JennyLindwasborninStockholmSwedenin1820，thedaughterofateacheroflanguages.Sheissaidtohavebeenabletorepeatasongthatshehadheardonceattheageofthree.AttenyearsofageshesangchildrenpartsontheStockholmstag
JennyLindwasborninStockholmSwedenin1820，thedaughterofateacheroflanguages.Sheissaidtohavebeenabletorepeatasongthatshehadheardonceattheageofthree.AttenyearsofageshesangchildrenpartsontheStockholmstage.Afterturn?ing12yearsofageheruppernoteslosttheirsweet?nessandforfouryearsshedidnotdomuchsinging.Herloveformusiccontinuedandtheseyearswerede?votedtothestudyofinstrumentalmusicandcomposi?tion.
AttheendofthisperiodhervoicehadrecovereditspowerandpurityandforayearandahalfshewasthestaroftheStockholmOpera.Nextshegavease?riesofconcertstoobtainthemeanstogotoParisforfurtherstudybuttheFrenchteacherdidnotappreci?ateherpowersandJennyreturnedtohernativecity.
Whenshewastwenty-threeyearsoldJennywenttoDresdenandwhenQueenVictoriavisitedthatcitythefollowingyearshesangatthefestivalsheldinthequeen'shonour.ThisopenedthewaytoastonishingsuccessinotherGermancities.In1847shewenttoLondonandwasenthusiasticallyreceived.Hereshesangforthefirsttimeinconcert.
JennyLindtravelledtoParistostudywithManuelGarciaafamousSpanishvocal(声乐)coachwhoeventuallyagreedtotrainher.HerhusbandOttoGol-dschmidtwasafamousGermanpianistwhotrainedwithMendelssohn;theymarriedinBostonwhileontourintheUS.
Afterhermarriagesheappearedonthestageon?lyatintervalsandusuallyatconcertsgivenforcharita?blecauses.Shewasdeeplyinterestedinthesecharitiesandwecaneasilyaddtohertitle(头衔)ofsingerthatofphilanthropist.HerlateryearswerespentinLondonwhereshediedin1887.Herlifeandsongsareasweetmemory.
10.InordertolearnmoreaboutmusicJennyLindwentto .
A.Paris B.Dresden
C.Boston D.London
11.Theunderlinedword"philanthropist"inthelastparagraphreferstoapersonwho .
A.givesmoneyandhelptopeopleinneed
B.makesalargeamountofmoneyasasinger
C.becomeshappybyperformingcharities
D.spendsmuchtimeinsinging
12.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby .
A.causeandeffect B.orderinspace
C.orderintime D.examples