Samuel Osmond is a 19­year­old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鳴曲)by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

　　Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

　　Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note，” says Samuel.

　　Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently，“It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”

　　However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

　　Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

　　26. What is special about Samuel Osmond?

　　A. He has a gift for writing music.

　　B. He can write down the note he hears.

　　C. He is a top student at the law school.

　　D. He can play the musical piece he hears.

　　27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

　　A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

　　B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

　　C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

　　D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

　　28. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ________.

　　A. received a good early education in music

　　B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly

　　C. could play the piano without reading music

　　D. could play the guitar better than his father

　　29. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

　　A. He became famous during a special event at his college.

　　B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

　　C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

　　D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

　　30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　A. The qualities of a musician

　　B. The story of a musical talent

　　C. The importance of early education

　　D. The relationship between memory and music

　　【要點綜述】 這是一篇人物傳記。文章主要講述了英國19歲的音樂天才Samuel Osmond的故事。

　　26. D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“…h(huán)e can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.”可知Samuel Osmond的天賦在于他可以彈出他聽到的音樂片段。故選D。

　　27. B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents…”可知Samuel在父母的期待下打算成為律師，故選B。由“…but music teachers told him he should study music instead.”可知，老師只是建議他學(xué)習(xí)音樂而放棄法律，故D項是錯誤的。

　　28. C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised.”和“‘…without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me…’”可知他雖然沒有接受過專業(yè)的音樂訓(xùn)練，但是他卻能非常熟練地彈鋼琴，大家都為此感到很驚訝。故選C。

　　29. B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的“Samuel says confidently，‘It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.’”可知Samuel對他超群的記憶力很自信，即很自豪。故選B。根據(jù)第四段的“He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it.”可知他只是在一個較難的樂章方面超越了一些專業(yè)鋼琴家，并不是總體上超越了他們，故C項犯了以偏概全的錯誤。

　　30. B　主旨大意題。文章主要講述了英國19歲的音樂天才Samuel Osmond的故事。故選B。