时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:新视野大学英语:视听说教程 2


英语课

Task 3: Mozart

Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided 1 to let him start taking harpsichord 2 lessons. The boy’s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies 3 and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra 4 in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances 5 were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.

1. Which of the following is true of Mozart?     D

2. How long has Mozart’s fame lasted?         A

3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?   B

4. What could Mozart do at the age of six?       C

5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart’s accomplishments 6 while he was in his early teens?                             C

 



1 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 harpsichord
n.键琴(钢琴前身)
  • I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.我会弹奏大键琴,同样地,我也会给大键琴调音。
  • Harpsichord music is readily playable.古钢琴音乐可以随时演奏。
3 symphonies
n.交响乐,交响曲( symphony的名词复数 )
  • The melody harks back to one of his earlier symphonies. 这首曲子使人想起他早期的一首交响曲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • No one would deny that Beethoven's symphonies are great masterpieces. 人人都认为贝多芬的交响乐是伟大的杰作。 来自辞典例句
4 orchestra
n.管弦乐队;vt.命令,定购
  • He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
  • I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。
5 finances
n.(pl.)财源,资产
  • I need a professional to sort out my finances. 我需要专业人士为我管理财务。
  • The company's finances are looking a bIt'shaky. 这个公司的财政情况看来有点不稳定。
6 accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
  • It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
  • Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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bright idea
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castrillo tejeriego
Chikok
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chiueca (chermenze)
closing direction
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coxsackieviruses
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cut-off spotted-deer antler
cutlery steel
decay of harmonics
delayed sleep phase syndrome
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
dichroa febrifuga lour.
displaced worker
double-lock welt
drinking horn
electric magnet
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feature set
flat wave
flexural principle mode
foolane
gelida
genus Macrocheira
great tinamous
grossful
gyration surface
Hakluyt, Richard
hazardous situation
Heineke
hydraulic flushing in hole
icao atmosphere
immediate funds
in-app purchase
information transmission equipment
inter-views
ion-dipole moment
jissom
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liquid zone control system
macroanalyses
mancurs
mellowed
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moving bed reactor
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one less
Orimune
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point-four
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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
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rum deal
San Fratello, Torrente
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sixty-ninth
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SRNM
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synchronous booster convertor
taken a lap
the HICP
time history method of dynamic analysis
tolerable fluctuation
translocation method
true-course display
two roll press
two-station molding machine
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video-disk
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