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Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player.He was one of the most honored musicians in the world，an international cultural ambassador.And he was also a teacher and activist.For more than sixty years，Mr.Stern performed excellent music.He performed in concerts around the world and on recordings.

Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine.His parents moved to California the following year.He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.Later，he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory(旧金山音乐学院)．He progressed quickly.When he was sixteen，he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.The next year，he performed in New York and was praised by music critics.

Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day.He played more than one hundred concerts a year.He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history.Isaac Stern also supported artistic development and freedom.

In 1979，Isaac Stern visited China.He met with Chinese musicians and students.He taught them about classical Western music.His visit was made into a film.It is called From Mao to Mozart：Isaac Stern in China.It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.

In 1984，Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music.He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.He said music is an important part of a civilized life.He said people need music as much as they need bread.

Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of eighty?one.He was a major influence on music in the twentieth century.He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.

1．What did Isaac Stern think of music?

A．Necessary.　　　　　　　　B．Difficult.

C．Entertaining.　　　　　　 D．Interesting.

2．The passage mentioned Isaac Stern's visit to China mainly to ________.

A．encourage people to develop the international relationship

B．advise the readers to take up music

C．introduce more achievements of Isaac Stern

D．show he acted as an international cultural ambassador

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Isaac Stern?

A．He was born in California in the 1920s.

B．He had visited many countries to advertise his recordings.

C．He played less than one hundred concerts in all.

D．His excellent music life lasted over 60 years.

4．From the passage，we can infer that ________.

A．Isaac Stern influenced the culture in the 20th century a lot

B．Isaac Stern was one of the most active musicians of his day

C．Isaac Stern was so busy that he couldn't spare time to educate the youth

D．Isaac Stern led a rich life in his later life

5．What will be the best title for the passage?

A．Isaac Stern and the awards he got

B．Isaac Stern's life of pursuing music

C．Isaac Stern：one of the most honored musicians

D．Isaac Stern's visit to China

 

 

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语篇解读：本文主要介绍了著名的小提琴演奏家Isaac Stern的一些经历。

1．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的最后两句话可知答案。

2．细节理解题。根据文章的上下文以及文章第一段的第二句话可知答案。

3．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句话可知A项不正确；根据文章第一段第二句可知他访问了很多的国家是为了国际之间文化的交流，而不是为了宣传自己的专辑，所以B项不正确；根据文章第三段的第二句，可知C项不正确；根据上下文可知，他从16岁的时候就开始表演，81岁的时候去世，所以他的音乐人生经历了60多年，所以D项是正确的。

4．推理判断题。根据文章中他的音乐经历可以推知他是他所在的年代里最活跃的音乐家之一。　

5．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第二句(即主题句)以及全文所述可知C项最适合作标题。

　

 

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I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt something happening. Sure enough, it was a great success. Still, my father kept telling me, "You'd better practice!" But living in America with me was beginning to relax him. In Beijing I'd been fat -- he made sure I ate -- and he'd been skinny. Now I was getting thin. He wasn't.

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A.his father was excited that his son succeeded at last.

B.his father was under too much pressure.

C.they could pay back the loan with the prize.

D.his father was proud of him.

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a. He and his father moved to Philadelphia.

b. He was asked to replace the great pianist Andre Watts.

c. He and his father played “Horses” together.

d.The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard his performance.

e. The Curtis Institute of Music lent him a Steinway

A. a, e, c, b, d       B. b, e, a, d, c       C. d, a, e, b, c       D. a, e, d, b, c

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A. The writer’s father had been very fat before they went to America.

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C. The Curtis Institute of Music finally eased their money worries.

D. One can achieve his dream if he is lucky enough.

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A. America     B. Beijing.   C. Carnegie Hall  D. All the places he went to. 

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A. I Took Off!                          B. When Fortune Spots Me.

C. No Pain, No Gain.                    D. My father and I

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There have been lots of concerts in Carnegie Hall, but for me playing there was especially sweet when I remember the cold days in Beijing. Together, my father and I worked to reach the lucky place where fortune spots you, and lets you shine.

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A.his father was excited that his son succeeded at last.

B.his father was under too much pressure.

C.they could pay back the loan with the prize.

D.his father was proud of him.

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a. He and his father moved to Philadelphia.

b. He was asked to replace the great pianist Andre Watts.

c. He and his father played “Horses” together.

d.The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard his performance.

e. The Curtis Institute of Music lent him a Steinway

A. a, e, c, b, d       B. b, e, a, d, c       C. d, a, e, b, c       D. a, e, d, b, c

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A. The writer’s father had been very fat before they went to America.

B. The writer thought he would be one of them soon when he knew the Chicago Symphony orchestra heard him play and liked him.

C. The Curtis Institute of Music finally eased their money worries.

D. One can achieve his dream if he is lucky enough.

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A. America     B. Beijing.   C. Carnegie Hall  D. All the places he went to. 

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A. I Took Off!                          B. When Fortune Spots Me.

C. No Pain, No Gain.                    D. My father and I

Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “ It’s very clear, “ he told me. “ They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.

Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture(培育) talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “ In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.

That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

 

59. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because_____.   

   A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West

   B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

   C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields

   D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

60. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that_____.

   A. enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence

   B. treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

   C. encourage people to compete with each other

   D. promise talented children high positions

61. Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to_____.

   A. all-rounded development

   B. the learning of Western music

   C. strict training of children

   D. variety in academic studies

62. Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

   A. A natural gift.                        B. Extensive knowledge of music.

   C. Very early training.                 D. A prejudice-free society.

 

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In 1986,people realised that Carnegie Hall had never kept proper records of its history.

Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world. Over 12,000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall 's concert history.

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Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall 's history .Question:" How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" Answer:" Practise ,practise, practise."

64..It can be inferred that people wanted to save Cargenie Hall mainly because______.

A.it made a lot of money

B.it was worth visiting

C.many important concerts were held in it.

D.it made some players become famous

65.How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history?

A.Through newspaper reports   B.Through old concert programmes

C.Through old photographs     D.Through old jokes

66.Why is the Carnegie Hall joke funny?

A.Because you expect the answer to be directions but not advice

B.Because Carnegie Hall is a place where musicians practise a lot.

C.Because it is difficult to find your way to Carnegie Hall

D.Because you don't expect the answer to repeat the same word three times.

67.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Historical events happened inside Carnegie Hall

B.The city of New York paid for Carnegie Hall to be built .

C.Carnegie Hall was finally fixed up in 2000.

D.Isaac Stern saved Carnegie Hall ,so the Main Hall is named after him.

 

Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.

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That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance（遗传） plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

1.     Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ________.

A．it would allow them access to a better life in the West

B．Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

C．they wanted their children to enter into the professional field

D．it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

2.     Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ________.

A．are highly motivated in the education of music

B．treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

C．encourage people to compete with each other

D．promise talented children high positions

3.     Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

A．a natural gift.

B．extensive knowledge of music.

C．very early training.

D．a prejudice-free society.

4.     Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A．Jewish Contribution to Music

B．Training of Musicians in the World

C．Music and Society

D．The Making of Music Prodigies

 

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