《2025年一本同步训练八年级初中英语下册外研版》

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Every Thursday morning, the 89−year−old grandma Wu Pinxian plays beautiful piano music for people to relieve(缓解) their stress at the Panyu Central Hospital in Guangzhou, CCTV News reported.

Wu started to be a volunteer piano performer at the end of 2023. The hospital holds a piano performance every Thursday to make a relaxing environment and cheer up patients.

Wu's music is effective: Many patients and their friends sing along with her piano and some even become her fans. They don't feel so nervous or scared in this way. Wu performs there every Thursday for one and a half hours with just a short break.

Though Wu helps others feel better through her music, she herself feels sad because her husband passed away in December. But life has to go on. She finds that it's meaningful to work as a volunteer in the hospital. It brings back the old memories. ▲

Wu spends three to four hours practising the piano every day. After picking up the piano as a hobby, she wants to realise her dream even if she is already 89.

“I believe playing the piano allows the patients to enjoy the music. Although I have not played the piano for a long time, it is good to play for others. I will do my best,” Wu wrote down in her diary.

(　　)1. Why does Wu play music in the hospital?

A. To bring joy to sick people.　　　　　　　　B. To make a living.
C. To meet more fans.　　　　　　　　　　　　D. To practise the piano.

(　　)2. What does the underlined word “effective” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Terrible.　　　　　　B. Helpful.　　　　　　C. Strange.　　　　　　D. Nervous.

(　　)3. (新考向·语篇逻辑)Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”?

A. She lives in an old people's home.
B. She always writes diaries.
C. But she often feels upset.
D. Also, it can make others relaxed and happy.

(　　)4. Why are Wu's words from the diary quoted(引用)?

A. To draw readers' interest in music.
B. Because Wu calls on people to write diaries.
C. To show Wu's qualities more clearly.
D. Because the patients want to see her diaries.

答案： 【时文阅读】1—4 ABDC