4．For Juan Manuel Pineda，it was a long way to succeed．
His story began in El Salvador，where he was born with something wrong with his mouth．He had great difficulty in speaking．At age 2，his family's home burned down．Pineda was injured，and his legs needed to be cut．His mother died when he was 8，and he spent years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage（孤兒院）．
Finally，at the orphanage，Pineda began to receive support and encouragement．He taught himself to play the guitar．He began to perform with other musicians．Then the group went to Chicago，where Pineda，then 18，caught the attention of many people，who wondered what they could do to help him．
Shriners Hospitals offered him free medical care．A group called the Mulliganeers agreed to pay for Pineda's flights to and from El Salvador．
When he was in the hospital，Pineda began writing music，and wondered if he might be able to record his own album．Soon with the help of a musician，"The Sound of Gratitude（感激）"，was born．On October 15th，Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers，and to the friends who had helped him come so far．
Pineda was amazed that he had come into such a good luck，after having so many years of hardship．"We have a saying in El Salvador，‘Suffer first，then enjoy．'I guess that's what's happening，"he said．
25．What happened to Pineda after the fire？C
A．He couldn't hear．
B．He couldn't see．
C．He couldn't walk．
D．He couldn't speak．
26．When did Pineda learn to play the guitar？D
A．When he was two years old．
B．When he was eight years old．
C．When he was ten years old．
D．When he was in the orphanage．
27．Why did Pineda go to a Chicago club to play his new songs？A
A．To express thanks．
B．To make some money．
C．To help poor people．
D．To learn singing skills．
28．What could be the best title of the passage？C
A．Good Beginning，Half Done
B．Practice Makes Perfect
C．Suffer First，Then Enjoy
D．Every Little Thing Helps．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了皮內(nèi)達自幼多災(zāi)多難，不僅有語言障礙還失去了雙腿以及父母，然而他憑借自己在音樂界闖出了一片天，告訴我們?nèi)松鷳?yīng)該是先苦后甜的．
解答 25．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"his family's home burned down．Pineda was injured，and his legs needed to be cut"可知皮內(nèi)達受傷了，他的腿需要被削減；故選C．
26．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段第一行"Finally，at the orphanage，Pineda began to receive support and encouragement"最后，在孤兒院，皮內(nèi)達開始得到支持和鼓勵．他自學(xué)彈吉他，可知他是在孤兒院學(xué)的吉他；故選D．
27．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段"Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers，and to the friends who had helped him come so far"可知皮內(nèi)達去芝加哥俱樂部玩他的新歌曲是為了向幫助過他的人表示感謝；故選A．
28．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容"Suffer first，then enjoy．"可知作者主要想告訴我們?nèi)松鷳?yīng)該是先苦后樂的；故選C．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
