Violin prodigies, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world's greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. "It is very clear," he told me. "They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage." As a result, every Jewish parent's dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. "In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours," says Isaac Stern, "children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well." The Korean and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That's a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biologies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J.S. Bath, for example, was the top of the several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.
Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed their children to attend music school because _________.
A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West
B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent
C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields
D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country
物业买受人在签订物业买卖合同时,应当对遵守业主临时公约予以()。
A. 书面承诺
B. 承诺
C. 不应承诺
D. 不予书面承诺
关于哥特式建筑的结构特性,说法错误的是()。
A. 哥特式建筑最突出的特点是它形成了具有独创性的结构体系
B. 使用骨架券作为拱顶的承重构件中,十字拱成为框架式,填充围护部分减薄,侧推力减小
C. 用独立的飞扶壁在两侧凌空越过侧廊上方,在中厅每间十字拱四角的起脚抵住侧推力
D. 全部使用一圆心的尖券和尖拱