Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.
In his childhood Beethoven didn’t have a happy life．His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practise hour after hour on different musical instruments(乐器). If he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on him.
Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at that time.
Beethoven was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf. At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a blow(打击)to him indeed.
But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people’s surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing.
In 1827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician died. But his name is still remembered to this day.
1.Beethoven was a ______ musician.
A．America B．French
C．German D．British
2.What happened when he was thirty-one? ___________.
A．He was blind B．He was deaf
C．He gave concerts D．He won high praise
3.Why didn’t Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood? ___________.
A．Because his family was poor
B．Because he had to practise a lot of musical instruments
C．Because his father was strict with him
D．Both B and C
4.The great musician lived in the world for only ______ years.
A．43 B．70 C．57 D．60
5.When were some of his best pieces written? ____________.
A．At the age of 11
B．At the age of 17
C．Before he was deaf
D．After he became deaf
6.What did Beethoven do after he lost his hearing? ____________.
A．He never gave in
B．He stopped writing music pieces
C．He lost his heart
D．He went to see a doctor
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。
One day Mozart saw an old blind street performer (卖艺人) playing the violin in the street corner ____ a hat in front of him. He found out the old man was ____ one of his compositions (作品).The old man played for ____ , but still nobody put any money into his hat. Mozart asked the old man, "Do you often play compositions by Mozart?" "Yes, ____ ," answered the old man. "Now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music." "Do you ____ a living by playing the violin?" The old man said he ____. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play.
He played so well ____ all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very ____ that the man could play so well. He asked Mozart, "Who are you, sir?" "Your colleague (同行) , a poor ____ like you." Then Mozart gave the ___ back to the old man and went away.
1.A．on B．by C．with D．to
2.A．writing B．playing C．reading D．listening
3.A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
4.A．you B．it is C．Mr. D．sir
5.A．make B．buy C．give D．take
6.A．certainly B．did C．yes D．sorry
7.A．which B．how C．that D．what
8.A．happy B．worried C．disappointed D．surprised
9.A．musician B．artist C．scientist D．writer
10.A．money B．violin C．food D．hat
I've been considering _______ my job as a teacher because a teacher is often considered _______ a gardener.
A. to change; to be B. to change; being
C. changing; being D. changing; to be
---- Tonny, it’s too hot. Put the fish in the fridge or it will _______ bad.
---- Ok, Mum.
A. go B. change C. become D. keep
I have done much of the work. Could you please finish _________ in two days?
A. left B. the rest
C. rest D. a rest
Not much impressed ________ the performance, half the audience left before it was over.
A. on B. in C. by D. at
