Question

The famous composer（作曲家）, Albert Roussel, didn’t have a good start in this career．However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a       ．

Roussel’s parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his       ．As a little boy, he fell in love with music and       himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept,       which there were a lot of related books．

Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother’s sister decided to       him．Her husband was a kind man and       for young Roussel’s music lessons．One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second       to his life—the sea．Then he studied to be a naval cadet（海军学员），but still made time to study       ．

In the French Navy, he and two friends found the time to       a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other       ．Roussel also began composing．On Christmas day 1892, he had his first chance to       as a composer, which turned out to be a success．

That success       Roussel to write a wedding march（婚礼进行曲），and one of his navy friends       to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne．When Roussel’s friend       with the manuscript（手稿）, he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to       his naval career and devote his life to music．

Not long       , at the age of 25, Roussel decided to       Edouard Colonne’s advice．He gave his heart and soul to his composing and       a major force in twentieth century French music．Because of Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring       , Roussel devoted his life to music—but Rousssel’s       friend later admitted that he had made it up．He said he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the famous conductor．

1.A．joke B．lie C．guess D．hope

2.A．neighbor B．aunt C．teacher D．grandfather

3.A．taught B．chose C．improved D．asked

4.A．among B．between C．within D．before

5.A．miss B．catch C．raise D．leave

6.A．paid B．applied C．looked D．waited

7.A．page B．love C．wish D．job

8.A．art B．English C．dance D．music

9.A．deal with B．make for C．set up D．take away

10.A．teachers B．professors C．composers D．singers

11.A．perform B．produce C．study D．publish

12.A．found B．encouraged C．forbade D．wanted

13.A．came B．brought C．refused D．offered

14.A．went B．returned C．left D．ran

15.A．give up B．keep to C．begin with D．focus on

16.A．however B．therefore C．afterwards D．then

17.A．repeat B．change C．correct D．follow

18.A．became B．replaced C．improved D．grasped

19.A．will B．request C．order D．advice

20.A．school B．navy C．music D．work

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述的是作曲家阿尔伯特·鲁塞尔在他音乐事业上怎样从一个没有好的开始到最后成为名作曲家的经历。

1.1】B考查名词。A．joke玩笑B．lie谎言C．guess猜测，推断D．hope希望

文章第二段和第三段讲了阿尔伯特·鲁塞尔童年家庭的不幸和他对音乐和大海的的无限热爱；第四段讲了他成为法国海军成员后与其他成员组乐队并获得成功；第五段和第六段讲成功后的鲁塞尔得到激励，创作了婚礼进行曲。他的一个海军朋友说能够将这个曲子拿去给著名指挥家爱德华·科洛纳看。科洛纳赞扬了鲁塞尔的曲子，这使他深的激励。于是没过多久，他决定将自己的所有身心都投入到编曲中，终于成为二十世纪法国音乐的中坚力量。他一直被科洛纳的赞扬激发着，然而，最后，他的那位海军朋友告诉他——他并没有将他的手稿给科洛纳看。所以那位海军朋友骗了他，但也激励了他的创作。所以说阿尔伯特·鲁塞尔获得大量的成功是因为一个小小的善意额谎言开始的，故选B.

2.D考查名词。A．neighbor邻居 B．aunt姑妈C．teacher老师D．grandfather祖父；根据第三段开头：Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died，可知鲁塞尔的父母去世后是他的祖父一直在照顾他，故选D.

3.3】A考查动词。A．taught教B．chose选择C．improved提高，改进D．asked询问；句意：当他还是一个小男孩的时候就爱上了音乐，并且通过他妈妈留下来的作品收藏自学音乐。Taught himself about…自学……,故选A

4.4】A考查介词。A．among在……之中（三者或三者以上）B．between在两者之间C．within在……内部D．before在……之前；前文说道鲁塞尔根据他妈妈留下来的作品收藏集来自学音乐，所以，在那些作品收藏集中有一些与音乐相关的书籍。故选A.

