I played the piano in disappointment, trying to fight the tears in my eyes. After practicing for more than two hours, I still couldn’t get the rhythm(韵律) quite right on a Mozart piece which I wanted to show to my piano teacher the following day. To me, the piece had at first seemed fairly easy, and had a pretty simple melody. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t seem to play it well.
I decided to have a rest to think about if there was a good way to deal with it. In fact, I could usually learn some songs quickly and played them well---however, I didn’t want to play that kind of pieces, which might have appeared simple but was difficult. It always made me doubt myself as a pianist, although I was still confident.
After dinner, I decided to come back to the piano. Placing my fingers tentatively on the keys, I chose to play the piece slowly and carefully, focusing on hitting the correct notes instead of trying to play the piece quickly. Using this new method of practicing, I exercised a great deal of patience. Instead of focusing on how hard the rhythm was, I focused on how I could slowly see myself getting better.
I didn’t even get the rhythm right until a week later. My teacher was satisfied with me. But I learned an important lesson ---sometimes, baby steps are the best way to reach a goal. Sometimes I couldn’t improve myself until I slowed down, believed in myself, and took it one step at a time. Then what about you? If you are like me, please change yourself and you will succeed in the future.
【小题1】Why was the writer sad?
| A．Because his teacher was strict with him. |
| B．Because he couldn’t play the piece correctly. |
| C．Because he was asked to practice for more than two hours. |
| D．Because he had to show a Mozart piece to his piano teacher the next day. |
【小题2】What does the word “
it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
| A．A Mozart piece. |
| B．That kind of songs which is simple. |
| C．That kind of songs which seems very difficult. |
| D．That kind of songs which the writer can’t play well easily. |
【小题3】What was the writer’s biggest problem in practicing the piano?
| A．He couldn’t find the correct songs. |
| B．He had no confidence to practice the piano well. |
| C．He had no patience when he was practicing the piano. |
| D．He felt bored and sad when he was practicing the piano. |
【小题4】Which one is WRONG?
| A．The writer was a pianist. |
| B．The writer wanted to play the piano well. |
| C．The writer thought the piece was difficult to practice. |
| D．The writer showed the Mozart piece to his teacher the following day. |
【小题5】What might be the best title for the passage?
| A．A beautiful song. | B．Confidence is helpful. |
| C．Patience is important. | D．A good way to sing a song. |
