Question

    Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century. In his short life he wrote _____ 300 songs and an opera.

Xian was born in Macau, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was 13 years old. _____, his violin was so cheap and badly made that he _____ not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not _____ practising(练习) and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was _____ of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he _____, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talent.

In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an to _____ music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most important music there, including the Yellow River Cantata, his most famous _____.

In May 1940, Xian was sent to a foreign country by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. Life was very _____ then. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness ______ October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

1.A.near B.almost C.well D.very

2.A.At first B.In the end C.Next D.At last

3.A.need B.may C.should D.could

4.A.like B.stop C.go on D.wait for

5.A.else B.other C.one D.another

6.A.ran B.worked C.left D.won

7.A.teach B.bring C.get D.call

8.A.job B.work C.poem D.painting

9.A.hard B.famous C.happy D.lucky

10.A.at B.in C.by D.on

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

冼星海是中国著名的音乐家。他创作了20世纪最伟大的音乐作品之一。在他短暂的一生中，他创作了300首歌曲和一部歌剧。本文主要介绍了他短暂的一生，但是他的音乐却活在人们的心中。

1.句意：在短短的一生中，他创作了近300首歌曲和一部歌剧。

near在…附近；almost几乎；well好；very非常。根据句意，本题指的是数量上接近，需要用副词almost“几乎”。故选B。

2.句意：起初，他的小提琴既便宜又劣质，以至于他演奏不好。

at first起初；in the end最后；next下一个；at last最后。上句说的是冼星海在13岁开始拉小提琴，可推测这里说的是起初（at first）学习拉小提琴的情况。故选A。

3.句意：起初，他的小提琴既便宜又劣质，以至于他演奏不好。

need需要；may可能；should应该；could能。根据“his violin was so cheap and badly made”以及“His friends laughed at him.”，可知他不能演奏好。因为这里说的是过去的情况，所以用could。故选D。

4.句意：冼星海没有停止练习，很快就展现出他的才华。

like喜欢；stop停止；go on继续；wait for等待。根据and后面的句子“soon showed his talent”，可知他没有停止（stop）练习。故选B。

5.句意：1934年，他是巴黎一所特殊音乐学校的首批中国学生之一。

上文说冼星海很快展现出他的才华，可推测这里是他才华的表现，说的是：他是巴黎一所特殊音乐学校的首批中国学生之一。“one of…”…之一。故选C。

6.句意：在他离开学校之前，冼星海成为了学校里最好的学生，并因他的才华获得了几个奖项。

ran跑；work工作；left离开；won赢。根据“Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talent.”，可知说的是冼星海离开学校之前的事情。故选C。

7.句意：后来，他来到了延安，在一所大学教音乐。

teach教；bring带来；get得到；call打电话。根据本句的“at a college”，可推测是在一所大学教（teach）音乐。故选A。

8.句意：虽然当时延安还没有钢琴，但他仍然在延安创作了一些最重要的音乐，包括他最著名的作品《黄河大合唱》。

job工作；work作品；poem诗；painting绘画。根据句中的《黄河大合唱》，可知是他的著名音乐作品（work）。故选B。

9.句意：那时，生活非常艰难。

hard艰难的；famous著名的；happy快乐的；lucky幸运的。根据后文的“Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness”，可推测那时的生活很艰难。故选A。

10.句意：在1945年10月30日，冼星海生病后死于肺病，年仅40岁。

at时间介词，在，表示具体的点刻；in介词，在，表示某一段时间内；by介词，在...之前；on介词，在，在具体的某一天。根据“October 30, 1945”是个具体到某一天的时间。故选D。