Question

【題目】 As the saying goes, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Music is very important in our lives and here are four of the greatest musicians in history.

Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)

Born in Bonn, Germany, Beethoven never held an official position in Vienna. He supported himself by giving concerts, teaching piano, and the sale of his compositions(作曲). The last 30 years of Beethoven’s life were filled with a lot of hard times, the first of which was his deafness. Beethoven’s music greatly influenced the next generation of musicians.

Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)

Bach, “the father of modern music”, was born in Eisenach, Germany. His parents died when he was nine years old, and in 1695 he went to live with his brother Johann Christoph, who was an organist(風(fēng)琴手) in Ohrdruf. He stayed there until 1700. Seven years later, he moved back to Weimar, where he served as court(宮廷) organist for nine years. His music greatly influenced classical music.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. He showed a talent for the piano at a very young age. Chopin began composing when he was still a child, but some of his early works have been lost. He gave his first public concert in 1818. Chopin was considered as the leading musician of his time.

Franz Schubert(1797-1828)

Schubert was born and died in Vienna. Unlike most of his predecessors(前輩),Schubert was not a great performer. He never had much money but he was very productive. He wrote his first masterpiece when he was only sixteen. However, he died young, before his talents had even been known.

【1】Beethoven did Not make a living by ___.

A.teaching studentsB.doing business

C.selling his worksD.giving concerts

【2】Bach worked as an organist in Weimar until _____.

A.1765B.1707C.1750D.1716

【3】What do we know about the four musicians ?

A.They all lived a hard life at their old age.

B.They were all good at playing the piano.

C.They became famous at a young age.

D.They were all talented musicians.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了四位歷史上非常偉大的音樂家。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)部分的介紹中“He supported himself by giving concerts, teaching piano, and the sale of his compositions(作曲).”可知，貝多芬通過舉辦音樂會(huì)、教鋼琴、出售他作的曲子來養(yǎng)活自己。文章沒有提到做生意。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)部分的介紹中“He stayed there until 1700. Seven years later, he moved back to Weimar, where he served as court(宮廷) organist for nine years.”可知，巴赫在他的兄弟那里一直待到1700年。7年后，也就是1707年，他回到了Weimar擔(dān)任宮廷風(fēng)琴手九年。因此可知，巴赫在Weimar擔(dān)任宮廷風(fēng)琴手是一直到1716年。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。在Ludwig van Beethoven的介紹中提到“Beethoven’s music greatly influenced the next generation of musicians.”（貝多芬的音樂對(duì)下一代音樂家影響很大）；在Johann Sebastian Bach的介紹中提到“his music greatly influenced classical music.”（他的音樂對(duì)古典音樂影響很大）；在Frederic Chopin的介紹中提到“He showed a talent for the piano at a very young age.”（他很小的時(shí)候就顯示出了鋼琴的天賦）；在Franz Schubert的介紹中提到“he died young, before his talents had even been known.”（他英年早逝，他的才能還不為人們所知。）因此可以推斷，這四位都是極有天賦的音樂家。故選D項(xiàng)。