B
Today, at 28, the young German Violinist AnneSophie Mutter is at the top. “She gives radiance(光辉)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(家庭教师). After only nine months of lessons, she entered the sixyearold in a nationwide competition for young musicians. With Christoph accompanying her(为她伴奏)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(与众不同的特点)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 推理判断题。从文章第二段可知：安·索菲生于1963年，在她五岁时想要一把小提琴作为生日礼物，从这个时候起，她的艺术生涯就开始了。由此推出：她的艺术生涯开始时间应为20世纪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 细节理解题。此题可用排队法解。中文讲到：尽管缺钱，父母把她的表演限制在一年1—2次，后来她被允许一年举行6—8场音乐会，故A项错误;文中仅提到：在一次全国比赛中，Christoph为她伴奏，并非每场音乐会Christoph伴奏，故B项也错误;D项在文中并未提及，也可排除，唯有C项正确。
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 细节理解题。根据文中的：...to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played, not just to imitate others...可见，她作为一个小提琴家最大的优点就是有自己的思想，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 推理判断题。从她父亲的话：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，他们相信钱不是万能的。
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 辨别正误题。根据第二题的分析，可知B项错误，故排除;从第三题的分析中，我们可以排除C项;通过索菲的话，I longed to play the violin. It seemed to me a much more interesting instrument.可以判断D项错误。唯有A项正确。
