;Ⅰ.阅读理解;Today,Todworksasaprofessionalpianist.Heplaysjazz,Broadwaysongs,andclassicalpieces.Afterhearingatune,hecanimitateitalmostperfectlythefirsttimeheplaysit.Toddoesn’tonlyimitate;heiscreativetoo.Hecanchangeaclassicalpiecetoajazzpiece,ajazzpiecetoapolka,andapolkatoawaltz.Inadditiontothepiano,Todcanplay13otherinstrumentsandalsocansing.Tod’slistofmusicalheroesincludesLouisDanielArmstrong,Mozart,andBeethoven.Howcanthisbe?Howcansuchaseverelychallengedpersonbesomusicallytalented?;Todhaswhatiscalled“savantsyndrome”—aconditioninwhichamentallychallengedpersonhasahighlydevelopedtalentofaspecifickind.Savantsyndromeisamysterytomedicalresearchers.OnepersonwhoisstudyingsavantsyndromeisDr.DavidBrighton.HesaysthathehasneverseenamusicalsavantlikeTod.Mostmusicalsavantsarelimitedtosimplyrepeatingtunestheyhear.Dr.BrightonpointsoutthatTod’sabilitytocomeupwithhisowntunesisagiantstepbeyondmemorization.;AsforTod,afterstudyingjazzpianoattheRiversSchoolinMassachusetts,heattendedandgraduatedfromthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBoston.TodisencouragedbyhisparentsasheperformsallovertheworldappearingonTVandradioshows.
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