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【题目】The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical（古典的）music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together.

Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27,1978.She moved to London with her family when she was four.A year later,she started to learn the violin.When she was eight,she went to Beijing to study the violin.When she was ten,she played with a very famous group of classical musicians.But Vanessa-Mae doesn’t only play the violin.She learnt the piano before she started to play the violin.

She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars.

A lot of people don’t like the way she uses modern rhythms（节奏）, noisy drums and guitars in traditional（传统的）music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.

【1】Vanessa-Mae was a young woman.

A. Chinese B. English

C. Singaporean D. French

【2】The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is .

A. traditional music B. different kinds of music

C. classical music D. rock and roll

【3】 listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.

A. Pop stars B. Young people

C. Classical musicians D. Old people

【4】 was th first instrument（乐器）she learnt to play.

A. The violin B. The piano

C. The drums D. The guitar

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：陈美——华裔小提琴演奏家，首次将舞蹈和摇滚音乐加入到古典音乐中。她把这些音乐混合在了一起，形成了独特的风格。

【1】细节理解题。由“Vanessa-Mae was born in Singaporean on October 27,1978.”可知陈美出生在西班牙。选C。

【2】细节理解题。由“She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. ” 可知她喜欢多样的音乐风格。选B。

【3】细节理解题。由“For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.”可知年轻人喜欢古典音乐因为他们喜欢陈美。故选 B。

【4】细节理解题。由“A year later, she started to learn the violin.” 可知选A。