Question

    Frederic Chopin was born in March,1810, in Poland. He was one of the greatest musicians(音乐家) in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, he was still a young man. People in Paris didn't know him but he could play the piano very well.

At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian pianist(钢琴家) Franz Liszt. One evening, at a concert(音乐会), Liszt went to the piano and the people shouted. When all the lights went out, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was very beautiful, and the listeners all enjoyed it very much. They kept praising(赞美) the pianist.

Suddenly, all the lights were on when the music was over. And there stood a young man. But he was not the famous Franz Liszt. He was Frederic Chopin.

Liszt planned to do that. When the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. With the help of Liszt and his own talent(才能), Chopin soon became famous.

1.Chopin was a(n) ________.

A.Polish musician B.French musician

C.English musician D.Hungarian musician

2.When Chopin went to Paris, ________.

A.he was famous B.he was young

C.people in Paris didn't like him D.he couldn't play the piano

3.From the passage we know that ________ made the plan.

A.Franz Liszt B.Frederic Chopin

C.Chopin's father D.the audience of the concert

4.Chopin soon became famous because of ________.

A.the concert B.the help of Liszt

C.his own talent D.B and C

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right?

A.Chopin was Franz Listz's student.

B.In 1831, people in Paris liked Franz Liszt very much.

C.At the concert, Chopin took Liszt's place and played the piano.

D.Chopin was a great musician in the world.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。弗雷德里克·肖邦出生于波兰，是世界上最伟大的音乐家之一。在巴黎的一场音乐会上，著名匈牙利音乐家李斯特给他制造了一个表演的机会，他用出色的才能完成了音乐，人们非常喜欢他演奏的音乐从此闻名世界。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段第1句“Frederic Chopin was born in March,1810, in Poland.”可知，Chopin是一名波兰音乐家，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段第3句“In 1831, when he went to Paris, he was still a young man.”可知，他在1831年去巴黎时，还是年轻人，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段第1句“Liszt planned to do that.”可知，李斯特策划了整个过程，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一句“With the help of Liszt and his own talent(才能), Chopin soon became famous.”可知，在这次音乐会上，在李斯特的帮助下，加上他自己的才能，Chopin很快出名，肖邦出名从原因是李斯特的帮助和他的才能，包含B和C的两方面，故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据第二段第1句可知，人们那时候非常喜欢李斯特演奏的音乐，所以B叙述符合短文；第四段“Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place.”可知Chopin在音乐会上代替了李斯特演奏钢琴，C项叙述符合短文；根据第四段最后一句可知Chopin是有名的音乐家，D项符合短文。只有A项的他是李斯特的学生和短文的内容不符合，故选A。