The posing career (作曲生涯) of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and received one of its biggest successes from a lie.
Roussel became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing operatic selections and popular songs on the piano. Three years later Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother's sister took him in. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. He studied to be a soldier in the navy, but still made time to study music.
In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to play the music of Beethoven and other posers. Roussel also began posing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first public appearance as a poser. That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Not long afterward, at the age of 2S, Roussel did just that. He applied the qualities that he had developed in the navy to his posing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Edouard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel should devote his life to music, Roussel's naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the conductor.
【小题1】What information can we get from the second paragraph?A．Albert’s grandfather died when Albert was eight years old.B．Albert's aunt arranged for him to take piano lessons.C．Albert gave up studying music after he studied to be a soldier in the navy.D．Albert came to love the sea after summer vacations at the seaside.【小题2】From the third paragraph we know that .A．in the French Navy, Roussel and two friend began posingB．Roussel’s first public appearance at the church was successfulC．Roussel's naval friend showed the wedding march to EdouardD．Edouard Colonne advised Roussel to devote his life to music【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the text?A．The posing career of Roussel started stably.B．Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt.C．A white lie helped Roussel achieve success.D．Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend.【小题4】Who told a lie according to the text?A．Roussel’s grandfather.B．Albert’s naval friend. C．Roussel's aunt. D．Edouard Colonne.D
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(答案→)D
解析：阿尔伯特·鲁塞尔的作曲生涯发生大的转折，是由一个谎言开始的？我们来一起看看当年他的朋友是怎么说的吧。
【小题1】细节理解题。由“ Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. ”可知，比利时海滩的暑假让他爱上了海。故选D。
【小题2】推理判断题。由“That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, ”可知他在教堂的第一个公开演出获得了成功。 故选B。
【小题3】推理判断题。由“ Roussel's naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the conductor.”可知他的朋友当年根本没有把他的手稿给乐队指挥看，只是说了一些鼓励的话，是个善意的谎言。 故选C。
【小题4】推理判断题。哟“one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. ”及下文可知是她的海军朋友说i的谎话。 故选B。