Question

【题目】Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词）：

【1】There was a time when classical music was as modern and exciting as _______ _______is today.

【2】Beethoven，a _______ _______classical musician，was the greatest composer of his day.

【3】Beethoven wrote many songs and _______ _______around the world.

【4】Beethoven began to _______his_______ in 1801 and was deaf by1819.

【5】Till now，Beethoven's works_______ _______ people all over the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 pop music

【2】 famous German

【3】 won respect

【4】 lose, hearing

【5】 still attract

【解析】

【原文】

Classical music might sound a little boring nowadays. But there was a time when it was as modern and exciting as pop music is today. This is true of Beethoven, a famous German classical musician. He was the greatest composer of his day

Beethoven studied first with his father, a singer. He wrote many songs, and you may know some of them. He won respect around the world. However, when he was first writing music around 1800, a lot of people didn't like it at all. They said it was too crazy.

Beethoven began to lose his hearing in 1801 and was deaf by 1819. At that time he was only 26, but he could still write music. He listened to vibrations from his piano, and felt the colors of the music deep with his mind: No matter how frequently performed, the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world.