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Exercise 11 [B] 本题问Amy曾在什么时候跟钢琴老师上过课。采访者问Amy，她以何种方式开始学习钢琴。Amy在回答中提到，在上中学之前，她每周都会跟着钢琴老师学习弹奏古典音乐。因此，Amy上钢琴课的时间段是在她读中学之前，故选B。2 [C] 本题问Amy在**次大型公开表演感觉如何。采访者问了Amy**次大型公开表演的情况。Amy在回答中提到，她不知道会有那么多人过来看表演，为此感到很惊讶（amazing），故选C。3 [B] 本题问关于在学校乐队演奏爵士乐，Amy提到了什么。采访者问Amy喜不喜欢爵士乐。Amy在回答中提到，她刚加入学校爵士乐乐队的时候，因为不懂爵士乐，所以她感到非常厌烦，但过了一段时间之后，她开始喜欢上爵士乐，于是花了一年的时间尽其所能地学习爵士乐。由此可见，Amy用了大量的精力去学习爵士乐，故选B。4 [B] 题干的意思是“Amy开设钢琴课，以便自己能够……”。采访者问Amy，她是不是开设了音乐课。Amy在回答中提到，她开设基础的钢琴课，热衷于让尽可能多的年轻人对音乐感兴趣。当学生学到差不多的时候，便把他们转给经验丰富的老师。可见，Amy开设钢琴课，以便自己能够鼓励年轻人学钢琴，故选B。5 [C] 本题问Amy为什么在网上写博客。采访者提到Amy在网上写博客一事。Amy在回答中提到，她在博客里面会提到她参加过的音乐表演（music shows），如果这些表演的内容不错，她便会在博客上为这些表演打广告。可见，Amy写博客的一个原因是向人们推荐一些活动，故选C。6 [A] 本题问为什么Amy如此热爱音乐。采访者问Amy对自己所热爱的音乐的看法。Amy在回答中提到，音乐可以传达给任何人，不管那人会不会讲英语，故选A。录音原文M: Today I’m talking to Amy Manero, who’s played the piano for 12 years—but is still only 16! Amy, how did you start?G:Well, my father’s a musician. He taught me some basic tunes when I was only four! Then after a couple of years my parents paid for me to have after-school piano classes. [1]I played classical music with my piano teacher every week until I began secondary school. I gave up extra lessons then, even though my school music teacher, Mrs Jones, said I needed more practice. But I was already getting a lot of help from her by then.M: So what was your first big performance like?G:Well, by the time I performed at my first big event, I’d already been in lots of small competitions. So playing on stage was nothing new, although [2]I had no idea so many people would come to watch us that evening! That was amazing! My mother had bought me a wonderful dress and, normally I’d love that, but that evening I was so busy I hardly noticed!M: And then you started jazz piano. Did you enjoy playing jazz?G :Well, my school was starting a jazz band, so I joined. They were all good players, though, and I had no idea what jazz even was then! And I couldn’t understand the music at first, so I got quite annoyed with it. [3]But after a while I began to love it, so for a year I studied all I could on jazz.M: And you give music lessons now, don’t you?G : Yes, basic piano. [4]I’m keen that as many young people as possible become interested in music. I charge a low fee as I’m not a qualified teacher—but lessons are not too expensive in my town anyway. [4]I pass people on to experienced teachers when they’re ready—or introduce them to other instruments if the piano’s not for them. Teaching helps my playing, too, although that’s not the reason I do it.M : And you also write a blog on the Internet.G : Yeah, it’s like a diary—I write a bit every day for people to read, about school and so on. I love writing even more than music, so it’s great to do it. I write about my favourite musicians—especially one who’s also a journalist. [5]And I talk about music shows I attend—if they’re good, I advertise them!M: So what is it about music that you love?G: Well, I’ve never met anyone who hates it! Everyone finds something they like. [6]But it communicates to everyone whether they speak English or not. And music can sound just as great played by an older musician as it can by a younger person like me.M: Amy, thanks very much.