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HOME>センター高得点への道>全統記述模試対策 "第１回全統マーク模試対策TA演習（その４－１） R高校の授業と同様、１）と２）を、相互参照せよ。Good luck! １）「標準レベル」；以下の指示に従え。 第６問 次の文章を読み、下の問い（A・B）に答えよ。（配点45） When I was an eight-year-old girl, I was taken for my first music lesson. Ms. Grozinska, the teacher, was a plain, elderly woman and her apartment was thick with dust. But in the corner stood a magnificent grand piano, and when Ms. Grodzinska sat down to play a simple melody for me, I was amazed to hear such beauty come from under her fingers. As she played, she altered from a plain woman to someone whose movement were as harmonious as the sounds she was creating. I knew at once that I wanted to be able to bring forth sounds like that. Piano lessons were part of my parents’ ambition for me to have the better things in life. Musicians in Poland have sacred status, and having musical talent is an avenue of success open to all. As a first step toward fame, I was taken for a musical hearing test, and felt the shame of failing most of it. Later, though, one of my music teachers told me about the importance of “inner ear” ― the ability to hear feelingly. In this, I turned out to be better. Of course, like many children, I hated practicing. It was extremely dull to go through the finger exercises endlessly, but as soon as I was given parts of real pieces I learned them with enthusiasm. I didn’t wonder about what they should sound like ― I seemed to know. Music seemed to me as clear as words. At the end of twelve months of lessons, Ms.Gronzinska said to me, “Eva, you have talent.” It was decided at once that I should train as a professional pianist, and I immediately entered Cracow Music School. It was an old school that combined a basic curriculum with a full musical education. Inside, the atmosphere was warm with the sounds of violins, red-faced kids running around the narrow hallways, and the heat of competition. We wore a uniform, which hid social inequalities but the degree of everyone’s talent was judged constantly. A performance, of course, was the peak toward which all the students worked. At the end of my first year at music school, I gave my first public performance and I approached it with all the calmness of inexperience. When it was time to play, I felt such joy that I knew nothing could go wrong. I seemed not to be playing but listening to the music as it poured out of my fingers. It was a happy moment. But it was also the last time that I enjoyed such an innocent calm. From then on performing became more self-conscious, and more difficult. My childish fearlessness had gone and I had to work harder to get the necessary combination of will and relaxation. The time I worked hardest was shortly before my family moved to Canada, when I was seventeen. Usually, the school resisted making stars of us, but they decided to make an exception to their policy and allowed me to give a whole concert by myself. This was a frightening idea―to get through so many pieces without losing my nerve and concentration―and in preparation I started practicing like mad. I practiced until my fingers hurt. I practiced to make absolutely sure that I wouldn’t shame myself. I practiced until my teacher told me to slow down. I was more terrified than I had ever been as I sat backstage waiting to go on, and I got through the program not in that simple joy of my first performance, but through powerful focusing of mind and will. Afterward, though, I had my full reward. My friends were particularly generous with praise, and, most exciting of all, my classmate’s elder pianist-brother, came to tell me how well I'd done and kissed me in an unmistakably adult way. For one glorious moment, music, admiration, and romance all came together, just like they're supposed to be. A 次の問い（問1～5）に対する答えとして最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の①～④ のうちから一つずつ選べ。（43）～（47） 問1 Why did Eva’s parents decide to take her to Ms. Grodzinska? （43） ① In Poland, musicians are highly respected. ② Eva said she wanted piano lessons. ③ In Poland, only rich children become musicians. ④ Eva had already shown musical talent. 問2 What made Eva first decide that she wanted to learn the piano?（44） ① She wanted to be rich and successful. ② She thought the piano music was beautiful. ③ She liked her famous teacher, Ms. Grodzinska. ④ She admired the grand piano in the room. 問3 Why did Eva’s first public performance go smoothly?（45） ① Her time to practice for the concert had been limited. ② She played only parts of easy pieces. ③ Her inexperience prevented her from worrying. ④ She played for her fellow students. 問4 What made Eva practice so hard for her final concert at Cracow Music School?（46） ① She was leaving for Canada soon. ② She had an opportunity to give a solo concert. ③ She had to play a difficult piece. ④ She was told to practice hard by the teacher. 問5 What was the most thrilling thing about the final concert for Eva? （47） ① She was praised by many of her friends. ② She was admired by a young pianist. ③ She did not make any mistakes. ④ She did not feel nervous at all. B 本文の内容と合っているものを、次の①～⑧のうちから三つ選べ。ただし、解答 の順序は問わない。（48）～（50） ① When Eva took a musical hearing test, she did well. ② Eva entered Cracow Music School at the age of nine. ③ At Cracow Music School, they wore a uniform to maintain social class differences. ④ Eva gave her first public performance at the end of her first year at Cracow Music School. ⑤ At every performance she gave, Eva had difficulty in controlling her nervousness. ⑥ Eva practiced hard for the final concert, until the teacher told her to do less. ⑦ At the final concert, Eva found it easy to concentrate and to finish the pieces. ⑧ The boy kissed Eva only to tell her how well she played her music. |
