I couldn’t have a happy summer holiday anymore! No sleeping in. No games. No Internet. My parents gave me a big speech. And then they sent me to a classical music camp. Help!

The first day was scary. A boy asked about my favorite composer (作曲家). Composer? I didn’t know any. Everyone played classical music, but I played electronic music from my computer. It was an electronic remix (a mix of different songs) I made. Nobody said anything. The teacher, John, said it was good, but I wasn’t sure.

The next week was worse. I tried every instrument. The violin sounded like a crying cat. The tuba made no sound. The kids laughed at me. I didn’t think I’d survive.

But something changed. John played a piece of music for me. It was amazing. “Beethoven (贝多芬),” he said. He suggested doing a remix of a classical Beethoven piece and presenting it to the other kids. I accepted the challenge.

When I played my remix, I was nervous. What if the kids said that boy wasn’t playing “real music”? What a surprise! They liked it.

With their help, I chose another Beethoven piece. We decided to remix it together. During the following two weeks, we practiced every day. How crazy! One kid even gave me a piano lesson.

On the last day, we performed for the parents. I started the remix. The other kids joined in. When we finished, everyone cheered. Dad was smiling. Mom was crying. Beethoven and electronic music were a great match!

1.1. Which is closest in meaning to “a big speech” in Paragraph 1?

A A daily dialogue.

B A serious talk.

C An interesting conversation.

D

解析：选B。B. 词义猜测题。a big speech 在这里不是演讲，指父母严肃地教育、告诫作者，不让他睡懒觉、玩游戏上网，送他去古典音乐夏令营。 A 日常对话；B 严肃谈话；C 有趣的交谈。选 B。

2.2.Why did the writer feel the first day was scary?

A The kids refused to talk with him.

B Everyone had their favorite music.

C He felt he was different from others.

D

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。第一段到第二段：别人都了解古典音乐、演奏古典乐曲；而作者只做电子混音，不认识作曲家。他觉得自己和其他人不一样，所以第一天感到惶恐。 A 孩子们拒绝和他说话（原文 Nobody said anything，不等于拒绝交谈）；B 每个人都有最喜欢的音乐（不是害怕的原因）。选 C。

3.3.Which word best describes the teacher?

A Kind

B Polite

C Hard

D

解析：选A。A. 推理判断题。老师 John 发现作者擅长电子音乐，没有否定他，推荐他把贝多芬作品做成混音，鼓励他尝试挑战，可见老师很友善。 A 友善的；B 有礼貌的；C 勤奋的。选 A。

4.4.What made the kids accept the writer at last?

A The parents’ effort.

B The common love for music.

C The respect for each other.

D

解析：选B。B.推理判断题。作者把贝多芬的古典音乐做成电子混音，同学们喜欢这个作品；之后大家一起合作改编乐曲。是对音乐共同的热爱，让大家接纳了作者。 A 父母的努力；C 互相尊重不是核心原因。选 B。

5.5.What can be a suitable title for this text?

A No music, no fun

B Beauty in classical music

C When Beethoven meets a remix

D

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。全文主线：古典音乐贝多芬 + 电子混音结合，最后合作演出大获成功。 A 没有音乐就没有乐趣；B 古典音乐之美，只侧重古典音乐，不能概括故事。选 C。