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The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical (古
典的) music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought
these kinds of music together. Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27, 1978. She moved to
London with her family when she was four. A year later, she started to learn the violin. When she was eight,
she went to Beijing to study the violin. When she was ten, she played with a very famous group of classical
musicians. But Vanessa-Mae doesn't only play the violin. She learnt the piano before she started to play the
violin.
She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music
she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop
concerts with pop stars.
A lot of people don't like the way she uses modern rhythms (节奏), noisy drums and guitars in traditional
(传统的) music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical
music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.
1. Vanessa-Mae was a young
woman.
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A. Chinese
B. English
C. Singaporean
D. French
2. The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is
.
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A. traditional music
B. different kinds of music
C. classical music
D. rock and roll
3.
listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.
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A. Pop stars
B. Young people
C. Classical musicians
D. Old people
4.
was the first instrument (乐器) she learnt to play.
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A. The violin
B. The piano
C. The drums
D. The guitar
5. Vanessa-Mae has played music with
in all kinds of concerts.
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A. Beethoven and the Beatles
B. young children
C. pop stars and classical musicians
D. new fans