Module 12　Western music

Ⅰ. 听句子,选出与所听内容相符的选项。每个句子读两遍。

1.Do you like Western music?

2.I’m a fan of classical music.

3.The musician wrote hundreds of pieces of music in his life.

4.I don’t like this dress.Please show me another one.

5.The weather during our holiday was perfect.

Ⅱ.听对话和问题,选择正确的答案。每组对话及问题读两遍。

6.W:What do you think of Mozart’s music?

M:Brilliant! He was a successful composer.He gave his first concert when he was only eight years old.

Q:How old was Mozart when he gave his first concert?

7.W:Did you listen to a concert in the theater yesterday,Mike?

M:Yes,I did.The music was very wonderful.

Q:Did Mike enjoy himself in the concert yesterday?

8.W:What did you do last Sunday,Jim?

M:I bought a present for my mother.Last Sunday was her birthday.

Q:When was Jim’s mother’s birthday?

9.W:Do you like rock music or dance music,Dick?

M:I like both.

Q:Does Dick like dance music?

10.W:Can you tell me something about Xian Xinghai?

M:Sure! He is famous for the song The Yellow River.His songs are still popular today.

Q:Which composer does the woman want to know?

Ⅲ.听对话,选择正确的答案。对话读两遍。

W:Hi.You’re Tom’s brother,aren’t you?

M:Yes,I am.My name’s Jay.

W:Hi,Jay.I’m Han Li.

M:How do you know Tom,Han Li?

W:Oh,we’re in a music group together.

M:Oh,yes.You play the guitar,don’t you?

W:Yes,I do.Do you play the guitar?

M:No,I don’t.

W:Do you play the piano?

M:Well,I like piano music,but I don’t play the piano.

W:But you play another instrument,don’t you?

M:Oh,well,I play the violin.

W:You like rock music,don’t you?

M:Yes,I do.

W:You are interested in Western music,aren’t you?

M:Yes,of course,I am.I love it,and I also listen to Chinese pop music.It’s wonderful.

W:Me too.I like them very much just like you.

M:Who is your favourite Western classical composer?

W:Strauss.His music is very beautiful.

M:He was Austrian,wasn’t he?

W:No,he was born in Austria,but he was a Frenchman.

M:Really? I didn’t know that.

Ⅳ.听短文,选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。

Mozart was born on January 27,1756 and died on December 5,1791.When he was three,he often had music lessons with his elder sister.His father took him around many different countries,where he played music for lots of people.

But some people didn’t believe that a little boy could write such beautiful music.They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time.In the week,he finished a new piece of music.After that,people believed that he could write beautiful music.

Mozart died when he was still a young man.During his short life he studied music,taught music,played music and wrote music.Even by working so hard,he couldn’t make much money.Often he had to borrow money from his friends.But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy,too.