Question

【题目】 Can you imagine a five-year-old boy writing and playing music on a child-sized violin? This was true of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a gifted boy who grew up to be one of the most creative composers (作曲家) of all time. Then you might think that the life of this child was easy all the time. Read on. Decide for yourself.

Mozart was born in January of 1756 into a musical family. His father, Leopold Mozart, recognized the talent of his child and devoted himself to teaching him. Later, Mozart toured Europe, putting on concerts for the people of high social positions. He could listen to any piece of music once and then play it from memory. He could play the piano or the violin with his eyes covered. What's more, music that Mozart wrote at the age of five was as good as works by many adult composers.

Mozart earned a living by selling his compositions, giving concerts and providing music lessons for the wealthy. Some of the operas Mozart wrote, such as The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, are still performed today. He composed 41 symphonies(交响乐). However, none of them earned him much money, and he spent far more than he was able to earn. Mozart often waited until the last moment to work on pieces that had been asked for.

By the spring of 1791, Mozart was ill and sad. He was deeply in debt(债务). His health, which had never been good, was becoming even worse. A stranger asked Mozart to write a musical piece for a funeral( 葬 礼 ). Mozart agreed, but then began to fear that it was being written for his own death. His fears turned out to be true. Mozart died in December of 1791, at the age of 35.

【1】What is the purpose of the writer by saying "Read on. Decide for yourself "in paragraph1?

A.To increase your reading interest.

B.To tell you it is your business to read it or not

C.To introduce that the child always led an easy life

【2】Which of the following can't show that Mozart was a born musician?

A.He could play any music wonderfully

B.He could write good works at an early age.

C.He held concerts for the people of high social positions

【3】We can infer from the paragraph 3 that________.

A.Mozart could support himself by working so hard

B.Mozart led a poor life although he wrote many pieces

C.Mozart's compositions sold well and he made a lot of money

【4】According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

A.Mozart was still poor before his death

B.Mozart's fame gave him a hard life and he felt unhappy

C.Mozart was in poor health so he wanted to wrote a piece for his own funeral

【5】What's the passage about?

A.Mozart's lifetimeB.Mozart's talentC.Mozart's works

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了著名音乐家莫扎特的一生。他是音乐天才，创作了很多不朽的作品。然而他的生活并不幸福，体弱多病，英年早逝。这样的一生引人思考。

【1】推理判断题。根据前面内容Then you might think that the life of this child was easy all the time. 这里作者其实抛出了一个问题，到底这个孩子的一生过得容易吗，只能Read on. Decide for yourself.继续读，自己做判断；所以作者的目的是引起读者的兴趣，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句music that Mozart wrote at the age of five was as good as works by many adult composers.可知B正确；根据第二段Mozart toured Europe, putting on concerts for the people of high social positions.可知选项C 正确；A选项内容文中没有描述；故选A。

【3】推理判断题。第三段描述了莫扎特通过卖作曲，开演唱会和为富人授课挣钱，但是没有一项让他挣很多钱，相反花销比挣得多。所以可以推断出B正确，Mozart led a poor life although he wrote many pieces虽然创作了很多作品，但是过着贫穷的生活。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句By the spring of 1791, Mozart was ill and sad. He was deeply in debt(债务)。可知他去世前债务缠身，所以A 正确；B选项意思是他的声誉给了他潦倒的生活，他感到不开心，这个文章没有如此的描述；最后一段描写到是一个陌生人让他为自己的葬礼创作一首音乐，所以C不正确。故选A。

【5】主旨大意题。本文描写了莫扎特的一生，很小就展现出音乐天赋，一直靠音乐谋生却生活潦倒，身体也不好，英年早逝。故选A。