Question

Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.Beethoven was from a        in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.

A．educational family                       B．teacher’s family

C．rich family                             D．poor family

2.Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make   .

A．him be a great musician

B．him not drink too much like him

C．himself rich

D．him beat Mozart in music

3.What did people think of Beethoven at that time ?

A．He wasn’t a rich boy.

B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

C．He didn’t love his parents.

D．He would be a great singer.

4.He was ugly and deaf ,       .

A．that often made him dislike music

B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music

C．that made him stressed out

D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges

5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.

B．His father never stopped drinking wine.

C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了贝多芬出生在一个贫穷的家庭，自小就非常有音乐天赋，即使遭受磨难也不放弃对音乐的追求。

1.根据 They lived a poor life可知，贝多芬一家生活贫困。所以本题选D。

2.根据His father wanted to make money from his talent可知，贝多芬的爸爸想靠贝多芬的才能挣钱。所以本题选C。

3.根据People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart可知，贝多芬被认为和莫扎特一样聪明。所以本题选B。

4.根据but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music可知，所有的不如意都没有让贝多芬不喜欢音乐。所以本题选B。

5.根据His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works可知，贝多芬并没有留下太多的作品。所以本题选C。

考点：本题考查人物传记。

点评：阅读本文时，注意体会贝多芬的人生经历。做题时，可以根据文章中的句子，与选项加以比较，注意应该根据已有信息加以合理推测。本题中的题目大都能在文中找到相近的句型，要注意比较。