Laurie Horan never thought of himself as musical.At home，his dad never listened to music，while one of his boarding school teachers labelled him tone deaf.But last month he started to busk.And while he accompanies on harmonica （口琴） his guitar-playing friend Alan Eaton，people clap，dance and throw coins into Alan's guitar case for the local food bank.Horan caught himself thinking： "How，at the age of 80，do I come to be playing music to people on the streets of Bradford？"
   The question preoccupied him，because，some years ago at a family gathering，Gavin，one of his children，said， "You know what，Dad？It can't be coincidental.We must have got our natural abilities and interest from you." He has three sons，two daughters and a stepson from two marriages；between them，they cover a range of instruments and genres from techno to rock.Horan was floored. "There can't be music in me because I can't play!" he said.
   Eight years ago，Horan，a retired civil servant，was driving back from a trip to the Yorkshire coast with his eldest son，Gavin，who was visiting from Canada.Gavin wanted to stop at a music shop.He walked out and said， "Here you are.I bought this for you，Dad.It's a harmonica.I'll try to show you how to play a bit."
   They went to a local pub.Gavin played guitar and Laurie sat in the corner with his harmonica，trying to make a sound that no one would hear.After six months，he was invited into the group.Unable to read music，he discovered a talent for improvisation （即興表演），responding to a note within a millisecond without batting an eyelid. "I don't play by ear.I play by heart，" Actually，Horan says， "My harmonica plays me-how I feel，what I am，what I've been."
   Music has enriched life with friendship and made Horan feel "part of something much bigger" than himself. "At a time when the scope of life might be shrinking，mine is expanding，" he says. "Maybe we never know completely who we are or what we can do."

（1）Why did Horan play the harmonica on the streets of Bradford？

A

A

A．To collect money for charity.
B．To recall the good old days.
C．To live his childhood dream.
D．To beg food from passers-by.
（2）What's the common feature of Horan's children？

C

C

A．They are all divorced.
B．They are all tone deaf.
C．They are all musical.
D．They are all guitar players.
（3）What is Gavin's attitude to his father's musical ability？

B

B

A．Unclear.
B．Positive.
C．Doubtful.
D．Disapproving.
（4）What can be learned from the last two paragraphs？

D

D

A．Music fails to help Horan express himself.
B．Music help Horan lead a comfortable life.
C．Music helps Horan sharpen his own hearing.
D．Music brings Horan a broader circle of life.