单选题
Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask
Steveland Morris and he'll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling.
Steveland was born prematurely(过早地，不到期的)and totally without sight in 1950s. He
became Stevie Wonder—composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy
awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝采) for his outstanding contributions to the
music world. As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the
things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His
parents encouraged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activities as
possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon
which the usually disabled are so dependent. Because sound was
so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different
kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with
his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums,
played a toy harmonica (口琴), and listened to the radio. Stevie
soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to
play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member
of the junior church choir(唱诗班) and a lead singer. In the evenings and on
weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and
blues tunes on the front porches (走廊) of neighbors' homes. One
of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular
singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevie's talent
and took him to audition(试听) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a
large recording company now known as Motown. Stevie recorded his first smash hit
"Fingertips" in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is music
history.
单选题
This passage could be entitled ______.
A. The Music World
B. Stevie Wonder
C. Great Musicians
D. Blind People
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本文主要讲述了Stevie的音乐天赋，其他三个选项过于笼统。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true about Stevie's childhood?
A. Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily
disabled.
B. He learnt to concentrate on things that he could do.
C. He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal
sight.
D. He tried very hard to train his sense of hearing.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 虽然开头有“Ask Steveland Mortis and he'll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling.”，该句可以证明Stevie的坚强性格，但这并不能说明那是童年时发生的事情。
单选题
By saying "Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real
instruments", the author means that ______.
A. Stevie finished his study at a toy instruments school
B. Stevie began to study in a real instruments school
C. Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real
instruments
D. Stevie started to play real instruments
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 该句的意思是“史蒂维很快就不再玩玩具乐器，而转向真正的乐器。”
单选题
The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that ______.
A. Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing
B. it was Ronnie White that recognized Stevie's talent and led him to a
successful career
C. Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording company
D. Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of
hearing