文本分析,请阅读以下文本片段,回答相应问题:And for the first time, or so it seemed, I noticed the piece on the right-hand side, It was called "Perfectly Contented" I tried to play this one as well. It had a lighter melody but with the same flowing rhythm and turned out to be quite easy. "Pleading Child" was shorter but slower; "Perfectly Contented" was longer but faster. And after I had played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song. (Para. 93)Questions:What does the narrator mean when she says that they are two halves of the same song? Why does the author end the story this way?
文本分析,请阅读以下文本片段,回答相应问题:When my turn came, I was very confident. I remember my childish excitement. It was as if I knew, without a doubt, that the prodigy side of me really did exist. I had no fear whatsoever, no nervousness. I remember thinking to myself, This is it! This is it! I looked out over the audience, at my mother's blank face, my father's yawn, Auntie Lindo's stiff-lipped smile, Waverly's sulky expression. (Para. 51)Questions:In this paragraph, the author describes the audience's expressions with simple but carefully specific words. Can you comment on the use of these words? What are their inner feelings respectively?
Following are the main idea of each part of the story. Please read them carefully and finish the matching exercise.Paras.1-3: Background: the mother and her high expectations for her daughter.Paras.4-11:Mother tried to change Daughter into a Chinese Shirley Temple but failed.Paras.12-20:Mother tried hard to train Daughter. But Daughter hated being tested.Paras.21-28:While watching TV, a new idea flashed into Mother's mind.Paras.21-28:While watching TV, a new idea flashed into Mother's mind.Paras.29-46: Mother made Daughter learn to play the piano. Daughter hated it. (Paras. 29-46)Paras.47-60: Daughter performed badly in a talent show in the church. Mother was greatly disappointed.Paras. 61-76: Daughter's poor performance didn't stop Mother urging her to practice. They had a fierce quarrel.Paras. 77-89: The conflict subsided.Paras. 90-93: Daughter understood Mother's love, and felt contented.
Sam was ridinghis bicycle to work. He was not aware that a speeding motorcycle was (1)him at a crossroads, where it bumped into him and threw him (2).Sam fell to the ground and was badly injured. He (3) hospital for months before he recovered,and the accident left a permanent (4) his mind. He is now scared of motorcycles and has never since ridden a bicycle.(off balance, be laid up, gain on, scar)