《2025年同步练习册分层检测卷高中英语选择性必修第一册外研版》

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Tod Morgan was born blind, mentally challenged, and autistic. So he couldn't see; he could not learn like other children, and he didn't interact with people very much. He did not seem to have much of a chance. Then, when he was two years old, he began to play little songs on his tiny toy piano. He could play perfectly some of the children's tunes he had heard.
Today, Tod works as a professional pianist. He plays jazz, Broadway songs, and classical pieces. After hearing a tune, he can imitate it almost perfectly the first time he plays it. Tod doesn't only imitate; he is creative too. He can change a classical piece to a jazz piece, a jazz piece to a polka, and a polka to a waltz. In addition to the piano, Tod can play 13 other instruments and also can sing. Tod's list of musical heroes includes Louis Daniel Armstrong, Mozart, and Beethoven. How can this be? How can such a severely challenged person be so musically talented?
Tod has what is called “savant syndrome”—a condition in which a mentally challenged person has a highly developed talent of a specific kind. Savant syndrome is a mystery to medical researchers. One person who is studying savant syndrome is Dr. David Brighton. He says that he has never seen a musical savant like Tod. Most musical savants are limited to simply repeating tunes they hear. Dr. Brighton points out that Tod's ability to come up with his own tunes is a giant step beyond memorisation.
As for Tod, after studying jazz piano at the Rivers School in Massachusetts, he attended and graduated from the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston. Tod is encouraged by his parents as he performs all over the world appearing on TV and radio shows.
4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Tod was not likely to be completely cured.
B. Tod's chances of success in life were small.
C. Tod's ability to learn music was very limited.
D. Tod would have few opportunities to meet others.
5. A person with savant syndrome is _________.
A. mentally disabled but specially gifted
B. socially inactive but musically talented
C. physically disabled but highly intelligent
D. psychologically challenged but physically gifted
6. What distinguishes Tod from most musical savants?
A. His memory.
B. His creativity.
C. His sociability.
D. His learning speed.
7. What can be concluded from the text?
A. Tod is a typical case of a serious disease.
B. Family support is vital to Tod's recovery.
C. Music connects Tod to the world around him.
D. Music education is a cure to the mentally disabled.

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