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　　Today, at 28, the young German Violinist Anne­Sophie Mutter is at the top. “She gives radiance(光輝)to the music，” wrote Geoffrey Norris in The Daily Telegraph, London. Mutter was also one of the world's youngest professors.

　　Born in Rheinfelden on June 29, 1963, Anne­Sophie grew up in Wehr, a small town just five kilometers from the Swiss border. Her father, Kad Wilhelm Mutter, and her mother, Gerlinde, considered music lessons part of a good education. Thus, their first son, Andreas, began practicing the violin at eight, and his younger brother, Christoph, had piano lessons. It came as no surprise when Anne­Sophie said she wanted a vidin for her fifth birthday. Her parents thought she was too young for the violin, and persuaded her to start on the piano. But Anne­Sopie has always had a mind of her own.“I longed to play the violin，” she says. “It seemed to me a much more interesting instrument.” After six months, her parents gave in.

　　The famous violin teacher Erna Honigberger, who lived nearby, became Anne­Sophie's tutor(家庭教師). After only nine months of lessons, she entered the six­year­old in a nationwide competition for young musicians. With Christoph accompanying her(為她伴奏)on the piano, Anne­Sophie won the first prize.

　　In 1974, Erna Honigberger died. Anne­Sophie's new teacher was Aida Stucki. She taught Anne­Sophie to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played, not just to imitate(模仿) others. This is one of the violinist's strongest most distinctive characteristics(與眾不同的特點)today.

　　Though the Mutters were short of money at times, they limited their daughter's performances to one or two a year. “We are glad we went the family road，” says her father.“No outsider(外人)can ever have an effect on our daughter's career(生涯)or push her into playing more concerts than she wants to.” Later she was allowed to give six to eight concerts a year and make some recordings. Only when she turned 18 did she begin her professional career.

　　6.Anne­Sophie's career dates back to________.

　　A.the late 1960's B.her family education

　　C.the late 1970's D.her fifth birthday

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。從文章第二段可知：安·索菲生于1963年，在她五歲時想要一把小提琴作為生日禮物，從這個時候起，她的藝術生涯就開始了。由此推出：她的藝術生涯開始時間應為20世紀60年代后期。

　　7.Anne­Sophie's concerts are________.

　　A.limited to one or two a year

　　B.accompanied on the piano by Christoph

　　C.highly praised throughout the world

　　D.appreciated by professors in London

　　答案：C　細節(jié)理解題。此題可用排隊法解。中文講到：盡管缺錢，父母把她的表演限制在一年1—2次，后來她被允許一年舉行6—8場音樂會，故A項錯誤;文中僅提到：在一次全國比賽中，Christoph為她伴奏，并非每場音樂會Christoph伴奏，故B項也錯誤;D項在文中并未提及，也可排除，唯有C項正確。

　　8.Which sentence shows Anne­Sophie's strong point as a violinist?

　　A.She wanted a violin for her fifth birthday.

　　B.She has always had a mind of her own.

　　C.She had two famous violin teachers.

　　D.Violin seemed to her a much more interesting instrument.

　　答案：B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的：...to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played, not just to imitate others...可見，她作為一個小提琴家最大的優(yōu)點就是有自己的思想，不是一味模仿他人。

　　9.The virtue the Mutters have is that they believe________.

　　A.children should learn music

　　B.money is not everything

　　C.Anne­Sophie was too young to give concerts

　　D.parents have a great effect upon their children

　　答案：B　推理判斷題。從她父親的話：No outsider(外人) can ever have an effect on our daughter's career(生涯) or push her into playing more concerts than she wants to.可以看出，他們相信錢不是萬能的。

　　10.Which of the following is right?

　　A.Mutter's family had an effect on her.

　　B.Anne­Sophie's concerts are limited to one or two a year.

　　C.Anne­Sophie liked to imitate others.

　　D.Anne­Sophie liked all the instruments.

　　答案：A　辨別正誤題。根據(jù)第二題的分析，可知B項錯誤，故排除;從第三題的分析中，我們可以排除C項;通過索菲的話，I longed to play the violin. It seemed to me a much more interesting instrument.可以判斷D項錯誤。唯有A項正確。