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  3. The Language of Music A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a wo

The Language of Music A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a wo

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问题     The Language of Music
    A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed.
    Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm—two entirely different movements.
    Singers and instrumentalists have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner’s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the strings have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion (撞击、碰撞) and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.
    This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sounds with fanatical (狂热的) but selfless authority.
    Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century.
Why does the author mention athletes and ballet dancers?
选项 A、To contrast the requirements of each field of study.
B、To discourage music students from continuing their studies.
C、To motivate students to work harder to achieve their goals.
D、To show that music students must develop great physical coordination.
答案D
解析 原文“Most training is concerned with technique，for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer．”一句把运动员、芭蕾舞演员和音乐家在身体的熟练度上所具有的共同特点加以比较，其目的是说明音乐家也需要身体上的协调一致。
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