音乐是他真正的爱好，尽管他从未在家庭之外表演过。

　　Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young.

　　他的女儿梅丽莎(Melissa)觉得保存他的音乐是非常值得的，在她年轻的时候，她每晚都会听着他的音乐入睡。

　　She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.

　　她考虑雇用一位专业钢琴家和她父亲一起工作。

　　Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.

　　娜奥米是梅丽莎最好的朋友，也是一位有才华的钢琴家，她知道了这一点，并表示愿意帮助梅丽莎。

　　“Why do this?

　　“为什么这么做?

　　” Steve wondered.

　　“史蒂夫很好奇。

　　“Because she cares.

　　”,因为她在乎。

　　” Melissa said.

　　“梅丽莎说。

　　Steve nodded, tears in eye.

　　史蒂夫点了点头，眼里含着泪水。

　　Naomi drove to the Goodwin home.

　　娜奥米开车去古德温家。

　　She told Steve she’d love to hear him play.

　　她告诉史蒂夫她想听他演奏。

　　Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.

　　史蒂夫走到钢琴旁边，坐在长凳上，双手颤抖着，轻轻地把手指放在琴键上。

　　Naomi put a small recorder near the piano, Starts and stops and mistakes.

　　娜欧米把一个小录音机放在钢琴旁边，开始，停止和错误。

　　Long pauses, heart sinking.

　　长时间的停顿，感到沮丧。

　　But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.

　　但史蒂夫继续努力，有生以来第一次为一个陌生人演奏。

　　“It was beautiful."

　　“这是美丽。”

　　Naomi said after listening to the recording.

　　娜奥米听了录音后说。

　　“The music was worth saving.”

　　“这音乐值得保存。”

　　Her responsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it.

　　她的责任，她的特权就是拯救它。

　　The music was sill in Steve Goodwin.

　　史蒂夫·古德温(Steve Goodwin)还在演奏音乐。

　　It was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.

　　它被关在那些门快要上锁的房间里。

　　Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together.

　　娜奥米和史蒂夫每隔一周见一次面，在一起待上几个小时。

　　He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place.

　　他会笨拙地在钢琴上移动手指，然后她会代替他的位置。

　　He struggled to explain what he heard in his head.

　　他努力解释他在脑海中听到的东西。

　　He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.

　　他闭着眼睛站在钢琴旁边，第一次听别人演奏他自己的作品。

　　Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key.

　　史蒂夫和娜奥米用音乐代码、节拍、音程说话，从词根开始，以新的调子结束一首歌。

　　Steve heard it.

　　史蒂夫听见了。

　　All of it.

　　这一切。

　　He just couldn’t play it.

　　他就是不会弹。

　　Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve.

　　和娜奥米的合作对史蒂夫来说发生了奇迹。

　　It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song.

　　这激发了他的信心，他相信自己能写出最后一首歌。

　　One day, Naomi received an email.

　　有一天，娜欧米收到了一封电子邮件。

　　Attached was a recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight.

　　附带的是一段录音，关于失去和爱，关于战斗的录音。

　　Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.

　　史蒂夫称之为“忧郁之花”。

　　Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him “honey” and encouraged him.

　　内奥米听到了几次停停，史蒂夫挣扎着寻找，他的妻子乔妮叫他“亲爱的”并鼓励他。

　　The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting.

　　任务如此艰巨，史蒂夫又生气又沮丧，说他要放弃了。

　　Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.

　　乔妮称赞了他，告诉丈夫这可能是他的签名之作。

　　Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs.

　　娜奥米设法找出了史蒂夫最喜欢的，也是最私人的16首歌曲。

　　With Naomi’s help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs.

　　在娜奥米的帮助下，古德温一家找到了一名音响工程师，为娜奥米录制了史蒂夫的歌曲。

　　Joni thought that would be the end.

　　乔妮认为这将是结束。

　　But it wasn’t.

　　但它不是。

　　In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”

　　在2016年俄勒冈州的圣诞音乐会之前的几个月里，娜奥米告诉导演她有一个特别的想法:“忧郁之花”

　　She told the director about her project with Steve.

　　她告诉了导演她和史蒂夫的项目。

　　The director agreed to add it to the playing list.

　　导演同意把它加到播放列表中。

　　But Naomi would have to ask Steve’s permission.

　　但娜奥米得征得史蒂夫的同意。

　　He considered it an honor.

　　他认为这是一种荣誉。

　　After the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional.

　　音乐会结束后，娜奥米告诉家人，史蒂夫的音乐很美，很专业。

　　It needed to be shared in public.

　　它需要公开分享。

　　The family rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert.

　　这家人在波特兰市中心租了一间从前的教堂，并安排了一场音乐会。

　　By the day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.

　　截至演出当天，已有300多人表示将出席。

　　By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends.

