Question

【题目】Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well. At that time, people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist（钢琴家）Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天赋), Chopin soon became famous.

【1】Chopin was _______.

A. the greatest musician in the world B. a famous Polish pianist

C. a famous Paris pianist D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary

【2】The wonderful piano concert started _______.

A. after all the lights were turned on B. when Liszt sat down at the piano

C. after the lights were turned off D. when Chopin went to the piano

【3】When the music came to an end, _______.

A. Liszt stood at the piano B. all the lights were turned off again

C. Chopin stood at the piano D. people went out of the hall

【4】Chopin became famous _______.

A. before he came to the concert B. because he was a student of Liszt’s

C. because people in Paris liked him very much D. since he played so well at the concert

【5】From the story we know _______.

A. Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt

B. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous

C. Liszt was Chopin’s teacher

D. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 A

【解析】

【1】从文中的第一句话知道他的国籍。

【2】Liszt安排把灯关掉,让Chopin替他演奏。

【3】演出结束后,听众才看见Chopin站在钢琴旁。

【4】文章中已说明自此之后,Chopin就出名了。

【5】Chopin的闻名,主要靠他自己的音乐天赋, B、C、D都不是很贴切。