Violinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneofth

　　Violinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.

　　Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.

　　That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritance（遗传）playsanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.

　　小题1: JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.A．itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWestB．JewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalentC．theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfieldD．itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry小题2: Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat________.A．arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusicB．treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopmentC．encouragep