閱讀理解

The great man of the early Romantic period of classical music was Ludwig Van Beethoven. Beethovens life changed the period from the late eighteenth century which was a time of political and social revolution （改革） in the Western World. Beethoven was the symbol of the modern artist. He felt himself the best， and this belief （信念） was shown in his music.

Beethoven was born of Flemish descent in Bonn， Germany on December 16 or 17， 1770. His mother was a cook and his father was a musician who was often drunk. Beethoven started to receive formal musical instruction in 1779， and after only three years he became deputy court organist and a member of the court orchestra. A year later his first composition was published.

In 1787 he went to Vienna to meet Mozart. Within two weeks of his arrival， however， his mother fell ill and he hurried back to Bonn. She died in the same year， and her death affected Beethoven very deeply.

In 1792 he returned to Vienna， never to go back to Bonn again. Soon after， Beethoven made his entrance into the cultured middle class， and then with others help， into the world of the nobility （貴族）. He was in great demand as a performer and a teacher.

Beethoven was successful， however， he was known as a very strange man. He changed houses on an average of once a month， and he could not get along with his servants （傭人）.

In 1826 Beethovens poor health worsened. He developed bad diseases. And on March 26， 1827， he died.

1. What can we learn about Beethoven from Paragraph 1？

A. He showed his belief in his daily life.

B. He was great as a musician.

C. He was the symbol of the classic artist.

D. His music had a great effect on that time.

2. From the passage， we know that Beethoven was born in ___ .

A. Vienna， Italy B. Berlin， Germany

C. Paris， France D. Bonn， Germany

3. Beethovens first composition was published in ___ .

A. 1780 B. 1782

C. 1783 D. 1787

4. What can we know about Beethoven？

A. He was kind to people.

B. He behaved in a strange way.

C. He looked very strange and ugly.

D. He was rich so that he changed houses often.

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

musical distraction lose impress peasant

reduce conductor audience instrument recognise

1. He is so careless. He ____ his bag again.

2. The ____ comedy was praised by lots of artists.

3. A famous concert will always attract a large number of ____ .

4. As we all know， a（n） ____ can be the most important role of a performance.

5. We cant live without crops， so we cant look down upon ____ .

6. A pen is a（n） ____ used for writing with ink.

7. Her mind was ____ by this mans words.

8. The first lady ____ me by her voice， look， and air.

單句改錯（下列各句每句有1個錯誤。）

1. Hundreds of audiences came to attend the live show. ___

2. How many piece of music has he composed yet？ ___

3. He has talent for designing beautiful clothes for children. ___

4. He is a good teacher and had taught me many things. ___

句子翻譯

1. 當小女孩親吻這只青蛙時，它立刻變成了王子。

2. 他是一個天才，會創(chuàng)作三種類型的音樂，包括爵士樂、古典

音樂、甚至搖滾樂。

3. 所有的觀眾都對你們今晚的表演印象深刻。

4. 牛津大學是世界公認的最好的大學之一。

單項選擇

1. Jay Chou is ___ one of the most popular singers nowadays.

A. known for B. known by

C. known to D. known as

2. ___ the end of six months， Karl Marx ___ Russian well enough to read books in it.

A. At； had learned B. By； had learned

C. At； learned D. By； learned

3. An excellent musician cant only sing songs perfectly but also ___ new songs by himself.

A. compose B. teach

C. record D. make

4. You wont know the value of the health ___ you lose it.

A. until B. when

C. after D. as

5. — I heard you playing ___ piano in the next room.

— In fact， I was listening to Chopins music on ___ radio.

A. /； / B. the； the

C. /； the D. the； /

6. ___ Exercise 1， we went on to do another exercise.

A. Having finished B. Finishing

C. After finished D. When finishing

7. We walked down the street， ___ many people were playing games.

A. what B. where

C. that D. which

8. Not only he but also we ___ right. He as well as we ___ right.

A. are； are B. are； is

C. is； are D. is； is