钢琴家朗朗是世界古典音乐新一代领军人物,被誉为“当今世界最年轻的钢琴大师”.LangLang,called“ChineseMozart”,oneofthebest-knownChinesepianistsintheworld,wasborninShenyangin1982.Hebegant
钢琴家朗朗是世界古典音乐新一代领军人物,被誉为“当今世界最年轻的钢琴大师”.
LangLang,called“ChineseMozart”,oneofthebest-knownChinesepianistsintheworld,wasborninShenyangin1982.Hebegantotakepianolessonsattheageofthree.Heplayedthepianoatleast20hoursaweekatthattime.Attheageoffive,hewontheShenyangPianoCompetition.Fouryearslater,hisfathertookhimtoBeijingtostudyattheBeijingCentralMusicConservatory(中央音乐学院).Whenhewas11,hewonthefirstprizeattheFourthInternationalYoungPianistsCompetitioninGermany.In1996,hewenttotheUnitedStatestostudymusic.SoonhebecamefamousallovertheUS,andthenaroundtheworld.
Theroadtosuccesshasneverbeeneasy.LangLang’sfatherevenstoppedhisjobinhispoliceoffice.Forovertenyears,hefollowedLangLangeverywherehewent,notonlyasafather,butalsoasamanager,tutorandfriend,whilehismotherstayedinShenyangtomakemoney.Inspiteof(尽管)givingonaverageover150performancesaroundtheworldeveryyearnow,hestillfindstimetopracticeandlearnnewworks.LangLangconsidershimselfluckyandbelievesheshouldgivesomethingback.Hehashelpedthechildreninpoorareasalot.
小题1:HowoldwasLangLangwhenhewenttoBeijingtostudy?A.Hewasthree.B.Hewasfive.C.Hewasnine.D.Hewaseleven.小题2:WhydidLangLang’sfathertakehimtoBeijing?A.TheywentonvacationtoBeijing.B.Theirfamilyneededmoneyatthattime.C.LangLangwantedtotakepartinthePianoCompetition.D.LangLangwenttheretostudyatafamousmusicconservatory.小题3:WherewasthefourthInternationalYouthPianoCompetitionheld?A.InGermany.B.IntheUnitedStates.C.InJapanD.InChina.小题4:WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.LangLangwenttotheUnitedStatestostudymusicattheageof14.B.LangLang’sfatherhadtostayinShenyangtomakemoney.C.LangLang’sparentshavedonealotforhimtobeafamouspianist.D.LangLangiscalled“ChineseMozart”becausehe