2014职称英语新增文章理工类A阅读判断新增文章

2014职称英语新增文章理工类A阅读判断新增文章第十四篇：StageFrightFalldownasyoucomeonstage.That'sanoddtrick.Notrecommended.ButitsavedthepianistVladimirFeltsmanwhenhewasateenagerbackinMoscow.TheveterancellistMstislav

Rostropovichtrippedhimpurposelytocurehimofpre-performancepanic,Mr.Feltsmansaid,"All

myfrightwasgone.Ialreadyfell.Whatelsecouldhappen?"

Today,musicschoolsareaddressingtheproblemofanxietyinclassesthatdealwith

performancetechniquesandcareerpreparation.Thereareavarietyofstrategiesthatmusicianscanlearntofightstagefrightanditssymptoms:icyfingers,shakylimbs,racingheart,blankmind.

Teachersandpsychologistsofferwide-rangingadvice,frombasicslikelearningpiecesinsideout,tomentaldiscipline,suchasvisualizingaperformanceandtakingstepstorelax.Don'tdenythatyou'rejittery,theyurge;someexcitementisnatural,evennecessaryfordynamicplaying.Andplayinpublicoften,simplyfortheexperience.

PsychotherapistDianeNicholssuggests'somestrategiesforthemomentsbeforeperformance,"Taketwodeepabdominalbreaths,openupyourshoulders,thensmile,"shesays."Andnotoneofthese'pleasedon'tkillme'smiles.Thenchoosethreefriendlyfacesintheaudience,peopleyouwouldcommunicatewithandmakemusicto,andmakeeyecontactwiththem."Shedoesn'twantperformerstothinkoftheaudienceasajudge.Extremedemandsbymentorsorparentsareoftenattherootofstagefright,saysDorothy

Delay,awell-knownviolinteacher.Shetellsotherteacherstodemandonlywhattheirstudentsareabletoachieve..

WhenLynnHarrellwas20,hebecametheprincipalcellistoftheCleverlandOrchestra,andhesufferedextremestagefright."ThereweretimeswhenIgotsonervousIwassuretheaudiencecouldseemychestrespondingtothethrobbing.Itwasjusttotalpanic.IcametoapointwhereIthought,'IfIhavetogothroughthistoplaymusic,IthinkI'mgoingtolookforanotherjob.Recovery,hesaid,involveddevelopinghumility-recognizingthatwhateverhistalent,hewasfallible,andthatanimperfectconcertwasnotadisaster.6

Itisnotonlyyoungartistswhosuffer,ofcourse.ThelegendarypianistVladimirHorowitz's

nerveswerefamous.ThegreattenorFrancoCorelliisanotherexample."Theyhadtopushhimonstage,"SopranoRenataScottorecalled.

Actually,successcanmakethingsworse."Inthebeginningofyourcareer,whenyou'rescaredtodeath,nobodyknowswhoyouare,andtheydon'thaveanyexpectations,"SopranoJuneAndersonsaid."There'slesstolose.Lateron,whenyou'reknown,p.eoplearecomingtoseeyou,andtheyhavecertainexpectations.Youhavealottolose."

Andersonadded,"IneverstopbeingnervousuntilI'vesungmylastnote."注释：

1．StageFright：怯场

2．TheveterancellistMstislavRostropovichtrippedhimpurposelytocurehimofpre—performancepanic．资深大提琴家MstislavRostropovich故意把VladimirFeltsman绊倒，

因而治愈了他的上台前的恐惧症。curesomebodyofsomething(illness，problem)：医治好病(解决问题)。

3．…itssymptoms：icyfingers，shakylimbs，racingheart，blankmind：怯场的症状有：手指冰凉、四肢发抖、心跳加速、大脑一片空白。

4．Teachersandpsychologistsofferwide•rangingadvice，frombasicslikelearningpiecesinsideout…：老师和心理学家提出了方方面面的建议，从基础的做法，比如，将演奏曲目烂熟于

心……insideout：ingreatdetail(详细的，从里到外的)

5．IcametoapointwhereIthought，‘IfIhavetogothroughthistoplaymusic，Ithinkl’mgoingtolookforanotherjob．’我曾经一度认为，如果演出要经历这种慌乱，我宁可另找一份工作。

6．Recovery，hesaid，involveddevelopinghumility——recognizingthatwhateverhistalent，hewasfallible，andthatanimperfectconcertwasnotadisaster．要克服怯场，就要学会谦虚，即认识到不论自己有多大的才能，都可能犯错误；一场音乐会即使有不完美的地方，也不是要命的事情。练习：

1.FallingdownonstagewasnotagoodwayforVladimirFeltsmantodealwithhisstagefright.

