Question

Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind her as she practiced. How patient and kind her father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was  making progress and that was excellent.

And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practicing.

One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder, saying she had done very well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, the father laughed, tapped the tiny nose and said, “Look at your small hands. Why, you cannot span(够着) the notes yet. You must wait, little man!”

There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.

But the pipe went out. He was on his feet, “Listen!” he said in an astonishing voice. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece much better than ever,”he added.

But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen.

His wife following, he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it so!” whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.

1. Wolfgang ________________ when his sister was practicing.

A. was always making noises 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

B. was able to keep quiet

C. often fell asleep　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 

D. felt uncomfortable and bored

2. Why didn’t the father allow Wolfgang to play the piece Marianne had been practicing? Because he thought ________________.

A. it was too difficult a piece for the little boy to play well

B. his baby son was not old enough to learn to play the piano

C. Wolfgang had no gift for music

D. it is much too tiring to teach a little child

3. “But the pipe went out. He was on his feet. ”From this description, we know the father was quite ________________.

A.　　  angry　　   　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

B.　　  astonished　　　　　　  

C.　　  disappointed　　　　　　   　　   

D.　　 satisfied

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. Wolfgang was born a musician.

B. Wolfgang and Mozart refer to the same person.

C. The father would teach only his son afterwards instead of his daughter.

D. Little Wolfgang played the piece much better than his sister.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Marianne practiced hard on the piano

B. How the father taught the daughter

C. The father was strict with the children

D. How Mozart began his music life

 

Answer 1

答案：B;B;B;C;D
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