题目内容
Do you know Marc Yu (余俊承). He is very famous . He is only nine years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent(天赋). He can play forty pieces of classical music now.
After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano. Before that, he didn’t learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His first public performance(表演) was at the age of three , too.
Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang Lang in the future. He likes LangLang very much. Lang Lang is his idol.
1.How old is Marc Yu?
A.9 B.3 C.7 D.8
2.Where is his mother from?
A.His mother is from America B. His mother is from Macao
C. His mother is from Tai Wang D. His mother is from Hong Kong
3.When did he begin to learn the piano?
A.At the age of 9 B.At the age of 5 C. At the age of 3 D. At the age of 10
4..How many pieces of classical music can he play now?
A.14 B.4 C.40 D.400
5.What does Lang Lang do?
A. A pop singer B.A rock singer C.A musician D.A writer
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.C
5.C
【解析】略
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday was written by .
A.an American girl |
B.an American girl’s grandma |
C.an American boy |
D.an American girl’s friend |
A.she didn’t want to go to the party. |
B.she would be busy that day. |
C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. |
D.she wasn’t invited to the party. |
A.A flower. | B.A toy. | C.An interesting book. | D.A song. |
A.boring | B.beautiful | C.exciting | D.interesting |
A.The girl was still poor after writing the song . |
B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream. |
C.The girl’s friends had heard the song before. |
D.The girl became famous because of the song. |