《2025年拔尖特训九年级英语上册译林版》

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Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China. He wrote many great pieces of music. In his short life,he wrote hundreds of songs.
Xian was born in 1905. Because his father had died before he was born,Xian had to move from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was young. At first,because his violin was cheap and of poor quality,he could not play it well. His friends laughed at him. However,Xian did not stop practising and soon showed his talent. Later,he studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left,Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talent.
In 1935,he got back to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later,he came to Yan'an to teach music at a college. Although there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time,Xian still wrote some of his most important music there,including “The Yellow River Cantata”,his most famous work.
In May,1940,Xian Xinghai went to the Soviet Union(苏联)to write music for a documentary. Life there was so hard that he got very sick. Later he died of a lung illness on October 30,1945,aged only 40.
Xian Xinghai is such a great man and his music will live on in people's hearts forever.
根据短文内容,回答问题。(每题答案不超过6个词)
1. Was Xian Xinghai talented at the violin or the piano at first? The violin.
2. When did Xian Xinghai get back to China from Paris? In 1935.
3. What is Xian Xinghai's most famous work? “The Yellow River Cantata”.
4. Why did Xian Xinghai go to the Soviet Union? To write music for a documentary.
5. How do you like Xian Xinghai?(请自拟一句话作答)I think he is great.

答案： 1. The violin. 2. In 1935. 3. “The Yellow River Cantata”. 4. To write music for a documentary. 5. I think he is great.（言之有理即可）