Question

根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

Beethoven had an ugly face and a very     temper(脾气), but people      him to their homes．When he lost his temper, they forgave(原谅)him．He was often poor and ill during his life．After one illness, he suddenly       himself deaf．At that time he was    31.What a blow it was on him!

this didn’t stop Beethoven      on in his life．He went on    much music． He wrote long pieces and short pieces, happy ones and      ones．During his life, he composed(作曲)about 300 pieces．     people’s surprise, he wrote some of his best and most beautiful pieces       he became deaf．Many of them are known and loved all over the world.

1.A． good          B． better       C． bad          D． worse

2.A． didn’t like to ask B． liked to invite C． didn’t like to take D． liked to let

3.A． looked for    B． found       C． found out    D． looked at

4.A． just          B． just now     C． still        D． even

5.A． Because       B． As           C． But          D． So

6.A． to walk       B． walk         C． for walking  D． from walking

7.A． write         B． to write     C． wrote        D． writing

8.A． wonderful     B． sad          C． hard         D． strong

9.A． For           B． In           C． At           D． To

10.A． before       B． until        C． after        D． if

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

1.根据第一段第二句，他发脾气的时候，他们原谅他；说明他脾气不好。该空与ugly并列，故选形容词原级形式。故选C。

2.but表转折，所以人们喜欢他；like s B． to do sth.，而let sB． do sth.。故选B。

3.A.look for寻找；B.found发现；C. found out弄清楚，查明；D. look at看。find sb． + adj．发现某人......。故选B。

4.A.just仅仅，只是；B.just now刚才；C.still仍然；D. even甚至。根据句意，那时候他只有31岁。故选A。

5.但是他这并没有阻止贝多芬继续他的人生。根据上下文，此处表转折。故选C。

6.stop sb． from doing sth．阻止某人干某事；walk on 继续行走。故选D。

7.go on doing sth.继续做某事。故选D。

8.A.wonderful极好的，绝妙的；B.sad悲伤的；C.hard硬的，艰难的；D.strong强烈的。根据上一句长曲和短曲，得知此处是快乐的和悲伤的曲目。故选B。

9.to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是。故选D。

10.A.before在......之前；B.until直到......；C.after在......之后；D.if如果。令人忍惊讶的是，在他失聪后，他写出了他最好的最优美的一些曲目。既然是令人们惊讶，所以肯定是失聪后，所以选after。故选C。