5.5】C考查动词。A．miss错过，想念B．catch捕捉，赶上 C．raise养育，提高D．leave离开；句意：三年后，鲁塞尔的爷爷去世了，他妈妈的妹妹决定收养他。故选D.

6.6】A考查动词词组搭配。A．paid for为……付款B．applied for申请，请求C．looked for寻找D．waited for等待；句意：他的姨夫是一个善良的男人并且出钱让他学习音乐课程。故选A.

7.7】B考查名词。A．page页码 B．love热爱C．wish愿望 D．job工作；句意：在比利时海边度过的一次暑假，他找到了他生命中第二个所爱——大海。故选B.

8.8】B考查名词。A．art艺术B．English英语C．dance舞蹈 D．music音乐；句意：然后他成为了一名海军学院，但是他仍然找时间学习音乐。故选D.

9.9】C考查动词词组。A．deal with解决B．make for有助于，促进C．set up组建D．take away拿走，取走；句意：在法国海军中，他和他额两名海军朋友找时间组建了一个乐队，演奏贝多芬和其他作曲家的大作。故选C.

10.10】C考查名词。A．teachers老师 B．professors教授 C．composers作曲家 D．singers歌手；句意：在法国海军中，他和他额两名海军朋友找时间组建了一个乐队，演奏贝多芬和其他作曲家的大作。故选C.

11.1】A考查动词。A．perform执行，演奏B．produce生产，引起 C．study研究，学习D．publish出版，发行；句意：在1892年的圣诞节那天，鲁塞尔得到一次机会像作曲家那样演奏，结果是他成功了。故选A.

12.2】B考查动词。A．found创立B．encouraged鼓励C．forbade禁止D．wanted需要，打算；句意：那次成功鼓励了鲁塞尔创作了婚礼进行曲。故选B.

13.3】D考查动词词组。A．came to想起B．brought to使恢复知觉C．refused to拒绝D．offered to提供；句意：他的一个朋友提供给他一个机会——将婚礼进行曲给著名指挥家爱德华·科洛纳看一看。

14.4】B考查动词。A．went去B．returned回来C．left离开D．ran奔跑；句意：当鲁塞尔的朋友带回他的手稿时，他的朋友说，爱德华·科洛纳建议鲁塞尔放弃海军生涯，全身心的投入到作曲当中去。故选B.

15.5】A考查动词词组。A．give up放弃B．keep to保持，坚守C．begin with以……开始D．focus on集中于；句意：当鲁塞尔的朋友带回他的手稿时，他的朋友说，爱德华·科洛纳建议鲁塞尔放弃海军生涯，全身心的投入到作曲当中去。故选A.

16.6】C考查副词。A．however然而 B．therefore因此C．afterwards然后，后来D．then然后；句意：不久后，在鲁塞尔25岁的时候，他决定听从爱德华·科洛纳的建议。故选C.

17.7】D考查动词。A．repeat重复B．change改变C．correct改正，调整D．follow跟从，听从；句意：不久后，在鲁塞尔25岁的时候，他决定听从爱德华·科洛纳的建议。故选D.

18.8】A 考查动词A．became成为B．replaced代替C．improved提高D．grasped抓住，领会；句意：他将他的身心和灵魂都投入到创作中去，然后，他成为了二十世纪法国音乐的中坚力量。故选A.

19.9】D考查名词。A．will意志，决心B．request请求，要求 C．order命令D．advice建议，忠告；句意：因为爱德华·科洛纳那令人振奋的建议，鲁塞尔投入了他的生命到音乐当中。故选D.

20.20】B考查名词。A．school学校B．navy海军C．music音乐 D．work工作；根据前文可知鲁塞尔的海军朋友要把他创作的手稿给名指挥家看，但是他没有。句意：因为爱德华·科洛纳那令人振奋的建议，鲁塞尔投入了他的生命到音乐当中——但是他的海军朋友承认是他欺骗了他（鲁塞尔）。

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