《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

B
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I'm not a trained musician, but I've learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group's official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn't have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don't turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot,” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said. “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up - and - coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He's absorbed in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say, ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I've had in my entire life.”

24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?
A. Read music.
B. Play the piano.
C. Sing songs.
D. Fix the instruments.

25. Which of the following best describes Titterton's job on stage?
A. Boring.
B. Well - paid.
C. Demanding.
D. Dangerous.

26. What does Titterton need to practise?
A. Counting the pages.
B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.

27. Why is Ms Raspopova's husband “the worst page turner”?
A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job.

答案： 24.A 细节理解题 [定位句]“I'm not a trained musician, but I've learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”(第一段最后一句)
译文:“我不是一个受过训练的音乐家，但我已经学会了识谱，这样我就可以在Maria的表演中帮助她。”
[解析]根据定位句可知，要想成为一个翻乐谱的人，Titterton应该学会识谱。故选A。
25.C 推理判断题 [定位句]“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don't turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot,” Mr Titterton explained.(第三段)
译文:Titterton先生解释道:“这项工作需要很多技能。你必须确保你不会同时翻两页，并且确保在必须回到正确的位置时找到乐谱中的重复段。”
[解析]根据定位句可推知，Titterton先生在舞台上的工作要求很高。故选C。
26.B 细节理解题 [定位句]Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.(第四段第三句)
译文:在舞台上无声的交流是关键，而且每一位钢琴家都有他们自己的“点头”风格来暗示翻页，这需要他们和为他们翻乐谱的人一起练习。
[解析]根据定位句可知，Titterton需要练习辨别钢琴家“点头”的含义，从而正确翻页。故选B。
27.D 细节理解题 [定位句]He's absorbed in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say, “Turn, turn!”(最后一段第二句)
译文:他专注于音乐，感受着每一个音符，我不得不说：“翻，翻！”
[解析]根据定位句可知，Raspopova的丈夫沉浸在音乐中，从而忘记做自己的工作，以至于她不得不提示丈夫该翻页了，所以说Raspopova的丈夫是最糟糕的翻页者。故选D。