9．Jenny Lind didn't sing much as a teenager because ________.

　　A．she was busy with her homework

　　B．she didn't understand popular music

　　C．there was something wrong with her voice

　　D．she liked instrumental music and composition

　　10．In order to gain more knowledge about music, Jenny Lind went to ________.

　　A．Paris B．Dresden

　　C．Boston D．London

　　11．The underlined word "philanthropist" in the last paragraph refers to a person who ________.

　　A．earns a lot of money as a singer

　　B．spends much time in singing and composing

　　C．gives money and help to people who need them

　　D．becomes famous by developing different causes

　　12．What is the correct order of the events related to Jenny Lind?

　　a．She sang for the first time in concert.

　　b．She became the star of the Stockholm opera.

　　c．She studied instrumental music and composition.

　　d．She sang at the festivals held in the queen's honour.

　　e．Something wrong with her voice made her unable to sing much.

　　A．a, d, c, b, e B．c, b, a, d, e

　　C．e, d, b, c, a D．e, c, b, d, a

　　课下能力提升(十三)

　　1．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Louis' music was jazz and he loved it."可知他演奏的是爵士乐。

　　2．解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句话"He didn't learn to read music until he was a man."可知直到成年他才会识乐谱。

　　3．解析：选C　细节理解题。综观全文可知，Louis是以爵士乐而出名的。

　　4．解析：选D　标题归纳题。根据本文主题以及第一段中的"The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile."和第二段中的"...he makes that horn speak."可知本文主要突出了音乐家和他的乐器，故D项正确。

　　5．解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"His records sell by the million. Country music fans everywhere know his big hits."可知他是一个乡村歌手。故选B项。

　　6．解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段的内容和最后一段中的"How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the 'Indian grandmother'， he made up long ago to add excitement to his career."可知选A项。

　　7．解析：选D　推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句话可知了解他的人都知道他是一个性情温和的人，一个慷慨大方的人，并不是传说中的那样。故选D项。

　　8．解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知关于他的很多的传说都不是真实的，但是歌手对此无能为力，再根据最后一句他说的话可推知人们认为他们所知道的是正确的，故选B项。

　　9．解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，12岁至16岁时她的嗓音出现了问题，因此那段时间她唱歌不多。

　　10．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的"Next, she gave a series of concerts and went to Paris for further study"可知，为了学习更多的音乐知识，她去了巴黎。

11．解析：选C　词义猜测题。最后一段画线词之前的内容介绍了她在慈善事业方面