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阅读理解(外研版)八上：1.P36ViennaisabeautifuloldcityontheriverDanube.It’sthecapitalcityofAustriaandthecentreofEuropeanclassicalmusic.From1750alotofcomposersandmusicianscametostudyandworkinVienna.ThemostfamousfamilyofmusicianswastheStraussfamily.ThereweretwocomposerscalledJohannStrauss:afatherandason.Thefather,JohannStrausstheelder,wroteandplayedmusicforaclassicaldance—awaltz.HiswaltzesmadehimfamousalloverEurope.Theson,JohannStrausstheyounger,wasevenmoresuccessfulandpopularthanhisfather.Hewrotemorethan400waltzesandhismostfamousonewasTheBlueDanube.Hewroteitin1867.StraussandMozartweretwoofthemostimportantcomposers.MozartwasborninAustriain1756.beforehewassixheplayednotonlythepiano,butalsotheviolinandtheorgan.HisfamilytookhimaroundEuropeandhegaveconcertsinmanycities.Hewrotehisfirstoperaattheageof12andhundredsofbeautifulpiecesofmusicfortheclassicalorchestra.Buthediedin1791whenhewasonly35.SomepeoplesayhewasthegreatestEuropeancomposer.Readthepassageandchoosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentences.1.BeforeMozartwassixhe_____theviolin,thepianoandtheorgan.a)madeb)boughtc)drewd)played2.Hewrotehisfirst_____attheageof12.a)operab)storyc)bookd)report3.Healsowrote_____ofbeautifulpiecesofmusicfortheorchestra.a)hundredb)hundredsc)ahundredd)sixhundred4.SomepeoplesayMozartwasthegreatestEuropean_____.a)violinistsb)composerc)singerd)pianist5.TheStraussfamilywasthe_____familyofmusiciansinVienna.a)bestb)strongerc)mostfamousd)biggest2.P130Readthepassageandchoosethecorrectanswers.Vanessa-MaeTheyoungviolinistVanessa-Maewasthefirstmusiciantousetechno,danceandrockmusicintraditionalclassicalmusic.Vanessa-Maelovedpopmusic,andshewasalsoaverygoodclassicalviolinist,andshebroughtthetwokindsofmusictogether.Vanessa-MaewasborninSingaporeonOctober27,1978.ShemovedtoLondonwithherfamilywhenshewasfour.Ayearlater,shestartedtolearntheviolin.Whenshewaseight,shewenttoBeijingtostudyviolin.Whenshewasten,sheplayedwithaveryfamousgroupofclassicalmusicians.ButVanessa-Maedoesn’tonlyplaytheviolin.Shelearntthepianobeforeshestartedtoplaytheviolin.1Shelikeslotsofdifferentkindsofmusic,fromBeethoventotheBeatles,andshewantstoplaythemusicshelikes.Notonlyhassheplayedinclassicalconcertsallovertheworld,butshehasalsoplayedinpopconcertswithpopstars.Alotofpeopledon’tlikethewaysheusesmodernrhythms,noisydrumsandguitarsintraditionalmusic.ButVanessa-Maehasdoneoneimportantthing:shehasbroughtmanynewfanstoclassicalmusic.Forthefirsttime,manyyoungpeoplebegantolistentoclassicalmusic.1._____typeofmusicdoesVanessa-Maelike?a)Onlypopmusicb)Lotsofdifferentkindsofmusicc)Onlyclassicalmusic2._____listentoclassicalmusicbecausetheylikeVanessa-Mae?a)Popstarsb)Youngpeoplec)Classicalmusicians3._____wasthefirstinstrumentshelearnttoplay?a)Theviolinb)Thepianoc)Thedrums4._____hasVanessa-Maeplayedwith?a)BeethovenandtheBeatlesb)Manyyoungpeoplec)Popstarsandclassicalmusicians八下：1.P12AbeautifulsmileWhenIwas13yearsold,aboygavemeaimportantgift.Itwasasmile.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatajuniorhighschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwaslonely,andafraidtomakefriendswithanyone.EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn’ttalktoanyoneaboutmyproblem,andIdidn’twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.Thenoneday,myclassmatestalkedhappilywiththeirfriends,butIsatatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthemoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn...