AnarmlesspianistwhoplayswithhistoeshaswonthefirstseriesofChina’sversionoftheinternationallypopularTVtalentshow,“China’sGotTalent.”
LiuWei,a23-year-oldBeijing-bornpianist,wholostbothhisarmsattheagedof10whenhewaselectrocuted(触电)duringagameofhide-and-seek.LiuWeistayedinrehabilitation(康复)centrefor2years.Whenhegotout,hewasintroducedtoBeijing’sdisabledswimmingteam,andhemanagedtotake2goldmedalsintheNationalDisabledSwimmingChampionshipattheagedof14.Butsoonhewastoldnottodotoomuchsportbythedoctor.
LiuWeiwasverysad.Luckily,thedoorwasshutonsports,butitopenedinmusic.Attheageof18,hestartedtolearnthepiano.Hecouldnotfindateachertoleadhimtoplaywithhistoes,sohebeganteachinghimself.Liusaid,“IknewifItried,Imightgetachanceatsuccess.IfIdidn’ttry,Iwouldlosemyfuture.”
Hecarriedonadaily7-hourpractice,hisimprovementgavehimhope.Hekeptpracticingandmadeprogressgradually.Inearly2011,hegaveamemorableperformanceinVienna’sGoldenConcertHall.In2012,hereceived theaward“TopTenPeopleWhoMovedChina”.
小题1:LiuWeilostbothhisarmswhenhewas______yearsold.
A.10 B.14 C.23
小题2:Besidesplayingthepiano,LiuWeiisalsogoodat_______.
A.playinggames
B.learningfromothers
C.armlessswimming
小题3:LiuWeiwastaughtby________toplaythepianowithtoes.
A.histeacher B.hismother C.himself
小题4:Thesentence“Thedoorwasshutonsports,butitopenedinmusic”meansthatLiuWei______.
A.lostthefutureofmusic
B.gototherchancesatsuccess
C.couldn’tdosports
小题5:Thebesttitleofthispassageis“_________”
A.Oneisnever