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2.Therearemanysignsofstagefright.

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3.Teachersandpsychologistscannothelppeoplewithextremestagefright.

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4.Toperformwellonstage,youneedtohavesomefeelingsofexcitement.

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5.Ifyouhavestagefright,it'shelpfultohavefriendlyaudience.

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6.Oftenpeoplehavestagefrightbecauseparentsorteachersexpecttoomuchofthem.

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7.Famousmusiciansneversufferfromstagefright.

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1．B本文第一段讲的是钢琴家VladimirFeltsman被MstislavRostropovich绊倒后，他的怯场被治愈了的经历。

2．A第二段的最后一句点出怯场的诸多症状：手指冰凉、四肢发抖、心跳加速、大脑一片空白。

3．B本文的第三、第四、第五和第六段都在讲老师和心理学家为怯场者提供全方位的建议。

4．A依据第三段的倒数第二句：someexcitementisnatural，evennecessaryfordynamicplaying．

(适度的兴奋对于精彩演出是正常甚至是必要的)

5．c第四段提到克服怯场的方法之一是：在观众中选择三名比较友善的人，与他们做眼神交流。所以克服怯场要靠自己而不是指望所有的观众都友好。

6．A第五段讲了怯场的根源在于导师或父母对表演者要求太高。Extremedemands就是expecttoomuchofthem的意思。

7．B第七段讲的是：不只年轻艺术家会怯场，钢琴家VladimirHorowitz和男高音FrancoCorelli亦不能幸免。Never一词不恰当。第十一篇：BillGates:UnleashingYourCreativityI'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposeitisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmakethewordabetterplace.

ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.Itwasaclunkyoldteletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.

WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof"a

computeroneverydeskandineveryhome",whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,I'mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.

Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityand

inventiveness--tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn'tsolveontheirown.

Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld'sknowledge.They'rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.

LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtoWork".MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme"tap-danceingtowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime'sworthofphotos,andtheysay,"Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC5!"

ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld6.Therearestillfartoomany

peopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet7.Everyyear,forexample,millionsof

peoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.

Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.

Mywife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthan9thedeathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesn'ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildren'slives.

I'mstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld'stoughest

problemsispossible--andit'shappeningeveryday.We'reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,

newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.

I'mexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,for

technology.AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,we'regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.

注释：

1．berootedin：扎根于；深深地存在于

2．Itwasaclunkyoldteletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday．那是一台笨重的旧式电传打字机，跟我们今天的电脑相比几乎干不了什么事。本句中，barely意为almostnot；compareto在美国英语中也可以等同于comparewith(与……相比)。3．They’rehelpingUSbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttoUS，nomatterwheretheyare．电脑帮助我们就我们所关心的事情建立一个交流的场所，并且与那些我们认为对我们有重要意义的人密切相处，不管他们身在何处。careabout指不管喜欢或不喜欢的事情都很关心、介意、在乎、计较。

4．“tap—dancingtowork”：“跳着踢踏舞工作”。tap原意是“叩击、轻敲”；tapdance是“踢踏舞”。这里实际意思是“(手指)轻轻敲击键盘的工作”。

5．PC(personalcomputer)：个人计算机

6．ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC，therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld．除了我们能用计算机做的所有神奇的事情，还有很多其他方式发挥我们的创造力和智慧，从而使世界更加美好。

7．gounmet：得不到满足。在这里go是系动词，unmet是过去分词作表语：

8．committo此处意为承诺，保证做某事。

9．noless…than：和……一样，不亚于……

10．andthatitdoesn’ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildren’Slives．而且要改善这些孩子们的命运，其实不难。此处it是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语tomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildren’Slives。

练习：

1.AcomputerwasasbigasaniceboxwhenBillGateswasahighschoolstudent.

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2.BillGateshasbeendreamingofthepopularityofcomputersforhislifet