　　那时，史蒂夫很难记住一些朋友的名字。

　　He knew the path his life was now taking.

　　他知道他的人生道路正在走向何方。

　　He told his family he was at peace.

　　他告诉家人他很平静。

　　Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family.

　　史蒂夫来了，坐在前排，家人围着他。

　　The house lights faded.

　　屋里的灯光暗了下来。

　　Naomi took the stage.

　　娜奥米上台了。

　　Her fingers.

　　她的手指。

　　His heart.

　　他的心。

　　65.Why did Melissa want to save her father’s music?

　　Melissa为什么要保存她父亲的音乐?

　　A. His music could stop his disease from worsening.

　　他的音乐可以阻止他的疾病恶化。

　　B. She wanted to please her dying old father.

　　她想取悦她垂死的老父亲。

　　C. His music deserved to be preserved in the family.

　　他的音乐应该被保存在家里。

　　D.She wanted to make her father a professional.

　　她想让她的父亲成为专业人士。

　　答案分析：考查细节理解，根据文章第二段可知，父亲Steve是一位钢琴爱好者，是家里唯一一位音乐家，再根据第三段的felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young.可知，父亲Steve的音乐陪伴了Melissa的成长，因此，Melissa觉得他对于这个家庭有着特别的意义，值得被保存，故选择C。

　　66.After hearing Steve’s playing, Naomi ________.

　　听到史蒂夫的演奏后,Naomi________。

　　A. refused to make a comment on it

　　拒绝对此发表评论

　　B. was deeply impressed by his music

　　他的音乐给Naomi留下了深刻的印象

　　C. decided to free Steve from suffering

　　决定把史蒂夫从痛苦中解救出来

　　D. regretted offering help to her friend

　　她后悔向朋友提供帮助

　　答案分析：考查细节理解，根据第十段“It was beautiful."Naomi said after listening to the recording.“The music was worth saving.”可知，听完他的演奏之后，, Naomi对于他的音乐很是赞赏，故选择B。

　　67.How can the process of Steve’s recording be described?

　　如何描述史蒂夫的录音过程?

　　A. It was slow but productive.

　　这个过程很慢，但很有成效。

　　B. It was beneficial to his health.

　　这对他的健康有益。

　　C. It was tiresome for Naomi.

　　这对娜奥米来说很无聊。

　　D. It was vital for Naomi’s career.

　　这对娜奥米的事业至关重要。

　　答案分析：考查细节理解，根据第十二段，Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together.He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place.及第十四段中的Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve.It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song.可知，音乐的录制过程缓慢，但是有成效，故选择A。

　　68.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flower," his wife Joni _______.

　　之前,史蒂夫完成“忧郁的花,”他的妻子乔妮_________。

　　A. thought the music talent of Steve was exhausted

　　认为史蒂夫的音乐天赋已经耗尽

　　B. didn’t expect the damage the disease brought about

　　没有预料到疾病带来的损害

　　C. didn’t fully realize the value of her husband’s music

　　没有充分认识到丈夫音乐的价值

　　D. brought her husband’s music career to perfection

　　使她丈夫的音乐事业臻于完美

　　答案分析：考查推理判断，根据第十五段中的Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him “honey” and encouraged him.The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting.Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.

　　可知，在Steve进行音乐创作时，他泄气过，甚至说过要放弃，而他的妻子Joni仍然鼓励他和表扬他，并称这是他的签名之作，有signature一般表示文件结尾的签名，可推知，Joni认为这是她丈夫最后的创作，他之前并没有想到丈夫的音乐会有被公开演奏的一天。再结合下文中的Steve的音乐在音乐会上被演奏并得到认可及其对Steve的影响的内容可知，Joni之前并没有完全认识到Steve的音乐价值或其积极作用，故选择C。

　　69.How did Steve feel at the concert held in downtown Portland？

　　在波特兰市中心举行的音乐会上，史蒂夫感觉如何?

　　A. He felt concerned about his illness.

　　他担心他的病。

　　B. He sensed a responsibility for music.

　　他感到了对音乐的责任。

　　C. He regained his faith in music.

　　他恢复了对音乐的信心。

　　D. He got into a state of quiet.

　　他进入了一种安静的状态。

　　答案分析：考查细节理解，根据文章最后两段的内容，特别是倒数第二段中的He told his family he was at peace.可知，在音乐会上，他心情很平静，故选择D。

　　70.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

　　这篇文章的合适标题是什么?

　　A. The Kindness of Friends

　　朋友的善良

　　B. The Power of Music

　　音乐的力量

　　C. The Making of a Musician

　　造就一个音乐家

　　D.The Value of Determination

　　测定的价值

　　答案分析：考查标题判断，音乐让Steve在家人、朋友的帮助下展开了一场与病魔赛跑的接力赛，因此B项适合做题目。

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