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Mozart, the boy Composer

　　One day in 1761, a little boy sat at a harpsichord (an instrument like a piano) and played music. The people who were listening to him couldn't believe their ears! Even though he was only five years old, he could play better than most grown-ups. This boy was Wolfgang Mozart, and he grew up to be a great composer.

　　Wolfgang was born in Austria and grew up in a house where he heard music all the time. His father was a musician, and he gave Wolfgang music lessons almost as soon as the little boy could talk. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord when he was just three years old. Then, one day, when he was six, he picked up a violin. Even though he had never had a lesson, he began to play the violin perfectly. Wolfgang's father saw how talented his son was. So he decided to take Wolfgang on a long trip where many people could hear his boy play.

　　The Mozart traveled over all the countries of Europe. Wolfgang played for kings, queens, and other important people. Other musicians couldn't believe a six-year-old boy could play the harpsichord so well. So they gave Wolfgang very hard music to play. He had never seen the music before, but he played it just right.

　　Wolfgang also became a composer when he was a child. He wrote his first music when he was just five years old. By the time he was ten, he had written five long pieces of music called sym phonies. When Wolfgang grew up, he spent most of his time composing music. Today, people everywhere still love the music made by the amazing boy who grew up to be a great musician.

单词注释：

(1)grown-up n．成年人

(2)composer n．作曲家

(3)symphony n．交响乐

根据文章内容选择正确的答案.

(1)Wolfgang was born in ________.

[　　]

A. America	B. France
C. Austria	D. Belgium

(2)Who was his first music teacher?

[　　]

A. the king

B. a teacher

C. his father

D. we are not told

(3)How many pieces of music had he written by the time he was ten years old?

[　　]

A. 5

B. 10

C. 15

D. 36

(4)Wolfgang's father took him on a long trip because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted more people to hear his boy play

B. he liked traveling

C. he didn't want people to know his boy

D. he wanted his boy to learn more

(5)What is the right order of the events?

[　　]

a. Wolfgang played for kings and queens.

b. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord.

c. Wolfgang began to play the violin.

d. He wrote 36 symphonies.

A. a b e d

B. b c a d

C. b a c d

D. d a c b

阅读理解 

Mozart, the boy Composer

　　One day in 1761, a little boy sat at a harpsichord (an instrument like a piano) and played music. The people who were listening to him couldn't believe their ears! Even though he was only five years old, he could play better than most grown-ups. This boy was Wolfgang Mozart, and he grew up to be a great composer.

　　Wolfgang was born in Austria and grew up in a house where he heard music all the time. His father was a musician, and he gave Wolfgang music lessons almost as soon as the little boy could talk. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord when he was just three years old. Then, one day, when he was six, he picked up a violin. Even though he had never had a lesson, he began to play the violin perfectly. Wolfgang's father saw how talented his son was. So he decided to take Wolfgang on a long trip where many people could hear his boy play.

　　The Mozart traveled over all the countries of Europe. Wolfgang played for kings, queens, and other important people. Other musicians couldn't believe a six-year-old boy could play the harpsichord so well. So they gave Wolfgang very hard music to play. He had never seen the music before, but he played it just right.

　　Wolfgang also became a composer when he was a child. He wrote his first music when he was just five years old. By the time he was ten, he had written five long pieces of music called sym phonies. When Wolfgang grew up, he spent most of his time composing music. Today, people everywhere still love the music made by the amazing boy who grew up to be a great musician.

单词注释：

(1)grown-up n．成年人

(2)composer n．作曲家

(3)symphony n．交响乐

根据文章内容选择正确的答案.

(1)Wolfgang was born in ________.

[　　]

A. America	B. France
C. Austria	D. Belgium

(2)Who was his first music teacher?

[　　]

A. the king

B. a teacher

C. his father

D. we are not told

(3)How many pieces of music had he written by the time he was ten years old?

[　　]

A. 5

B. 10

C. 15

D. 36

(4)Wolfgang's father took him on a long trip because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted more people to hear his boy play

B. he liked traveling

C. he didn't want people to know his boy

D. he wanted his boy to learn more

(5)What is the right order of the events?

[　　]

a. Wolfgang played for kings and queens.

b. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord.

c. Wolfgang began to play the violin.

d. He wrote 36 symphonies.

A. a b e d

B. b c a d

C. b a c d

D. d a c b

Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.Beethoven was from a        in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.

A．educational family                       B．teacher’s family

C．rich family                             D．poor family

2.Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make   .

A．him be a great musician

B．him not drink too much like him

C．himself rich

D．him beat Mozart in music

3.What did people think of Beethoven at that time ?

A．He wasn’t a rich boy.

B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

C．He didn’t love his parents.

D．He would be a great singer.

4.He was ugly and deaf ,       .

A．that often made him dislike music

B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music

C．that made him stressed out

D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges

5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.

B．His father never stopped drinking wine.

C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.

 

Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

81．Beethoven was from a　　　 in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.　　　　　

　　　 A．educational family　 B．teacher’s family

　　　 C．rich family　　　　　　 D．poor family

82．Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．him be a great musician　 B．him not drink too much like him

　　　 C．himself rich　　　　　　 D．him beat Mozart in music

83．What did people think of Beethoven at that time?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．He wasn’t a rich boy.　　 B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

　　　 C．He didn’t love his parents.　　 D．He would be a great singer.

84．He was ugly and deaf , .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．that often made him dislike music

　　　 B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music

　　　 C．that made him stressed out　　　

　　　 D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges

85．Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.

　　　 B．His father never stopped drinking wine.

　　　 C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

　　　 D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.