Many children were not able to go to school during the pandemic(疫情). They stayed at home all day long.
Brigitte Xie, a Chinese-American girl, began to play the piano as a way to pass the time in lockdown(封锁). Her father signed her up for online piano classes when she was 3 years old. He didn’t wish his daughter to be a prodigy, who is super smart. To his surprise, he was happy to see that happened!
Last December Brigitte became the youngest winner of the Elite International Music Competition, and then in March this year she won the first place at the American Protégé International Competition. It won her an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in November 2021. However, the performance is now put off to November 2022 because of the pandemic. At that time, she is only 4 years old.
Her mother said, “I told her she was going to perform in front of many people and she looked excited because she liked performing.”
Brigitte learns from an online teacher. She practices for just 45 minutes a day. Brigitte learns to read music by herself, and she even learns to play a piece of classical music from Beethoven.
Brigitte is showing a great talent, but her mom is not going to push it on her. “As a parent, I’m still open to everything, and I don’t tell her that she must be a pianist. I’m not worried about her future. Whatever she wants to be is fine!”
36. Last year Brigitte Xie started to play the piano
.
A.by herself | B.for fun |
C.in a piano school | D.with her mother’s help |
37. The underlined word “
prodigy” means
.
A.genius | B.fool | C.student | D.teacher |
38. According to the passage, when was Brigitte Xie born?
A.In 2018. | B.In 2019. | C.In 2021. | D.In 2022. |
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Brigitte loves to stay alone at home. |
B.Brigitte’s mother doesn’t push her too hard. |
C.Brigitte is too shy to play the piano in public. |
D.Brigitte’s mother is very strict with her. |
40. The passage is mainly about
.
A.a funny piano program for kids |
B.an International Music Competition |
C.a young talented girl |
D.a girl in the pandemic lockdown |