Question

    Imagine this. You write music, but you can't hear it. It would seem ________ for most people, but not for one of the greatest composers in history. This deaf man's name was Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Beethoven was born in Germany on December 16, 1770. At the age of four, he started to learn piano and violin. He had such amazing musical ________ that he began performing in front of people when he was just nine years old. He ________ his idol（偶像）, Mozart, when he was just a boy. This encouraged him to become a great piano player and a writer of music.

He was known ________ a composer around his country. ________ his life changed when he was 26 years old. He began to ________ his hearing during playing. He heard the loud ringing in his ears but he couldn't hear the music.

He went to see many ________ and tied many treatments, but nothing worked well. As he lost more and more of his hearing, he began to use "talking books". This man ________ could not hear, wrote hundreds of pieces of music during his lifetime. Most people think that the Ninth Symphony is one of the ______compositions of his works. Unfortunately, he ________ alone on March 26, 1827.His music will live on forever.

1.A.impatient B.impolite C.impossible D.important

2.A.present B.talent C.beauty D.treasure

3.A.met B.spoke to C.asked D.invited

4.A.of B.as C.for D.with

5.A.So B.Since C.Although D.However

6.A.get B.lose C.give D.achieve

7.A.friends B.helpers C.doctors D.relatives

8.A.who B.whom C.whose D.which

9.A.least B.worst C.most D.best

10.A.passed by B.passed along C.passed away D.passed around

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

本文介绍了贝多芬。他是一位最伟大的作曲家之一。他有着惊人的音乐天赋，9岁时就开始在人们面前表演。但是当他26岁时，他的生活发生了变化。他开始失聪。他去看了很多医生，做了很多治疗，但效果都不好。他一生写了几百首音乐。第九交响曲是他作品中最好的作品之一。他于1827年3月26日孤独地去世。但是他的音乐将永存。

1.句意：对大多数人来说这似乎是不可能的，但对历史上最伟大的作曲家之一来说却是可能的。

考查形容词辨析。impatient没有耐心的；impolite不礼貌的；impossible不可能的；important重要的。根据“You write music, but you can't hear it.”你写音乐，但听不见。可知，对于这样的人来说，成为一位作曲家应该是不可能的，因此应该选择impossible不可能的；符合语境。故选C。

2.句意：他有着惊人的音乐天赋，9岁时就开始在人们面前表演。

考查名词辨析。present礼物；talent天赋；beauty美丽；treasure金银财宝。根据“he began performing in front of people when he was just nine years old.”9岁时就开始在人们面前表演。可知，他应该是有着惊人的音乐天赋。故选B。

3.句意：他小时候遇到了他的偶像莫扎特。

考查动词辨析。met遇见；spoke to交谈；asked询问；invited邀请。根据“He 3 his idol（偶像）, Mozart, when he was just a boy.”他小时候 _______ 他的偶像莫扎特。可知，应该选择met遇见；符合语境。故选A。

4.句意：他是全国闻名的作曲家。

本题考查介词。of……的；as作为；for为了；with和……在一起。be known as 意思是：作为……而出名，它的后面可以跟表示某种职业或某物的名词；be known for：后面加的是原因，可以是因……而著名的事或者人或者物；本题是指：作为一名作曲家，他在全国是闻名的。因此用介词as。故选B。

5.句意：然而，当他26岁时，他的生活发生了变化。

考查连词。So因此；Since从…以后；Although尽管；However然而。根据“He began to 6 his hearing during playing.”他在演奏时开始失聪。可知，26岁是他生活的转折点，因此用However然而。表示转折。故选D。

6.句意：他在演奏时开始失聪。

考查动词辨析。get得到；lose丧失；give提供；achieve完成。根据“He heard the loud ringing in his ears but he couldn't hear the music.”他听到耳朵里的响声，但听不见音乐。可知，他在演奏时开始失聪。lose his hearing：失去听觉。故选B。

7.句意：他去看了很多医生，做了很多治疗，但效果都不好。

考查名词辨析。friends朋友；helpers帮手；doctors医生；relatives亲戚。根据“He heard the loud ringing in his ears but he couldn't hear the music.”他听到耳朵里的响声，但听不见音乐。可知，下文他应该是去看医生。故选C。

8.句意：这个听不见的人一生写了几百首音乐。

考查定语从句。who谁，做主语；whom谁，做宾语；whose谁的，做定语；which哪一个。本题定语从句的先行词是This man，后面的定语从句中缺少主语，所以使用关系代词who指代先行词在句中做主语，不能省略。whom通常在句中做宾语，whose通常在句中做定语，which所指代的先行词不能是人。故选A。

9.句意：大多数人认为第九交响曲是他作品中最好的作品之一。

考查形容词的最高级。least最少的；worst最差的；most最多；best最优秀的。根据“His music will live on forever.”他的音乐将永存。可知，第九交响曲应该是他作品中最好的作品之一。故选D。

10.句意：不幸的是，他于1827年3月26日孤独地去世。

考查动词短语。passed by通过；passed along传递；passed away去世了；passed around到处转悠。根据“His music will live on forever.”他的音乐将永存。以及“Unfortunately”不幸的是。可知，1827年3月26日贝多芬应该是去世了。故选C。