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Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son, The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

1.From Paragraph 1(第1段) we know that Vienna is________.

A. a beautiful new city B. on the River Danube

C. in the center of Austria D. the center of European pop music

2.How many important composers are mentioned in the passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

3.Johann Strauss the elder was famous for_____.

A. the dance music B. his son C. The Blue Danube D. the concerts

4.It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that Mozart was______.

A. stupid and lazy

B. clever but lazy

C. stupid but hard- working

D. clever and hard- working

5.This passage can be found most probably in the part of_____ in a newspaper.

A. News B. Recreation(娱乐) C. Ad(广告) D. Sport

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】文章介绍了欧洲的音乐之都——维也纳和几个音乐家。 1.根据Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe.可知维也纳在多瑙河畔；故选B 2.根据In the Strauss family, there wer...

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