【Violinprodigies(神童)Ilearnedhavecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacSternoneof】

　　Violinprodigies(神童)Ilearnedhavecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacSternoneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfieldsbuttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”AsaresulteveryJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.

　　AnotherelementintheemergenceofprodigiesIfoundisasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.NowadaysthemostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapanamostcompetitivesocietywithstrongerdisciplinethanours”saysIsaacSternchildrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfieldsincludingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarIIthatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylivesbutitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknowarejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.

　　That’sagoodthingbecauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardworkbiologicalinheritance（遗传）playsanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bachforexamplewasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusiciansandfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.

　　1. JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.

　　A．itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest

　　B．Jewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalent

　　C．theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfield

　　D．itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry

　　2. Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat________.

　　A．arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusic

　　B．treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopment