Module 3 阅读表达、翻译句子、写作训练

I.阅读表达

阅读下面短文，用英语简要回答文后所给的5个问题。

  Conard was eighteen months old when he crawled(爬) up on a piano bench and began playing some tunes he had heard on the radio. At three he wrote his first piano piece, which he named "Congratulations" because, like Mozart, he could compose music before he could spell.

  At ten ,Conrad studied at Juilliard School in New City, one of the best music schools in the world. He spent five hours a day playing the violin and the piano. "I'm like and unlike other children," he said ."I'm interested in the same things as other children, such as books and films. And I'm not such a big fan of practising, but I have to do it."

  Early this year Conrad won a big competition for young composers(作曲家). He was the youngest of more than 450 youths who entered.

  Conrad loves to compose classical music. He has written thousands of pieces of all kinds. When he has time, he reads Harry Potter. He also goes to see Spiderman.

1. Why does Conrad read Harry Potter and see Spider Man?

2. When did Conrad compose his first piano piece?

3. Translate the underlined word "tunes" in Chinese.

4. What did he practise playing at school when he was ten?